Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, September 27, 2018
September 27, 2018, 8:15 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland Indians
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2018Cleveland IndiansKansas City Royals
.766
OPS.697
216
HR155
818
Runs638
3.77
ERA4.94
1.20
WHIP1.46
1544
Strikeouts by pitchers1157
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Josh Donaldson led Cleveland Indians with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco LindorSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg AllenCF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| José Ramírez2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh DonaldsonDH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajai DavisPR/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melky CabreraRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon BarnesPR/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yandy Díaz1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yan GomesC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon GuyerLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Rosales3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Whit Merrifield led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Alex GordonLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosell HerreraPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Josh Tomlin went 4.2 innings for Cleveland Indians (5 SO, 1 ER); Glenn Sparkman went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Josh Tomlin | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Andrew Miller | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Otero | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jon Edwards | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Olson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Neil Ramírez | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Glenn Sparkman | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Lively | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Hammel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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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