Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 11:05AM CST

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Game Recap

In a key American League playoff race contest held on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians by a score of 6-2. The Royals quickly established their lead when Alex Gordon hit a home run on the game's opening pitch, while pitcher James Shields recovered from a shaky first inning to deliver a dominant performance.

Game Details

Date: Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

Time: 11:05AM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 12,085

Line Score

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Cleveland GuardiansCLE 200000000
Kansas City RoyalsKC 300010110

Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

Runs Batted In: M Brantley 2 (62)

2-out Runs Batted In: M Brantley 2

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (M Brantley 1-2, Y Gomes 0-1, C Santana 0-2, A Cabrera 0-1, J Kipnis 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Santana 1; A Cabrera 2


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

Pitcher Notes: S Kazmir pitched to 2 batters in the 5th

Hit By Pitch: M Aviles (By J Shields)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: S Kazmir 13-21; B Shaw 5-6; R Hill 1-3; M Albers 2-6; C Rapada 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: S Kazmir 11-14-20-17; B Shaw 5-4-2-3; R Hill 0-0-1-2; M Albers 2-1-8-5; C Rapada 1-1-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 2-6; B Shaw 2-2; R Hill 0-1; M Albers 2-2; C Rapada 1-2

Game Scores: S Kazmir 34


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (L Chisenhall-J Kipnis-C Santana)

Errors: S Kazmir (3, throw); R Hill (1, throw)


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Kipnis (27, 3rd base off G Holland/S Perez); C Santana (3, 2nd base off G Holland/S Perez)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Triples: E Bonifacio (3, S Kazmir)

Home Runs: A Gordon (19, 1st inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: A Gordon (79), E Hosmer (75), L Cain (44), M Moustakas (39)

2-out Runs Batted In: L Cain, M Moustakas

Ground Into Double Play: B Butler

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-10 (M Moustakas 1-1, A Gordon 0-1, A Escobar 1-1, J Carroll 0-1, E Hosmer 2-3, L Cain 1-1, B Butler 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Gordon 1; J Carroll 2; B Butler 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: J Shields pitched to 2 batters in the 9th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Shields 22-31; G Holland 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Shields 19-17-18-22; G Holland 4-3-2-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 8-9; G Holland 0-0

Game Scores: J Shields 72


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Errors: J Shields 2 (3, catch, throw)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Maxwell (6, 3rd base off S Kazmir/Y Gomes); L Cain 2 (14, 2nd base off M Albers/Y Gomes, 2nd base off S Kazmir/Y Gomes)


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