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Lindor homers leading off again, Indians roll Royals 9-3

CLEVELAND (AP) With one swing, Francisco Lindor shook the Indians from their early September slumber.

The All-Star shortstop homered leading off the first again, Mike Clevinger struck out 10 and Cleveland moved closer to its third straight AL Central title with a 9-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

The Indians ended a three-game losing streak and reduced their magic number for clinching another division title to 10 following Minnesota's 5-2 loss to Houston.

After a 5-1 loss Monday night, Lindor, who sets the tone for Cleveland with everything he does, talked about the team being flat and needing a spark.

He provided an early one with his sixth leadoff homer - one shy of the club record set by Grady Sizemore in 2008 - as the Indians jumped to a 3-0 lead on Danny Duffy (8-12), whose season is over because of a sore left shoulder.

''That's one of the reasons I wanted to be a leadoff hitter,'' said Lindor, who has 31 homers. ''To get things going.''

Yandy Diaz hit his first major league homer and Jason Kipnis added two RBIs for Cleveland, which has the most commanding lead of any first-place team in the majors.

Not only did the Royals have their season-high winning streak stopped at six, Duffy's season came to an end rookie right fielder Brett Phillips bruised his right shoulder on a scary collision into the wall.

Duffy was on the disabled list from Aug. 13-23 with shoulder issues.

''I'm crushed about it,'' Duffy said. ''I get paid to pay baseball. I take pride that if you have an able body you should go. My body just said it was enough today.''

Staked to a 6-0 lead after two innings, Clevinger (11-7) allowed just three hits in six innings and remained unbeaten in his last seven starts. The right-hander, who could have a big role for the Indians in October, had a little more velocity on his fastball and struck out six of nine in one dominant stretch.

Diaz picked up an RBI on a fielder's choice and Kipnis, who is moving from second base to center field, singled home a run in the inning before Duffy was removed after 26 pitches. The left-hander underwent Tommy John surgery in 2012.

The Indians added three runs in the second off Burch Smith on Jose Ramirez's double, Edwin Encarnacion's sacrifice fly and Brandon Guyer's RBI single.

DON'T DO THAT

Lindor got hit on the right forearm in his second at-bat by Smith, but didn't think the Royals were throwing at him.

''If he was trying to hit me, it's OK,'' Lindor said. ''He hit me in the right spot. We weren't throwing at each other, if that's what you guys are trying to get to.''

Clevinger wasn't so sure, and sent a warning to Kansas City.

''I think that would be very unwise of the whole Royals organization,'' he said. ''Especially as much as we see them and the arms we have over here. I hope not. And I think for their sake, they'd better hope not either.

The Royals also hit Rajai Davis and the Indians plunked Brian Goodwin and Adalberto Mondesi.

CRASH TEST

Phillips was fortunate he wasn't more seriously hurt after banging hard into the wall in the second inning.

Breaking back on Ramirez's drive, Phillips just missed making a catch before barreling full-speed into the wall. His torso twisted awkwardly and he crumpled onto the warning track. His teammates and a trainer rushed to Phillips, who got to his feet and remained in the game after being examined.

Phillips was removed the next inning. He had a sling on his arm following the game.

Manager Ned Yost did not provide any further details on Phillips' injury.

MOVING TIME

Kipnis isn't thrilled about having to change positions, but he's willing to do it as long as Josh Donaldson is healthy.

The Indians acquired Donaldson - the 2015 AL MVP - in a trade with Toronto, and once activated from the disabled list, he'll take over at third with Ramirez going to second and Kipnis heading to the outfield.

Kipnis did the same thing a year ago.

''Does it take a little wind out of my sails?'' he said. ''A little bit. But not enough to get me to stop working, stop competing.''

TRAINER'S ROOM

Royals: C Salvador Perez (sprained left thumb) was out of the lineup for the sixth straight game. The six-time All-Star was injured Aug. 28.

Indians: LHP Andrew Miller is expected to throw a bullpen session on Thursday in Toronto as he recovers from shoulder soreness that landed him on the disabled list. Miller has been on the DL three times this season, but the reliever isn't concerned about his latest issue which he has previously dealt with in spring training. The former All-Star left-hander has also been out with hamstring and knee injuries.

