Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Sunday, April 8th, 2018 12:10PM CST

Cleveland Guardians

Guardians

CLE

Home

3
vs.
Final

Royals

KC

Away

1
Kansas City Royals

Game Recap

On Sunday, April 8, 2018, in the coldest game ever played at Progressive Field, the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals by a score of 3 to 1. The deciding hit came in the ninth inning when Yan Gomes connected for a tiebreaking two-run home run off Brandon Maurer, securing the victory for Cleveland.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, April 8th, 2018

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 14,240

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Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

Home Runs: Gomes (2, 9th inning off Maurer 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Ramírez (4), Gomes 2 (5)

Sacrifice Hit: Lindor

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Zimmer 0-1, Kipnis 0-1, Brantley 0-1, Encarnación 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Lindor 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Brantley 1; Encarnación 1; Lindor 1


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Clevinger 21/29; Olson 2/2; Allen 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Clevinger 21-10-20-22; Olson 3-2-2-0; Allen 3-2-3-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Clevinger 10-5; Olson 0-0; Allen 0-1

Game Scores: M Clevinger 58


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (Alonso-Lindor-Clevinger, Kipnis-Lindor-Alonso, Gomes-Lindor)

Assists: Zimmer (Jay at Home)


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Zimmer (2, 2nd base off Grimm/Gallagher)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Soler (1, Clevinger)

Triples: Jay (1, Clevinger)

Runs Batted In: Jay (1)

2-out Runs Batted In: Jay

Ground Into Double Play: Moustakas; Goins

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-5 (Moustakas 1-1, Merrifield 0-1, Goins 0-2, Escobar 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Goins 1; Escobar 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hammel 14/23; Hill 2/4; Grimm 1/4; Maurer 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hammel 13-10-14-16; Hill 2-1-7-3; Grimm 2-1-2-4; Maurer 1-4-5-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hammel 7-6; Hill 1-2; Grimm 2-1; Maurer 0-0

Game Scores: J Hammel 69


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: Grimm (1, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Soler (1, 2nd base by Clevinger/Gomes)

Picked Off: Moustakas (1st base by Gomes)


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