CLE 14, KC 6 | Sep 28, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, September 29, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•57°F, Partly Cloudy

CLE

Indians

Royals

Final

WIN

Mike Clevinger

LOSS

Ian Kennedy

The Indians cruised past the Royals 14-6 in a dominant performance.

★Josh Donaldson4 RBI

★Roberto Pérez3 RBI

★Brian Goodwin4 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Josh Donaldson hits a grand slam (8) to left center field. Francisco Lindor scores. Jose Ramirez scores. Edwin Encarnacion scores.

Weather: 57°F, Partly CloudyWind: 12 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 3:16Att: 15,920Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Kerwin Danley

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90.6%C

16 missed calls

+2.7% CLE

+0.49 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinCLE Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	1	0	0	0	10	0	3	14	16	0
KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Game 531796 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cleveland Indians

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Francisco LindorSS	5	1	1	1	1	0	.279/.353/.519	106.4	.246	.383
Rajai DavisLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.226/.280/.282	82.9	.062	.080
José Ramírez2B	4	1	0	0	1	1	.268/.387/.547	86.5	.017	.024
Eric HaaseDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.231/.167	82.9	.055	.073
Yandy Díaz3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	.306/.359/.407	-	-	-
Adam Rosales1B	2	3	2	0	0	0	.235/.278/.471	101.7	.657	.724
Brandon BarnesRF	2	1	0	0	0	0	.294/.368/.471	86.4	.030	.035
Greg AllenCF	2	2	2	1	0	0	.255/.309/.335	97.7	.565	.539
Roberto PérezC	5	1	2	3	0	0	.169/.259/.266	98.5	.206	.210
Bench
Michael BrantleyLF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.309/.364/.471	103.2	.313	.287
Edwin EncarnaciónDH	4	1	1	1	0	1	.245/.337/.477
Totals	44	14	16	12	3	3	-	-	-	-

HR:Kipnis (3rd off Kennedy, 0 on, 0 out); Donaldson (7th off Newberry, 3 on, 1 out)

2B:Allen; Donaldson; Rosales; Pérez

TB:26

RBI:Encarnación; Allen; Kipnis; Donaldson 4; Lindor; Alonso; Pérez 3

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.303/.366/.438	92.2	.359

Pitching

Cleveland Indians

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike ClevingerW	6.2	3	1	1	0	5	0	101-66	87.3	3.02
Adam Cimber	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21-14	83.3	3.42
Cody Allen	0.1	2	4	4	2	1	0	20-9	88.9	4.46
Adam Plutko	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	1	15-9	86.9	5.28
Totals	9.0	7	6	6	3	7	1	157-98	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Cimber 1-1; Plutko 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Clevinger 101-66; Cimber 21-14; Allen 20-9; Plutko 15-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Clevinger 6-9; Cimber 3-1; Allen 0-0; Plutko 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ian KennedyL	6.0	6	4	4	1	2	1	102-72	85.7	4.66

Scoring Plays

Top 3 • CLE

1-0

Jason Kipnis homers (18) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 99.3 mph💣 394 ftLA: 35°

Top 7 • CLE

11-0

Greg Allen doubles (11) on a ground ball to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Adam Rosales scores.

EV: 97.7 mph113 ftLA: 6°

10-0

Josh Donaldson hits a grand slam (8) to left center field. Francisco Lindor scores. Jose Ramirez scores. Edwin Encarnacion scores.

EV: 105.9 mph💣 413 ftLA: 29°

6-0

Edwin Encarnacion singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Roberto Perez scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd. Jose Ramirez to 2nd.

EV: 109.7 mph249 ftLA: 10°

5-0

Francisco Lindor reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Brandon Barnes scores. Greg Allen scores. Roberto Perez to 3rd. Francisco Lindor to 2nd. Throwing error by first baseman Ryan O'Hearn.

3-0

Roberto Perez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Adam Rosales scores. Brandon Barnes to 3rd. Greg Allen to 2nd.

EV: 82.3 mph9 ftLA: -16°

2-0

Yonder Alonso singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio, deflected by first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Josh Donaldson scores.

EV: 79.0 mph147 ftLA: 14°

Bot 7 • KC

11-1

Hunter Dozier doubles (19) on a pop up to second baseman Jose Ramirez. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

EV: 75.1 mph218 ftLA: 45°

Top 9 • CLE

14-1

Francisco Lindor singles on a ground ball to third baseman Hunter Dozier. Greg Allen scores. Roberto Perez to 3rd.

EV: 97.0 mph14 ftLA: -9°

13-1

Roberto Perez doubles (9) on a ground ball to right fielder Rosell Herrera. Yandy Diaz scores. Adam Rosales scores. Greg Allen to 3rd.

EV: 89.8 mph74 ftLA: 3°

Bot 9 • KC

14-2

Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Rajai Davis. Rosell Herrera scores.

EV: 101.9 mph349 ftLA: 18°

14-6

Brian Goodwin hits a grand slam (6) to right field. Salvador Perez scores. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Hunter Dozier scores.

EV: 106.9 mph💣 414 ftLA: 30°

Bench
Alex GordonLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.244/.323/.369	108.9	.044	.062
Ian KennedyP							.500/.500/.500	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake NewberryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Burch SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-