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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

2015-07-28 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 18064 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph from CF · 2:40

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 2–1. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Eric Hosmer singles on a line drive to left fielder Michael Brantley. Lorenzo Cain scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Eric Hosmer homers (11) on a line drive to right field — worth 41% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	5
CLE	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	8

W: Wade Davis L: Trevor Bauer SV: Greg Holland

Umpires — HP: Gary Cederstrom · 1B: Tom Woodring · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Moustakas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cain	4	1	1	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	1	3	2	0	0
Kendrys Morales	3	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Rios	3	0	0	0	0	1
Omar Infante	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	2	0	0	0	1	2

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Jason Kipnis	4	0	3	0	0
Francisco Lindor	4	0	0	0	2
Michael Brantley	3	0	1	1	0
Carlos Santana	3	0	1	1	1
Brandon Moss	4	0	0	0	2
Gio Urshela	4	0	1	0	0
Roberto Perez	4	0	0	0	2
Michael Bourn	3	1	2	1	0
Mike Aviles	3	0	0	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Young	4.2	5	3	5
Franklin Morales	0.1	1	0	0
Ryan Madson	2.0	2	0	2
Wade Davis	1.0	0	0	0
Greg Holland	1.0	0	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Trevor Bauer	9.0	5	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: 63/G6-
Mike Moustakas: 53/G6
Lorenzo Cain: K

Bot 1

Jason Kipnis: S9/L34D+
Francisco Lindor: CS2(26)
Francisco Lindor: K23
Michael Brantley: S8/L4D
Carlos Santana: SB2
Carlos Santana: W
Brandon Moss: SB3;SB2
Brandon Moss: K

Top 2

Eric Hosmer: S7/L6D
Kendrys Morales: 65(1)3/GDP/G4+
Salvador Perez: 9/L9D+

Bot 2

Gio Urshela: 7/F78D
Roberto Perez: K
Michael Bourn: S9/L34D+
Mike Aviles: SB2
Mike Aviles: W
Jason Kipnis: 9/L9M+

Top 3

Alex Rios: K
Omar Infante: 9/F9LM
Jarrod Dyson: K

Bot 3

Francisco Lindor: 43/G34
Michael Brantley: 43/G34
Carlos Santana: K

Top 4

Alcides Escobar: K
Mike Moustakas: 7/F78D+
Lorenzo Cain: T9/MREV/F89D+
Eric Hosmer: S7/L6D-.3-H
Kendrys Morales: 9/L89D+

Bot 4

Brandon Moss: K
Gio Urshela: 3/F34-
Roberto Perez: 8/F78XD+

Top 5

Salvador Perez: 43/G34-
Alex Rios: 43/G4
Omar Infante: 4/F4-

Bot 5

Michael Bourn: S8/L4MD
Mike Aviles: 9/F9LM
Jason Kipnis: SB2
Jason Kipnis: SB3.2-H(E2/TH)
Jason Kipnis: S8/L8RS-
Francisco Lindor: 8/F8LS
Michael Brantley: W.1-2
Carlos Santana: S5/G5S-.2-3;1-2
Brandon Moss: 5/F5DF-

Top 6

Jarrod Dyson: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Mike Moustakas: 4/L3D-

Bot 6

Gio Urshela: S9/G34-
Roberto Perez: OA.1X2(24)
Roberto Perez: K
Michael Bourn: 43/G34-

Top 7

Lorenzo Cain: 9/L9M+
Eric Hosmer: 43/G4+
Kendrys Morales: HP
Salvador Perez: 8/F8RM

Bot 7

Mike Aviles: 43/G4MD
Jason Kipnis: D7/L78D+
Francisco Lindor: K
Michael Brantley: 3/G3

Top 8

Alex Rios: 53/G56S-
Omar Infante: T7/F7D+
Jarrod Dyson: W
Alcides Escobar: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Bot 8

Carlos Santana: 5/F5-
Brandon Moss: 63/G4S-
Gio Urshela: 3/F3S-

Top 9

Mike Moustakas: 3/F3S-
Lorenzo Cain: E4/G4+
Eric Hosmer: CS2(26)
Eric Hosmer: HR/L9LD+
Kendrys Morales: 3/G3-

Bot 9

Roberto Perez: 463/G6MD
Michael Bourn: W
Mike Aviles: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

Notes & reviews

replay,4,cainl001,CLE,cedeg901,CLE08,,N,M,CLE,D $Brandon Moss caught the ball and dropped it when he ran into the wall; the play was ruled no catch; Indians manager Terry Francona challenged the ruling but the call was upheld by replay

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