Monday, June 13th, 2016 7:15PM CST
Supported by Whit Merrifield connecting for his very first career home run and an excellent pitching performance from Edinson Volquez who permitted just two hits over seven frames, the Kansas City Royals topped Cleveland 2-1 Monday night.
Date: Monday, June 13th, 2016
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 31,269
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Triples: Merrifield (1, Carrasco)
Home Runs: Merrifield (1, 4th inning off Carrasco 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Escobar (17), Merrifield (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: Merrifield
Ground Into Double Play: Cain
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Merrifield 0-1, Dyson 0-1, Escobar 1-2, Morales 0-1, Fuentes 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Escobar 1; Morales 1; Fuentes 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vólquez 14-28; Herrera 3-4; Davis 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vólquez 21-9-9-20; Herrera 3-1-6-2; Davis 0-2-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vólquez 12-6; Herrera 2-0; Davis 3-0
Game Scores: E Volquez 72

Double Plays: 3 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer 2, Merrifield-Escobar-Hosmer)
Errors: Escobar (9, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Escobar (3, 2nd base by Carrasco/Gomes)

Doubles: Kipnis (11, Vólquez)
Home Runs: Kipnis (8, 8th inning off Herrera 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kipnis (32)
Ground Into Double Play: Gomes 2; Ramírez
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-8 (Chisenhall 0-1, Gomes 0-1, Naquin 0-1, Davis 0-1, Napoli 0-2, Lindor 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chisenhall 2; Davis 1; Napoli 1

Hit By Pitch: Gomes (By Vólquez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Carrasco 17-27; Manship 2-3; Chamberlain 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Carrasco 16-12-25-18; Manship 4-3-1-2; Chamberlain 2-2-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Carrasco 6-3; Manship 2-0; Chamberlain 2-1
Game Scores: C Carrasco 51

Double Plays: 1 (Lindor-Kipnis-Napoli)
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