Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals, September 21, 2021
September 21, 2021, 6:10 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Cleveland Indians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsCleveland Indians
.702
OPS.710
163
HR203
686
Runs717
4.64
ERA4.34
1.39
WHIP1.28
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1391
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle IsbelRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Ernie Clement led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Óscar MercadoLF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yu ChangSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Owen Miller1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Clement2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
Daniel Lynch IV went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 4 ER); Cal Quantrill went 6.2 innings for Cleveland Indians (6 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Daniel Lynch IV | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Dylan Coleman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Cal Quantrill | 6.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Blake Parker | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
Scoring Summary
No scoring plays available.
Play-by-Play
Play-by-play not available yet.