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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2021-04-07 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 5908 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph L to R · 2:53
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 4–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Salvador Perez homers (2) on a line drive to center field. Cleveland Indians took the lead in the 6th — Jose Ramirez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Cesar Hernandez scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Jose Ramirez homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Cesar Hernandez scores — worth 35% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
W: Emmanuel Clase L: Greg Holland SV: Nick Wittgren
Umpires — HP: Jim Reynolds · 1B: Tony Randazzo · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Chad Whitson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Isbel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Michael Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Gamel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cesar Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Eddie Rosario | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Franmil Reyes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Josh Naylor | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Bauers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Roberto Perez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Andres Gimenez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jakob Junis | 5.0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Jesse Hahn | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Greg Holland | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Jake Brentz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shane Bieber | 6.1 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
 James Karinchak | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Andrew Benintendi: S8/L8+
- Carlos Santana: 7/F7LD
- Salvador Perez: W.1-2
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 1
- Ben Gamel: 43/G4D
- Cesar Hernandez: 8/F8
- Jose Ramirez: K
Top 2
- Hunter Dozier: 3/P3
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Michael Taylor: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Eddie Rosario: 8/L8XD
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Josh Naylor: S8/G6+
- Jake Bauers: 63/G4+
Top 3
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Andrew Benintendi: W
- Carlos Santana: K
Bot 3
- Roberto Perez: W
- Andres Gimenez: 3(B)61(1)/GDP/G3
- Ben Gamel: K
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: HR/L8XD
- Jorge Soler: 9/F9L
- Hunter Dozier: 9/L9D
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 4
- Cesar Hernandez: K
- Jose Ramirez: 8/L89XD
- Eddie Rosario: 9/F9LS
Top 5
- Michael Taylor: K
- Nicky Lopez: W
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L9D
- Andrew Benintendi: K
Bot 5
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Josh Naylor: 3/G3
- Jake Bauers: W
- Roberto Perez: K
Top 6
- Carlos Santana: 8/F8XD+
- Salvador Perez: K
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 6
- Andres Gimenez: S9/G34
- Ben Gamel: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
- Cesar Hernandez: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1
- Jose Ramirez: HR/F9LD.1-H
- Eddie Rosario: 7/L1S
Top 7
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Kyle Isbel: W
- Michael Taylor: S7/G56+.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: S9/L89S.2-H;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 9/F9S
- Andrew Benintendi: 43/G34
Bot 7
- Franmil Reyes: K
- Josh Naylor: S8/L89
- Jake Bauers: S9/L8S.1-2
- Roberto Perez: K
- Andres Gimenez: K
Top 8
- Carlos Santana: 63/G4
- Salvador Perez: K
- Jorge Soler: K
Bot 8
- Ben Gamel: W
- Cesar Hernandez: K
- Jose Ramirez: HR/L9D.1-H
- Eddie Rosario: S8/G6M
- Franmil Reyes: S6/G6S.1-2
- Josh Naylor: K
- Jake Bauers: 43/G4
Top 9
- Hunter Dozier: 4/P4D
- Kyle Isbel: 3/G3
- Michael Taylor: 7/F78XD+