Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians

Friday, September 30th, 2016 7:15PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Friday, September 30th, 2016

Time: 7:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,741

Line Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE 004000300

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Merrifield-Mondesi-Hosmer)

Errors: Ventura (5, throw); Flynn (2, throw)



Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

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


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

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


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Santana)


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

Picked Off: Lindor (1st base by Ventura)


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