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8–4Final · Sep 17, 2015
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  1. Infante homered to left (381 feet), Pérez and Rios scored.

    3–0
  2. Kipnis singled to left, Ramírez scored, Urshela to third, Urshela scored, Kipnis to second on throwing error by left fielder Zobrist.

    3–2
  3. Hosmer doubled to deep left, Moustakas scored, K. Morales to third.

    4–2
  4. Infante doubled to left, K. Morales and Hosmer scored, Rios to third.

    6–2
  5. Ramírez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Santana scored, Gomes out at second, Almonte to third.

    6–3
  6. Infante singled to left center, Pérez and Rios scored.

    8–3
  7. Almonte hit sacrifice fly to right, Martínez scored, Santana to third.

    8–4

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Zobrist batting
  2. Top 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
  3. Top 1 Pitch 2: in play
  4. Top 1 Zobrist flied out to left.
  5. Top 1 Moustakas batting
  6. Top 1 Pitch 1: in play
  7. Top 1 Moustakas doubled to right.
  8. Top 1 K. Morales batting
  9. Top 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  10. Top 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  11. Top 1 Pitch 3: strike 3 (looking)
  12. Top 1 K. Morales struck out looking.
  13. Top 1 Hosmer batting
  14. Top 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
  15. Top 1 Pitch 2: in play
  16. Top 1 Hosmer grounded out to shortstop.
  17. Bot 1 Kipnis batting
  18. Bot 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
  19. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 2
  20. Bot 1 Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
  21. Bot 1 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  22. Bot 1 Pitch 5: ball 3
  23. Bot 1 Pitch 6: in play
  24. Bot 1 Kipnis singled to center.
  25. Bot 1 Lindor batting
  26. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  27. Bot 1 Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
  28. Bot 1 Pitch 3: ball 1
  29. Bot 1 Pitch 4: foul
  30. Bot 1 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
  31. Bot 1 Lindor struck out swinging.
  32. Bot 1 Brantley batting
  33. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  34. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  35. Bot 1 Pitch 3: ball 2
  36. Bot 1 Pitch 4: in play
  37. Bot 1 Brantley grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kipnis safe at second on error by shortstop Escobar.
  38. Bot 1 Santana batting
  39. Bot 1 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  40. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 1
  41. Bot 1 Pitch 3: in play
  42. Bot 1 Santana popped out to third.
  43. Bot 1 Chisenhall batting
  44. Bot 1 Pitch 1: ball 1
  45. Bot 1 Pitch 2: ball 2
  46. Bot 1 Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
  47. Bot 1 Pitch 4: in play
  48. Bot 1 Chisenhall grounded out to first.
  49. Top 2 Pérez batting
  50. Top 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  51. Top 2 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  52. Top 2 Pitch 3: ball 2
  53. Top 2 Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
  54. Top 2 Pitch 5: foul
  55. Top 2 Pitch 6: foul
  56. Top 2 Pitch 7: foul
  57. Top 2 Pitch 8: in play
  58. Top 2 Pérez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Urshela.
  59. Top 2 Rios batting
  60. Top 2 Pitch 1: in play
  61. Top 2 Rios singled to left, Pérez to second.
  62. Top 2 Infante batting
  63. Top 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  64. Top 2 Pitch 2: in play
  65. Top 2 Infante homered to left (381 feet), Pérez and Rios scored. 3–0
  66. Top 2 Escobar batting
  67. Top 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  68. Top 2 Pitch 2: ball 2
  69. Top 2 Pitch 3: in play
  70. Top 2 Escobar singled to left.
  71. Top 2 Dyson batting
  72. Top 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
  73. Top 2 Pitch 2: ball 1
  74. Top 2 Pitch 3: in play
  75. Top 2 Dyson sacrificed to pitcher, Escobar to second.
  76. Top 2 Zobrist batting
  77. Top 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  78. Top 2 Pitch 2: ball 2
  79. Top 2 Pitch 3: in play
  80. Top 2 Zobrist grounded out to first, Escobar to third.
  81. Top 2 Moustakas batting
  82. Top 2 Pitch 1: in play
  83. Top 2 Moustakas lined out to right.
  84. Bot 2 Almonte batting
  85. Bot 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  86. Bot 2 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  87. Bot 2 Pitch 3: ball 1
  88. Bot 2 Pitch 4: foul
  89. Bot 2 Pitch 5: ball 2
  90. Bot 2 Pitch 6: in play
