Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals, July 8, 2021
July 8, 2021, 7:10 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
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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarrod DysonRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 |
Bobby Bradley led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| César Hernández2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Harold RamírezRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Bradley1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto PérezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Óscar MercadoLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley ZimmerCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
Pitching
Danny Duffy went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (5 SO, 1 ER); Zach Plesac went 4.0 innings for Cleveland Indians (4 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Danny Duffy | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Holland | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Zach Plesac | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Shaw | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Karinchak | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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