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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2020-09-08 · Night game · Progressive Field · 84°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph to LF · 3:13
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 8–6. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 1st — Carlos Santana homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Mike Freeman scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 8th — Maikel Franco out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Delino DeShields. Adalberto Mondesi scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Whit Merrifield homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Nicky Lopez scores. Cam Gallagher scores — worth 23% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| CLE | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
W: Greg Holland L: Adam Cimber SV: Scott Barlow
Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: James Hoye · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Chad Whitson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Dozier | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Maikel Franco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cam Gallagher | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan McBroom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Freeman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Francisco Lindor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Franmil Reyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Tyler Naquin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sandy Leon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Delino DeShields | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jakob Junis | 4.1 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Greg Holland | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Triston McKenzie | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 James Karinchak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Cal Quantrill | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam Cimber | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Oliver Perez | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Adam Plutko | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G6D
- Adalberto Mondesi: 9/F89XD
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 1
- Cesar Hernandez: 3/L3+
- Mike Freeman: D8/L78XD
- Francisco Lindor: 3/G3.2-3
- Carlos Santana: HR/L89XD.3-H
- Franmil Reyes: 53/G5
Top 2
- Maikel Franco: 23/G2
- Alex Gordon: 5/P5F/FL
- Matt Reynolds: K
Bot 2
- Tyler Naquin: 7/F7LS
- Josh Naylor: 43/G9S+
- Sandy Leon: HR/F89XD
- Delino DeShields: 63/G6
Top 3
- Edward Olivares: K
- Nicky Lopez: D8/F8
- Cam Gallagher: W
- Whit Merrifield: HR/F7LD.2-H;1-H
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 3
- Cesar Hernandez: S48/G4
- Mike Freeman: K
- Francisco Lindor: HR/F9D.1-H
- Carlos Santana: 43/G34
- Franmil Reyes: K
Top 4
- Maikel Franco: 63/G6D
- Alex Gordon: S9/G4+
- Matt Reynolds: K
- Edward Olivares: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Tyler Naquin: K
- Josh Naylor: 63/G4MD+
- Sandy Leon: S5/G25-
- Delino DeShields: 64(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Top 5
- Nicky Lopez: 13/G34S
- Cam Gallagher: K
- Whit Merrifield: 7/F7S
Bot 5
- Cesar Hernandez: 7/L7D
- Mike Freeman: D7/L7LD
- Francisco Lindor: PO2(16)
- Francisco Lindor: W
- Carlos Santana: K
Top 6
- Adalberto Mondesi: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Maikel Franco: 4/P8S
Bot 6
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Tyler Naquin: K
- Josh Naylor: 13/G6MS
Top 7
- Alex Gordon: 6E3/G4.B-1
- Matt Reynolds: 16(1)/FO/G1.B-1
- Edward Olivares: S8/L89D.1-3
- Nicky Lopez: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H(UR);B-1
- Cam Gallagher: D7/L7.1-H(UR)
- Whit Merrifield: 6/P6MD
Bot 7
- Sandy Leon: 5/P5F/FL
- Delino DeShields: K
- Cesar Hernandez: K
Top 8
- Adalberto Mondesi: S7/G56
- Hunter Dozier: SB2
- Hunter Dozier: S7/L7.2-3
- Maikel Franco: 8/SF/F8D.3-H
- Alex Gordon: S9/L9.1-3
- Ryan McBroom: W.1-2
- Edward Olivares: K
- Nicky Lopez: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Cam Gallagher: K
Bot 8
- Mike Freeman: 8/L8XD
- Francisco Lindor: K.BX1(23)
- Carlos Santana: 1/G3S
Top 9
- Whit Merrifield: D7/L7D+
- Adalberto Mondesi: 13/SH/BG1S.2-3
- Hunter Dozier: 6/P6
- Maikel Franco: S8/L8S+.3-H
- Alex Gordon: 4/P34
Bot 9
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Tyler Naquin: S9/L89
- Josh Naylor: S9/G34+.1-3
- Sandy Leon: 343/G34D.3-H;1-2
- Delino DeShields: K
Notes & reviews
- Indians challenged call that Freeman was out at 2nd; call upheld - out on pickoff