MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/05/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1526 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (38-26) 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 6 1
Kansas City Royals (31-32) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 7 10 1
Royals Sneak Past Indians, 7-6
Kansas City Royals starter Glenn Sparkman was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Cleveland Indians, 7-6. Trevor Rosenthal, now 6-2, was credited with the win. He allowed no runs on no hits, while striking out 0 and walking 0. The win makes Kansas City 31-32.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Kansas City third baseman Hunter Dozier, facing Brad Hand, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Royals the 7-6 win.

"I'm just happy to help the team win," Sparkman told the Kansas City Today.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mercado CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .309 4 17
F. Lindor SS 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .260 11 36
J. Ramirez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .302 11 41
F. Reyes DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .279 16 42
C. Santana 1B 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 .297 9 33
C. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .219 3 17
J. Luplow LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .246 3 16
D. Santana RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269 13 31
R. Perez C 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .213 5 17
Totals 31 6 6 6 7 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Lindor 2 (14, 7th Inning off K. McCarthy, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Lovelady, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Perez (9, 9th Inning off R. Lovelady, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Reyes , O. Mercado , F. Lindor 4 , C. Hernandez , R. Perez 2
2-out RBI: , F. Lindor 2 , C. Hernandez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Luplow 2 , J. Ramirez 2
GIDP: C. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: D. Santana
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ramirez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Lindor-Santana)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .335 5 29
J. Soler DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .237 10 34
H. Dozier 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .245 4 29
N. Lopez 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .287 3 27
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .251 8 22
A. Mondesi SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .277 4 25
B. Phillips CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .168 4 14
A. Gordon LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 3 22
S. Perez C 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .244 9 26
Totals 35 7 10 6 3 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (24, 9th Inning off B. Hand, 0 on, 1 out) N. Lopez (9, 2nd Inning off C. Carrasco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Perez (9, 9th Inning off B. Hand, 0 on, 1 out) R. O'Hearn (8, 5th Inning off C. Carrasco, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gordon , B. Phillips , J. Soler , A. Mondesi , W. Merrifield 3 , S. Perez 4 , R. O'Hearn 4 , N. Lopez 3
2-out RBI: A. Gordon , R. O'Hearn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soler
GIDP: N. Lopez
Sac Fly: H. Dozier
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: S. Perez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Mondesi-O'Hearn)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Carrasco 4.2 6 5 5 3 5 1 91 56 3.81   
T. Cingrani 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 14 0.96   
O. Perez 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 9 2.30   
B. Hand L (1-1), BS (3) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 14 9 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Carrasco 34
Batters Faced: C. Carrasco 23, T. Cingrani 6, O. Perez 5, B. Hand 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Carrasco 2-7, T. Cingrani 1-1, O. Perez 1-2, B. Hand 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Carrasco 91-56, T. Cingrani 19-14, O. Perez 17-9, B. Hand 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Perez 2-0
WP: C. Carrasco
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Sparkman 5.1 2 2 2 3 5 0 87 52 3.78   
J. Staumont H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 22 11 6.43   
K. McCarthy H (4) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 20 14 8.61   
T. Zuber H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 4.33   
R. Lovelady BS (3) 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 0 17 8 5.67   
T. Rosenthal W (6-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Sparkman 58
Batters Faced: G. Sparkman 20, J. Staumont 4, K. McCarthy 5, T. Zuber 4, R. Lovelady 5, T. Rosenthal 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Sparkman 7-3, J. Staumont 0-0, K. McCarthy 1-0, T. Zuber 2-1, R. Lovelady 1-1, T. Rosenthal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Sparkman 87-52, J. Staumont 22-11, K. McCarthy 20-14, T. Zuber 13-9, R. Lovelady 17-8, T. Rosenthal 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. McCarthy 2-0 , T. Zuber 1-0 , T. Rosenthal 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Glenn Sparkman
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 22759
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