Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Cleveland 5,
Kansas City 4
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Daniel Bellino, 3B - Edwin Moscoso
Attendance: 9640
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Angel Hernandez, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Daniel Bellino, 3B - Edwin Moscoso
Attendance: 9640
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .187 |
| Jake Bauers | 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Franmil Reyes | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Josh Naylor | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Harold Ramirez | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| Andres Gimenez | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .176 |
| Austin Hedges | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .118 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Eddie Rosario (4) | |||||||||
| HR - Jose Ramirez (9), Josh Naylor (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Jose Ramirez 4, Eddie Rosario 3, Josh Naylor 4, Andres Gimenez, Austin Hedges | |||||||||
| RBI - Jose Ramirez (17), Eddie Rosario 2 (19), Josh Naylor 2 (8) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jake Bauers (8), Harold Ramirez (2), Austin Hedges (6) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Franmil Reyes (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Josh Naylor (1, 3rd off Singer/Perez) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jose Ramirez (6), Andres Gimenez (5), Harold Ramirez (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Shane Bieber | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2.98 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.02 |
| Nick Wittgren (W 2-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.79 |
| James Karinchak (SV 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.64 |
| HBP - Salvador Perez (by Bieber) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Shane Bieber 105-70, Bryan Shaw 13-8, Nick Wittgren 17-10, James Karinchak 14-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Shane Bieber 5-2, Bryan Shaw 1-1, Nick Wittgren 0-0, James Karinchak 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Shane Bieber 28, Bryan Shaw 3, Nick Wittgren 3, James Karinchak 3 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .255 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| Jorge Soler | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .196 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .184 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .275 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .215 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Andrew Benintendi (5), Jorge Soler (9), Ryan O'Hearn (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Hunter Dozier (5) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Andrew Benintendi 3, Salvador Perez, Jorge Soler 2, Hunter Dozier 4, Ryan O'Hearn 3, Michael A. Taylor | |||||||||
| RBI - Jorge Soler 2 (16), Hunter Dozier (14) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield (8), Salvador Perez (14), Ryan O'Hearn (5) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Jorge Soler (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Michael A. Taylor (1, 2nd by Bieber/Hedges) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Brady Singer (2) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brady Singer | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.41 |
| Scott Barlow (H 5) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Jakob Junis (BS 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.19 |
| Wade Davis (L 0-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.59 |
| HBP - Jose Ramirez (by Singer) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brady Singer 92-55, Scott Barlow 16-11, Jakob Junis 12-7, Wade Davis 24-15 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brady Singer 7-3, Scott Barlow 1-1, Jakob Junis 3-0, Wade Davis 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brady Singer 24, Scott Barlow 4, Jakob Junis 4, Wade Davis 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Scott Barlow 1-0 | ||||||||