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Lopez hit an infield single to second, Dini scored, Arteaga to third.

Hit an infield single to second, Dini scored, Arteaga to third.

Merrifield safe at first on fielder's choice plus throwing error by catcher Plawecki, Arteaga scored, Lopez to second.

Safe at first on fielder's choice plus throwing error by catcher Plawecki, Arteaga scored, Lopez to second.

Plawecki homered to left on a 2-2 count, Chang scored.

Homered to left on a 2-2 count, Chang scored.

Plawecki singled to center, Chang scored.

Soler homered to left on a 3-1 count, Merrifield scored.

Homered to left on a 3-1 count, Merrifield scored.

On Maton's wild pitch, Gordon scored, O'Hearn to third, Dini to second.

Lopez doubled to right, O'Hearn scored, Dini scored, Arteaga to third.

Doubled to right, O'Hearn scored, Dini scored, Arteaga to third.

Reyes homered to center on a 2-2 count, Santana scored, Puig scored.

Homered to center on a 2-2 count, Santana scored, Puig scored.

Royals second.  Dini doubled to right.  Arteaga doubled to right, Dini to third.  Lopez hit an infield single to second, Dini scored, Arteaga to third.  Merrifield safe at first on fielder's choice plus throwing error by catcher Plawecki, Arteaga scored, Lopez to second.  Lopez was out advancing, third baseman Chang to shortstop Lindor, Lopez out.  Soler grounded into a double play, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Santana, Merrifield out.

Royals third.  Dozier singled to center.  Gordon grounded into a double play, second baseman Kipnis to shortstop Lindor to first baseman Santana, Dozier out.  O'Hearn homered to right on a 1-1 count.  Starling grounded out, second baseman Kipnis to first baseman Santana.

Indians third.  Chang walked on four pitches.  Plawecki homered to left on a 2-2 count, Chang scored.  Allen safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Arteaga.  Allen stole second.  Lindor grounded out, pitcher Skoglund to first baseman O'Hearn, Allen to third.  Mercado grounded out, third baseman Dozier to first baseman O'Hearn.  Santana walked on a full count.  Puig fouled out to first baseman O'Hearn.

Indians seventh.  Chang tripled to center.  Plawecki singled to center, Chang scored.  Hill pitching.  Allen sacrificed, catcher Dini to second baseman Lopez, Plawecki to second.  McCarthy pitching.  Lindor was intentionally walked.  Mercado grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Lopez to shortstop Arteaga, Plawecki to third, Lindor out.  Santana was intentionally walked, Mercado to second.  Puig flied out to right fielder Merrifield.

Royals eighth.  Wittgren pitching.  Merrifield safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Lindor.  Soler homered to left on a 3-1 count, Merrifield scored.  Dozier grounded out, shortstop Lindor to first baseman Santana.  Gordon walked on a full count.  Maton pitching.  O'Hearn walked, Gordon to second.  Starling struck out.  Dini walked on a full count, Gordon to third, O'Hearn to second.  On Maton's wild pitch, Gordon scored, O'Hearn to third, Dini to second.  Arteaga walked on a full count.  Wood pitching.  Lopez doubled to right, O'Hearn scored, Dini scored, Arteaga to third.  Merrifield struck out.

Indians eighth.  Barnes pitching.  Reyes homered to right on a 3-1 count.  Kipnis grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.  Chang grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.  Plawecki grounded out, shortstop Arteaga to first baseman O'Hearn.

Indians ninth.  Kennedy pitching.  Allen struck out.  Lindor homered to right on a 1-0 count.  Mercado grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman O'Hearn.  Santana walked on a full count.  Puig singled to left, Santana to second.  On Kennedy's wild pitch, Santana to third, Puig to second.  Reyes homered to center on a 2-2 count, Santana scored, Puig scored.  Kipnis fouled out to third baseman Dozier.

Royals tenth.  Goody pitching.  O'Hearn homered to right on a 2-2 count.  Starling popped out to shortstop Lindor.  Dini struck out.  Arteaga flied out to right fielder Puig.

 After losing the first three meetings this season, the Indians have rebounded to win 10 of 13 against the Royals. Cleveland is 42-20 in the past 62 matchups, including a 20-8 mark at home. The Indians' 25 home runs this season against Kansas City are their most vs. any opponent.

 The Royals dropped two of three at Baltimore then traveled north for a 5-4 loss at Boston on Thursday in the completion of a suspended game from August 7th. Kansas City's .240 winning percentage (6-19) since July 25th is the worst in the AL.

 Cleveland was held to two hits in a 2-0 loss to the Mets on Thursday in a game shortened to eight innings and was swept in a three-game series for the first time since May 20-22nd. The Indians have totaled 46 runs during a 2-7 stretch with nearly half of those coming in a 19-5 win over the Yankees on August 15th.

 Jakob Junis is 1-3 with a 6.52 ERA in five starts against the Indians this season and Francisco Lindor is 8-for-13 in their 2019 matchups. Junis has completed at least six innings in a career-best eight consecutive starts overall, tied for the third-longest run by a Royals' pitcher since 2015.

 Jose Ramirez has homered in five straight games against the Royals, tied for the longest active streak vs. any opponent with Edwin Encarnacion (Phillies), Trevor Story (Giants) and Yuli Gurriel (Rockies). The Indians' franchise record is six, shared by Albert Belle (Orioles), Jim Thome (Angels) and Travis Hafner (Rays).

 Lindor is batting .409 (27-for-66) with 11 extra-base hits and nine RBI during a 14-game hitting streak against the Royals. That is tied for the fourth-longest streak ever by an Indians player against Kansas City. Manny Ramirez, Roberto Alomar and Asdrubal Cabrera all had 16-game streaks vs. the Royals.

HP - Torres, 1B - Nauert, 2B - Hernandez, 3B - Woodring

The Cleveland Indians have made the most of one big inning on back-to-back nights to win the first two contests of their three-game series against the Kansas City Royals.
The Indians will look for a more complete effort on Sunday afternoon as they bid for a series sweep of their American League Central rival in Cleveland.

Opportunistic Indians eye sweep of Royals

CLEVELAND (AP)  Jose Ramirez swung and felt something crack.
It was a bone in his right hand. It may as well have been Cleveland's postseason hopes.

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CLE	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	4	0

Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians on August 25, 2019

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