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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 26, 2018
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 26, 2018 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 26, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Bieber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jorge Lopez |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,575 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Cederstrom 1B: Eric Cooper 2B: Ramon De Jesus 3B: Stu Scheurwater |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Francisco Lindor | Shortstop |
| Michael Brantley | Left Fielder |
| Jose Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH |
| Yonder Alonso | First Baseman |
| Melky Cabrera | Right Fielder |
| Jason Kipnis | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Perez | Catcher |
| Greg Allen | Center Fielder |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Right Fielder |
| Salvador Perez | DH |
| Lucas Duda | First Baseman |
| Hunter Dozier | Third Baseman |
| Ryan O'Hearn | Left Fielder |
| Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
| Brett Phillips | Center Fielder |
| Drew Butera | Catcher |
| Ned Yost | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 26, 2018
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. Lopez
Lindor hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Lopez
Brantley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Lopez
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Encarnacion vs. Lopez
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs.
Merrifield hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs.
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Brantley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Duda vs.
Duda hits a line drive into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alonso vs. Lopez
Alonso hits a fly ball into left field. settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Lopez
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kipnis vs. Lopez
Kipnis hits a line drive towards center. Phillips fields it and throws to second to catch Cabrera for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Lopez
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs.
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
vs.
strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs.
Escobar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brantley. Escobar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs.
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Lopez
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lindor vs. Lopez
Lindor hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. Lopez
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butera vs.
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs.
Merrifield hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs.
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Lopez
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Lopez
Encarnacion takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Alonso vs. Lopez
Alonso hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gordon. Alonso reaches second base with a double. Encarnacion moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Cabrera vs. Lopez
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Encarnacion scores. Alonso moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Kipnis vs. Lopez
Kipnis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alonso scores. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Lopez
Perez takes first base on ball four. Cabrera moves to third. Kipnis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Lopez
Allen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of . Allen reaches second base with a double. Cabrera scores. Kipnis scores. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lindor vs. Lopez
There's a wild pitch. Perez scores. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Lindor vs. Lopez
Lindor strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Brantley vs. Lopez
Brantley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs.
Perez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Duda vs.
Duda strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs.
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lindor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
vs.
hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Smith
Burch Smith now pitching.
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Smith
Encarnacion strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alonso vs. Smith
Alonso strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs.
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez juggles the ball. That's an error on Ramirez. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Butera vs.
Butera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lindor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Escobar moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Merrifield vs.
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field. Brantley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Smith
Cabrera hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kipnis vs. Smith
Kipnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cabrera moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Smith
Perez bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Cabrera moves to third. Kipnis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Allen vs. Smith
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lindor vs. Smith
Lindor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duda fields the ball and throws to Smith covering. Safe. Cabrera scores. Kipnis scores. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. Smith
Brantley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Smith
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs.
Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cabrera. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Duda vs.
Duda hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Perez
Oliver Perez now pitching.
Dozier hits a fly ball into right field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
vs. Perez
strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Encarnacion vs. Smith
Encarnacion hits a fly ball into center field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alonso vs. Smith
Alonso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Smith
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Kipnis vs. Smith
Kipnis hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Phillips. Kipnis reaches second base with a double. Cabrera goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Smith
There goes Kipnis. The throw from Butera and he is safe. Kipnis steals third. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Perez vs. Smith
Perez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Allen vs. McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy now pitching.
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Perez
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Perez
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butera vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Butera hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindor vs.
Unknown Player now pitching.
Lindor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs.
Brantley takes first base on ball four. Lindor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs.
Ramirez hits a line drive towards first. Duda catches it and steps on first to double up Brantley. View Play -
Indians, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Encarnacion vs.
Encarnacion hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alonso vs.
Alonso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Miller
Andrew Miller now pitching.
Merrifield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brantley. Merrifield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Miller
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Miller
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merrifield moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Duda vs. Miller
Duda hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lindor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merrifield scores. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. Miller
Dozier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lindor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Maurer
Brandon Maurer now pitching.
Cabrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Kipnis vs. Maurer
Kipnis hits a fly ballKipnis hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Gordon is chasing the ball. Kipnis rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Maurer
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Maurer
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Duda juggles the ball. That's an error on Duda. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lindor vs. Maurer
Lindor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Merrifield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brantley vs. Maurer
Brantley hits a popup, foul, towards third. Dozier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
vs. Allen
Yandy Diaz now playing first base. Erik Gonzalez now playing second base. Cody Allen now pitching.
takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Escobar vs. Allen
Escobar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Allen
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Butera vs. Allen
Butera hits a popup towards third. Ramirez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 12 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Merrifield vs. Allen
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/2018 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Lindor F, ss 6 1 2 2 Merrifield W, 2b 5 2 2 1
Brantley M, lf 5 0 2 0 Gordon A, rf 4 1 1 0
Ramirez J, 3b 5 0 0 0 Perez S, dh 4 1 1 1
Encarnacion E, dh 4 2 1 2 Duda L, 1b 4 1 2 3
Alonso Y, 1b 5 1 1 0 Dozier H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Diaz Y, 1b 0 0 0 0 O'Hearn R, lf 3 0 0 0
Cabrera M, rf 2 4 2 1 Escobar A, ss 4 0 2 0
Kipnis J, 2b 5 3 4 4 Phillips B, cf 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez E, 2b 0 0 0 0 Butera D, c 4 0 0 0
Perez R, c 2 1 0 0
Allen G, cf 5 0 1 2
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39 12 13 11 36 5 9 5
Cleveland 000 502 122 -- 12
Kansas City 100 102 010 -- 5
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bieber S (W) 5.1 6 4 4 0 7
Perez O 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Cimber A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Miller A 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Allen C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Lopez J (L) 4.0 5 5 5 3 4
Smith B 2.2 5 3 3 2 2
McCarthy K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Newberry J 1.0 2 2 2 1 0
Maurer B 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
E -- Ramirez J, Duda L
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
2B -- Escobar A, Alonso Y, Allen G, Gordon A, Kipnis J, Merrifield W
HR -- Merrifield W, Perez S, Duda L, Encarnacion E, Kipnis J
SB -- Kipnis J
SH -- Perez R
WP -- Lopez J
T -- 3:08
A -- 18575
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