MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/27/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2704 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (68-91) 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 10 0
Kansas City Royals (70-89) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 0
Yelich Helps Indians Beat Royals
The Cleveland Indians topped the Kansas City Royals, 8-3, with left fielder Christian Yelich playing a big role. Yelich was 3 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Indians in the win. Drew Pomeranz, credited with the win, is now 10-11. He allowed 1 run on 5 hits in 6 innings. At 68-91, the Indians find themselves in last place in the American League Central Division.

The Indians got a big at-bat from designated hitter Steven Souza Jr.. For the game, Souza Jr. was 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. In the top of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 19th home run of the season gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead.

"I really like what we did out there today," Souza Jr. said after the game.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .281 6 45
M. Carpenter 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .262 15 50
J. Ramirez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .291 30 107
E. Hosmer 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .257 12 70
M. Joyce RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 .248 11 43
S. Souza Jr. DH 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .225 19 74
C. Yelich LF 3 3 3 2 1 0 0 .299 28 94
B. McCann C 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .238 17 51
J. Kang SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .188 4 19
Totals 36 8 10 8 5 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Yelich (33, 4th Inning off L. Perdomo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Kang (2, 4th Inning off L. Perdomo, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Ellsbury (7, 9th Inning off A. Warren, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Yelich (28, 6th Inning off D. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Souza Jr. (19, 2nd Inning off L. Perdomo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCann , J. Kang 4 , C. Yelich 7 , S. Souza Jr. 4 , M. Carpenter , J. Ellsbury 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Carpenter-Ramirez-Hosmer, Kang-Ramirez-Hosmer, Kang-Ramirez-Hosmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .259 5 19
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 4 26
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .318 19 61
M. Cabrera LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305 6 38
J. Mauer 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .306 5 55
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .283 25 91
J. Phegley C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 1 16
L. Valbuena DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 24 72
J. Profar SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .261 9 62
Totals 33 3 9 2 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Profar 2 (32, 3rd Inning off D. Pomeranz, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off C. Gonzalez, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Chisenhall 2 (38, 2nd Inning off D. Pomeranz, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Pomeranz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Arenado (19, 1st Inning off D. Pomeranz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Profar 4 , N. Arenado 5 , L. Chisenhall 5 , L. Valbuena , M. Cabrera
2-out RBI: , N. Arenado 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mauer , J. Phegley , N. Arenado , L. Valbuena
GIDP: J. Profar , J. Phegley , I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Herrera-Phegley)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Pomeranz W (10-11) 6.0 5 1 1 1 2 1 77 48 5.40   
C. Gonzalez 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 23 13 4.29   
E. Marshall 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 16 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Pomeranz 59
Batters Faced: D. Pomeranz 22, C. Gonzalez 5, E. Marshall 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Pomeranz 10-4, C. Gonzalez 1-0, E. Marshall 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Pomeranz 77-48, C. Gonzalez 23-13, E. Marshall 20-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Marshall 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Perdomo L (4-2) 5.0 6 6 6 4 3 1 86 50 4.50   
D. Hernandez 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 34 21 8.35   
K. Herrera 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 11 5.20   
A. Warren 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 24 15 2.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Perdomo 30
Batters Faced: L. Perdomo 24, D. Hernandez 8, K. Herrera 4, A. Warren 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Perdomo 7-4, D. Hernandez 0-3, K. Herrera 0-1, A. Warren 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Perdomo 86-50, D. Hernandez 34-21, K. Herrera 14-11, A. Warren 24-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christian Yelich
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 26265
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