Friday, September 30th, 2016 7:15PM CST
In his first start at the major league level, Ryan Merritt threw five strong innings for the Cleveland Indians in their victory over the Kansas City Royals, retiring the final thirteen batters he faced.
Date: Friday, September 30th, 2016
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,741
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

Triples: Butera (1, Miller)
Runs Batted In: Hosmer (104), Butera (16)
Sacrifice Hit: Merrifield
Ground Into Double Play: Orlando
Team Left On Base: 2
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Mondesi 0-1, Hosmer 1-1, Orlando 0-1, Burns 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Burns 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ventura 15-26; Flynn 3-11; Pounders 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ventura 21-16-14-13; Flynn 3-5-8-8; Pounders 2-3-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ventura 5-4; Flynn 3-1; Pounders 0-2
Game Scores: Y Ventura 49

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Mondesi-Hosmer)
Errors: Ventura (5, throw); Flynn (2, throw)

Doubles: Santana (30, Ventura); Lindor (29, Ventura); Ramírez (46, Ventura)
Triples: Santana (2, Ventura)
Home Runs: Lindor (15, 7th inning off Flynn 2 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Santana 2 (87), Kipnis (82), Ramírez (76), Lindor 3 (75)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ramírez
Sacrifice Flies: Kipnis
Ground Into Double Play: Napoli
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Chisenhall 0-2, Kipnis 0-2, Naquin 0-1, Davis 0-1, Santana 2-2, Napoli 0-2, Ramírez 1-1, Lindor 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chisenhall 1; Naquin 2

Hit By Pitch: Lindor (By Ventura)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Merritt 13-17; Otero 4-5; Shaw 2-3; Miller 1-3; Allen 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Merritt 15-5-8-12; Otero 6-3-2-3; Shaw 1-3-4-2; Miller 1-2-3-2; Allen 1-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Merritt 6-5; Otero 3-0; Shaw 1-0; Miller 1-0; Allen 1-1
Game Scores: R Merritt 61

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Santana)

Picked Off: Lindor (1st base by Ventura)
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