Sunday, August 26th, 2018 1:15PM CST
On Sunday, August 26, 2018, the Cleveland Indians snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Kansas City Royals with a score of 12 to 5. Key contributions to the Indians' victory included Jason Kipnis, who hit an inside-the-park home run and drove in four runs, and Edwin Encarnacion, who added a two-run shot.
Date: Sunday, August 26th, 2018
Time: 1:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 18,575
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

Doubles: Escobar (19, Bieber); Gordon (16, Bieber); Merrifield (35, Miller)
Home Runs: Merrifield (10, 1st inning off Bieber 0 on, 0 Out); Pérez (23, 4th inning off Bieber 0 on, 0 Out); Duda (13, 6th inning off Bieber 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Merrifield (47), Pérez (65), Duda 3 (48)
2-out Runs Batted In: Duda
Ground Into Double Play: Butera
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Merrifield 0-2, Butera 0-2, Phillips 0-2, Gordon 0-1, Pérez 0-2, Duda 2-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 2; Phillips 1

Wild Pitches: López
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: López 10/20; Smith 2/15; McCarthy 1/1; Newberry 3/5; Maurer 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: López 16-5-14-13; Smith 4-5-5-11; McCarthy 0-1-1-1; Newberry 5-0-1-4; Maurer 4-2-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: López 4-4; Smith 4-2; McCarthy 1-0; Newberry 0-2; Maurer 2-1
Game Scores: J Lopez 33

Double Plays: 1 (Duda)
Errors: Duda (3, ground ball)
Assists: Phillips (Cabrera at 2nd base)

Doubles: Alonso (18, López); G. Allen (6, López); Kipnis (22, Smith)
Home Runs: Encarnación (28, 8th inning off Newberry 1 on, 2 Out); Kipnis (12, 9th inning off Maurer 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cabrera (27), Kipnis 4 (53), G. Allen 2 (13), Lindor 2 (78), Encarnación 2 (87)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lindor 2, Kipnis, Encarnación 2
Sacrifice Hit: R. Pérez
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-12 (Kipnis 1-1, Cabrera 1-1, G. Allen 1-3, Brantley 0-2, J. Ramírez 0-2, Encarnación 1-1, Lindor 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: G. Allen 1; Brantley 2; J. Ramírez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Bieber 15/22; O. Pérez 4/4; Cimber 1/1; Miller 2/5; C. Allen 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Bieber 18-15-11-15; O. Pérez 5-4-0-2; Cimber 1-0-1-1; Miller 4-1-3-5; C. Allen 7-1-6-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Bieber 5-4; O. Pérez 1-1; Cimber 0-1; Miller 1-2; C. Allen 1-1
Game Scores: S Bieber 47

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Alonso)
Errors: J. Ramírez (8, ground ball)

Stolen Bases: Kipnis (6, 3rd base off Smith/Butera)
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