  91. Bot 2 Almonte grounded out to catcher.
  92. Bot 2 Gomes batting
  93. Bot 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  94. Bot 2 Pitch 2: in play
  95. Bot 2 Gomes lined out to right.
  96. Bot 2 Ramírez batting
  97. Bot 2 Pitch 1: in play
  98. Bot 2 Ramírez singled to right.
  99. Bot 2 Urshela batting
  100. Bot 2 Pitch 1: ball 1
  101. Bot 2 Pitch 2: in play
  102. Bot 2 Urshela reached on infield single to third, Ramírez to second.
  103. Bot 2 Kipnis batting
  104. Bot 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  105. Bot 2 Pitch 2: in play
  106. Bot 2 Kipnis singled to left, Ramírez scored, Urshela to third, Urshela scored, Kipnis to second on throwing error by left fielder Zobrist. 3–2
  107. Bot 2 Lindor batting
  108. Bot 2 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  109. Bot 2 Pitch 2: in play
  110. Bot 2 Lindor grounded out to first.
  111. Top 3 K. Morales batting
  112. Top 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  113. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  114. Top 3 Pitch 3: ball 1
  115. Top 3 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  116. Top 3 K. Morales struck out swinging.
  117. Top 3 Hosmer batting
  118. Top 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  119. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  120. Top 3 Pitch 3: ball 1
  121. Top 3 Pitch 4: ball 2
  122. Top 3 Pitch 5: foul
  123. Top 3 Pitch 6: ball 3
  124. Top 3 Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
  125. Top 3 Hosmer struck out swinging.
  126. Top 3 Pérez batting
  127. Top 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  128. Top 3 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  129. Top 3 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  130. Top 3 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  131. Top 3 Pérez struck out swinging.
  132. Bot 3 Brantley batting
  133. Bot 3 Pitch 1: in play
  134. Bot 3 Brantley safe at first on error by second baseman Infante.
  135. Bot 3 Santana batting
  136. Bot 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  137. Bot 3 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  138. Bot 3 Pitch 3: ball 2
  139. Bot 3 Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
  140. Bot 3 Pitch 5: in play
  141. Bot 3 Santana grounded out to pitcher, Brantley to second.
  142. Bot 3 Chisenhall batting
  143. Bot 3 Pitch 1: ball 1
  144. Bot 3 Pitch 2: ball 2
  145. Bot 3 Pitch 3: ball 3
  146. Bot 3 Pitch 4: ball 4
  147. Bot 3 Chisenhall walked.
  148. Bot 3 Almonte batting
  149. Bot 3 Pitch 1: in play
  150. Bot 3 Almonte grounded out to pitcher, Brantley to third, Chisenhall to second.
  151. Bot 3 Gomes batting
  152. Bot 3 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  153. Bot 3 Pitch 2: in play
  154. Bot 3 Gomes flied out to center.
  155. Top 4 Rios batting
  156. Top 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  157. Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  158. Top 4 Pitch 3: in play
  159. Top 4 Rios doubled to left.
  160. Top 4 Infante batting
  161. Top 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  162. Top 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
  163. Top 4 Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
  164. Top 4 Pitch 4: in play
  165. Top 4 Infante sacrificed to pitcher, Rios to third.
  166. Top 4 Escobar batting
  167. Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  168. Top 4 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  169. Top 4 Pitch 3: ball 1
  170. Top 4 Pitch 4: ball 2
  171. Top 4 Pitch 5: in play
  172. Top 4 Escobar popped out to second.
  173. Top 4 Dyson batting
  174. Top 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  175. Top 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  176. Top 4 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  177. Top 4 Pitch 4: ball 2
  178. Top 4 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
  179. Top 4 Dyson struck out swinging.
  180. Bot 4 Ramírez batting
  181. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  182. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
  183. Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
  184. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 3
  185. Bot 4 Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
  186. Bot 4 Pitch 6: in play
  187. Bot 4 Ramírez singled to center.
  188. Bot 4 Urshela batting
  189. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  190. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  191. Bot 4 Pitch 3: ball 2
  192. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 3
