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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 7, 2022
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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 April 7, 2022 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 7, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 7, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Shane Bieber |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 28,459 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Phil Cuzzi 1B: Cory Blaser 2B: Mark Ripperger 3B: Erich Bacchus |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Myles Straw | Center Fielder |
| Amed Rosario | Left Fielder |
| Jose Ramirez | Third Baseman |
| Franmil Reyes | DH |
| Bobby Bradley | First Baseman |
| Yu Chang | Second Baseman |
| Steven Kwan | Right Fielder |
| Austin Hedges | Catcher |
| Andres Gimenez | Shortstop |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Witt | Third Baseman |
| Andrew Benintendi | Left Fielder |
| Salvador Perez | Catcher |
| Carlos Santana | First Baseman |
| Hunter Dozier | DH |
| Adalberto Mondesi | Shortstop |
| Michael Taylor | Center Fielder |
| Nicky Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Mike Matheny | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 7, 2022
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Straw vs. Greinke
Straw hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Greinke
Rosario hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Greinke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Greinke
Ramirez hits a line drive into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Bieber
Merrifield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
vs. Bieber
hits a fly ball into right field. Kwan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Bieber
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bradley juggles the ball. That's an error on Bradley. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Bieber
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Chang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Greinke
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Greinke
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana scoops it up and throws to first, with Greinke covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chang vs. Greinke
Chang hits a fly ball into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Bieber
Santana hits a popup towards first. Bradley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Bieber
Dozier strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mondesi vs. Bieber
Mondesi strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kwan vs. Greinke
Kwan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mondesi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hedges vs. Greinke
Hedges hits a popup towards first. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. Greinke
Gimenez hits a ball on the ground towards third. fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Bieber
Taylor hits a line drive into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Bieber
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Merrifield vs. Bieber
Merrifield hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
vs. Bieber
hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chang scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Straw vs. Greinke
Straw hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Rosario vs. Greinke
There goes Straw. The throw from Perez and he is safe. Straw steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rosario vs. Greinke
Rosario hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ramirez vs. Greinke
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benintendi. Ramirez reaches second base with a double. Straw scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Greinke
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bradley vs. Greinke
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Santana scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bradley for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. Bieber
Benintendi hits a fly ball into left field. Rosario settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bieber
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Straw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Bieber
Santana hits a fly ball into center field. Straw settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Chang vs. Greinke
Chang hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kwan vs. Greinke
Kwan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hedges vs. Greinke
Hedges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gimenez vs. Greinke
Gimenez hits a line drive towards the mound. Greinke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Dozier vs. Bieber
Dozier hits a fly ball towards left. Rosario settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rosario. Dozier moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mondesi vs. Bieber
Mondesi strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Bieber
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Gimenez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Bieber
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Straw. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Dozier scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. Shaw
Bryan Shaw now pitching.
Merrifield strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Straw vs. Greinke
Straw hits a fly ball into center field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rosario vs. Greinke
Rosario hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Ramirez vs. Greinke
Ramirez hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Greinke
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rosario moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Brentz
Jake Brentz now pitching. Owen Miller pinch hits for Bobby Bradley.
Miller takes first base on ball four. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Chang vs. Brentz
Chang strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
vs. McKenzie
Amed Rosario now playing shortstop. Oscar Mercado now playing left field. Yu Chang now playing first base. Andres Gimenez now playing second base.
hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rosario scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Benintendi vs. McKenzie
Benintendi hits a line drive into left field. Mercado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. McKenzie
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Kwan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kwan vs. Brentz
Kwan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hedges vs. Brentz
Hedges hits a line drive into left field. Benintendi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gimenez vs. Brentz
There's a wild pitch. Kwan moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Gimenez vs. Brentz
Gimenez hits a popup towards third. settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Straw vs. Staumont
Josh Staumont now pitching.
Straw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Rosario vs. Staumont
Rosario hits a line drive towards short. Mondesi reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Santana vs. McKenzie
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dozier vs. McKenzie
Dozier bunts in front of the plate. Hedges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mondesi vs. McKenzie
Mondesi hits a fly ball into left field. Mercado settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. McKenzie
There goes Dozier. The throw from Hedges and he is out, Gimenez applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Barlow
Scott Barlow now pitching.
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Barlow
Reyes hits a popup towards short. Mondesi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mercado vs. Barlow
Mercado hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. McKenzie
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. McKenzie
Lopez bunts towards first. Chang scoops it up and throws to first, with Gimenez covering, for the out. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Merrifield vs. McKenzie
Merrifield strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
vs. McKenzie
hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Mercado. reaches second base with a double. Taylor scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Benintendi vs. McKenzie
There's a wild pitch. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Benintendi vs. McKenzie
Benintendi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. McKenzie
Perez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Chang vs. Barlow
Chang strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kwan vs. Barlow
Kwan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hedges vs. Barlow
Hedges hits a fly ball into right field. Merrifield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gimenez vs. Barlow
Gimenez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Kwan moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Straw vs. Barlow
Straw strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/7/2022 -- Cleveland at KCA (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI KCA AB R H RBI
Straw M, cf 4 1 2 0 Whit Merrifield, rf 4 0 1 0
Rosario A, lf-ss 4 0 1 0 Bobby Witt Jr., 3b 4 1 1 1
Ramirez J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Andrew Benintend, lf 4 0 1 1
Reyes F, dh 4 0 1 0 Salvador Perez, c 4 0 0 0
Bradley B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Carlos Santana, 1b 2 0 0 0
Miller O, ph 0 0 0 0 Hunter Dozier, dh 3 1 0 0
Mercado O, lf 1 0 0 0 Adalberto Mondes, ss 3 0 0 0
Chang Y, 2b-1b 4 0 0 0 Michael A. Taylo, cf 2 1 0 0
Kwan S, rf 2 0 1 0 Nicky Lopez, 2b 2 0 1 1
Hedges A, c 4 0 0 0
Gimenez A, ss-2b 4 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 1 7 1 28 3 4 3
Cleveland 000 100 000 -- 1
KCA 000 010 02x -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Bieber S 4.2 2 1 0 0 4
Shaw B 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
McKenzie T (L) 3.0 2 2 2 2 1
KCA IP H R ER BB SO
Zack Greinke 5.2 5 1 1 1 1
Jake Brentz 1.0 0 0 0 2 1
Josh Staumont 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Scott Barlow (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
E -- Bradley B, Rosario A
DP -- KCA 1
LOB -- Cleveland 9, KCA 4
2B -- Ramirez J, Nicky Lopez, Bobby Witt Jr.
SB -- Straw M
CS -- Hunter Dozier
SH -- Nicky Lopez
WP -- Jake Brentz, McKenzie T
T -- 2:49
A -- 28459
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