Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 5,
Cleveland 4
When: 8:15 PM ET, Friday, August 24, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Ramon De Jesus, 1B - Stu Scheurwater, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 19304
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 88°
Umpires: Home - Ramon De Jesus, 1B - Stu Scheurwater, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Eric Cooper
Attendance: 19304
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .288 |
| Michael Brantley | LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .295 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .230 |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .248 |
| Melky Cabrera | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 |
| Yan Gomes | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Greg Allen | CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Yan Gomes (21) | |||||||||
| HR - Yonder Alonso 2 (22) | |||||||||
| TB - Francisco Lindor, Michael Brantley 2, Jose Ramirez, Yonder Alonso 8, Yan Gomes 4, Greg Allen | |||||||||
| RBI - Michael Brantley (69), Yonder Alonso 3 (74) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Yonder Alonso 2 (26) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Ramirez (29), Yonder Alonso (52), Greg Allen (22) | |||||||||
| S - Greg Allen (4) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Greg Allen (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Greg Allen (13, 2nd off Keller/Perez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Mike Clevinger | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3.30 |
| Andrew Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Brad Hand (H 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 |
| Cody Allen (L 4-5; BS 4) | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.50 |
| HBP - Hunter Dozier (by Miller) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Mike Clevinger 105-64, Andrew Miller 11-7, Brad Hand 12-7, Cody Allen 4-3 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Clevinger 2-4, Andrew Miller 0-2, Brad Hand 2-0, Cody Allen 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Mike Clevinger 24, Andrew Miller 4, Brad Hand 4, Cody Allen 2 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .304 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| Lucas Duda | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .232 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .217 |
| Brett Phillips | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .182 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .247 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ryan O'Hearn (2) | |||||||||
| HR - Salvador Perez (22), Ryan O'Hearn (6), Hunter Dozier (7) | |||||||||
| TB - Alex Gordon 2, Salvador Perez 4, Ryan O'Hearn 6, Hunter Dozier 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Salvador Perez 3 (64), Ryan O'Hearn (12), Hunter Dozier (18) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (41), Hunter Dozier (34) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Brad Keller | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.33 |
| Brian Flynn (H 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.97 |
| Kevin McCarthy (H 13) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.49 |
| Brandon Maurer (BS 5) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Wily Peralta (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.32 |
| WP - Wily Peralta | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Brad Keller 96-60, Brian Flynn 17-12, Kevin McCarthy 12-7, Brandon Maurer 30-16, Wily Peralta 21-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Brad Keller 6-2, Brian Flynn 0-0, Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Brandon Maurer 1-0, Wily Peralta 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Brad Keller 22, Brian Flynn 3, Kevin McCarthy 3, Brandon Maurer 6, Wily Peralta 5 | ||||||||