Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals, April 7, 2021
April 7, 2021, 1:10 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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Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
4 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jorge SolerDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelRF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 1 |
José Ramírez and Josh Naylor led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben GamelCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| César Hernández2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Eddie RosarioLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Josh NaylorRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Bauers1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto PérezC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrés GiménezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 |
Pitching
Jakob Junis went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 0 ER); Shane Bieber went 6.1 innings for Cleveland Indians (12 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Jesse Hahn | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Greg Holland | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Brentz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Shane Bieber | 6.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| James Karinchak | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
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