Major League Baseball
Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Thursday, September 27, 2018 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Thursday, September 27, 2018
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 69°
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Bruce Dreckman
Attendance: 19262
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 100000000-1100
Kansas City 0010000001281
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 89-70 49-32 40-38 L1
Kansas City 57-102 31-47 26-55 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 31-47 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 40-38 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Hammel pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.02. Neil Ramirez took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Adalberto Mondesi had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Kansas City
Josh Tomlin Player Glenn Sparkman
Loss W/L Loss
4.2 IP 5.0
5 Strikeouts 2
4 Hits 5
1.93 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Cleveland   Kansas City
Josh Donaldson Player Whit Merrifield
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.750 Avg .400
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cleveland 10 0 12 .263 5 1 2 3 0
Kansas City 8 1 12 .216 9 2 2 3 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .350 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .528 after a win and .609 after a loss.