MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/07/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1555 - SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (40-26) 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 5 8 0
Kansas City Royals (31-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 11 0
Indians Win at Kansas City, 5-3
Cleveland beat Kansas City on the strength of starter Zach Plesac's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. James Karinchak was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 2 of 3 save opportunities. The win puts Cleveland at 40-26 this season.

Oscar Mercado hit a run-scoring triple off Jorge Lopez in the top of the third, which put the Indians in front, 1-0. In addition to the triple, Mercado had 2 singles and 1 walk, while going 3 for 4.

"This is a very good team," said Mercado. "We have the chance to do something special."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Mercado CF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .316 4 20
F. Lindor SS 3 0 0 2 0 0 5 .253 11 38
J. Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .293 11 41
F. Reyes DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .278 16 42
C. Santana 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .290 9 33
C. Hernandez 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .215 3 18
J. Luplow LF 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .249 3 16
T. Naquin RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .213 1 6
S. Leon C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .208 1 1
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Naquin (2, 3rd Inning off J. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: F. Reyes (1, 8th Inning off T. Hill, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Mercado (2, 3rd Inning off J. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Luplow , F. Reyes 3 , O. Mercado 5 , T. Naquin 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Luplow , J. Ramirez 2
Sac Fly: F. Lindor 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Lindor-Santana)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .335 5 30
A. Dean LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .235 7 21
J. Soler DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .233 10 35
H. Dozier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .242 4 29
R. O'Hearn 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .251 9 23
A. Mondesi SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .280 4 25
N. Lopez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .283 3 27
S. Perez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .249 9 26
B. Phillips CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .178 4 14
Totals 36 3 11 3 2 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Phillips (5, 8th Inning off N. Wittgren, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Merrifield (25, 3rd Inning off Z. Plesac, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. O'Hearn (9, 9th Inning off T. Cingrani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Dean , B. Phillips 2 , J. Soler , A. Mondesi 2 , W. Merrifield 3 , S. Perez 2 , R. O'Hearn 4 , N. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Dozier , A. Dean , J. Soler
GIDP: B. Phillips
Sac Fly: A. Dean
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
PB: S. Perez
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Plesac W (2-3) 6.1 5 0 0 0 3 0 91 58 5.75   
N. Wittgren 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 17 3.58   
T. Cingrani 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 19 13 2.29   
J. Karinchak SV (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 10 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Plesac 66
Batters Faced: Z. Plesac 23, N. Wittgren 5, T. Cingrani 7, J. Karinchak 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Plesac 10-5, N. Wittgren 0-2, T. Cingrani 1-1, J. Karinchak 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Plesac 91-58, N. Wittgren 24-17, T. Cingrani 19-13, J. Karinchak 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Cingrani 1-0 , J. Karinchak 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Zuber 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 4.13   
J. Lopez L (4-4) 4.2 4 3 3 1 3 0 82 52 5.36   
K. McCarthy 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 13 6 8.75   
T. Hill 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 14 10 3.79   
J. Kowar 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 12 3.68   
T. Rosenthal 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Zuber 48
Batters Faced: T. Zuber 5, J. Lopez 19, K. McCarthy 5, T. Hill 3, J. Kowar 5, T. Rosenthal 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Zuber 1-2, J. Lopez 4-7, K. McCarthy 0-2, T. Hill 0-1, J. Kowar 1-2, T. Rosenthal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Zuber 18-10, J. Lopez 82-52, K. McCarthy 13-6, T. Hill 14-10, J. Kowar 20-12, T. Rosenthal 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lopez 1-0 , T. Hill 2-0 , J. Kowar 1-1 , T. Rosenthal 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Plesac
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 20665
Special Notes: SP Zach Plesac was injured while pitching.
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