Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

79-74, 41-38 Away

Final

66-88, 37-41 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch
  1
  Foul Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- R Ibanez caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 2nd
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- M Difelice singled to left, D Relaford to second, D Relaford to third on error by left fielder J Gerut.
  1
  1
- R Ibanez stole second.
  3
  1
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 3rd
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 5th
- J. Lima pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 9th
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
12
Indians
8

Game 1

9/16

Royals
1
Indians
9

Game 2

9/17

Royals
3
Indians
2

Game 3

9/18

Progressive Field

7:05 PM, September 18, 2003

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 17,275

Game Time:2:09

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
Third Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	32	25	.561	-	L2
Chicago	27	27	.500	3.5	L1
Minnesota	27	28	.491	4	W1
Kansas City	22	33	.400	9	L2
Detroit	21	34	.382	10	L1

Cubs take road skid into matchup with the Pirates

Chicago Cubs (29-26, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (29-26, fourth in the NL Central)

Rosario leads Yankees against the Royals following 4-hit game

New York Yankees (33-22, second in the AL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (22-33, fourth in the AL Central)

Athletics take home losing streak into matchup against the Mariners

Seattle Mariners (27-29, second in the AL West) vs. Athletics (27-28, first in the AL West)

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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

J. Lima8-1

C. Sabathia13-9

C. Leskanic2

Game Information

2026 American League Central Standings

MLB News

Cubs take road skid into matchup with the Pirates

Rosario leads Yankees against the Royals following 4-hit game

Athletics take home losing streak into matchup against the Mariners

Pitch
1 Foul Ball
2 Ball
3 Ground Out