KC 9, CLE 8 | Aug 25, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, August 25, 2019•Progressive Field•75°F, Sunny

Royals

CLE

Indians

Final

WIN

Ian Kennedy

LOSS

Nick Goody

SAVE

Jorge López

The Royals edged the Indians 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Nicky Lopez3 RBI

★Ryan O'Hearn2 HR, 2 RBI

★Kevin Plawecki3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Jorge Soler homers (36) on a fly ball to left center field. Whit Merrifield scores.

Weather: 75°F, SunnyWind: 9 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 5:10 PM UTCT: 3:39Att: 29,360Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Carlos Torres

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91.7%C

16 missed calls

+4.9% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

CLE WinKC Win

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

Game 565383 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.298/.349/.473	92.7	.390	.358
Jorge SolerDH	5	1	1	2	0	3	.251/.343/.533	111.4	.564	.1036
Hunter Dozier3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	.283/.360/.543	112.6	.270	.287
Alex GordonLF	3	1	0	0	2	0	.261/.335/.401	100.6	.140	.152
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	3	2	2	2	1	.171/.262/.315	110.2	.934	.1555
Bubba StarlingCF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.185/.224/.261	92.4	.111	.102
Nick DiniC	4	2	1	0	1	3	.158/.238/.368	95.6	.733	.688
Humberto ArteagaSS	4	1	1	0	1	1	.188/.248/.218	99.6	.295	.363
Nicky Lopez2B	4	0	2	3	0	0	.234/.271/.311	104.2	.321	.381
Bench
Eric SkoglundP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	38	9	9	7	6	13	-	-	-	-

HR:O'Hearn (3rd off Bieber, 0 on, 2 out); Soler (8th off Wittgren, 1 on, 0 out); O'Hearn (10th off Goody, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Lopez; Dini; Arteaga

TB:21

RBI:Soler 2; Lopez 3; O'Hearn 2

SB:Merrifield

GIDP:Soler; Gordon

Team LOB:5

Cleveland Indians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Francisco LindorSS	4	1	1	1	1	0	.296/.350/.519	102.9	.222

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Eric Skoglund	5.0	2	2	2	3	0	1	83-44	85	3.60
Scott BarlowBS	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	16-12	90.1	5.03
Tim Hill	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	90.2	4.01
Kevin McCarthy	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	6-2	88.8	4.95
Jacob Barnes	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	17-9	91.1	7.77
Ian KennedyW	1.0	3	4	4	1	1	2	29-17	93.1	3.75
Jorge LópezS	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	94.2	6.19
Totals	10.0	8	8	8	6	5	4	166-95	-	-

WP:Kennedy

IBB:McCarthy 2

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 1-0; McCarthy 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Skoglund 83-44; Barlow 16-12; Hill 2-2; McCarthy 6-2; Barnes 17-9; Kennedy 29-17; López 13-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Skoglund 6-10; Barlow 1-0; Hill 1-0; McCarthy 1-1; Barnes 3-0; Kennedy 1-1; López 1-0

Cleveland Indians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shane Bieber	7.0	6	3	2	2	8	1	111-75	89.4	3.23

Game Notes

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T2Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jason Kipnis. Nick Dini scores. Humberto Arteaga to 3rd.

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T8Wild pitch by Phil Maton

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B9Wild pitch by Ian Kennedy

Top 2 • KC

2-0

Whit Merrifield reaches on a fielder's choice out, third baseman Yu Chang to shortstop Francisco Lindor. Humberto Arteaga scores. Nicky Lopez out at 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Kevin Plawecki.

EV: 73.7 mph4 ftLA: -31°

1-0

Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jason Kipnis. Nick Dini scores. Humberto Arteaga to 3rd.

EV: 93.3 mph12 ftLA: -10°

Top 3 • KC

3-0

Ryan O'Hearn homers (8) on a line drive to right center field.

EV: 110.2 mph💣 390 ftLA: 19°

Bot 3 • CLE

3-2

Kevin Plawecki homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Yu Chang scores.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 389 ftLA: 29°

Bot 7 • CLE

3-3

Kevin Plawecki singles on a ground ball to center fielder Bubba Starling. Yu Chang scores.

EV: 70.9 mph106 ftLA: 9°

Top 8 • KC

8-3

Nicky Lopez doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Yasiel Puig. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Nick Dini scores. Humberto Arteaga to 3rd.

EV: 104.2 mph355 ftLA: 20°

6-3

Humberto Arteaga walks.

5-3

Jorge Soler homers (36) on a fly ball to left center field. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 111.4 mph💣 437 ftLA: 32°

Bot 8 • CLE

8-4

Franmil Reyes homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 104.8 mph💣 402 ftLA: 30°

Bot 9 • CLE

8-5

Francisco Lindor homers (23) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.9 mph💣 383 ftLA: 36°

8-8

Franmil Reyes homers (32) on a fly ball to center field. Carlos Santana scores. Yasiel Puig scores.

EV: 109.9 mph💣 423 ftLA: 34°

Top 10 • KC

9-8

Ryan O'Hearn homers (9) on a line drive to right field.

EV: 106.1 mph💣 365 ftLA: 22°

HR:Plawecki (3rd off Skoglund, 1 on, 0 out); Reyes (8th off Barnes, 0 on, 0 out); Lindor (9th off Kennedy, 0 on, 1 out); Reyes (9th off Kennedy, 4 on, 2 out)

3B:Chang

TB:22

RBI:Plawecki 3; Lindor; Reyes 4

SB:Allen

Team LOB:7

Bench
Yu Chang3B	3	2	2	0	1	0	.286/.375/.571	107.3	.372	.596
Kevin PlaweckiC	4	1	2	3	0	0	.214/.283/.344	103.9	.311	.521
Shane BieberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick WittgrenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.250/.250/.250	-	-	-
Hunter WoodP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nick GoodyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-