Starting Lineups:
Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals
1. Lindor ss Merrifield 2b
2. Brantley lf Mondesi ss
3. J. Ramirez 2b Perez dh
4. Encarnacion dh O'Hearn 1b
5. Donaldson 3b R. Herrera rf
6. Diaz 1b Goodwin cf
7. Cabrera rf Escobar 3b
8. Kipnis cf Phillips lf
9. Haase c Viloria c
Carrasco p Skoglund p
INDIANS 1ST: Lindor reached on an error by Skoglund; Lindor
stole second; Brantley was called out on strikes; Lindor stole
third [Lindor scored (error by Escobar) (unearned)]; J. Ramirez
flied to center; Encarnacion singled to left; Donaldson forced
Encarnacion (shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield flied to right; Mondesi walked; Perez was
called out on strikes; Mondesi stole second; O'Hearn flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
INDIANS 2ND: Diaz walked; Cabrera forced Diaz (first to
shortstop); Kipnis forced Cabrera (second to shortstop); Haase
forced Kipnis (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians
1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: R. Herrera grounded out (shortstop to first);
Goodwin grounded out (second to first); Escobar singled to left;
Phillips struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.
INDIANS 3RD: Lindor homered to left-center; Brantley was hit by
a pitch; J. Ramirez flied to left; Brantley stole second;
Encarnacion struck out; Donaldson flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Viloria struck out; Merrifield struck out; Mondesi
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians
2, Royals 0.
INDIANS 4TH: Diaz doubled to left; Skoglund threw a wild pitch
[Diaz to third]; Cabrera flied to center; Kipnis struck out;
Haase popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals
0.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez struck out; O'Hearn flied to center; R.
Herrera grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 0.
INDIANS 5TH: Lindor walked; Brantley grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Lindor out at second]; J.
Ramirez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals
0.
ROYALS 5TH: Goodwin singled to left; Goodwin stole second;
Escobar grounded out (first unassisted) [Goodwin to third];
Phillips walked; Viloria singled to center [Goodwin scored,
Phillips to second]; Merrifield struck out; Mondesi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.
INDIANS 6TH: FLYNN REPLACED SKOGLUND (PITCHING); Encarnacion
lined to shortstop; Donaldson doubled to center; ROSALES RAN FOR
DONALDSON; Diaz walked; Cabrera flied to center; Flynn threw a
wild pitch [Rosales to third, Diaz to second]; Kipnis struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: ROSALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BARNES REPLACED
KIPNIS (PLAYING RF); G. ALLEN REPLACED CABRERA (PLAYING CF);
BAUER REPLACED CARRASCO (PITCHING); Perez grounded out (third to
first); O'Hearn lined to left; R. Herrera lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.
INDIANS 7TH: LIVELY REPLACED FLYNN (PITCHING); Haase struck out;
Lindor lined to center; Brantley singled to left; DAVIS RAN FOR
BRANTLEY; J. Ramirez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians
2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Goodwin grounded
out (second to first); Escobar popped to second; Phillips
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, Royals 1.
INDIANS 8TH: Encarnacion singled to center; Rosales struck out;
ALONSO BATTED FOR DIAZ; Alonso walked [Encarnacion to second];
G. Allen forced Alonso (first to shortstop) [Encarnacion to
third]; Barnes flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: ALONSO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Viloria grounded
out (first to pitcher); Merrifield singled to center; Mondesi
struck out while Merrifield stole second [Merrifield to third
(error by Haase)]; BONIFACIO RAN FOR MERRIFIELD; Perez flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.
INDIANS 9TH: BONIFACIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); R. HERRERA
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); MCCARTHY REPLACED LIVELY
(PITCHING); Haase struck out; Lindor grounded out (shortstop to
first); Davis lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2,
Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: O'Hearn lined to center; R. Herrera singled to
second; Goodwin struck out; Escobar grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Indians 2 6 1 9
Royals 1 5 2 6
