Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 6:10PM CST
On Wednesday night, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals with a score of 4-3, a victory which eliminated the reigning world champions from contention. Cleveland's pitcher Corey Kluber was effective on the mound, allowing just two runs and striking out nine batters through six and one third innings of work.
Date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 13,888
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: Ramírez 3 (42, Kennedy 3); Santana (26, Kennedy); Kipnis 2 (37, Strahm, Kennedy)
Runs Batted In: Chisenhall (56), Kipnis (79), Ramírez (71), Santana (79)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ramírez
Sacrifice Hit: Pérez
Ground Into Double Play: Kipnis
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-17 (Chisenhall 1-3, Kipnis 1-2, Naquin 0-1, Davis 0-2, Napoli 0-3, Santana 1-1, Ramírez 1-1, Lindor 0-3, Pérez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chisenhall 1; Davis 2; Naquin 1; Napoli 1; Pérez 1

Intentional Walks: Naquin (By Kennedy)
Hit By Pitch: Almonte (By Strahm)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kluber 15-26; Miller 0-2; Shaw 1-3; Allen 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kluber 15-19-19-15; Miller 2-2-2-1; Shaw 3-2-2-2; Allen 2-2-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kluber 2-7; Miller 1-0; Shaw 2-0; Allen 1-1
Game Scores: C Kluber 60

Caught Stealing: Davis (6, 2nd base by Kennedy/Pérez)

Doubles: Cuthbert (28, Kluber)
Home Runs: Pérez (21, 9th inning off Allen 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Morales (89), Pérez 2 (61)
2-out Runs Batted In: Morales, Pérez
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Dyson 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Morales 1-1, Burns 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dyson 1; Gordon 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 14-27; Strahm 4-6; McCarthy 2-4; Alexander 0-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 12-14-23-21; Strahm 2-4-10-2; McCarthy 2-1-6-4; Alexander 2-1-0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 5-7; Strahm 1-0; McCarthy 2-0; Alexander 0-0
Game Scores: I Kennedy 39

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)
Assists: Dyson (Santana at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: Gore (1, 2nd base by Allen/Pérez); Burns (5, 2nd base by Kluber)
Picked Off: Burns (1st base by Kluber)
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