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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

2017-05-05 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 25722 · 74°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph L to R · 2:50

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 3–1. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 4th — Edwin Encarnacion homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 5th — Eric Hosmer homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Eric Hosmer homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Whit Merrifield scores — worth 27% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
KCA	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		3	10

W: Jason Hammel L: Danny Salazar SV: Kelvin Herrera

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Pat Hoberg · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Tony Randazzo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Santana	4	0	0	0	0	1
Francisco Lindor	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Brantley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Edwin Encarnacion	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jose Ramirez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jason Kipnis	3	0	2	0	0	0
Lonnie Chisenhall	3	0	0	0	0	2
Abraham Almonte	2	0	0	0	0	2
Roberto Perez	2	0	0	0	1	1
Brandon Guyer	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mike Moustakas	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lorenzo Cain	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eric Hosmer	4	1	3	2	0	0
Salvador Perez	3	0	1	0	1	2
Alex Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jorge Bonifacio	4	1	2	0	0	2
Brandon Moss	3	0	0	0	1	3
Alcides Escobar	4	0	1	1	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Danny Salazar	4.2	8	2	7
Boone Logan	0.2	1	0	1
Nick Goody	0.1	1	0	1
Bryan Shaw	1.1	0	1	0
Dan Otero	1.0	0	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Hammel	6.0	3	2	6
Scott Alexander	1.0	0	0	0
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	3
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carlos Santana: 6/F6D
Francisco Lindor: 53/G56
Michael Brantley: K

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
Mike Moustakas: K
Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: S9/G4+.1-3
Salvador Perez: K

Top 2

Edwin Encarnacion: 9/F34D
Jose Ramirez: W
Jason Kipnis: S9/G4.1-3
Lonnie Chisenhall: K
Abraham Almonte: K23

Bot 2

Alex Gordon: 13/G13
Jorge Bonifacio: K
Brandon Moss: W
Alcides Escobar: 7/F6D-

Top 3

Roberto Perez: W
Carlos Santana: 8/F8LM
Francisco Lindor: CS2(26)/MREV
Francisco Lindor: K

Bot 3

Whit Merrifield: 7/F78D
Mike Moustakas: K
Lorenzo Cain: S9/G34
Eric Hosmer: D9/G3+.1-3
Salvador Perez: K

Top 4

Michael Brantley: 143/G13+
Edwin Encarnacion: HR/F7D+
Jose Ramirez: 9/L9D+
Jason Kipnis: D9/L9LD+
Lonnie Chisenhall: K

Bot 4

Alex Gordon: 3/G34S
Jorge Bonifacio: S56/G56+
Brandon Moss: K
Alcides Escobar: K

Top 5

Abraham Almonte: K
Roberto Perez: 6/L6-
Carlos Santana: 31/G3

Bot 5

Whit Merrifield: S8/G6M
Mike Moustakas: S9/L4D+.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+.2-3
Eric Hosmer: HR/F8RXD+.3-H
Salvador Perez: S7/L6D+
Alex Gordon: 43/G34

Top 6

Francisco Lindor: 43/G4
Michael Brantley: 43/G4D
Edwin Encarnacion: 8/L8LXD+

Bot 6

Jorge Bonifacio: S7/L7S+
Brandon Moss: K
Alcides Escobar: D7/L7S.1-H
Whit Merrifield: K
Mike Moustakas: 3/G34S-

Top 7

Jose Ramirez: 43/G4M
Jason Kipnis: 43/G4
Lonnie Chisenhall: 43/G4S-

Bot 7

Lorenzo Cain: 53/G56
Eric Hosmer: 53/G6S-
Salvador Perez: W
Alex Gordon: 13/G13-

Top 8

Brandon Guyer: K
Roberto Perez: K
Carlos Santana: K

Bot 8

Jorge Bonifacio: K
Brandon Moss: K
Alcides Escobar: 6/L6D+

Top 9

Francisco Lindor: 53/G56
Michael Brantley: 43/G4
Edwin Encarnacion: D9/F9LD+
Jose Ramirez: 53/G56-

Notes & reviews

replay,3,lindf001,CLE,davig901,KAN06,,Y,M,KCA,A $when Roberto Perez was called safe at 2B, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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