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Guardians

Kipnis flied out to center fielder Hamilton.

Jo.Ramírez grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.

Grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.

Royals

Kipnis homered to right on a 2-1 count, Lindor scored, Mercado scored, Freeman scored.

Homered to right on a 2-1 count, Lindor scored, Mercado scored, Freeman scored.

Jo.Ramírez homered to center on a 0-1 count, Mercado scored, Kipnis scored.

Homered to center on a 0-1 count, Mercado scored, Kipnis scored.

Merrifield singled to left, Cuthbert scored, Starling to third.

Singled to left, Cuthbert scored, Starling to third.

Mercado doubled to center, Naquin scored, Lindor to third.

Doubled to center, Naquin scored, Lindor to third.

Indians first.  Lindor singled to center.  Mercado singled to left, Lindor to second.  Freeman was hit by a pitch, Lindor to third, Mercado to second.  Kipnis homered to right on a 2-1 count, Lindor scored, Mercado scored, Freeman scored.  J.Ramírez singled to right.  Bauers struck out.  Pérez struck out.  Allen flied out to left fielder Gordon.

Indians second.  Naquin grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman O'Hearn.  Lindor homered to right on a 2-1 count.  Mercado hit an infield single to shortstop.  Mercado was caught stealing, catcher Gallagher to shortstop Lopez, Mercado out.  Freeman grounded out, first baseman O'Hearn unassisted.

Indians fifth.  Mercado singled to center.  Freeman struck out.  Kipnis walked on a full count, Mercado to second.  J.Ramírez homered to center on a 0-1 count, Mercado scored, Kipnis scored.  Bauers struck out.  Pérez flied out to right fielder Dozier.

Royals fifth.  Cuthbert hit an infield single to third.  Starling singled to center, Cuthbert to second.  Lopez grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Bauers, Cuthbert to third, Starling to second.  Gallagher struck out.  Merrifield singled to left, Cuthbert scored, Starling to third.  Starling was out advancing, left fielder Allen to catcher Pérez, Starling out.

Indians sixth.  Lovelady pitching.  Allen grounded out, shortstop Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.  Naquin singled to left.  Lindor singled to left, Naquin to second.  Mercado doubled to center, Naquin scored, Lindor to third.  Freeman struck out.  Kipnis grounded out, first baseman O'Hearn unassisted.

The Indians have won six of their last seven against the Royals after losing four of the first five meetings. The Royals swept the Indians in the teams' first meeting this season from April 12-14 in Kansas City, but returned the favor with a three-game sweep in their next visit from July 2-4.

After taking two of three in Toronto, Cleveland has improved to 14-4 (.778) in July, second best in MLB behind San Francisco (16-4). Should the Indians maintain this pace, it would mark the best July win percentage in franchise history (min. 15 games); the current record is 22-8 (.733) in 1951.

Since being swept by the Indians in a three-game series in which they were outscored 21-9, the Royals have won six of their last seven home games, averaging 7.0 runs per game. Their .330 batting average at home since the All-Star break is highest in MLB; however, Cleveland's .156 opponent average on the road in that span is the lowest in MLB.

Francisco Lindor stole his 15th bag of the season on Wednesday in Toronto, securing his fourth straight season with 15+ home runs and 15+ stolen bases. He joins Alex Rodriguez (six straight), Derek Jeter (five straight), and Hanley Ramirez (five straight) as the only shortstops in history to do so in 4+ straight seasons.

Adam Plutko will get the start for the Indians after suffering a 1-0 loss in his last start - also against the Royals - on July 20, allowing the game's only run on a first-inning home run by Hunter Dozier. He joins Josh Tomlin (May 12, 2017) and Steve Woodard (July 29, 2000) as the only Indians starters in the Wild-Card era (since 1994) to take a 1-0 loss after allowing a first-inning solo home run.

Mike Montgomery will make his second start for the Royals after allowing five runs on six hits in just two innings on July 19 in Cleveland. He's allowed 7 earned runs in three innings against the Indians since the start of last season after allowing just one run on six hits in 11 innings prior to last season, including five relief appearances in the 2016 World Series.

HP - De Jesus, 1B - Rackley, 2B - Cooper, 3B - Vanover

When Mike Clevinger looks into the batter's box and sees a guy wearing a Kansas City Royals uniform, the Cleveland Indians right-hander has to have a smile across his face. His seven victories are tied for the most without a loss against the Royals in Kansas City's history.
Certainly there's a detailed reason for his success.

Indians' Clevinger looks to continue success vs. Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  Mike Clevinger won't give away the secret to his success against the Kansas City Royals.
Clevinger (5-2) allowed one run on eight hits in seven innings and didn't walk a batter as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Royals 9-1 on Saturday night.

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CLE	4	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
KC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals on July 27, 2019

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