Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals

MLB

Indians

78-81

6-1

Final

Royals

73-86

Kauffman Stadium

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Indians 6-1

The Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals win the series 2-1. The Indians outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Carlos Santana went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Royals.

Recap · Oct 1

Bieber 3 solid innings, Indians avoid 3-game sweep by Royals

Shane Bieber pitched three effective innings, Bradley Zimmer drove in three runs and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Thursday night to avoid a three-game sweep.

What it means

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

Shane Bieber SP

Probable starter · 7-4, 3.17 ERA, 134 K, 1.21 WHIP

Lineup

1Myles StrawCF
2Bradley ZimmerRF
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Harold RamirezDH
5Yu ChangSS
6Bobby Bradley1B
7Roberto PerezC
8Owen Miller2B
9Oscar MercadoLF

Royals2nd in AL Cent

Angel Zerpa SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 0.00 ERA, 4 K, 0.80 WHIP

Lineup

1Whit Merrifield2B
2Nicky LopezSS
3Salvador PerezDH
4Andrew BenintendiLF
5Carlos Santana1B
6Hunter DozierRF
7Adalberto Mondesi3B
8Michael A. TaylorCF
9Cam GallagherC

The series

KC wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Royals 10, Indians 5 (Sep 29)

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Game info

Venue: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri · Attendance 11,288
Officials: Angel Hernandez (Home Plate Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (First Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Second Base Umpire), Lance Barksdale (Third Base Umpire)