MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
04/08/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 454 - SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (5-4) 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 7 13 1
Cleveland Indians (5-4) 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 6 11 0
Royals Turn Back Cleveland, 7-6
Cleveland left fielder Christian Yelich had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Yelich was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once, even as Kansas City beat the Indians, 7-6. Yelich was named the player of the game despite the loss. Kansas City has a mark of 5-4 after the win.

Raimel Tapia chipped in for Kansas City with a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth. For the game, the center fielder had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Tapia told the Kansas City Today.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mauer 1B 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .314 0 3
J. Profar 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .237 0 5
J. Winker LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .267 1 2
L. Chisenhall RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .273 0 4
A. Pujols DH 4 2 3 1 0 1 4 .385 3 9
R. Tapia CF 5 1 2 3 0 3 6 .273 1 5
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .188 0 3
L. Valbuena 3B 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .200 1 2
M. Wieters C 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .393 0 3
Totals 38 7 13 7 5 13 27      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pujols (1, 2nd Inning off K. Maeda, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Valbuena (1, 7th Inning off H. Rondon, 0 on, 1 out) J. Mauer (4, 5th Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Tapia (1, 4th Inning off K. Maeda, 1 on, 1 out) L. Valbuena (1, 4th Inning off K. Maeda, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols 4 , R. Tapia 5 , J. Profar 2 , M. Wieters , L. Chisenhall , L. Valbuena 7 , J. Mauer 2
2-out RBI: R. Tapia , L. Valbuena 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Tapia 2 , J. Winker , M. Wieters , L. Valbuena , J. Mauer
Sac Fly: A. Pujols
Hit by Pitch: L. Chisenhall
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Profar (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Valbuena (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Valbuena-Profar-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .436 1 6
C. Yelich LF 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .216 3 9
M. Carpenter 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .167 1 1
S. Souza Jr. RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 4 .273 2 6
B. McCann C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .233 2 7
M. Semien SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .371 0 1
K. Pillar CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 0 3
J. Kang 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .138 1 2
A. Blandino DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .111 0 1
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ramirez (6, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Pillar (5, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Yelich (3, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 4 , K. Pillar 2 , M. Semien 2 , C. Yelich 6 , S. Souza Jr. , B. McCann
2-out RBI: C. Yelich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Pillar , S. Souza Jr. , B. McCann
GIDP: M. Semien
Sac Fly: S. Souza Jr.
Team LOB: 7
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola W (1-0) 5.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 76 50 6.00   
K. Herrera H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 8.53   
J. Zimmermann H (1) 0.2 2 2 0 1 0 0 19 10 0.00   
A. Vizcaino H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 4.15   
A. Ottavino H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 12 0.00   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 43
Batters Faced: A. Nola 21, K. Herrera 4, J. Zimmermann 6, A. Vizcaino 1, A. Ottavino 3, C. Edwards Jr. 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 5-6, K. Herrera 1-1, J. Zimmermann 0-2, A. Vizcaino 0-0, A. Ottavino 1-0, C. Edwards Jr. 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 76-50, K. Herrera 13-9, J. Zimmermann 19-10, A. Vizcaino 5-3, A. Ottavino 17-12, C. Edwards Jr. 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Vizcaino 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Maeda L (1-1) 4.2 10 6 6 0 7 2 89 57 5.25   
I. Kennedy 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 31 15 13.50   
D. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 9 0.00   
H. Rondon 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 12 0.00   
A. Warren 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 23 13 2.08   
R. Madson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Maeda 27
Batters Faced: K. Maeda 24, I. Kennedy 6, D. Hernandez 3, H. Rondon 4, A. Warren 5, R. Madson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Maeda 3-3, I. Kennedy 0-2, D. Hernandez 0-1, H. Rondon 1-1, A. Warren 0-0, R. Madson 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Maeda 89-57, I. Kennedy 31-15, D. Hernandez 15-9, H. Rondon 15-12, A. Warren 23-13, R. Madson 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Kennedy 2-1 , D. Hernandez 2-1
WP: K. Maeda
Hit Batsmen: K. Maeda
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Christian Yelich
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (48 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 27785
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