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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2016-06-15 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 33546 · 97°F, sunny · Wind 4 mph R to L · 2:47
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 9–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Eric Hosmer doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Rajai Davis homers (7) on a line drive to left center field. Michael Martinez scores — worth 23% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
W: Ian Kennedy L: Corey Kluber SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ramon De Jesus · 1B: Gary Cederstrom · 2B: Eric Cooper · 3B: Jim Wolf · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rajai Davis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kipnis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Francisco Lindor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Napoli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lonnie Chisenhall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yan Gomes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Naquin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Michael Martinez | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hosmer | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Rey Fuentes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Christian Colon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew Butera | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corey Kluber | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
 Dan Otero | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Gorzelanny | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Manship | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Zach McAllister | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cody Allen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ian Kennedy | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
 Luke Hochevar | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Chien-Ming Wang | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rajai Davis: 4/F4MD
- Jason Kipnis: 4/F4MD
- Francisco Lindor: W
- Mike Napoli: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: S8/L8RS-
- Alcides Escobar: 53/SH/BG56S+.1-2
- Eric Hosmer: D9/L8RD+.2-H
- Lorenzo Cain: D7/L7S+.2-H
- Salvador Perez: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G6
Top 2
- Carlos Santana: 3/P3F
- Lonnie Chisenhall: S7
- Yan Gomes: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+
Bot 2
- Rey Fuentes: E4/TH/G4-
- Christian Colon: E5/FO/G56.1-2
- Drew Butera: 24/SH/BG2L-.2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 4/F4D
- Alcides Escobar: K
Top 3
- Tyler Naquin: K
- Michael Martinez: S4/BG4S.B-2(E3)
- Rajai Davis: HP
- Jason Kipnis: K
- Francisco Lindor: 5/F56S-
Bot 3
- Eric Hosmer: K
- Lorenzo Cain: K
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LS
Top 4
- Mike Napoli: K
- Carlos Santana: 43/G34+
- Lonnie Chisenhall: 9/F9M
Bot 4
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
- Rey Fuentes: K
- Christian Colon: 43/G4-
Top 5
- Yan Gomes: 9/F9D
- Tyler Naquin: K
- Michael Martinez: S3/G3
- Rajai Davis: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Jason Kipnis: E9/F9D+.B-2
- Francisco Lindor: 7/F78D
Bot 5
- Drew Butera: D9/F89M
- Whit Merrifield: 3/L4S
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4.2-3
- Eric Hosmer: WP.3-H(NR)
- Eric Hosmer: E5/TH/G56+
- Lorenzo Cain: S9/F9LS-.1-3
- Salvador Perez: HR/F8RXD+.3-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Cheslor Cuthbert: W
- Rey Fuentes: K
Top 6
- Mike Napoli: 8/F8RXD+
- Carlos Santana: 3/L3+
- Lonnie Chisenhall: 7/F78XD+
Bot 6
- Christian Colon: S9/L9S
- Drew Butera: S9/G34.1-3
- Whit Merrifield: S9/L34D.3-H;1-2
- Alcides Escobar: S7.2-3;1-2
- Eric Hosmer: 463/G4S+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Lorenzo Cain: IW
- Salvador Perez: K
- Cheslor Cuthbert: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Rey Fuentes: 46(1)/FO/G4
Top 7
- Yan Gomes: 63/G6
- Tyler Naquin: W
- Michael Martinez: HR/F89XD+.1-H
- Rajai Davis: K
- Jason Kipnis: K
Bot 7
- Christian Colon: 9/F9D+
- Drew Butera: K
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F7D+
Top 8
- Francisco Lindor: K
- Mike Napoli: 7/F7D+
- Carlos Santana: 9/F9M
Bot 8
- Alcides Escobar: 13/G-
- Eric Hosmer: 13/G-
- Lorenzo Cain: K
Top 9
- Lonnie Chisenhall: 43/G4
- Yan Gomes: 53/G56
- Tyler Naquin: 7/F7D+
Notes & reviews
- originally scored as single, changed to error on 06-21-2016, making later three runs unearned