MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/23/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2274 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (86-44) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Kansas City Royals (75-55) 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 4 8 0
Sale Now 9-11 After Subduing Indians
Kansas City Royals starter Chris Sale turned in an exceptional performance against the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium, resulting in a Kansas City win, 4-1. The triumph puts Kansas City at 75-55 for the season.

Sale gave Kansas City a solid start. The left-hander allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 7 innings.

Sale called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .255 30 77
M. Semien SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .272 35 83
J. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .249 32 76
C. Yelich RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .273 34 87
J. Donaldson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .257 6 21
M. Garver C 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .222 16 41
K. Pillar CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 8 45
R. Devers 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .351 9 31
M. Ozuna LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 0 15
Totals 30 1 4 0 3 15 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Semien (34, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , M. Semien 3 , C. Yelich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Donaldson , J. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Ramirez (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .274 9 54
M. Margot CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .116 0 3
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .245 23 68
N. Arenado 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 25 85
T. Grisham RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .287 26 76
H. Kendrick DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 12 48
D. Swanson SS 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .273 5 45
S. Murphy C 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 16 48
N. Goodrum 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .218 10 28
Totals 32 4 8 3 2 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Margot (7, 1st Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 1 out) J. Winker (29, 5th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 1 out) A. Rizzo 2 (35, 1st Inning off N. Syndergaard, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: T. Grisham (10, 4th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Swanson (5, 4th Inning off N. Syndergaard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Margot 2 , J. Winker 2 , T. Grisham 3 , A. Rizzo 4 , D. Swanson 5 , S. Murphy
2-out RBI: A. Rizzo , D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Grisham , N. Arenado , A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 6
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Syndergaard L (19-5) 6.0 8 4 4 0 6 1 106 65 2.79   
M. Barnes 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 9 1.33   
Y. Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 24 13 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Syndergaard 46
Batters Faced: N. Syndergaard 26, M. Barnes 3, Y. Ramirez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Syndergaard 8-4, M. Barnes 0-0, Y. Ramirez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Syndergaard 106-65, M. Barnes 17-9, Y. Ramirez 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Barnes 1-0 , Y. Ramirez 2-0
WP: N. Syndergaard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale W (9-11) 7.0 4 1 1 1 11 0 96 65 3.50   
C. Edwards Jr. H (21) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 5 1.64   
J. Diaz H (22) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 8 2.93   
S. Bracho SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 75
Batters Faced: C. Sale 25, C. Edwards Jr. 4, J. Diaz 3, S. Bracho 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 3-6, C. Edwards Jr. 0-2, J. Diaz 0-0, S. Bracho 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 96-65, C. Edwards Jr. 13-5, J. Diaz 15-8, S. Bracho 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bracho 1-0
WP: C. Sale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 39707
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