Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Saturday, September 16th, 2017 3:10PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Saturday, September 16th, 2017

Time: 3:10PM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 33,688

Line Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE 01200410-
Kansas City RoyalsKC 001100200

Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

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


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

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


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

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


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

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



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

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

Errors: Butera (2, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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


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