  193. Bot 4 Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
  194. Bot 4 Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
  195. Bot 4 Urshela struck out swinging.
  196. Bot 4 Kipnis batting
  197. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  198. Bot 4 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  199. Bot 4 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
  200. Bot 4 Kipnis struck out swinging.
  201. Bot 4 Lindor batting
  202. Bot 4 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  203. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 1
  204. Bot 4 Pitch 3: ball 2
  205. Bot 4 Pitch 4: ball 3
  206. Bot 4 Pitch 5: in play
  207. Bot 4 Lindor singled to center, Ramírez to second.
  208. Bot 4 Brantley batting
  209. Bot 4 Pitch 1: ball 1
  210. Bot 4 Pitch 2: ball 2
  211. Bot 4 Pitch 3: ball 3
  212. Bot 4 Pitch 4: in play
  213. Bot 4 Brantley popped out to third.
  214. Top 5 Crockett relieved Kluber.
  215. Top 5 Zobrist batting
  216. Top 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  217. Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
  218. Top 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  219. Top 5 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  220. Top 5 Zobrist struck out swinging.
  221. Top 5 Moustakas batting
  222. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  223. Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 2
  224. Top 5 Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
  225. Top 5 Pitch 4: ball 3
  226. Top 5 Pitch 5: ball 4
  227. Top 5 Moustakas walked.
  228. Top 5 K. Morales batting
  229. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  230. Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 2
  231. Top 5 Pitch 3: in play
  232. Top 5 K. Morales singled to left, Moustakas to second.
  233. Top 5 Hosmer batting
  234. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  235. Top 5 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  236. Top 5 Pitch 3: in play
  237. Top 5 Hosmer doubled to deep left, Moustakas scored, K. Morales to third. 4–2
  238. Top 5 Manship relieved Crockett.
  239. Top 5 Pérez batting
  240. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  241. Top 5 Pitch 2: in play
  242. Top 5 Pérez lined out to shortstop.
  243. Top 5 Rios batting
  244. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  245. Top 5 Pitch 2: ball 2
  246. Top 5 Pitch 3: ball 3
  247. Top 5 Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
  248. Top 5 Pitch 5: ball 4
  249. Top 5 Rios walked.
  250. Top 5 Infante batting
  251. Top 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  252. Top 5 Pitch 2: in play
  253. Top 5 Infante doubled to left, K. Morales and Hosmer scored, Rios to third. 6–2
  254. Top 5 Escobar batting
  255. Top 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  256. Top 5 Pitch 2: in play
  257. Top 5 Escobar grounded out to third.
  258. Bot 5 Santana batting
  259. Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  260. Bot 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
  261. Bot 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  262. Bot 5 Pitch 4: in play
  263. Bot 5 Santana doubled to deep right center.
  264. Bot 5 Chisenhall batting
  265. Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  266. Bot 5 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  267. Bot 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  268. Bot 5 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  269. Bot 5 Chisenhall struck out swinging.
  270. Bot 5 Almonte batting
  271. Bot 5 Pitch 1: in play
  272. Bot 5 Almonte singled to right, Santana to third.
  273. Bot 5 Gomes batting
  274. Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  275. Bot 5 Pitch 2: in play
  276. Bot 5 Gomes hit by pitch, Almonte to second.
  277. Bot 5 Ramírez batting
  278. Bot 5 Pitch 1: in play
  279. Bot 5 Ramírez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Santana scored, Gomes out at second, Almonte to third. 6–3
  280. Bot 5 Urshela batting
  281. Bot 5 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  282. Bot 5 Pitch 2: ball 1
  283. Bot 5 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  284. Bot 5 Pitch 4: ball 2
  285. Bot 5 Pitch 5: ball 3
  286. Bot 5 Pitch 6: foul
  287. Bot 5 Pitch 7: ball 4
  288. Bot 5 Urshela walked, Ramírez to second.
  289. Bot 5 Kipnis batting
  290. Bot 5 Pitch 1: ball 1
  291. Bot 5 Pitch 2: in play
  292. Bot 5 Kipnis grounded out to first.
  293. Top 6 Floyd relieved Manship.
  294. Top 6 Dyson batting
  295. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
