Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

64-63, 29-33 Away

Final

71-56, 34-29 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	4	10	1

R. Merritt1-0

6.2 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

J. Vargas14-8

5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- R. Merritt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Merrifield safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Lindor.
  0
  0
- Merrifield stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- R. Merritt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- R. Merritt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Jackson stole second.
  0
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- R. Merritt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- R. Merritt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- R. Merritt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- R. Merritt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- J. Smith pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Lindor stole second, Lindor safe at third on throwing error by catcher Pérez.
  0
  4
- R. Buchter pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- Encarnación to second on fielder's indifference.
  0
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Smith pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Zimmer in center field.
  0
  4
- T. Olson pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- C. Allen pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- R. Buchter pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Allen pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
0
Indians
4

Game 1

8/25

Royals
0
Indians
4

Game 2

8/26

Royals
0
Indians
12

Game 3

8/27

Progressive Field

7:10 PM, August 25, 2017

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 34,061

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Chicago	50	45	.526	-	W3
Cleveland	51	46	.526	-	W4
Minnesota	48	49	.495	3	W2
Detroit	44	52	.458	6.5	L2
Kansas City	38	59	.392	13	L5

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

R. Merritt1-0

J. Vargas14-8

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