| Tue. 7/16 | Wed. 7/17 | Thu. 7/18 | Fri. 7/19 | Sat. 7/20 |
| vs. Det W 8-0 Box | Recap |
vs. Det W 7-2 Box | Recap |
Det 3 - 6 Cle Final Box |
vs. KC 4:10 PM PT5:10 PM MT6:10 PM CT7:10 PM ET19:10 ET23:10 GMT7:10 4:10 PM MST6:10 PM EST6:40 PM VEN3:10 UAE (+1)6:10 PM CT Preview |
vs. KC 4:10 PM PT5:10 PM MT6:10 PM CT7:10 PM ET19:10 ET23:10 GMT7:10 4:10 PM MST6:10 PM EST6:40 PM VEN3:10 UAE (+1)6:10 PM CT |
Royals, Indians ride win streaks into series | |
The Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals continued their strong post-All-Star break surges with respective four-game sweeps over fellow American League Central adversaries. The Indians and Royals aim to continue their runs of good fortune at the other's expense on Friday when they open a three-game series in Cleveland. Cleveland brought out the brooms on Thursday and recorded its fifth straight win and 11th in 13 contests with a 6-3 victory over Detroit. The win moved the Indians a season-best 15 games over .500. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | F. Lindor | .289 | |||
| HR: | C. Santana | 21 | |||
| RBI: | C. Santana | 54 | |||
| SB: | J. Ramírez | 20 | |||
| W: | T. Bauer | 8 | |||
| ERA: | S. Bieber | 3.49 | |||
| Saves: | B. Hand | 25 | |||
| K: | T. Bauer | 160 | |||
| AL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| Minnesota | 59 | 36 | .621 | - |
| Cleveland | 55 | 40 | .579 | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 42 | 51 | .452 | 16 |
| Kansas City | 36 | 62 | .367 | 24.5 |
| Detroit | 29 | 63 | .315 | 28.5 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .246 (20) | ||||
| Runs: | 428 (21) | ||||
| Hits: | 766 (25) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 125 (21) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 65 (4) | ||||
| OBP: | .322 (18) | ||||
| SLG: | .422 (20) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 1316 (23) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 3.86 (4) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 391 (4) | ||||
| Saves: | 27 (4) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 897 (5) | ||||
| OpBA: | .237 (4) | ||||
| OBP: | .303 (4) | ||||
| SLG: | .424 (13) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.64 (20) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 7/16 | Z. Plesac | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
| 7/15 | B. Bradley | Sent to Minors | |||||||
| 7/15 | D. Otero | Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation | |||||||
| 7/14 | L. Martin | Signed to Play in Japan (Chiba Lotte Marines) | |||||||
| 7/12 | C. Anderson | Called Up from Minors | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 7/12 | C. Anderson | Right elbow surgery - out for season (on 60-day IL) | |||||||
| 6/18 | M. Clevinger | Sprained left ankle (10-day IL) | |||||||
| 6/2 | C. Carrasco | Blood condition (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 6/2 | J. Rodriguez | Strained right shoulder (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
| 5/31 | D. Otero | Right shoulder inflammation (on 10-day IL) | |||||||
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