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Guardians

A.Gordon fouled out to left fielder Allen.

Dozier fouled out to first baseman Bauers.

Royals

Santana homered to left on a 1-0 count, Lindor scored, Mercado scored.

Homered to left on a 1-0 count, Lindor scored, Mercado scored.

Dozier singled to center, Merrifield scored.

O'Hearn grounded out, first baseman Bauers unassisted, A.Gordon scored, Dozier to third.

Grounded out, first baseman Bauers unassisted, A.Gordon scored, Dozier to third.

On first baseman Bauers' throwing error, Dozier scored.

Mercado hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder A.Gordon, Allen scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder A.Gordon, Allen scored.

O'Hearn hit an infield single to second, A.Gordon scored, Dozier to third, Soler to second.

Hit an infield single to second, A.Gordon scored, Dozier to third, Soler to second.

Cuthbert singled to right, Dozier scored, Soler to third, O'Hearn to second.

Singled to right, Dozier scored, Soler to third, O'Hearn to second.

Lopez singled to center, Soler scored, O'Hearn scored, Cuthbert to second.

Singled to center, Soler scored, O'Hearn scored, Cuthbert to second.

Viloria singled to center, Cuthbert scored, Lopez to second.

Singled to center, Cuthbert scored, Lopez to second.

Jo.Ramírez homered to right on a 1-2 count.

Indians first.  Lindor singled to left.  Mercado singled to left, Lindor to second.  Santana homered to left on a 1-0 count, Lindor scored, Mercado scored.  Luplow flied out to right fielder Dozier.  J.Ramírez lined out to center fielder Starling.  Pérez struck out.

Royals first.  Merrifield doubled to left.  Gordon flied out to center fielder Mercado, Merrifield to third.  Dozier singled to center, Merrifield scored.  Soler doubled to left, Dozier to third.  O'Hearn struck out.  Cuthbert grounded out, third baseman J.Ramírez to first baseman Bauers.

Royals third.  Gordon singled to left.  Dozier walked on four pitches, Gordon to second.  Soler fouled out to first baseman Bauers.  On Bauer's wild pitch, Gordon to third, Dozier to second.  O'Hearn grounded out, first baseman Bauers unassisted, Gordon scored, Dozier to third.  On first baseman Bauers' throwing error, Dozier scored.  Cuthbert walked on a full count.  Starling struck out.

Indians fourth.  Allen singled to left.  Freeman safe at first on fielder's choice plus fielding error by second baseman Merrifield, Allen to third.  Lindor flied out to right fielder Dozier.  Mercado hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Gordon, Allen scored.  On Duffy's wild pitch, Freeman to second.  Santana lined out to shortstop Lopez.

Indians fifth.  Luplow homered to left on a 1-2 count.  J.Ramírez struck out.  Pérez grounded out, third baseman Cuthbert to first baseman O'Hearn.  Bauers fouled out to third baseman Cuthbert.

Royals fifth.  Gordon singled to right.  Dozier hit a ground-rule double to center, Gordon to third.  Soler walked on a full count.  O'Hearn hit an infield single to second, Gordon scored, Dozier to third, Soler to second.  Cuthbert singled to right, Dozier scored, Soler to third, O'Hearn to second.  Starling struck out.  Lopez singled to center, Soler scored, O'Hearn scored, Cuthbert to second.  Clippard pitching.  Viloria singled to center, Cuthbert scored, Lopez to second.  Merrifield singled to right, Lopez to third, Viloria to second.  Gordon struck out.  Dozier fouled out to first baseman Bauers.

Royals sixth.  Soler homered to left on a 3-1 count.  O'Hearn struck out.  Cuthbert struck out.  Starling struck out.

Indians eighth.  J.Ramírez homered to right on a 1-2 count.  Plawecki pinch-hitting for Pérez.  Plawecki grounded out, third baseman Cuthbert to first baseman O'Hearn.  Hill pitching.  Bauers walked.  Allen grounded into a double play, shortstop Lopez to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman O'Hearn, Bauers out.

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

When Bubba Starling was taken by the Kansas City Royals in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2011 MLB Draft, the local product carried great expectations.
It took eight years for him to finally make the major league roster, and he's making sure he's taking advantage of the opportunity, as the Royals enter Sunday's finale against the Cleveland Indians.

Indians in position to sweep Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)  Back in the clubhouse, Trevor Bauer calmly and profusely apologized. It was quite the contrast from his emotional outburst earlier in the game.
In a startling scene, Bauer suddenly heaved the ball from just past the mound over the center field wall while being taken out of the game Sunday in the Cleveland Indians' 9-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals.

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CLE	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
KC	1	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	X

Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals on July 28, 2019

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