UP NEXT

Corey Kluber tries to become the majors' first 18-game winner as the Indians conclude their three-game series with the Royals, who will start Brad Keller.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC46-92	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	1
Guardians CLE78-60	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	X	9	11	1

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

W: M. Clevinger (11-7)L: D. Duffy (8-12)S: (0)

KCRoyals

CLEGuardians

.M. ClevingerMike Clevinger
P
6.0 IP, ER, BB, 10 SO, 96 P
.Y. DiazYandy Diaz
DH
3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, HR, BB, SO, 3B

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.306	.372	.440	.812	0.0
A. Mondesi SS	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.291	.443	.734	1.5
A. Gordon LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.239	.318	.358	.676	5.5
H. Dozier 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.239	.290	.407	.697	4.5
R. O'Hearn DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.259	.337	.624	.960	0.0
B. Goodwin CF	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.260	.357	.417	.774	2.5
A. Escobar 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	.221	.271	.302	.573	1.5
B. Phillips RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.198	.262	.342	.605	-0.5
J. Bonifacio RF	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.237	.316	.367	.683	0.0
C. Gallagher C	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.211	.250	.342	.592	-1.5

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	4
A. Mondesi SS	3
A. Gordon LF	4
H. Dozier 1B	4
R. O'Hearn DH	3
B. Goodwin CF	2
A. Escobar 3B	4
B. Phillips RF	1
J. Bonifacio RF	3
C. Gallagher C	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
F. Lindor SS	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	.285	.361	.526	.887	8.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	.333	.364	.476	.840	13.5
J. Ramirez 3B	3	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	.287	.402	.590	.992	8.0
E. Encarnacion 1B	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.231	.320	.472	.791	0.5
A. Rosales 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
B. Guyer LF	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	.198	.286	.358	.644	2.0
M. Cabrera RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	.282	.332	.441	.773	3.0
B. Barnes RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
J. Kipnis 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	.228	.313	.374	.687	4.0
E. Gonzalez 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.320	.403	.723	0.0
R. Perez C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	.148	.244	.219	.464	0.0
R. Davis CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.242	.292	.303	.595	1.0

HITTERS	AB
F. Lindor SS	4
Y. Diaz DH	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
E. Encarnacion 1B	3
A. Rosales 1B	1
B. Guyer LF	5
M. Cabrera RF	4
B. Barnes RF	1
J. Kipnis 2B	4
E. Gonzalez 2B	0
R. Perez C	3
R. Davis CF	3

2B - H. Dozier 2 (15)
HR - A. Gordon (11)
RBI - A. Gordon (37), H. Dozier (26), J. Bonifacio (16)
2-Out RBI - H. Dozier (11)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Merrifield, R. O'Hearn, B. Phillips 2 (2), C. Gallagher 2 (2)

2B - J. Ramirez (34)
3B - Y. Diaz (2)
HR - F. Lindor (31), Y. Diaz
SF - E. Encarnacion (6)
RBI - F. Lindor (80), Y. Diaz 2 (11), J. Ramirez (96), E. Encarnacion (93), B. Guyer (23), M. Cabrera (32), J. Kipnis 2 (59)
2-Out RBI - Y. Diaz 2 (5), B. Guyer (12), J. Kipnis 2 (24)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Diaz, J. Ramirez, E. Encarnacion, J. Kipnis 2 (2), R. Perez 4 (4)

E - H. Dozier (6)

E - E. Gonzalez (8)
PB - R. Perez (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Duffy (L, 8-12)	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	1	4.88	1.49	-13.0
B. Smith	2.1	3	3	3	2	4	0	6.69	1.62	0.0
J. Newberry	2.0	3	2	1	1	2	1	3.52	1.57	2.0
J. Vasto	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16.20	2.40	3.5
B. Maurer	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	8.65	2.19	1.0
J. Hammel	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5.98	1.61	4.5

PITCHERS	IP
D. Duffy (L, 8-12)	0.2
B. Smith	2.1
J. Newberry	2.0
J. Vasto	1.0
B. Maurer	1.0
J. Hammel	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Clevinger (W, 11-7)	6.0	3	1	1	1	10	1	3.11	1.19	28.0
O. Perez	0.1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.55	0.0
A. Cimber	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	1.22	2.0
B. Hand	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.73	1.09	-1.5
C. Allen	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4.45	1.33	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Clevinger (W, 11-7)	6.0
O. Perez	0.1
A. Cimber	1.0
B. Hand	0.2
C. Allen	1.0

