MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
04/07/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 439 - SATURDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (4-4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 0
Cleveland Indians (5-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Royals Edge Indians, 2-1
The Kansas City Royals got a magnificent performance from pitcher Chris Sale, who stifled the Cleveland offense en route to a 2-1 Royals win at Progressive Field. The winner was Kelvin Herrera in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Jimmy Nelson took the loss. The loss drops Cleveland to 5-3.

Jurickson Profar aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh. For the game, the second baseman was 3-5 with 3 singles.

"Throwing strikes was the main thing," Sale said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 1 .323 0 3
J. Profar 2B 5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .206 0 5
J. Winker LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .308 1 2
L. Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .120 0 0
A. Pujols DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .318 3 8
M. Cabrera RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304 1 2
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .214 0 3
R. Tapia CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
M. Wieters C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .435 0 3
Totals 35 2 8 1 3 8 20      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Tapia , J. Winker 2 , J. Profar 3 , M. Wieters , M. Cabrera
2-out RBI: J. Profar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , R. Tapia , J. Winker , M. Cabrera
Hit by Pitch: M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 1 6
C. Yelich LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .156 2 6
M. Semien SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .355 0 1
S. Souza Jr. RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .276 2 5
M. Carpenter DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .188 1 1
J. Kang 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .160 1 2
B. McCann C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 2 7
K. Pillar CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 2
A. Reed 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .200 2 3
   a-A. Blandino 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 11 11      
a - A. Blandino substituted for A. Reed in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Pillar (4, 5th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out) M. Carpenter (3, 4th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kang (1, 7th Inning off C. Shreve, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Reed , J. Kang 4 , K. Pillar 2 , M. Carpenter 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kang , C. Yelich 2 , B. McCann
Sac Bunt: J. Kang
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale 5.0 4 0 0 1 6 0 93 54 1.62   
K. Herrera W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 10 10.13   
C. Shreve H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18 10 5.79   
A. Vizcaino H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4.50   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 64
Batters Faced: C. Sale 20, K. Herrera 3, C. Shreve 4, A. Vizcaino 3, C. Edwards Jr. 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 5-4, K. Herrera 1-0, C. Shreve 0-2, A. Vizcaino 2-1, C. Edwards Jr. 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 93-54, K. Herrera 13-10, C. Shreve 18-10, A. Vizcaino 6-4, C. Edwards Jr. 17-10
Balk: C. Sale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nelson L (1-1) 6.2 5 2 2 1 7 0 100 64 2.65   
B. Cecil 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 7 12.00   
A. Warren 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 10 2.70   
B. Duensing 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nelson 62
Batters Faced: J. Nelson 27, B. Cecil 3, A. Warren 5, B. Duensing 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nelson 10-3, B. Cecil 1-0, A. Warren 0-3, B. Duensing 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nelson 100-64, B. Cecil 13-7, A. Warren 15-10, B. Duensing 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Cecil 1-1
WP: J. Nelson
Hit Batsmen: J. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 4:10 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 33009
Special Notes: 1B A.J. Reed was injured in a collision at a base.
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