mlb Game Recap
Cleveland Downed 8-6 By Kansas City - Adam Cimber Takes Loss
Kansas City got 2 innings of work from Greg Holland en route to a 8-6 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday at Progressive Field.
Kansas City was an underdog by +183 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Kansas City got 2 innings from Greg Holland, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 3. Greg Holland earned the victory, while the Royals got 3 RBIs from Whit Merrifield in the win.
Cleveland got a 0.1-inning outing from Oliver Perez in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 1 walks and 1 hits in his time on the mound, while Mike Freeman had 2 hits in the loss for the Indians.
The battle of the bats favored Kansas City as they had 10 hits, while Cleveland only had 9.
The game was closed out by Scott Barlow who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 2 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.