HBP - B. Smith (4), B. Maurer
Pitches-Strikes - D. Duffy 26-14, B. Smith 61-37, J. Newberry 35-24, J. Vasto 10-9, B. Maurer 19-10, J. Hammel 10-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Duffy 1-1, J. Newberry 2-3, B. Maurer 1-2
Batters Faced - D. Duffy 7, B. Smith 13, J. Newberry 11, J. Vasto 3, B. Maurer 5, J. Hammel 3

HBP - O. Perez, B. Hand (8)
Pitches-Strikes - M. Clevinger 96-65, O. Perez 6-4, A. Cimber 11-8, B. Hand 17-11, C. Allen 19-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Clevinger 4-4, O. Perez 1-0, A. Cimber 3-0
Batters Faced - M. Clevinger 22, O. Perez 2, A. Cimber 4, B. Hand 4, C. Allen 4

.M. ClevingerMike Clevinger
P
6.0 IP, ER, BB, 10 SO, 96 P
.Y. DiazYandy Diaz
DH
3-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, HR, BB, SO, 3B

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Royals KC46-92	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	1
Guardians CLE78-60	3	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	X	9	11	1

Progressive FieldCleveland, OH

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
W. Merrifield 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.306	.372	.440	.812	0.0
A. Mondesi SS	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267	.291	.443	.734	1.5
A. Gordon LF	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	.239	.318	.358	.676	5.5
H. Dozier 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	.239	.290	.407	.697	4.5
R. O'Hearn DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.259	.337	.624	.960	0.0
B. Goodwin CF	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.260	.357	.417	.774	2.5
A. Escobar 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	.221	.271	.302	.573	1.5
B. Phillips RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.198	.262	.342	.605	-0.5
J. Bonifacio RF	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.237	.316	.367	.683	0.0
C. Gallagher C	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	.211	.250	.342	.592	-1.5
Total	32	3	5	3	1	2	13	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
W. Merrifield 2B	4
A. Mondesi SS	3
A. Gordon LF	4
H. Dozier 1B	4
R. O'Hearn DH	3
B. Goodwin CF	2
A. Escobar 3B	4
B. Phillips RF	1
J. Bonifacio RF	3
C. Gallagher C	4
Total	32

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
F. Lindor SS	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	.285	.361	.526	.887	8.0
Y. Diaz DH	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	.333	.364	.476	.840	13.5
J. Ramirez 3B	3	3	1	1	0	2	0	1	.287	.402	.590	.992	8.0
E. Encarnacion 1B	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.231	.320	.472	.791	0.5
A. Rosales 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
B. Guyer LF	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	.198	.286	.358	.644	2.0
M. Cabrera RF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	.282	.332	.441	.773	3.0
B. Barnes RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
J. Kipnis 2B	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	.228	.313	.374	.687	4.0
E. Gonzalez 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.320	.403	.723	0.0
R. Perez C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	.148	.244	.219	.464	0.0
R. Davis CF	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.242	.292	.303	.595	1.0
Total	35	9	11	9	2	4	10	18	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
F. Lindor SS	4
Y. Diaz DH	4
J. Ramirez 3B	3
E. Encarnacion 1B	3
A. Rosales 1B	1
B. Guyer LF	5
M. Cabrera RF	4
B. Barnes RF	1
J. Kipnis 2B	4
E. Gonzalez 2B	0
R. Perez C	3
R. Davis CF	3
Total	35

2B - H. Dozier 2 (15)
HR - A. Gordon (11)
RBI - A. Gordon (37), H. Dozier (26), J. Bonifacio (16)
2-Out RBI - H. Dozier (11)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - W. Merrifield, R. O'Hearn, B. Phillips 2 (2), C. Gallagher 2 (2)

2B - J. Ramirez (34)
3B - Y. Diaz (2)
HR - F. Lindor (31), Y. Diaz
SF - E. Encarnacion (6)
RBI - F. Lindor (80), Y. Diaz 2 (11), J. Ramirez (96), E. Encarnacion (93), B. Guyer (23), M. Cabrera (32), J. Kipnis 2 (59)
2-Out RBI - Y. Diaz 2 (5), B. Guyer (12), J. Kipnis 2 (24)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Diaz, J. Ramirez, E. Encarnacion, J. Kipnis 2 (2), R. Perez 4 (4)

E - H. Dozier (6)

