Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018, 7:15 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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Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
José Ramírez led Cleveland Indians with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco LindorSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam RosalesSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon BarnesLF/RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Edwin EncarnaciónDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Yandy Díaz3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yonder Alonso1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Melky CabreraRF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajai DavisLF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yan GomesC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto PérezC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason KipnisCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greg AllenCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Alcides Escobar and Meibrys Viloria led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex GordonLF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Corey Kluber went 5.0 innings for Cleveland Indians (6 SO, 3 ER); Jakob Junis went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Corey Kluber | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Andrew Miller | 0.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Otero | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Allen | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oliver Pérez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Hand | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Tim Hill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wily Peralta | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
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- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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