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Guyer grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Duda.

Grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Duda.

Perez grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Alonso, Jay scored, Soler to third.

Grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Alonso, Jay scored, Soler to third.

Brantley singled to right, Lindor scored.

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Brantley doubled to right, Lindor scored.

Alonso singled to right, Brantley scored.

Encarnacion singled to center, Brantley scored.

Royals first.  Jay hit an infield single to second.  Soler doubled to left, Jay to third.  Moustakas struck out.  Perez grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Alonso, Jay scored, Soler to third.  Duda lined out to center fielder Allen.

Indians first.  Lindor doubled to left.  Brantley singled to right, Lindor scored.  J.Ramírez lined out to left fielder A.Gordon.  Encarnacion grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Merrifield to shortstop A.Escobar, Brantley out.  On Junis' wild pitch, Encarnacion to second.  Alonso struck out.

Royals third.  A.Almonte lined out to center fielder Allen.  Jay doubled to center.  Soler doubled to right, Jay scored.  Moustakas lined into a double play, second baseman Kipnis to shortstop Lindor, Soler out.

Indians third.  Guyer struck out.  Lindor homered to right on a 2-0 count.  Brantley lined out to center fielder A.Almonte.  J.Ramírez lined out to center fielder A.Almonte.

Indians sixth.  Lindor doubled to center.  Brantley doubled to right, Lindor scored.  J.Ramírez flied out to right fielder Jay, Brantley to third.  Encarnacion struck out.  Alonso singled to right, Brantley scored.  Kipnis walked on four pitches, Alonso to second.  On Junis' wild pitch, Alonso to third, Kipnis to second.  Gomes was intentionally walked.  McCarthy pitching.  Allen grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Merrifield to shortstop A.Escobar, Gomes out.

Indians seventh.  Guyer grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Duda.  Lindor homered to center on a 1-1 count.  Brantley singled to left.  J.Ramírez popped out to first baseman Duda.  On pickoff attempt, throwing error by pitcher McCarthy, Brantley to third.  Encarnacion singled to center, Brantley scored.  Alonso walked on a full count, Encarnacion to second.  Boyer pitching.  Kipnis grounded out, first baseman Duda unassisted.

Kansas City dropped two of three at Baltimore, but has won four of its last seven games overall. In those seven games, the Royals' offense is slashing .294/.345/.477 with 11 home runs while averaging 6.3 runs per game.

Cleveland lost four of five during its road trip, but won its last game at Milwaukee, 6-2 to make it back to .500. Cleveland is batting .274 at home and .208 on the road, and that .066 difference is the largest in MLB this season.

The Indians took two out of three against the Royals in the two teams' previous meeting in early April. Cleveland pitching limited Kansas City to just 1.3 runs per game and a .215 batting average in those games.

On April 8, Jason Hammel threw 6.0 shutout innings, allowing three hits and two walks against the Indians in a tough-luck no decision. Hammel has allowed just 0.62 home runs per nine innings (3/43.1) compared to 1.30 last season.

Trevor Bauer has recorded six consecutive quality starts with six or more strikeouts in each start. That is tied with Max Scherzer for the longest active such streak in baseball.  Over his last two starts, Bauer has struck out 19 batters in 12.2 innings pitched.

Francisco Lindor has a .409/.422/.932 slash line with six home runs in nine games played so far in May. Lindor's six May home runs are third most in all of baseball, behind Matt Adams and Nomar Mazara (seven each).

HP - Cederstrom, 1B - Blaser, 2B - Scheurwater, 3B - Cooper

CLEVELAND -- With a major change at the top of their batting order, the Cleveland Indians will host the Kansas City Royals Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field.
Indians manager Terry Francona has moved slumping second baseman Jason Kipnis out of the No. 2 spot in the batting order and replaced him with outfielder Michael Brantley.

Indians benefit from lineup changes vs. Royals

CLEVELAND (AP)  Francisco Lindor put his defensive problems behind him Saturday.
Lindor homered twice and doubled twice for his third career four-hit game to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2.

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians on May 12, 2018

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