E - E. Gonzalez (8)
PB - R. Perez (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
D. Duffy (L, 8-12)	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	1	4.88	1.49	-13.0
B. Smith	2.1	3	3	3	2	4	0	6.69	1.62	0.0
J. Newberry	2.0	3	2	1	1	2	1	3.52	1.57	2.0
J. Vasto	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16.20	2.40	3.5
B. Maurer	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	8.65	2.19	1.0
J. Hammel	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5.98	1.61	4.5
Total	8.0	11	9	8	4	10	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
D. Duffy (L, 8-12)	0.2
B. Smith	2.1
J. Newberry	2.0
J. Vasto	1.0
B. Maurer	1.0
J. Hammel	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Clevinger (W, 11-7)	6.0	3	1	1	1	10	1	3.11	1.19	28.0
O. Perez	0.1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.55	0.0
A. Cimber	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	1.22	2.0
B. Hand	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.73	1.09	-1.5
C. Allen	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	4.45	1.33	3.0
Total	9.0	5	3	2	2	13	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Clevinger (W, 11-7)	6.0
O. Perez	0.1
A. Cimber	1.0
B. Hand	0.2
C. Allen	1.0
Total	9.0

HBP - B. Smith (4), B. Maurer
Pitches-Strikes - D. Duffy 26-14, B. Smith 61-37, J. Newberry 35-24, J. Vasto 10-9, B. Maurer 19-10, J. Hammel 10-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - D. Duffy 1-1, J. Newberry 2-3, B. Maurer 1-2
Batters Faced - D. Duffy 7, B. Smith 13, J. Newberry 11, J. Vasto 3, B. Maurer 5, J. Hammel 3

HBP - O. Perez, B. Hand (8)
Pitches-Strikes - M. Clevinger 96-65, O. Perez 6-4, A. Cimber 11-8, B. Hand 17-11, C. Allen 19-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Clevinger 4-4, O. Perez 1-0, A. Cimber 3-0
Batters Faced - M. Clevinger 22, O. Perez 2, A. Cimber 4, B. Hand 4, C. Allen 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Lindor homered to left 0 1
Cabrera reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third, Guyer out at second 0 2
Kipnis singled to right, Ramirez scored, Cabrera to second 0 3
2ND INNING
Ramirez doubled to deep right center, Lindor scored, Diaz to third 0 4
Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to center, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third 0 5
Guyer singled to left, Ramirez scored 0 6
4TH INNING
Gordon homered to center 1 6
Kipnis singled to shallow right, Ramirez scored, Cabrera to second 1 7
5TH INNING
Diaz homered to center 1 8

1ST INNING
	Lindor homered to left	0	1
	Cabrera reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third, Guyer out at second	0	2
	Kipnis singled to right, Ramirez scored, Cabrera to second	0	3

2ND INNING
	Ramirez doubled to deep right center, Lindor scored, Diaz to third	0	4
	Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to center, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third	0	5
	Guyer singled to left, Ramirez scored	0	6

4TH INNING
	Gordon homered to center	1	6
	Kipnis singled to shallow right, Ramirez scored, Cabrera to second	1	7

5TH INNING
	Diaz homered to center	1	8

7TH INNING
	Bonifacio reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Goodwin scored, Bonifacio to second, Escobar out at second on 2nd baseman Gonzalez throwing error	2	8
	Diaz tripled to deep right, Davis scored	2	9

