Major League Baseball
Cleveland 7, Kansas City 2
Friday, September 30, 2016 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Friday, September 30, 2016
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Ed Hickox
Attendance: 24741
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 0040003007100
Kansas City 100000010252
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 92-67 53-28 39-39 W1
Kansas City 81-79 47-32 34-47 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 47-32 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 39-39 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Indians have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Ryan Merritt pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.64. Yordano Ventura took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Francisco Lindor had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Kansas City
Ryan Merritt Player Yordano Ventura
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 8
3 Hits 6
1.80 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Cleveland   Kansas City
Carlos Santana Player Drew Butera
3 Hits 1
2 RBI 1
0 HR 0
6 TB 3
.600 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cleveland 10 1 18 .294 11 7 4 0 0
Kansas City 5 0 7 .167 9 2 0 0 2
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .543 after a win and .468 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .565 after a win and .597 after a loss.