Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Cleveland 7,
Kansas City 4
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 8, 2021
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Tripp Gibson III, 2B - Quinn Wolcott, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 13272
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - James Hoye, 1B - Tripp Gibson III, 2B - Quinn Wolcott, 3B - Nick Mahrley
Attendance: 13272
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Whit Merrifield | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| Andrew Benintendi | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| Salvador Perez | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .278 |
| Carlos Santana | 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .225 |
| Hunter Dozier | 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .174 |
| Jarrod Dyson | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .247 |
| Michael A. Taylor | CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| Nicky Lopez | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Hunter Dozier (15), Jarrod Dyson (5), Michael A. Taylor (7) | |||||||||
| HR - Carlos Santana 2 (15), Hunter Dozier (8) | |||||||||
| TB - Whit Merrifield, Carlos Santana 8, Hunter Dozier 6, Jarrod Dyson 2, Michael A. Taylor 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Whit Merrifield (46), Carlos Santana 2 (50), Hunter Dozier (26) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Whit Merrifield (13), Hunter Dozier (12) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Salvador Perez (30), Michael A. Taylor 2 (37) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Hunter Dozier (7), Nicky Lopez (4) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Whit Merrifield (24, 2nd off Maton/Perez) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Danny Duffy | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2.53 |
| Josh Staumont (H 3) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 |
| Jake Brentz (H 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.75 |
| Scott Barlow (BS 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.95 |
| Greg Holland (L 2-4) | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.89 |
| IBB - Jose Ramirez (by Holland) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Danny Duffy 77-47, Josh Staumont 22-15, Jake Brentz 8-6, Scott Barlow 25-11, Greg Holland 9-7 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Danny Duffy 3-2, Josh Staumont 2-0, Jake Brentz 2-0, Scott Barlow 0-1, Greg Holland 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Danny Duffy 21, Josh Staumont 5, Jake Brentz 3, Scott Barlow 6, Greg Holland 5 | ||||||||
Cleveland
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Cesar Hernandez | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .223 |
| Amed Rosario | SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 |
| Jose Ramirez | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .259 |
| Franmil Reyes | DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Harold Ramirez | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .269 |
| Bobby Bradley | 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Roberto Perez | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .145 |
| Oscar Mercado | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| Bradley Zimmer | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| Totals | 34 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Cesar Hernandez (13), Oscar Mercado (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Franmil Reyes (14), Bobby Bradley (9), Roberto Perez (4) | |||||||||
| TB - Cesar Hernandez 2, Amed Rosario, Franmil Reyes 4, Harold Ramirez, Bobby Bradley 5, Roberto Perez 4, Oscar Mercado 2, Bradley Zimmer | |||||||||
| RBI - Franmil Reyes 3 (38), Bobby Bradley (18), Roberto Perez 3 (12) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Franmil Reyes 3 (15), Bobby Bradley (8), Roberto Perez 3 (7) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Ramirez 2 (21), Oscar Mercado 2 (6) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Cesar Hernandez (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Amed Rosario (6) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Zach Plesac | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4.31 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.93 |
| Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Bryan Shaw | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.08 |
| James Karinchak (W 5-2; BS 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.58 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Zach Plesac 55-38, Phil Maton 21-15, Nick Wittgren 14-6, Bryan Shaw 20-14, James Karinchak 28-19 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zach Plesac 3-4, Phil Maton 1-1, Nick Wittgren 1-0, Bryan Shaw 2-1, James Karinchak 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Zach Plesac 17, Phil Maton 4, Nick Wittgren 3, Bryan Shaw 6, James Karinchak 5 | ||||||||