Major League Baseball
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Cleveland 7,
Kansas City 2
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Jeremy Riggs
Attendance: 11542
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Jeremy Riggs
Attendance: 11542
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Myles Straw | CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Amed Rosario | SS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .260 |
| Franmil Reyes | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .256 |
| Bradley Zimmer | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .249 |
| Bobby Bradley | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Owen Miller | 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .180 |
| Austin Hedges | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .183 |
| Daniel Johnson | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Amed Rosario 2 (10), Bobby Bradley (12) | |||||||||
| TB - Myles Straw 2, Amed Rosario 11, Bradley Zimmer, Bobby Bradley 4, Owen Miller 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Amed Rosario 5 (49), Bobby Bradley 2 (28) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Amed Rosario 4 (17) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Zach Plesac (W 9-4) | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.49 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.47 |
| Alex Young | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| HBP - Nicky Lopez (by Plesac), Salvador Perez (by Young) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Zach Plesac 96-59, Nick Wittgren 18-10, Alex Young 22-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zach Plesac 7-2, Nick Wittgren 1-1, Alex Young 0-3 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Zach Plesac 22, Nick Wittgren 4, Alex Young 7 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .246 |
| Edward Olivares | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .221 |
| Hunter Dozier | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| Emmanuel Rivera | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Nicky Lopez (14), Andrew Benintendi (18) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Nicky Lopez 2, Carlos Santana, Andrew Benintendi 2, Michael A. Taylor | |||||||||
| RBI - Carlos Santana (60), Andrew Benintendi (44) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Carlos Santana (21), Andrew Benintendi (15) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Carlos Santana (39), Michael A. Taylor 2 (50) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Nicky Lopez (7), Salvador Perez (12) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Edward Olivares (Miller at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Jakob Junis (L 2-4) | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5.26 |
| Joel Payamps | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Kyle Zimmer | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.91 |
| Wade Davis | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.58 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Jakob Junis 78-52, Joel Payamps 8-3, Kyle Zimmer 37-19, Wade Davis 35-25 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jakob Junis 4-1, Joel Payamps 0-0, Kyle Zimmer 1-1, Wade Davis 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Jakob Junis 19, Joel Payamps 2, Kyle Zimmer 9, Wade Davis 9 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Joel Payamps 2-2 | ||||||||