Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 5:10PM CST

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Game Recap

Tuesday night saw Kansas City defeat the Cleveland Indians by a score of 8 to 6, a victory that snapped their seven-game losing streak. A key moment came in the eighth inning when Maikel Franco drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly, and he added an RBI single in the ninth inning to contribute further to the win.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020

Time: 5:10PM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 0

Line Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE 212000001
Kansas City RoyalsKC 003000221

Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

Doubles: Freeman 2 (3, Junis 2)

Home Runs: Santana (5, 1st inning off Junis 1 on, 2 Out); León (2, 2nd inning off Junis 0 on, 2 Out); Lindor (7, 3rd inning off Junis 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Santana 2 (21), León 2 (3), Lindor 2 (19)

2-out Runs Batted In: Santana (2), León

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Santana 1-1, DeShields 0-1, León 0-1, Lindor 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: DeShields 1


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Lopez (by O. Pérez)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: O. Pérez 1/4; McKenzie 8/19; Plutko 4/6; Cimber 3/3; Quantrill 4/6; Karinchak 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: O. Pérez-1-3-2-1; McKenzie-15-13-18-10; Plutko-3-4-0-5; Cimber-1-1-6-3; Quantrill-3-0-2-6; Karinchak-3-4-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McKenzie 5-3; Plutko 1-2; Cimber 0-1; Quantrill 3-1; Karinchak 0-1

Game Scores: T McKenzie 55


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Errors: Santana (3, catch)


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

Picked Off: Freeman (2nd base, Zimmer)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: Merrifield (9, Plutko); Gallagher (5, Quantrill); Lopez (6, McKenzie)

Home Runs: Merrifield (8, 3rd inning off McKenzie 2 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Franco 2 (23), Merrifield 3 (25), Gallagher (3), Lopez 2 (10)

2-out Runs Batted In: Franco, Gallagher, Lopez

Sacrifice Flies: Franco

Sacrifice Hit: Mondesi

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Franco 1-1, Merrifield 1-2, Dozier 1-2, Gallagher 0-1, Olivares 0-1, Lopez 0-1)

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Holland 6/6; Barlow 3/5; Zimmer 4/5; Junis 14/20

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Holland-5-5-5-2; Barlow-3-6-5-3; Zimmer-4-6-4-1; Junis-12-9-9-17

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Holland 1-2; Barlow 1-0; Zimmer 1-0; Junis 7-3

Game Scores: J Junis 32


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Mondesi (12, 2nd base off Cimber/León)


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