Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 6:10PM CST

Cleveland Guardians

Guardians

CLE

Home

5
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

2
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 15,253

Line Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE 20000300-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 020000000

Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

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


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

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


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Santana)

Errors: Lindor (11, throw)


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

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



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Pérez-Escobar-Merrifield)

Assists: Dyson (Santana at Home)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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


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