Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, September 2, 2021
September 2, 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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Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Indians, MLBDB pick
Kansas City Royals, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Yu Chang and Ryan Lavarnway led Cleveland Indians with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Harold RamírezLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yu Chang1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Miller2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan LavarnwayC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Óscar MercadoRF/LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
Hunter Dozier led Kansas City Royals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos SantanaDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Dozier1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan O'HearnPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Pitching
Triston McKenzie went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Indians (6 SO, 1 ER); Mike Minor went 5.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Triston McKenzie | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Mike Minor | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Joel Payamps | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kris Bubic | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tyler Zuber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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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