MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/02/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1588 - MONDAY, JULY 2ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (33-50) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 5 11 0
Kansas City Royals (34-49) 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 6 11 1
Royals Solve Indians, 6-5
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium, with Kansas City shortstop Dansby Swanson named player of the game. Aaron Nola got the win, improving to 6-4. He held the Indians to 1 earned run on 4 hits over 5.1 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 3. Paul Clemens notched his 1st save in 1 chances.

Lonnie Chisenhall, who is tied for 9th in the AL in doubles with 23, aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the right fielder was 3 for 3 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Swanson told the Kansas City Today.

The third-place Royals have won 4 straight.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .309 3 24
M. Carpenter 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 8 27
   a-J. Kang 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 2 .195 3 12
J. Ramirez 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .308 16 58
E. Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .246 6 29
M. Joyce RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .261 6 23
C. Yelich LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .278 19 54
M. Semien SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276 12 38
B. McCann C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 8 27
M. Garver DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .224 6 14
Totals 36 5 11 5 3 6 13      
a - J. Kang substituted for M. Carpenter in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: M. Joyce (7, 8th Inning off K. Herrera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Yelich (19, 8th Inning off K. Herrera, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. McCann , M. Garver , J. Ramirez , C. Yelich 5 , E. Hosmer , M. Joyce 3 , J. Ellsbury 2 , J. Kang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , J. Kang
GIDP: E. Hosmer
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (10) , J. Ellsbury 2 (14)
CS: J. Ellsbury (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Semien-Hosmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Hernandez CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .250 1 6
D. Swanson SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .231 3 19
J. Mauer 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .327 3 30
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 3 2 0 0 1 .294 10 46
J. Winker LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .309 3 30
J. Profar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 4 39
A. Pujols DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .274 7 37
G. Urshela 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292 1 6
J. Phegley C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 10
Totals 33 6 11 5 1 3 11      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Hernandez 2 (4, 1st Inning off T. Oaks, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off E. Marshall, 0 on, 1 out) D. Swanson (7, 7th Inning off E. Marshall, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (7, 4th Inning off T. Oaks, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 4 , G. Hernandez 4 , L. Chisenhall 3 , D. Swanson 4 , J. Mauer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , G. Urshela
GIDP: J. Winker
Sac Fly: L. Chisenhall
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Swanson (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Profar-Swanson-Mauer)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Oaks L (2-3) 5.0 8 4 4 1 0 1 86 54 6.42   
E. Marshall 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 25 17 5.33   
Z. Rosscup 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oaks 34
Batters Faced: T. Oaks 23, E. Marshall 8, Z. Rosscup 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oaks 7-7, E. Marshall 1-3, Z. Rosscup 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oaks 86-54, E. Marshall 25-17, Z. Rosscup 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Rosscup 1-0
WP: T. Oaks
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola W (6-4) 5.1 4 1 1 3 3 0 103 63 4.33   
J. Zimmermann H (3) 1.0 4 2 2 0 2 0 29 21 7.13   
A. Vizcaino H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 5.08   
K. Herrera 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 7 5 5.75   
A. Ottavino H (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 4.26   
P. Clemens SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 56
Batters Faced: A. Nola 23, J. Zimmermann 7, A. Vizcaino 1, K. Herrera 2, A. Ottavino 3, P. Clemens 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 7-5, J. Zimmermann 0-1, A. Vizcaino 1-0, K. Herrera 0-0, A. Ottavino 1-2, P. Clemens 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 103-63, J. Zimmermann 29-21, A. Vizcaino 4-2, K. Herrera 7-5, A. Ottavino 16-8, P. Clemens 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Zimmermann 1-0 , A. Vizcaino 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dansby Swanson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 39875
Special Notes: 3B Matt Carpenter was injured in a collision at a base.
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