MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/06/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1034 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (109-40) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 7 11 0
Kansas City Royals (77-72) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Machado Goes Deep Twice in 7-3 Indians Win
The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals by the score of 7-3, with the biggest share of the credit going to third baseman Manny Machado. Machado belted 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Indians on the day. The Indians have an impressive 109-40 record.

With Cleveland trailing 3-2 in the top of the fifth, Machado hit a fastball from Jose Quintana for a 2-run home run. It was his 27th home run of the season and put the Indians ahead, 4-3.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Cleveland manager Jake Indians.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Albies 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .377 25 82
M. Machado 3B 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .272 27 111
A. Jackson RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .392 37 125
   a-R. Grichuk LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 20 71
M. Smith LF, RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .285 4 40
C. Blackmon DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .288 22 92
D. Pedroia 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .276 3 27
   b-D. Murphy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 10 63
J. Realmuto C 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .277 23 82
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .295 19 78
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 9 57
Totals 38 7 11 7 3 5 13      
a - R. Grichuk substituted for A. Jackson in the 7th
b - D. Murphy substituted for D. Pedroia in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: J. Realmuto (3, 2nd Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Albies (5, 9th Inning off N. Ramirez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Machado 2 (27, 5th Inning off J. Quintana, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Realmuto (23, 8th Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Albies 4 , M. Machado 8 , A. Jackson 2 , M. Smith , C. Blackmon , J. Realmuto 7 , K. Kiermaier
2-out RBI: M. Machado , J. Realmuto , K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , K. Kiermaier
GIDP: A. Jackson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Smith (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .287 3 7
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .313 18 92
M. Cabrera RF 5 1 1 3 0 0 4 .325 29 85
J. Bell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .313 16 96
F. Cervelli C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207 4 38
J. Smoak DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .210 14 45
W. Myers LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .154 0 0
T. Shaw 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .233 19 69
A. Velazquez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .109 0 1
   a-R. Tapia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267 6 23
   b-R. Pena SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 4
Totals 31 3 5 3 4 10 20      
a - R. Tapia pinch hit for A. Velazquez in the 6th
b - R. Pena substituted for R. Tapia in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Cabrera (29, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Herrera , D. LeMahieu , M. Cabrera 4 , J. Bell , T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. LeMahieu , M. Cabrera , J. Bell , A. Velazquez
Sac Bunt: A. Velazquez
Hit by Pitch: O. Herrera , J. Smoak , T. Shaw
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Herrera (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Velazquez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Velazquez-LeMahieu-Bell)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lester W (15-5) 5.0 4 3 3 3 6 1 105 3.12   
C. Edwards Jr. H (13) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.49   
M. Fried H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
G. Holland 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 50
Batters Faced: J. Lester 25, C. Edwards Jr. 5, M. Fried 6, G. Holland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 7-2, C. Edwards Jr. 2-0, M. Fried 3-2, G. Holland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 105-59, C. Edwards Jr. 15-10, M. Fried 17-14, G. Holland 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Edwards Jr. 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Lester 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Quintana L (7-11) 6.2 7 5 5 2 2 2 98 5.50   
F. Montas 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 1 26 8.31   
N. Ramirez 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 19 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 40
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 29, F. Montas 7, N. Ramirez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 9-8, F. Montas 2-1, N. Ramirez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 98-66, F. Montas 26-12, N. Ramirez 19-16
WP: J. Quintana
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manny Machado
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 28578
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