Saturday, September 16th, 2017 3:10PM CST
Bouncing back after the end of their record 22-game streak, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-4 in a game featuring an RBI double from Francisco Lindor. This victory helped set the stage for the Indians to secure the American League Central division championship later that day following the Minnesota Twins' loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Date: Saturday, September 16th, 2017
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 33,688
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Bruce (7, Hammel); Lindor (40, Hammel)
Home Runs: Encarnación (35, 7th inning off McCarthy 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Almonte (14), Santana (78), Encarnación 2 (92), Lindor 2 (81), Jackson (32)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lindor 2, Jackson
Sacrifice Flies: Encarnación; Almonte
Ground Into Double Play: Encarnación; Almonte
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Gomes 0-2, Urshela 0-2, Santana 1-1, Encarnación 0-1, Jackson 1-1, Almonte 0-1, Lindor 1-1, Díaz 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Urshela 1; Almonte 1

Wild Pitches: Carrasco
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Carrasco 19/28; Miller 1/1; McAllister 1/4; Goody 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Carrasco 15-17-18-20; Miller 1-0-0-1; McAllister 3-1-1-3; Goody 1-0-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Carrasco 7-8; Miller 0-1; McAllister 0-2; Goody 0-2
Game Scores: C Carrasco 45

Double Plays: 2 (Lindor-Urshela-Santana, Urshela-Lindor-Santana)

Stolen Bases: Díaz (2, 2nd base off Hammel/Butera)

Doubles: Cabrera (27, Carrasco); Escobar (32, Carrasco); Butera (4, Carrasco)
Home Runs: Gordon (7, 3rd inning off Carrasco 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Gordon (43), Moss (47), Butera (14), Merrifield (71)
2-out Runs Batted In: Butera, Merrifield
Sacrifice Flies: Moss
Ground Into Double Play: Hosmer; Moss
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Moustakas 0-1, Merrifield 1-1, Butera 1-1, Hosmer 0-1, Gordon 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Hosmer 1

Wild Pitches: Hammel
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 19/30; McCarthy 2/4; Morin 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 15-5-18-27; McCarthy 1-0-3-4; Morin 3-2-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 5-11; McCarthy 3-0; Morin 1-2
Game Scores: J Hammel 26

Double Plays: 2 (Moustakas-Hosmer, Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)
Errors: Butera (2, throw)

Stolen Bases: Merrifield (30, 2nd base off Carrasco/Gomes)
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