Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, September 30, 2018
September 30, 2018, 3:15 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
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Edwin Encarnación led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco LindorSS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rajai DavisPR/LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Edwin EncarnaciónDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Donaldson3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam RosalesPR/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yandy Díaz1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yonder AlonsoPH/1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Melky CabreraRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg AllenCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason KipnisCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon BarnesRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric HaaseC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
5 players led Kansas City Royals with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jorge BonifacioPR/RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rosell HerreraRF/2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian GoodwinCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett PhillipsLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Meibrys ViloriaC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Carlos Carrasco went 5.0 innings for Cleveland Indians (6 SO, 1 ER); Eric Skoglund went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Carlos Carrasco | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Trevor Bauer | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Eric Skoglund | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian Flynn | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Lively | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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