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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2019-07-21 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 23564 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph from LF · 2:47
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Cheslor Cuthbert doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jake Bauers. Hunter Dozier scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. Cleveland Indians took the lead in the 6th — Jose Ramirez homers (10) on a line drive to right center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Francisco Lindor homers (16) on a fly ball to right field. Kevin Plawecki scores — worth 20% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Zach Plesac L: Glenn Sparkman SV: Brad Hand
Umpires — HP: Chad Fairchild · 1B: Mike Estabrook · 2B: Alfonso Marquez · 3B: Ryan Blakney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Cheslor Cuthbert | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Humberto Arteaga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bubba Starling | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lucas Duda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cam Gallagher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Francisco Lindor | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Oscar Mercado | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Kipnis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Ramirez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Bauers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mike Freeman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Plawecki | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler Naquin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glenn Sparkman | 5.2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
 Tim Hill | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Lopez | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Plesac | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Nick Goody | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Adam Cimber | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Hand | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Alex Gordon: 63/G6M
- Hunter Dozier: W
- Jorge Soler: W.1-2
- Cheslor Cuthbert: D7/L7LD+.2-H;1-3
- Humberto Arteaga: 53/G56S
Bot 1
- Francisco Lindor: 8/F8RXD+
- Oscar Mercado: 53/G5
- Carlos Santana: K
Top 2
- Bubba Starling: 43/G4MD+
- Lucas Duda: D9/L89M+
- Cam Gallagher: 53/G56+
- Whit Merrifield: 3/F3DF
Bot 2
- Jason Kipnis: D8/F78XD+
- Jose Ramirez: 43/G34+.2-3
- Jake Bauers: 3/G34S
- Mike Freeman: 63/G6+
Top 3
- Alex Gordon: 3/L3
- Hunter Dozier: K
- Jorge Soler: HR/F8RXD+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Bot 3
- Kevin Plawecki: E6/TH/G6
- Tyler Naquin: 7/F78D
- Francisco Lindor: HR/F9D+.1-H(UR)
- Oscar Mercado: 63/G6
- Carlos Santana: 7/F8LD
Top 4
- Humberto Arteaga: 6/L6+
- Bubba Starling: 9/F9LM
- Lucas Duda: 31/G34
Bot 4
- Jason Kipnis: 9/F89D+
- Jose Ramirez: D9/L3D+
- Jake Bauers: W
- Mike Freeman: 5/F5F-
- Kevin Plawecki: 7/F8LM
Top 5
- Cam Gallagher: K
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Alex Gordon: K
Bot 5
- Tyler Naquin: S9/L34D+
- Francisco Lindor: 7/F78D
- Oscar Mercado: 8/F8LXD+
- Carlos Santana: S8/L8LM.1-2
- Jason Kipnis: 2/F2LF-
Top 6
- Hunter Dozier: 4/F4MD-
- Jorge Soler: S9/L9S+
- Cheslor Cuthbert: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Humberto Arteaga: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Jose Ramirez: HR/F89XD+
- Jake Bauers: W
- Mike Freeman: 3/SH/BG23-.1-2
- Kevin Plawecki: S7/L7LD+.2-H
- Tyler Naquin: 7/F7M
- Francisco Lindor: S4/G3D.1-3
- Oscar Mercado: S8/L4MD.3-H;1-2
- Carlos Santana: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 7
- Bubba Starling: 8/F8RXD+
- Lucas Duda: 8/F8LM
- Cam Gallagher: K
Bot 7
- Jason Kipnis: 1
- Jose Ramirez: 43/G34-
- Jake Bauers: 7/F7M
Top 8
- Whit Merrifield: 53/G5
- Alex Gordon: 43/G4
- Hunter Dozier: S8/G6M+
- Jorge Soler: S9/G4+.1-2
- Cheslor Cuthbert: S8/L8RM+.2-H;1-2
- Humberto Arteaga: 31/G34-
Bot 8
- Mike Freeman: 3/G3+
- Kevin Plawecki: 7/F6D
- Tyler Naquin: K
Top 9
- Bubba Starling: HR/F7D+
- Lucas Duda: K
- Cam Gallagher: K
- Whit Merrifield: K
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