Indians 8-4 Royals (Sep 16, 2017) Final Score

Cleveland Indians

92-57, 44-30 home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
W. Merrifield2B	2-4	0	0	1	.286
L. CainCF	1-3	0	0	0	.303
P. OrlandoCF	0-0	0	0	0	.167
E. Hosmer1B	1-4	0	0	0	.324
M. CabreraRF	2-4	1	0	0	.287
M. Moustakas3B	0-3	0	0	0	.271
C. Cuthbert3B	0-0	0	0	0	.227
B. MossDH	0-3	0	0	1	.210
A. EscobarSS	1-4	1	0	0	.253
A. GordonLF	1-4	1	1	1	.208
D. ButeraC	1-4	1	0	1	.242

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Hammel	6.0	11	6	1	3	96-65	5.05
K. McCarthy	1.0	2	1	0	0	11-8	2.90
M. Morin	1.0	0	0	1	0	17-10	6.32

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4:10 PM, September 16, 2017

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 33,688

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Second Base Umpire - John Tumpane
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

Indians take Central after Lindor's 'extra' efforts

Francisco Lindor hit an RBI double and the Indians bounced back after having their record streak stopped at 22 to beat the Royals 8-4 before later clinching the AL Central title with the Twins' loss to the Blue Jays.

Sep 17, 2017, 10:31 am - ESPN.com news services


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	9	1
0	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	-	8	13	0

C. Carrasco16-6

6.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

J. Hammel8-12

6.0 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

		KC	CLE
2nd	Almonte hit sacrifice fly to center, Bruce scored.	0	1
3rd	Gordon homered to center (421 feet).	1	1
3rd	Santana singled to right center, Lindor scored, Jackson to third.	1	2
3rd	Encarnación hit sacrifice fly to left, Jackson scored.	1	3
4th	Moss hit sacrifice fly to left, Cabrera scored.	2	3
6th	Lindor doubled to deep left, Díaz and Almonte scored.	2	5
6th	Jackson singled to center, Lindor scored, Jackson scored on throwing error by catcher Butera.	2	7
7th	Butera doubled to right center, Escobar scored.	3	7
7th	Merrifield singled to shallow left, Butera scored.	4	7
7th	Encarnación homered to center (432 feet).	4	8

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Royals
2
Indians
3

Game 1

9/14

Royals
4
Indians
3

Game 2

9/15

Royals
4
Indians
8

Game 3

9/16

Royals
2
Indians
3

Game 4

9/17

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	18	7	.720	-	W1
Kansas City	16	10	.615	2.5	W3
Detroit	14	11	.560	4	L1
Minnesota	11	13	.458	6.5	W4
Chicago	3	22	.120	15	L7

Blue Jays place RHP Bowden Francis (forearm) on 15-day IL

The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Bowden Francis on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with right forearm extensor tendinitis.

Perez homers as KC beats Blue Jays 2-1 in game called after 5 innings, 3 1/2-hour rain delay

— Royals manager Matt Quatraro was frustrated that his team was left hanging in limbo. Blue Jays counterpart John Schneider was equally perturbed that his team wasn't being given a chance to finish out a game it was losing.

Salvador Perez puts a charge into one for a HR

Salvador Perez gets the Royals started quickly with a two-run shot in the first inning.

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