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Naquin safe at first on fielder's choice plus fielding error by second baseman Merrifield, Santana scored, Reyes to third.

Safe at first on fielder's choice plus fielding error by second baseman Merrifield, Santana scored, Reyes to third.

Naylor grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Merrifield, Reyes scored, Naquin out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Merrifield, Reyes scored, Naquin out.

Naquin hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Gordon, Lindor scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Gordon, Lindor scored.

Mercado hit an infield single to third, Naylor scored, R.Pérez to second.

Hit an infield single to third, Naylor scored, R.Pérez to second.

Freeman hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Olivares, R.Pérez scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Olivares, R.Pérez scored.

Indians second.  Santana singled to right.  Reyes singled to center, Santana to third.  Naquin safe at first on fielder's choice plus fielding error by second baseman Merrifield, Santana scored, Reyes to third.  Naylor grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Mondesi to second baseman Merrifield, Reyes scored, Naquin out.  R.Pérez grounded into a double play, second baseman Merrifield to shortstop Mondesi to first baseman Dozier, Naylor out.

Indians fourth.  Lindor singled to center.  Santana lined out to left fielder Gordon.  Reyes singled to center, Lindor to third.  Naquin hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Gordon, Lindor scored.  Naylor grounded out, pitcher Keller to first baseman Dozier.

Royals seventh.  Freeman in as third baseman.  Starling grounded out, shortstop Lindor to first baseman Santana.  Olivares grounded out, third baseman Freeman to first baseman Santana.  Mondesi homered to right on a 3-1 count.  Gallagher grounded out, shortstop Lindor to first baseman Santana.

Indians seventh.  Naylor singled to right.  R.Pérez singled to center, Naylor to third.  Mercado hit an infield single to third, Naylor scored, R.Pérez to second.  Hernández bunted into fielder's choice, third baseman Franco to shortstop Mondesi, R.Pérez to third, Mercado out.  Freeman hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Olivares, R.Pérez scored.  Hahn pitching.  Lindor walked on a full count, Hernández to second.  Santana walked on a full count, Hernández to third, Lindor to second.  Reyes flied out to center fielder Starling.

Royals eighth.  Cimber pitching.  Merrifield grounded out, second baseman Hernández to first baseman Santana.  Dozier tripled to center.  Franco singled to center, Dozier scored.  Maton pitching.  O'Hearn grounded out, pitcher Maton to first baseman Santana, Franco to second.  Gordon lined out to third baseman Freeman.

The Indians have won four of the first six meetings this season and have won seven consecutive series against Kansas City - Cleveland's longest active streak of series won against any team and longest ever against the Royals. The Indians haven't won eight straight series against a team since between 1999-2002 against Tampa Bay.

The Indians, the majors' ERA leader at 2.78, have a 1.17 ERA in their six games against the Royals. Cleveland's lowest single-season ERA against any team it's faced at least six times is 1.13 against Toronto in 2008.

As a team, Kansas City's infielders have a major league-worst .650 OPS. Cleveland's outfielders, meanwhile, have a .582 OPS - the second worst mark by the group ahead of only Pittsburgh's .562.

Franmil Reyes went 10-for-13 with a homer, four doubles and 2 RBI in three games at Kansas City last weekend. In nine career games against the Royals, he is batting .444 with 16 hits, four homers, five doubles and 10 RBI -- the only player to have 15+ hits, 4+ home runs, 5+ doubles and 10+ RBI in his first nine games against Kansas City

Jose Ramirez has a .333/.423/.700 slash line with six home runs and a 1.123 OPS in 71 plate appearances with one out and a .204/.316/.306 slash line with one homer and a .622 OPS in 57 plate appearances with no outs this season. His difference in OPS of .501 from one out to no outs is the fourth largest in MLB among batting qualifiers.

Maikel Franco's 14 doubles are tied for the AL lead with Cesar Hernandez, Tampa Bay's Willy Adams and Boston's Alex Verdugo, and with 39 hits on the season, 35.9 percent of Franco's hits have been doubles. The highest percent of hits going for doubles by a Royals batting qualifier in a season is 31.0 by Hall of Famer George Brett in 1991.

HP - Whitson, 1B - Carlson, 2B - Hoye, 3B - Estabrook

A week ago, Zach Plesac was finishing up a stint at the Cleveland Indians' alternate training site as part of his banishment from the team for violating protocols put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
He made a successful return on Sept. 1, and will face the Kansas City Royals for the second straight time when the Cleveland Indians host the worst team in the AL Central in the opener of a four-game series.

Plesac, Keller to square off as Indians host Royals

CLEVELAND (AP)  Zach Plesac's return has been just what he wanted, and exactly what the Indians needed.
Plesac won his second straight start since returning to Cleveland's rotation after a demotion for breaking team COVID-19 protocols, leading the Indians to a 5-2 victory over Kansas City on Monday night that extended the Royals' losing streak to a season-high seven straight.

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians on September 7, 2020

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