MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/26/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2278 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (55-75) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Kansas City Royals (56-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 X 3 9 1
Royals Edge Indians, 3-2
Kansas City rode a good effort from starter Aaron Nola to beat the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 3-2. Carl Edwards Jr. converted his 19th save in 21 tries. With the win, Kansas City goes to 56-74, while the Indians fall to 55-75.

Kansas City took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. With no one out, right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall hit a 3-run home run that set the crowd abuzz.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Nola.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276 4 36
M. Carpenter 3B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .268 10 42
J. Ramirez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .299 25 93
E. Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .247 11 54
M. Joyce RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 8 31
S. Souza Jr. DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .228 14 54
C. Yelich LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .299 24 79
B. McCann C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .238 14 42
M. Semien SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 15 55
Totals 30 2 7 2 1 7 7      
BATTING
Triples: M. Carpenter (5, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , C. Yelich , M. Carpenter 3 , E. Hosmer , M. Joyce , J. Ellsbury 2
2-out RBI: M. Carpenter , J. Ellsbury
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , E. Hosmer
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (18) , C. Yelich (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Carpenter (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .304 5 46
J. Mauer 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .322 4 43
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 6 .315 12 38
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 1 3 0 2 6 .275 16 69
O. Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .240 2 7
K. Plawecki C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 2 27
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 2 14
M. Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .298 4 29
R. Torreyes SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 2 22
Totals 34 3 9 3 1 4 22      
BATTING
Home Runs: L. Chisenhall (16, 8th Inning off T. Oaks, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Mauer 2 , K. Plawecki , J. Winker 2 , R. Torreyes , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall 4 , I. Kinsler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Torreyes , O. Herrera 2 , L. Chisenhall
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Kinsler (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Plawecki (2)
Triple Plays: 1 (Herrera-Torreyes-Mauer)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Oaks L (4-7) 7.0 8 3 3 1 4 1 97 64 5.92   
H. Rondon 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Oaks 52
Batters Faced: T. Oaks 31, H. Rondon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Oaks 7-10, H. Rondon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Oaks 97-64, H. Rondon 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola 6.0 6 2 2 1 3 0 88 58 4.24   
K. Herrera 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 5.34   
M. Strahm W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 3.14   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 54
Batters Faced: A. Nola 22, K. Herrera 3, M. Strahm 3, C. Edwards Jr. 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-6, K. Herrera 0-1, M. Strahm 0-2, C. Edwards Jr. 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 88-58, K. Herrera 12-8, M. Strahm 11-8, C. Edwards Jr. 11-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 39857
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