mlb Game Recap
Kansas City Drops Cleveland 4-2 - Match Report
Cleveland dropped a 4-2 decision at Progressive Field on Monday as Kansas City legged out a win behind winning pitcher Domingo Tapia.
Kansas City won as a +117 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 7.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Domingo Tapia earned the victory for the Royals, throwing 1.2 innings of work, striking out 4, walking 0, and allowing 0 hits and 0 earned runs. That effort was supported by 1 RBIs from Sebastian Rivero in the win.
Cleveland's starting pitcher Bryan Shaw worked 1 innings, giving up 2 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Andres Gimenez in a losing cause.
Kansas City enjoyed an edge at the plate with a 6-4 advantage in hits.
The game was closed out by Scott Barlow who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 1 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.