Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, September 28, 2018
September 28, 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
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
6 players led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco LindorSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rajai DavisLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Edwin EncarnaciónDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eric HaasePH/DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yandy Díaz3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yonder Alonso1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam RosalesPR/1B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Melky CabreraRF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon BarnesPR/RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason KipnisCF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg AllenPR/CF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto PérezC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex GordonLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rosell HerreraPH/RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF/LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cam GallagherC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Mike Clevinger went 6.2 innings for Cleveland Indians (5 SO, 1 ER); Ian Kennedy went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (2 SO, 4 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Mike Clevinger | 6.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Adam Cimber | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Allen | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Plutko | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Ian Kennedy | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Tim Hill | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Newberry | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Burch Smith | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
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- ER
- earned runs
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