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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians

2016-09-22 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 15253 · 78°F · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:40

Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 5–2. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 1st — Jason Kipnis homers (23) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Carlos Santana homers (34) on a fly ball to right field. Jason Kipnis scores. Francisco Lindor scores — worth 27% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Dan Otero L: Dillon Gee SV: Cody Allen

Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Scott Barry · 2B: Carlos Torres · 3B: Sam Holbrook · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jarrod Dyson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Whit Merrifield	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Kendrys Morales	4	0	0	0	0	1
Salvador Perez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Alex Gordon	4	1	1	0	0	2
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	2	0	2
Paulo Orlando	3	0	1	0	0	0
Cheslor Cuthbert	1	0	0	0	2	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rajai Davis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Kipnis	3	2	1	1	0	1
Francisco Lindor	2	2	0	0	2	1
Mike Napoli	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Santana	3	1	2	4	1	0
Jose Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brandon Guyer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Coco Crisp	2	0	1	0	1	0
Roberto Perez	2	0	0	0	0	1
Lonnie Chisenhall	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Vargas	4.0	2	1	4
Dillon Gee	2.2	2	2	0
Brian Flynn	1.1	1	1	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Clevinger	5.0	4	2	4
Dan Otero	2.0	1	0	2
Bryan Shaw	1.0	1	0	2
Cody Allen	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jarrod Dyson: 13/G13-
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9S
Eric Hosmer: 31/G34

Bot 1

Rajai Davis: K
Jason Kipnis: HR/F9D+
Francisco Lindor: W
Mike Napoli: K
Carlos Santana: SB2
Carlos Santana: D8/L8RM.2-H
Jose Ramirez: 8/F8RM

Top 2

Kendrys Morales: 63/G4+
Salvador Perez: K
Alex Gordon: S8/L8LD+
Alcides Escobar: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
Paulo Orlando: 9/L9M

Bot 2

Brandon Guyer: 8/F8LD
Coco Crisp: 4/L4D+
Roberto Perez: K

Top 3

Cheslor Cuthbert: W
Jarrod Dyson: S1/BG34S.1-2
Whit Merrifield: 7/F78D+
Eric Hosmer: 8/F8RD
Kendrys Morales: 7/F7LD

Bot 3

Rajai Davis: 4/F34-
Jason Kipnis: 3/F3S-
Francisco Lindor: K

Top 4

Salvador Perez: D8/F78D+
Alex Gordon: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Paulo Orlando: 53/G56

Bot 4

Mike Napoli: 63/G56
Carlos Santana: 63/G6
Jose Ramirez: 9/F89M

Top 5

Cheslor Cuthbert: W
Jarrod Dyson: 8/F8LD
Whit Merrifield: SB2
Whit Merrifield: K
Eric Hosmer: 3/G34

Bot 5

Lonnie Chisenhall: HP/MREV
Coco Crisp: S8/F8LM.1-2
Roberto Perez: 26(2)4/GDP/BG2R-.1-2
Rajai Davis: 53/G56

Top 6

Kendrys Morales: 63/G4
Salvador Perez: 53/G5
Alex Gordon: K

Bot 6

Jason Kipnis: HP
Francisco Lindor: W.1-2
Mike Napoli: 6/IF/P6
Carlos Santana: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
Jose Ramirez: 43/G4
Lonnie Chisenhall: 8/F8LS

Top 7

Alcides Escobar: K
Paulo Orlando: S9/G34+
Cheslor Cuthbert: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 7

Coco Crisp: W
Roberto Perez: 13/SH.1-2
Rajai Davis: 3/G3-.2-3
Jason Kipnis: K

Top 8

Jarrod Dyson: S6/G6.B-2(E6/TH)
Whit Merrifield: 31/G34-.2-3
Eric Hosmer: K
Kendrys Morales: K

Bot 8

Francisco Lindor: 6/L6
Mike Napoli: 43/G4M
Carlos Santana: W
Jose Ramirez: D8/F8RXD+.1XH(862)

Top 9

Salvador Perez: 63/G6+
Alex Gordon: 63/G4
Alcides Escobar: 9/F9LS

Notes & reviews

replay,5,chisl001,CLE,holbs901,CLE08,,N,M,KCA,I $when Lonnie Chisenhall was ruled to have been hit by a pitch, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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