Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 6:10PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2016

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 13,888

Line Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE 01002001-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 002000001

Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

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


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

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


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

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



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)

Assists: Dyson (Santana at 2nd base)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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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