Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Kansas City 7,
Cleveland 1
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, August 25, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Ramon De Jesus
Attendance: 16894
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 91°
Umpires: Home - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Ramon De Jesus
Attendance: 16894
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 | 14 | 0 |
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Francisco Lindor | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Michael Brantley | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| Yonder Alonso | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| Melky Cabrera | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .270 |
| Jason Kipnis | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .216 |
| Yan Gomes | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| Greg Allen | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Melky Cabrera 2 (10) | |||||||||
| TB - Edwin Encarnacion, Yonder Alonso, Melky Cabrera 4, Yan Gomes | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Melky Cabrera (19), Yan Gomes 2 (38) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Edwin Encarnacion (11) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Michael Brantley (Merrifield at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Corey Kluber (L 16-7) | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2.91 |
| Oliver Perez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| Dan Otero | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.59 |
| Josh Tomlin | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.79 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Corey Kluber 88-57, Oliver Perez 3-2, Dan Otero 9-9, Josh Tomlin 17-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Corey Kluber 6-1, Oliver Perez 1-0, Dan Otero 0-0, Josh Tomlin 0-2 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Corey Kluber 25, Oliver Perez 1, Dan Otero 4, Josh Tomlin 6 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Oliver Perez 2-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .232 |
| Lucas Duda | DH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| Jorge Bonifacio | RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .217 |
| Rosell Herrera | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .240 |
| Adalberto Mondesi | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Whit Merrifield (34), Salvador Perez (19), Lucas Duda (12), Ryan O'Hearn (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Lucas Duda (12) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield 3, Salvador Perez 2, Lucas Duda 7, Jorge Bonifacio 2, Ryan O'Hearn 3, Hunter Dozier, Rosell Herrera, Adalberto Mondesi 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield 2 (46), Lucas Duda (45), Ryan O'Hearn 3 (15), Hunter Dozier (19) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Rosell Herrera (20), Adalberto Mondesi (15) | |||||||||
| S - Jorge Bonifacio (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Alex Gordon (7), Hunter Dozier (8), Rosell Herrera (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 5 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Adalberto Mondesi (17, 2nd off Kluber/Gomes) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Heath Fillmyer (W 2-1) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.21 |
| Tim Hill | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.82 |
| Jake Newberry | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jason Hammel | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.97 |
| WP - Jason Hammel | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Heath Fillmyer 105-60, Tim Hill 14-7, Jake Newberry 16-10, Jason Hammel 17-12 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Heath Fillmyer 10-1, Tim Hill 1-0, Jake Newberry 1-1, Jason Hammel 0-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Heath Fillmyer 22, Tim Hill 3, Jake Newberry 4, Jason Hammel 4 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake Newberry 1-0 | ||||||||