Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians Match Player Stats On May 26, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 26, 2017

CLEVELAND -- Jorge Bonifacio's two-run double in the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie as the Kansas City Royals overcame an early 4-0 deficit to beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4 Friday night at Progressive Field.

Kansas City also got home runs from Brandon Moss and Mike Moustakas, while Cleveland continues to have trouble winning at home. The defending American League champions are now 8-12 at Progressive Field, the worst home record in the league.

Reliever Mike Minor (2-1) pitched two scoreless innings to get the win. Kelvin Herrera pitched the ninth inning to pick up his 10th save. Indians reliever Bryan Shaw (1-1) took the loss.

With the score tied at 4, Lorenzo Cain led off the top of the eighth inning with a single off Shaw. Andrew Miller relieved Shaw to pitch to Eric Hosmer. Hosmer hit a sharp grounder to short that handcuffed Francisco Lindor for an error. Cain went to third and Hosmer was safe at first.

Salvador Perez popped out for the first out, but Bonifacio lined an 0-2 pitch from Miller over the head of left fielder Michael Brantley for a double, scoring Cain and Hosmer, giving the Royals a 6-4 lead.

Jose Ramirez's home run with two outs and nobody on base in the second inning gave Cleveland a 1-0 lead.

The Indians added to that lead in the third inning, which began with walks to the first two batters, Bradley Zimmer and Daniel Robertson.

After Jason Kipnis flied out for the first out, Lindor stroked a single to center field, scoring Zimmer to make it 2-0. Robertson went to third on Lindor's hit and scored on a single by Brantley.

Carlos Santana grounded into a force out at second, but Lindor scored from third on the play to give Cleveland a 4-0 lead.

Mike Clevinger held Kansas City scoreless through the first three innings, but with one out in the fourth, Hosmer reached on an infield single. Perez struck out for the second out. Bonifacio singled to right field, moving Hosmer to second.

Moss then hit a line drive into the seats in right field for his ninth home run of the year, cutting the Cleveland lead to 4-3.

Kansas City tied it at 4 on Moustakas' solo home run in the fifth inning.

NOTES: Prior to the game the Indians activated OF Austin Jackson off the disabled list. Jackson had been on the DL since May 2 with a hyperextended left big toe. Jackson takes the roster spot of OF Lonnie Chisenhall, who was placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list on Thursday. . . RHP Corey Kluber made a rehab start for Double-A Akron Friday night. Kluber has been on the disabled list since May 3 with a lower back strain. . . Royals LHP Scott Alexander began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Omaha Friday night. Alexander has been on the disabled list since May 9 with a right hamstring strain. . . Although they rank only 10th in the American League with 54 home runs, the Royals have hit 15 homers in the first eight games of this road trip. They have had two four-homer games on the trip and are on a pace to hit 183 for the year, which would break the team record of 168 set in 1987.