  296. Top 6 Pitch 2: in play
  297. Top 6 Dyson popped out to third.
  298. Top 6 Zobrist batting
  299. Top 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  300. Top 6 Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
  301. Top 6 Pitch 3: foul
  302. Top 6 Pitch 4: ball 1
  303. Top 6 Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
  304. Top 6 Zobrist struck out swinging.
  305. Top 6 Moustakas batting
  306. Top 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  307. Top 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  308. Top 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  309. Top 6 Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
  310. Top 6 Moustakas struck out swinging.
  311. Bot 6 Madson relieved Ventura.
  312. Bot 6 Lindor batting
  313. Bot 6 Pitch 1: in play
  314. Bot 6 Lindor flied out to left.
  315. Bot 6 Brantley batting
  316. Bot 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  317. Bot 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  318. Bot 6 Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
  319. Bot 6 Pitch 4: foul
  320. Bot 6 Pitch 5: in play
  321. Bot 6 Brantley lined out to second.
  322. Bot 6 Santana batting
  323. Bot 6 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  324. Bot 6 Pitch 2: in play
  325. Bot 6 Santana reached on infield single to third.
  326. Bot 6 Chisenhall batting
  327. Bot 6 Pitch 1: ball 1
  328. Bot 6 Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
  329. Bot 6 Pitch 3: in play
  330. Bot 6 Chisenhall popped out to shortstop.
  331. Top 7 K. Morales batting
  332. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  333. Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  334. Top 7 Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
  335. Top 7 K. Morales struck out swinging.
  336. Top 7 Hosmer batting
  337. Top 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  338. Top 7 Pitch 2: ball 2
  339. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  340. Top 7 Hosmer grounded out to second.
  341. Top 7 Pérez batting
  342. Top 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  343. Top 7 Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
  344. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  345. Top 7 Pérez singled to deep right center.
  346. Top 7 Rios batting
  347. Top 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  348. Top 7 Pitch 2: ball 2
  349. Top 7 Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
  350. Top 7 Pitch 4: in play
  351. Top 7 Rios doubled to deep left, Pérez to third.
  352. Top 7 Infante batting
  353. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  354. Top 7 Pitch 2: ball 1
  355. Top 7 Pitch 3: ball 2
  356. Top 7 Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
  357. Top 7 Pitch 5: ball 3
  358. Top 7 Pitch 6: in play
  359. Top 7 Infante singled to left center, Pérez and Rios scored. 8–3
  360. Top 7 Escobar batting
  361. Top 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  362. Top 7 Pitch 2: ball 2
  363. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  364. Top 7 Escobar singled to left center, Infante to second.
  365. Top 7 Adams relieved Floyd.
  366. Top 7 Dyson batting
  367. Top 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  368. Top 7 Pitch 2: ball 1
  369. Top 7 Pitch 3: in play
  370. Top 7 Dyson grounded out to second.
  371. Bot 7 Herrera relieved Madson.
  372. Bot 7 Almonte batting
  373. Bot 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  374. Bot 7 Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
  375. Bot 7 Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
  376. Bot 7 Pitch 4: ball 2
  377. Bot 7 Pitch 5: in play
  378. Bot 7 Almonte grounded out to first.
  379. Bot 7 Gomes batting
  380. Bot 7 Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
  381. Bot 7 Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
  382. Bot 7 Pitch 3: foul
  383. Bot 7 Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
  384. Bot 7 Gomes struck out looking.
  385. Bot 7 Ramírez batting
  386. Bot 7 Pitch 1: ball 1
  387. Bot 7 Pitch 2: in play
  388. Bot 7 Ramírez flied out to center.
  389. Top 8 Zobrist batting
  390. Top 8 Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
  391. Top 8 Pitch 2: ball 1
  392. Top 8 Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
  393. Top 8 Pitch 4: in play
  394. Top 8 Zobrist flied out to right.
  395. Top 8 Soto relieved Adams.
  396. Top 8 Moustakas batting
  397. Top 8 Pitch 1: ball 1
  398. Top 8 Pitch 2: in play
  399. Top 8 Moustakas popped out to second.
  400. Top 8 K. Morales batting

