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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

2016-05-07 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 17302 · 69°F, overcast · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:41

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 7–0. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Kendrys Morales homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Kendrys Morales homers (3) on a line drive to right field. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer scores — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	7	12
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Ian Kennedy L: Cody Anderson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ryan Blakney · 1B: Quinn Wolcott · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: Mike DiMuro · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alcides Escobar	5	1	2	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cain	5	2	2	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	4	2	2	1	0	1
Kendrys Morales	4	1	2	4	0	0
Alex Gordon	3	0	1	0	1	1
Salvador Perez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Cheslor Cuthbert	4	0	1	1	0	1
Christian Colon	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jarrod Dyson	4	0	1	1	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Rajai Davis	4	1	0	1
Jason Kipnis	3	1	1	1
Francisco Lindor	4	2	0	0
Mike Napoli	3	0	1	2
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0
Yan Gomes	3	0	0	1
Marlon Byrd	3	0	0	1
Jose Ramirez	3	0	0	0
Juan Uribe	3	2	0	1
Lonnie Chisenhall	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ian Kennedy	7.0	4	2	6
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	2	0	1
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cody Anderson	5.0	6	1	2
Kyle Crockett	0.2	1	0	0
Joba Chamberlain	1.1	0	0	2
Jeff Manship	0.0	4	0	0
Dan Otero	2.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alcides Escobar: 43/G4MD
Lorenzo Cain: S7/L7M
Eric Hosmer: S9/G34.1-3
Kendrys Morales: HR/F9LD+.3-H;1-H
Alex Gordon: 7/F7D
Salvador Perez: 63/G6

Bot 1

Rajai Davis: S8/G4M
Jason Kipnis: 8/F78D+
Francisco Lindor: SB2
Francisco Lindor: S7/G56+.2-3
Mike Napoli: K
Carlos Santana: 7/F7LD

Top 2

Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G56
Christian Colon: 3/F3F-
Jarrod Dyson: K

Bot 2

Yan Gomes: 7/L78D+
Marlon Byrd: 9/F9D
Jose Ramirez: 2/F25F-

Top 3

Alcides Escobar: S8/G6M
Lorenzo Cain: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Eric Hosmer: K

Bot 3

Juan Uribe: K
Rajai Davis: 53/G5
Jason Kipnis: K

Top 4

Kendrys Morales: 7/F7LD
Alex Gordon: W
Salvador Perez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 4

Francisco Lindor: 63/G6M
Mike Napoli: K
Carlos Santana: 3/G3+

Top 5

Cheslor Cuthbert: 7/F7D+
Christian Colon: S8/L8RM+
Jarrod Dyson: WP.1-2
Jarrod Dyson: D7.2-H
Alcides Escobar: 31/G34S.2-3
Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6S

Bot 5

Yan Gomes: K
Marlon Byrd: K
Jose Ramirez: 7/F78M

Top 6

Eric Hosmer: 53/G56
Kendrys Morales: 9/F9D
Alex Gordon: S7
Salvador Perez: SB2
Salvador Perez: K

Bot 6

Juan Uribe: S8/L6D
Rajai Davis: 14(1)3/GDP/G15
Jason Kipnis: W
Francisco Lindor: S7/L7S.1-2
Mike Napoli: W.2-3;1-2
Carlos Santana: 3/G3

Top 7

Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Christian Colon: 43/G4
Jarrod Dyson: 3/G3S-

Bot 7

Yan Gomes: 8/F8LD
Marlon Byrd: 63/G6+
Jose Ramirez: 3/G34

Top 8

Alcides Escobar: S8/G6M+
Lorenzo Cain: S7/L7S.1-2
Eric Hosmer: DGR/F7LD.2-H;1-3
Kendrys Morales: S34/G3S+.3-H;2-3
Alex Gordon: K
Salvador Perez: K
Cheslor Cuthbert: S8/G6M.3-H;1-2
Christian Colon: 53/G56S-

Bot 8

Juan Uribe: S8/F8RM
Rajai Davis: K
Jason Kipnis: D9/L8RM+.1-3
Francisco Lindor: 3/DP/MREV.2X2(36)

Top 9

Jarrod Dyson: 7/F7LD
Alcides Escobar: 8/L8RD+
Lorenzo Cain: 31/G34S

Bot 9

Mike Napoli: 9/F9S
Carlos Santana: 3/G3
Lonnie Chisenhall: 13/G15-

Notes & reviews

replay,8,lindf001,CLE,carlm901,CLE08,,N,M,CLE,C $when Jason Kipnis was called out at 2B, Indians manager Terry Francona challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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