8TH INNING
Dozier doubled to left center, Mondesi scored 3 9

8TH INNING
	Dozier doubled to left center, Mondesi scored	3	9

1ST INNING
Royals
M. Clevinger Pitching:
W. Merrifield: Foul, Merrifield lined out to left
A. Mondesi: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Mondesi grounded out to first
A. Gordon: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Gordon struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
D. Duffy Pitching:
F. Lindor: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Lindor homered to left
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Diaz singled to shallow left
J. Ramirez: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ramirez walked, Diaz to second
E. Encarnacion: Foul, Encarnacion flied out to left
B. Guyer: Ball, Guyer singled to shallow left, Diaz to third, Ramirez to second
M. Cabrera: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Cabrera reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third, Guyer out at second
J. Kipnis: Ball, Kipnis singled to right, Ramirez scored, Cabrera to second
Burch Smith relieved Danny Duffy
R. Perez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
End of the 1st (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Royals
M. Clevinger Pitching:
H. Dozier: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Dozier doubled to deep right center
R. O'Hearn: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, O'Hearn walked
B. Goodwin: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Goodwin struck out swinging
A. Escobar: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Escobar struck out swinging
B. Phillips: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Phillips struck out swinging
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
B. Smith Pitching:
R. Davis: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Davis struck out swinging
F. Lindor: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Lindor hit by pitch
Y. Diaz: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Diaz walked, Lindor to second
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ramirez doubled to deep right center, Lindor scored, Diaz to third
E. Encarnacion: Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to center, Diaz scored, Ramirez to third
B. Guyer: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Guyer singled to left, Ramirez scored
M. Cabrera: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Cabrera singled to shallow right center, Guyer to third
J. Kipnis: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Kipnis popped out to shortstop
End of the 2nd (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Royals
M. Clevinger Pitching:
C. Gallagher: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Gallagher struck out looking
W. Merrifield: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Merrifield lined out to left
A. Mondesi: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Mondesi struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Jorge Bonifacio in right field
R. Perez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Perez walked
R. Davis: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Davis struck out swinging
F. Lindor: Ball, Ball, Lindor flied out to deep left
Y. Diaz: Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Diaz struck out looking
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Royals
M. Clevinger Pitching:
A. Gordon: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Gordon homered to center
H. Dozier: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Dozier lined out to shortstop
R. O'Hearn: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, O'Hearn struck out looking
B. Goodwin: Ball, Ball, Foul, Goodwin grounded out to first
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Jake Newberry relieved Burch Smith
J. Ramirez: Ball, Strike looking, Ramirez safe at first on 1st baseman Dozier throwing error
E. Encarnacion: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Encarnacion struck out swinging
B. Guyer: Foul, Strike looking, Guyer flied out to center
M. Cabrera: Strike looking, Ball, Cabrera singled to shallow right, Ramirez to second
J. Kipnis: Kipnis singled to shallow right, Ramirez scored, Cabrera to second
R. Perez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Perez struck out swinging
End of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
5TH INNING
Royals
M. Clevinger Pitching:
A. Escobar: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Escobar singled to shallow left
J. Bonifacio: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Bonifacio struck out swinging
C. Gallagher: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Gallagher struck out swinging
W. Merrifield: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Merrifield grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
J. Newberry Pitching:
R. Davis: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Davis grounded out to shortstop
F. Lindor: Foul, Lindor fouled out to third
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz homered to center
J. Ramirez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ramirez walked
E. Encarnacion: Ball, Strike swinging, Encarnacion popped out to second
End of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Royals
M. Clevinger Pitching:
A. Mondesi: Ball, Mondesi grounded out to first
A. Gordon: Gordon lined out to left
H. Dozier: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Dozier struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Jerry Vasto relieved Jake Newberry
B. Guyer: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Guyer struck out swinging
M. Cabrera: Strike looking, Ball, Cabrera fouled out to first
J. Kipnis: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Kipnis lined out to left
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Royals
Erik Gonzalez at second base
Brandon Barnes in right field
Oliver Perez relieved Mike Clevinger
R. O'Hearn: Ball, O'Hearn grounded out to pitcher
B. Goodwin: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Goodwin hit by pitch
Adam Cimber relieved Oliver Perez
A. Escobar: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Goodwin to second on passed ball, Escobar singled to center, Goodwin to third
J. Bonifacio: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Bonifacio reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Goodwin scored, Bonifacio to second, Escobar out at second on 2nd baseman Gonzalez throwing error
C. Gallagher: Gallagher grounded out to catcher
Middle of the 7th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Guardians
Brandon Maurer relieved Jerry Vasto
R. Perez: Ball, Ball, Perez fouled out to first
R. Davis: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Davis hit by pitch
F. Lindor: Ball, Ball, Lindor flied out to deep center
Y. Diaz: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Diaz tripled to deep right, Davis scored
J. Ramirez: Strike looking, Ball, Ramirez grounded out to shortstop
End of the 7th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Royals
Adam Rosales at first base
W. Merrifield: Strike looking, Merrifield grounded out to second
Brad Hand relieved Adam Cimber
A. Mondesi: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Mondesi hit by pitch
A. Gordon: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Gordon popped out to third
H. Dozier: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Dozier doubled to left center, Mondesi scored
R. O'Hearn: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, O'Hearn struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Guardians
Jason Hammel relieved Brandon Maurer
A. Rosales: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Foul tip, Rosales struck out on foul tip
B. Guyer: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Guyer struck out swinging
B. Barnes: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Barnes struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Royals
Cody Allen relieved Brad Hand
B. Goodwin: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Goodwin walked
A. Escobar: Ball, Strike looking, Escobar fouled out to right
J. Bonifacio: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Bonifacio struck out looking
C. Gallagher: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Strike looking, Gallagher struck out looking
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)