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Gordon popped out to second baseman Hernández.

Mondesi sacrificed, pitcher Plutko to first baseman Santana, Merrifield to third.

Sacrificed, pitcher Plutko to first baseman Santana, Merrifield to third.

Franco singled to center, Merrifield scored.

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Santana homered to center on the first pitch, Freeman scored.

Homered to center on the first pitch, Freeman scored.

León homered to center on the first pitch.

Merrifield homered to left on a 1-1 count, Lopez scored, Gallagher scored.

Homered to left on a 1-1 count, Lopez scored, Gallagher scored.

Lindor homered to right on a 1-1 count, Hernández scored.

Homered to right on a 1-1 count, Hernández scored.

Lopez grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Lindor to second baseman Hernández, Reynolds scored, Olivares out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Lindor to second baseman Hernández, Reynolds scored, Olivares out.

Franco hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder DeShields, Mondesi scored.

Hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder DeShields, Mondesi scored.

Lopez was hit by a pitch, Dozier scored, Gordon to third, Starling to second.

Was hit by a pitch, Dozier scored, Gordon to third, Starling to second.

León grounded out, first baseman Dozier to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier, Naquin scored, Naylor to second.

Grounded out, first baseman Dozier to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier, Naquin scored, Naylor to second.

Indians first.  Hernández lined out to first baseman Dozier.  Freeman doubled to center.  Lindor grounded out, first baseman Dozier unassisted, Freeman to third.  Santana homered to center on the first pitch, Freeman scored.  Reyes grounded out, third baseman Reynolds to first baseman Dozier.

Indians second.  Naquin flied out to left fielder Gordon.  Naylor grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman Dozier.  León homered to center on the first pitch.  DeShields grounded out, shortstop Mondesi to first baseman Dozier.

Royals third.  Olivares struck out.  Lopez doubled to center.  Gallagher walked on a full count.  Merrifield homered to left on a 1-1 count, Lopez scored, Gallagher scored.  Mondesi struck out.  Dozier struck out.

Indians third.  Hernández singled to center.  Freeman struck out.  Lindor homered to right on a 1-1 count, Hernández scored.  Santana grounded out, second baseman Lopez to first baseman Dozier.  Reyes struck out.

Royals seventh.  Quantrill pitching.  Gordon safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Santana.  Reynolds grounded into fielder's choice, pitcher Quantrill to shortstop Lindor, Gordon out.  Olivares singled to center, Reynolds to third.  Lopez grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Lindor to second baseman Hernández, Reynolds scored, Olivares out.  Gallagher doubled to left, Lopez scored.  Merrifield popped out to shortstop Lindor.

Royals eighth.  Cimber pitching.  Mondesi singled to left.  Mondesi stole second.  Dozier singled to left, Mondesi to third.  Franco hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder DeShields, Mondesi scored.  Pérez pitching.  Gordon singled to right, Dozier to third.  McBroom pinch-hitting for Reynolds.  McBroom walked on a full count, Gordon to second.  Starling pinch-running for McBroom.  Olivares struck out.  Lopez was hit by a pitch, Dozier scored, Gordon to third, Starling to second.  Plutko pitching.  Gallagher struck out.

Royals ninth.  Merrifield doubled to left.  Mondesi sacrificed, pitcher Plutko to first baseman Santana, Merrifield to third.  Dozier popped out to shortstop Lindor.  Franco singled to center, Merrifield scored.  Gordon popped out to second baseman Hernández.

Indians ninth.  Barlow pitching.  Reyes struck out.  Naquin singled to right.  Naylor singled to right, Naquin to third.  León grounded out, first baseman Dozier to second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Dozier, Naquin scored, Naylor to second.  DeShields struck out.

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

Four teams in the American League Central are in playoff contention, and the Kansas City Royals will try to make the task a little more difficult for one of them -- the Indians -- in the second game of a four-game series in Cleveland on Tuesday.
The Royals (14-28) are in last place in the division, and this series is the final one of their shortened season against the Indians (26-15), who are battling the Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins for first place. Even the fourth-place Detroit Tigers have a shot at a wild card, and the Royals have six games remaining against them.

Royals out to impact division race against Indians

CLEVELAND (AP)  Maikel Franco drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning and had an RBI single in the ninth as Kansas City beat the Cleveland Indians 8-6 Tuesday night to snap a seven-game losing streak.
Whit Merrifield hit a three-run homer and Cam Gallagher had an RBI double for Kansas City, which had been outscored 51-18 and only held the lead after one inning in losing its first seven games in September.

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians on September 8, 2020

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