Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Friday, August 25th, 2017 6:10PM CST

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Game Recap

Rookie pitcher Ryan Merritt delivered a career-high 6 2/3 innings on Friday night as the Cleveland Indians defeated the visiting Kansas City Royals by a score of 4-0, securing their American League-leading 13th shutout.

Game Details

Date: Friday, August 25th, 2017

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 34,061

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Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

Doubles: Urshela (3, Vargas)

Home Runs: Lindor (23, 5th inning off Vargas 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Urshela (8), Jackson (27), Lindor 2 (63)

Ground Into Double Play: Guyer

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Gomes 0-1, Urshela 0-1, Jackson 1-2, Encarnación 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Bruce 0-1, Lindor 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Urshela 1; Encarnación 1; Bruce 2


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Olson pitched to 1 batter in the 8th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Merritt 21/27; Smith 3/3; Olson 0/1; Allen 2/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Merritt 21-8-14-23; Smith 3-0-1-3; Olson 2-0-0-1; Allen 1-2-6-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Merritt 12-5; Smith 0-3; Olson 0-0; Allen 1-1

Game Scores: R Merritt 62


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Lindor-Ramírez-Santana 2)

Errors: Lindor (9, throw)


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Jackson (2, 2nd base off Vargas/Pérez); Lindor (10, 2nd base off McCarthy/Pérez)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Escobar (25, Merritt); Gordon (15, Merritt); Hosmer (24, Merritt)

Ground Into Double Play: Cabrera; Bonifacio

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Merrifield 0-2, Cabrera 0-1, Cuthbert 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Cain 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Cabrera 1; Cuthbert 2; Pérez 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vargas 14/22; McCarthy 7/9; Buchter 4/5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vargas 15-5-21-17; McCarthy 6-3-6-7; Buchter 1-2-10-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vargas 6-7; McCarthy 2-2; Buchter 1-2

Game Scores: J Vargas 39


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)

Errors: Pérez (3, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Merrifield (25, 2nd base off Merritt/Gomes)


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