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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2018-07-02 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 18285 · 88°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph R to L · 2:44
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 9–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Whit Merrifield homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Cleveland Indians took the lead in the 4th — Francisco Lindor hits a grand slam (22) to right field. Yan Gomes scores. Tyler Naquin scores. Rajai Davis scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Francisco Lindor hits a grand slam (22) to right field. Yan Gomes scores. Tyler Naquin scores. Rajai Davis scores — worth 25% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | |
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
W: Corey Kluber L: Jake Junis SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: CB Bucknor · 1B: Chris Conroy · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Fieldin Culbreth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Francisco Lindor | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Brantley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Edwin Encarnacion | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Yonder Alonso | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Kipnis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yan Gomes | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Naquin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rajai Davis | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rosell Herrera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lucas Duda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jorge Bonifacio | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alcides Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Abraham Almonte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corey Kluber | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
 Dan Otero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 George Kontos | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Marc Rzepczynski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jakob Junis | 5.1 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
 Brian Flynn | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Adam | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Francisco Lindor: 3/G3
- Michael Brantley: 3/G3L-
- Jose Ramirez: W
- Edwin Encarnacion: SB2
- Edwin Encarnacion: K
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: HR/F7D+
- Rosell Herrera: 43/G4
- Mike Moustakas: D8/L8RD+
- Salvador Perez: S8/L8RM.2-H
- Lucas Duda: K
- Jorge Bonifacio: PB.1-2
- Jorge Bonifacio: 9/F9D+
Top 2
- Yonder Alonso: 43/G34+
- Jason Kipnis: 7/F78XD+
- Yan Gomes: HP
- Tyler Naquin: 43/G34
Bot 2
- Alex Gordon: 3/G34S
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
Top 3
- Rajai Davis: D7/G5+
- Francisco Lindor: E1/SH/BG15S.2-3
- Michael Brantley: 9/SF/L89M.3-H
- Jose Ramirez: D9/F9LD+.1-3
- Edwin Encarnacion: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H(UR);2-3
- Yonder Alonso: 43/G4
Bot 3
- Whit Merrifield: 4/L4D
- Rosell Herrera: 43/G4S-
- Mike Moustakas: 5/F5F-
Top 4
- Jason Kipnis: K
- Yan Gomes: S9/G4+
- Tyler Naquin: HP.1-2
- Rajai Davis: HP.2-3;1-2
- Francisco Lindor: HR/F9LD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Michael Brantley: S9/L9S+
- Jose Ramirez: 3(B)3(1)/LDP
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: 7/F7D
- Lucas Duda: K
- Jorge Bonifacio: S7/L78M
- Alex Gordon: 3/G3S
Top 5
- Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G6+
- Yonder Alonso: 3/G3+
- Jason Kipnis: 9/L89M
Bot 5
- Alcides Escobar: 3/G34
- Adalberto Mondesi: 4/L34D-
- Whit Merrifield: 43/G4+
Top 6
- Yan Gomes: 9/F89D+
- Tyler Naquin: S7/G5+
- Rajai Davis: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Francisco Lindor: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
- Michael Brantley: 63/G6+
- Jose Ramirez: D7/L7LS+
- Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G56
Bot 6
- Rosell Herrera: S9/L34D+
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8RD
- Lucas Duda: S8/L8LS.1-3
- Jorge Bonifacio: S9/G34+.3-H;1-2
- Alex Gordon: 43/G4
Top 7
- Yonder Alonso: 8/L8RM
- Jason Kipnis: 43/G34
- Yan Gomes: S7/G56+
- Tyler Naquin: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RM
- Adalberto Mondesi: 43/G4
- Whit Merrifield: 8/F8LXD+
Top 8
- Rajai Davis: S1/G34S-
- Francisco Lindor: 9/F89XD+
- Michael Brantley: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 8
- Rosell Herrera: 53/G6S
- Mike Moustakas: 43/G34+
- Salvador Perez: 63/G6
Top 9
- Jose Ramirez: 8/F8RXD+
- Edwin Encarnacion: 63/G56+
- Yonder Alonso: W
- Jason Kipnis: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bot 9
- Hunter Dozier: S8/L4MD+
- Jorge Bonifacio: 9/F89M
- Abraham Almonte: 36(1)1/GDP/G34S
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