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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

2018-09-27 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 19262 · 69°F, sunny · Wind 2 mph R to L · 3:08

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 2–1. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 1st — Jose Ramirez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Alex Gordon. Francisco Lindor scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 10th — Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brandon Guyer. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 10th: Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brandon Guyer. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Alex Gordon to 2nd — worth 36% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Jason Hammel L: Neil Ramirez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chad Fairchild · 1B: Kerwin Danley · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Bruce Dreckman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Francisco Lindor	4	1	1	0	1	0
Greg Allen	5	0	1	0	0	2
Jose Ramirez	3	0	0	1	1	0
Josh Donaldson	4	0	3	0	0	0
Melky Cabrera	4	0	2	0	0	0
Yandy Diaz	4	0	2	0	0	0
Yan Gomes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Guyer	4	0	1	0	0	0
Adam Rosales	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rajai Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	0	2	0	0	0
Adalberto Mondesi	4	2	1	1	1	2
Alex Gordon	4	0	0	0	1	1
Salvador Perez	5	0	1	1	0	0
Ryan O'Hearn	4	0	1	0	0	2
Hunter Dozier	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brian Goodwin	4	0	1	0	0	1
Cam Gallagher	2	0	1	0	0	1
Brett Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	1
Meibrys Viloria	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jorge Bonifacio	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Tomlin	4.2	4	0	5
Andrew Miller	1.1	1	0	0
Dan Otero	1.0	2	0	1
Jon Edwards	1.1	0	0	1
Tyler Olson	0.2	0	0	2
Neil Ramirez	0.2	1	2	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glenn Sparkman	5.0	5	0	2
Ben Lively	2.0	2	1	0
Kevin McCarthy	1.0	2	0	1
Wily Peralta	1.0	0	0	1
Jason Hammel	1.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Francisco Lindor: S8/L78M
Greg Allen: PO1(E3).1-2
Greg Allen: BK.2-3
Greg Allen: K
Jose Ramirez: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
Josh Donaldson: S8/L8LS+
Melky Cabrera: 9/L9D+

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: S9/L34D
Adalberto Mondesi: SB2
Adalberto Mondesi: K
Alex Gordon: 5/F5D-
Salvador Perez: 9/F9D+

Top 2

Yandy Diaz: D9/L3D+
Yan Gomes: K
Brandon Guyer: S8/L8RS+.2-3
Adam Rosales: 8/F8LS
Francisco Lindor: 9/F9D+

Bot 2

Ryan O'Hearn: K
Hunter Dozier: S8/L8LM
Brian Goodwin: 84(1)/FO/L8LS
Cam Gallagher: K

Top 3

Greg Allen: 7/F7M
Jose Ramirez: 7/F7D
Josh Donaldson: 63/G56+

Bot 3

Brett Phillips: K
Whit Merrifield: 3/G3S-
Adalberto Mondesi: HR/F9LD+
Alex Gordon: K

Top 4

Melky Cabrera: 3/G3
Yandy Diaz: S8/G6M+
Yan Gomes: 8/F8LM
Brandon Guyer: 63/G56

Bot 4

Salvador Perez: 63/G56
Ryan O'Hearn: 8/F8LM
Hunter Dozier: 9/F89D+

Top 5

Adam Rosales: 53/G56
Francisco Lindor: 43/G4+
Greg Allen: 43/G4+

Bot 5

Brian Goodwin: DGR8/F8RXD+
Cam Gallagher: HP
Brett Phillips: 2/BP25F
Whit Merrifield: 8/L8RM+
Adalberto Mondesi: 8/L8RM

Top 6

Jose Ramirez: 43/G4+
Josh Donaldson: S5/G5
Melky Cabrera: S9/G34+.1-2
Yandy Diaz: 9/F9D+.2-3
Yan Gomes: 6/F6-

Bot 6

Alex Gordon: 53/G56+
Salvador Perez: 53/G5+
Ryan O'Hearn: S7/G5
Hunter Dozier: 63/G56

Top 7

Brandon Guyer: 8/F8LXD+
Adam Rosales: 53/G5
Francisco Lindor: W
Greg Allen: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Brian Goodwin: 3/G3
Cam Gallagher: S8/L8LS
Brett Phillips: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Whit Merrifield: S6/G56.1-2
Adalberto Mondesi: K

Top 8

Greg Allen: K
Jose Ramirez: 3/G3
Josh Donaldson: S4/G6MD
Melky Cabrera: D7/L7S.1-3
Yandy Diaz: 63/G56

Bot 8

Alex Gordon: 8/F8LS
Salvador Perez: 53/G56
Ryan O'Hearn: K

Top 9

Yan Gomes: 63/G56+
Brandon Guyer: 53/G5
Adam Rosales: K

Bot 9

Hunter Dozier: 7/F78XD+
Brian Goodwin: K
Meibrys Viloria: K

Top 10

Francisco Lindor: 43/G4+
Greg Allen: S7/L56D-
Jose Ramirez: SB2
Jose Ramirez: W
Rajai Davis: 8/F8LM
Brandon Barnes: SB3;SB2
Brandon Barnes: K23

Bot 10

Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G6
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9LM
Adalberto Mondesi: W
Alex Gordon: SB2
Alex Gordon: W+SB3
Salvador Perez: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Royals challenged call that Merrifield was out at 2nd; call was overturne - stolen base
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