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Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians, Makeup from Sept. 22

MLB
Royals
71-85
3-8
Final
Indians
77-79
Progressive Field
TV: MLB.TV
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Who won: Indians 8-3

The Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 in Makeup from Sept. 22 on Monday, September 27, 2021 at Progressive Field. The Indians outscored the Royals 2-0 in the 8th inning. Amed Rosario went 4-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Indians. Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Royals.

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As they've done in countless ninth innings over decades, fans in Progressive Field stood to cheer during the final three outs.

What it means

  • Royals 35-46 on the road; Indians 40-41 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

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
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

Probable starters

Royals2nd in AL Cent
Jackson Kowar SP
Probable starter · 0-6, 11.27 ERA, 29 K, 2.08 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Whit Merrifield2B
  2. 2Nicky LopezSS
  3. 3Salvador PerezC
  4. 4Andrew BenintendiLF
  5. 5Carlos Santana1B
  6. 6Adalberto Mondesi3B
  7. 7Ryan O'HearnDH
  8. 8Hunter DozierRF
  9. 9Kyle IsbelCF
Indians5th in AL Cent
Cal Quantrill SP
Probable starter · 8-3, 2.89 ERA, 121 K, 1.18 WHIP
Lineup
  1. 1Myles StrawCF
  2. 2Amed RosarioSS
  3. 3Jose Ramirez3B
  4. 4Franmil ReyesDH
  5. 5Bobby Bradley1B
  6. 6Oscar MercadoLF
  7. 7Bradley ZimmerRF
  8. 8Austin HedgesC
  9. 9Andres Gimenez2B

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Game info

Venue
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 13,121
Officials
Nick Mahrley (Home Plate Umpire), David Rackley (First Base Umpire), Larry Vanover (Second Base Umpire), Marvin Hudson (Third Base Umpire)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

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