Box score

KC

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Ben ZobristLF0-5500000218.284.368.464
Paulo OrlandoLF0-000000000.250.272.444
Mike Moustakas3B1-4411001113.281.344.460
Kendrys MoralesDH2-5512000320.290.352.465
Eric Hosmer1B1-5511100117.299.365.446
Salvador PerezC1-5521000121.255.274.418
Drew ButeraC0-000000000.211.242.263
Alex RiosRF3-4423001116.265.299.367
Omar Rafael Infante2B3-4413710017.221.235.320
Alcides EscobarSS2-4402000013.254.290.314
Jarrod DysonCF0-3300000113.253.317.385
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Yordano VenturaP5.083224095-564.4095
Ryan MadsonP1.010000011-92.4011
Kelvin HerreraP1.000001011-82.8311
Wade DavisP1.000002011-80.8911
Franklin MoralesP0.021000017-122.9017
Greg HollandP1.00000003-33.483

CLE

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Jason KipnisDH2-5502100219.300.371.444
Francisco LindorSS1-5501000115.315.355.474
Michael BrantleyLF0-4400000014.313.382.488
Michael MartinezLF0-111000006.357.357.429
Carlos Santana1B3-5513000019.235.361.383
Lonnie ChisenhallRF0-3300001115.251.298.378
Jerry SandsPH1-110100006.236.293.377
Abraham AlmonteCF1-4401100014.266.316.484
Yan GomesC0-4400000112.217.259.366
Jose Ramirez2B2-4412100010.212.284.312
Gio Urshela3B1-3311001218.222.278.327
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Corey KluberP4.053205161-393.4461
Kyle CrockettP0.123311015-74.9115
Jeff ManshipP0.210010011-51.0911
Gavin FloydP1.242203033-213.5233
Austin AdamsP0.20000007-53.667
Giovanni Luis SotoP0.210000011-70.0011
Shawn ArmstrongP1.000001010-70.0010

Starting lineups

CLE

  1. 1 Jason Kipnis DH
  2. 2 Francisco Lindor SS
  3. 3 Michael Brantley LF
  4. 4 Carlos Santana 1B
  5. 5 Lonnie Chisenhall RF
  6. 6 Abraham Almonte CF
  7. 7 Yan Gomes C
  8. 8 Jose Ramirez 2B
  9. 9 Gio Urshela 3B

KC

  1. 1 Ben Zobrist LF
  2. 2 Mike Moustakas 3B
  3. 3 Kendrys Morales DH
  4. 4 Eric Hosmer 1B
  5. 5 Salvador Perez C
  6. 6 Alex Rios RF
  7. 7 Omar Rafael Infante 2B
  8. 8 Alcides Escobar SS
  9. 9 Jarrod Dyson CF

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