Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 6:10PM CST
On Thursday night, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of five runs to two. Carlos Santana hit a significant three-run home run for Cleveland during the game. This victory propelled the Indians closer to securing their first American League Central Division championship since the 2007 season.
Date: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 15,253
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Santana (27, Vargas); Ramírez (43, Flynn)
Home Runs: Kipnis (23, 1st inning off Vargas 0 on, 1 Out); Santana (34, 6th inning off Gee 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kipnis (80), Santana 4 (83)
2-out Runs Batted In: Santana
Sacrifice Hit: Pérez
Ground Into Double Play: Pérez
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Kipnis 0-1, Davis 0-2, Santana 2-2, Napoli 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Pérez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kipnis 1; Davis 1; Ramírez 1

Hit By Pitch: Chisenhall (By Gee); Kipnis (By Gee)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Clevinger 12-21; Otero 5-6; Shaw 1-4; Allen 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Clevinger 14-7-11-15; Otero 2-4-11-4; Shaw 2-4-5-2; Allen 1-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Clevinger 5-6; Otero 4-0; Shaw 1-0; Allen 2-1
Game Scores: M Clevinger 53

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Santana)
Errors: Lindor (11, throw)

Stolen Bases: Lindor (19, 2nd base off Vargas/Pérez)

Doubles: Pérez (28, Clevinger)
Home Runs: Escobar (7, 2nd inning off Clevinger 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Escobar 2 (52)
2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar 2
Ground Into Double Play: Cuthbert
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-11 (Merrifield 0-3, Hosmer 0-3, Orlando 0-1, Gordon 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Morales 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Orlando 1; Hosmer 1; Morales 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vargas 10-15; Gee 7-13; Flynn 2-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vargas 14-7-17-10; Gee 3-2-11-9; Flynn 1-4-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vargas 2-6; Gee 6-2; Flynn 1-1
Game Scores: J Vargas 53

Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Escobar-Merrifield)
Assists: Dyson (Santana at Home)

Stolen Bases: Cuthbert (2, 2nd base off Clevinger/Pérez)
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