Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Cleveland 12,
Kansas City 5
When: 2:15 PM ET, Sunday, August 26, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Stu Scheurwater
Attendance: 18575
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Ramon De Jesus, 3B - Stu Scheurwater
Attendance: 18575
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| Michael Brantley | LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .301 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .290 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .231 |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| Yandy Diaz | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Melky Cabrera | RF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Roberto Perez | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Greg Allen | CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .254 |
| Totals | 39 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Yonder Alonso (18), Jason Kipnis (22), Greg Allen (6) | |||||||||
| HR - Edwin Encarnacion (28), Jason Kipnis (12) | |||||||||
| TB - Francisco Lindor 2, Michael Brantley 2, Edwin Encarnacion 4, Yonder Alonso 2, Melky Cabrera 2, Jason Kipnis 8, Greg Allen 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Francisco Lindor 2 (78), Edwin Encarnacion 2 (87), Melky Cabrera (27), Jason Kipnis 4 (53), Greg Allen 2 (13) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Francisco Lindor 2 (20), Edwin Encarnacion 2 (34), Jason Kipnis (19) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Brantley 2 (47), Jose Ramirez (30), Greg Allen (23) | |||||||||
| S - Roberto Perez (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jason Kipnis (6, 3rd off Smith/Butera) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Jose Ramirez (8) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Shane Bieber (W 8-2) | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4.52 |
| Oliver Perez (H 10) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.17 |
| Adam Cimber | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 |
| Andrew Miller | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Cody Allen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.42 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Shane Bieber 84-59, Oliver Perez 15-11, Adam Cimber 4-3, Andrew Miller 21-13, Cody Allen 26-17 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Shane Bieber 5-2, Oliver Perez 1-1, Adam Cimber 0-1, Andrew Miller 1-2, Cody Allen 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Shane Bieber 22, Oliver Perez 4, Adam Cimber 1, Andrew Miller 5, Cody Allen 5 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .307 |
| Alex Gordon | RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .233 |
| Lucas Duda | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .214 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .242 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Brett Phillips | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .186 |
| Drew Butera | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .179 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Whit Merrifield (35), Alex Gordon (16), Alcides Escobar (19) | |||||||||
| HR - Whit Merrifield (10), Salvador Perez (23), Lucas Duda (13) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 6, Alex Gordon 2, Salvador Perez 4, Lucas Duda 5, Alcides Escobar 3, Brett Phillips | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield (47), Salvador Perez (65), Lucas Duda 3 (48) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Lucas Duda (24) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Whit Merrifield 2 (38), Brett Phillips (5) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Drew Butera (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Lucas Duda (3) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Brett Phillips (Cabrera at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jorge Lopez (L 0-3) | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7.90 |
| Burch Smith | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.53 |
| Kevin McCarthy | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 |
| Jake Newberry | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Brandon Maurer | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.64 |
| WP - Jorge Lopez | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Jorge Lopez 79-48, Burch Smith 54-25, Kevin McCarthy 3-3, Jake Newberry 17-10, Brandon Maurer 24-16 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jorge Lopez 3-4, Burch Smith 4-2, Kevin McCarthy 1-0, Jake Newberry 0-0, Brandon Maurer 3-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jorge Lopez 20, Burch Smith 15, Kevin McCarthy 1, Jake Newberry 5, Brandon Maurer 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Kevin McCarthy 2-0 | ||||||||