Friday, August 25th, 2017 6:10PM CST
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.
Date: Friday, August 25th, 2017
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 34,061
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 2 (Lindor-Ramírez-Santana 2)
Errors: Lindor (9, throw)

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

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

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

Double Plays: 1 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer)
Errors: Pérez (3, throw)

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