Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021, 8:10 PM ET | Kauffman Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland Indians
Recorded starter
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Cleveland IndiansKansas City Royals
.710
OPS.702
203
HR163
717
Runs686
4.34
ERA4.64
1.28
WHIP1.39
1391
Strikeouts by pitchers1344
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
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
José Ramírez and Andrés Giménez led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harold RamírezLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Óscar MercadoPH/RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yu Chang1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberto PérezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen MillerPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Salvador Perez led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B/RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hanser AlbertoPR/2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adalberto Mondesi3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelRF/LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Pitching
Aaron Civale went 5.1 innings for Cleveland Indians (3 SO, 4 ER); Ervin Santana went 3.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (3 SO, 0 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Aaron Civale | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Anthony Gose | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Parker | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Shaw | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Brady Singer | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ervin Santana | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Dylan Coleman | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Speier | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Domingo Tapia | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Brentz | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Staumont | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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- earned runs
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