MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
05/29/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1428 - FRIDAY, MAY 29TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (28-29) 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 6 13 1
Cleveland Indians (35-23) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 12 0
Royals Get One-Run Win at Cleveland
The Cleveland Indians got a superb performance from left fielder Domingo Santana. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Kansas City. The Royals won the game, 6-5. Santana went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times. Richard Lovelady closed it out for his 7th save. The Royals now have a record of 28-29 with the win over Cleveland.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of Hunter Dozier to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals on top, 5-4. For the game, Dozier had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Kansas City manager Mike Matheny.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .329 5 27
J. Soler DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .228 9 30
H. Dozier 3B 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .242 3 26
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .247 6 17
N. Lopez 2B 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .282 3 26
A. Mondesi SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 .288 4 25
B. Phillips CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .182 4 14
A. Gordon LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .243 3 21
C. Gallagher C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .320 2 9
Totals 37 6 13 6 4 11 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Mondesi (13, 4th Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Gallagher (4, 6th Inning off H. Wood, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Merrifield (2, 3rd Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Dozier (3, 5th Inning off S. Bieber, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Gordon , H. Dozier 5 , J. Soler , A. Mondesi 3 , C. Gallagher 3 , W. Merrifield 4 , R. O'Hearn , N. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: A. Mondesi , W. Merrifield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Phillips 2 , J. Soler , A. Mondesi , R. O'Hearn
GIDP: A. Mondesi
Sac Fly: W. Merrifield
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Dozier (2)
CS: B. Phillips (1)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lopez (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Lopez-Mondesi-O'Hearn, Lopez-Mondesi-O'Hearn, Mondesi-Lopez-O'Hearn)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mercado CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .320 4 17
F. Lindor SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .241 10 29
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 .315 10 36
F. Reyes DH 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .285 16 40
C. Santana 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .299 8 28
C. Hernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .227 2 14
D. Santana LF 4 2 3 1 0 1 2 .273 12 29
T. Naquin RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .163 1 6
R. Perez C 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .203 5 16
Totals 37 5 12 5 5 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Reyes (8, 4th Inning off J. Junis, 2 on, 2 outs) R. Perez (7, 4th Inning off J. Junis, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: O. Mercado (1, 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Santana (12, 2nd Inning off J. Junis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Reyes 3 , O. Mercado 4 , F. Lindor 3 , D. Santana 6 , R. Perez 2 , C. Santana
2-out RBI: F. Reyes , O. Mercado , F. Lindor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Lindor 2 , D. Santana , C. Santana 2
GIDP: J. Ramirez , C. Hernandez , C. Santana
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Lindor (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Hernandez-Santana)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Junis W (6-4) 5.1 7 4 4 5 5 1 104 64 4.48   
S. Barlow H (3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 25 21 3.29   
T. Rosenthal H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 5.40   
R. Lovelady SV (7) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 7 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Junis 38
Batters Faced: J. Junis 28, S. Barlow 7, T. Rosenthal 3, R. Lovelady 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Junis 5-6, S. Barlow 3-0, T. Rosenthal 0-1, R. Lovelady 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Junis 104-64, S. Barlow 25-21, T. Rosenthal 9-7, R. Lovelady 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rosenthal 1-1
WP: T. Rosenthal
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bieber L (2-5) 4.1 6 5 5 2 6 1 78 50 4.21   
D. Stumpf 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 10 2.13   
H. Wood 1.2 4 1 1 0 1 0 26 17 3.86   
T. Cingrani 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 17 0.56   
J. Karinchak 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 35
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 21, D. Stumpf 4, H. Wood 8, T. Cingrani 6, J. Karinchak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 5-2, D. Stumpf 1-0, H. Wood 1-2, T. Cingrani 3-0, J. Karinchak 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 78-50, D. Stumpf 22-10, H. Wood 26-17, T. Cingrani 24-17, J. Karinchak 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Wood 1-0 , T. Cingrani 2-0 , J. Karinchak 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Domingo Santana
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 34783
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