Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 12, Kansas City 5
When: 2:15 PM ET, Sunday, August 26, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Stu Scheurwater
Attendance: 18575
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 100102010591
Cleveland
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Francisco Lindor SS 6 1 2 2 0 1 2 .286
Michael Brantley LF 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 .301
Jose Ramirez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .290
Edwin Encarnacion DH 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 .231
Yonder Alonso 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .248
     Yandy Diaz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Melky Cabrera RF 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 .280
Jason Kipnis 2B 5 3 4 4 0 0 1 .223
     Erik Gonzalez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
Roberto Perez C 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .154
Greg Allen CF 5 0 1 2 0 0 4 .254
Totals 39 12 13 11 7 6 16  
Batting
2B - Yonder Alonso (18), Jason Kipnis (22), Greg Allen (6)
HR - Edwin Encarnacion (28), Jason Kipnis (12)
TB - Francisco Lindor 2, Michael Brantley 2, Edwin Encarnacion 4, Yonder Alonso 2, Melky Cabrera 2, Jason Kipnis 8, Greg Allen 2
RBI - Francisco Lindor 2 (78), Edwin Encarnacion 2 (87), Melky Cabrera (27), Jason Kipnis 4 (53), Greg Allen 2 (13)
2-Out RBI - Francisco Lindor 2 (20), Edwin Encarnacion 2 (34), Jason Kipnis (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Brantley 2 (47), Jose Ramirez (30), Greg Allen (23)
S - Roberto Perez (6)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Jason Kipnis (6, 3rd off Smith/Butera)
Fielding
E - Jose Ramirez (8)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Shane Bieber (W 8-2) 5.1 6 4 4 0 7 3 4.52
Oliver Perez (H 10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.17
Adam Cimber 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.48
Andrew Miller 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.38
Cody Allen 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.42
Pitches-Strikes - Shane Bieber 84-59, Oliver Perez 15-11, Adam Cimber 4-3, Andrew Miller 21-13, Cody Allen 26-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Shane Bieber 5-2, Oliver Perez 1-1, Adam Cimber 0-1, Andrew Miller 1-2, Cody Allen 1-0
Batters Faced - Shane Bieber 22, Oliver Perez 4, Adam Cimber 1, Andrew Miller 5, Cody Allen 5
Kansas City
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Whit Merrifield 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .307
Alex Gordon RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .239
Salvador Perez DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .233
Lucas Duda 1B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .242
Hunter Dozier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
Ryan O'Hearn LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .242
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .214
Brett Phillips CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .186
Drew Butera C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .179
Totals 36 5 9 5 1 10 14  
Batting
2B - Whit Merrifield (35), Alex Gordon (16), Alcides Escobar (19)
HR - Whit Merrifield (10), Salvador Perez (23), Lucas Duda (13)
TB - Whit Merrifield 6, Alex Gordon 2, Salvador Perez 4, Lucas Duda 5, Alcides Escobar 3, Brett Phillips
RBI - Whit Merrifield (47), Salvador Perez (65), Lucas Duda 3 (48)
2-Out RBI - Lucas Duda (24)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield 2 (38), Brett Phillips (5)
GIDP - Drew Butera (4)
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
E - Lucas Duda (3)
Outfield Assists - Brett Phillips (Cabrera at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jorge Lopez (L 0-3) 4.0 5 5 5 3 4 0 7.90
Burch Smith 2.2 5 3 3 2 2 0 6.53
Kevin McCarthy 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.47
Jake Newberry 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.86
Brandon Maurer 1.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 8.64
WP - Jorge Lopez
Pitches-Strikes - Jorge Lopez 79-48, Burch Smith 54-25, Kevin McCarthy 3-3, Jake Newberry 17-10, Brandon Maurer 24-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jorge Lopez 3-4, Burch Smith 4-2, Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Jake Newberry 0-0, Brandon Maurer 3-0
Batters Faced - Jorge Lopez 20, Burch Smith 15, Kevin McCarthy 1, Jake Newberry 5, Brandon Maurer 6
Inherited Runners-Scored - Kevin McCarthy 2-0