Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Indians

77-81

5-10

Final

Royals

73-85

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
CLE	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	5
KC	3	2	0	0	0	0	3	2	X	10

Who won: Royals 10-5

The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5 on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Royals outscored the Indians 3-0 in the 7th inning. Salvador Perez went 1-for-2 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Royals. Yu Chang went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Indians.

Recap · Sep 30

Perez hits 48th homer, leaves hurt; Royals beat Indians 10-5

Salvador Perez tied a Royals record with his 48th homer of the season before leaving with a sprained right ankle, and Kansas City went on to beat the Cleveland Indians 10-5 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: KC wins series 2-1.
Indians 37-40 on the road; Royals 38-39 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Indians5th in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Royals2nd in AL Cent

Steven Cruz RP
Personal
Out
Mitch Spence RP
Undisclosed
Day-To-Day
Connor Seabold RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Nick Loftin 3B
Personal
paternity
Tony Gonsolin SP
Illness
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Indians5th in AL Cent

Zach Plesac SP

Probable starter · 10-6, 4.67 ERA, 100 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Myles StrawCF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Franmil ReyesDH
5Harold RamirezLF
6Yu Chang1B
7Owen Miller2B
8Austin HedgesC
9Oscar MercadoRF

Royals2nd in AL Cent

Daniel Lynch IV SP

Probable starter · 4-6, 5.69 ERA, 55 K, 1.63 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Nicky LopezSS
3Salvador PerezC
4Andrew BenintendiLF
5Carlos SantanaDH
6Hunter Dozier1B
7Michael A. TaylorCF
8Kyle IsbelRF
9Hanser Alberto3B

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 6, Indians 4 (Sep 28)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 10,373
Officials: Lance Barksdale (Home Plate Umpire), Angel Hernandez (First Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Third Base Umpire)