Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, August 31, 2021
August 31, 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
Amed Rosario led Cleveland Indians with 5 hits and 2 home runs and 5 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles StrawCF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| José Ramírez3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Franmil ReyesDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bradley ZimmerRF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby Bradley1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Owen Miller2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HedgesC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel JohnsonLF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Edward OlivaresRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Rivera3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Pitching
Zach Plesac went 7.0 innings for Cleveland Indians (7 SO, 0 ER); Jakob Junis went 4.2 innings for Kansas City Royals (6 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Zach Plesac | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Young | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Jakob Junis | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Joel Payamps | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Wade Davis | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
- 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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