Royals vs. Indians final score: Kansas City clobbered by Cleveland, 15-3

For the second consecutive Sunday, Royals pitching allowed 15 runs to the scuffling Cleveland Indians.

Royals vs. Indians: Kansas City plays final road game of the season in Cleveland

The Kansas City Royals (71-87) take the field on Sunday coming off a draining 7-6 win in 14 innings over the Cleveland Indians (66-92) on Saturday night, and needing two wins in the final four games of their season to prevent a fourth straight 90-loss campaign. Kansas City has lost at least 90 games in seven of the past eight years.

Luke Hochevar (8-15, 5.43 ERA) will take the hill for the Royals. The right-hander has lost his last two starts and is 1-6 with a 6.31 ERA in his last nine. Hochevar is 2-1 with a 6.61 ERA against Cleveland this season.

Zach McAllister (5-8, 4.25 ERA) will be on the mound for the Indians. McAllister has also struggled of late, going 0-5 with a 5.75 ERA in his last eight starts.

First pitch from Progressive Field is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. CT. This is the final road game of the season for Kansas City.

Royals vs. Indians: Kansas City defeats Cleveland 7-6 in 14 innings

The Kansas City Royals blew an early lead but pulled out a victory in extras, downing the Cleveland Indians 7-6 in 14 innings.

Kansas City depended on twelve innings out of their bullpen, as starter Jake Odorizzi lasted only two frames. The rookie right-hander allowed one run on two hits and three walks while throwing 43 of his 65 pitches for strikes.

The Royals were able to erase the Indians’ one-run lead in the 3^rd, scoring six runs on five hits. Third baseman Mike Moustakas doubled to drive in two and right fielder Jeff Francoeur followed him up with his 15^th home run of the year, a three-run shot to left. All of the runs came against Indians starter Jeanmar Gomez.

Right-hander Nate Adcock followed Odorizzi’s disappointing start by allowing a single unearned run over 3 2/3 innings. The 24-year-old allowed two hits and a walk while collecting six strikeouts. Left-hander Francisley Bueno added 1 1/3 perfect innings of work.

Unfortunately for the Royals their next three relievers weren’t able to retain the lead. Aaron Crow, Tim Collins and Greg Holland combined to allow four runs on four hits and five walks over the next two innings, sending the contest into extras.

The game remained tied well into extra innings until Kansas City was able to move ahead for good in the 14th on an RBI single off the bat of second baseman Tony Abreu. Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera allowed the first three batters he faced to reach base in the bottom-half of the frame, but he managed to escape the jam and collect his third save of the season.

Royals vs. Indians lineups: Kansas City looking for a solid start from Jake Odorizzi

The Kansas City Royals are looking to rebound from their 8-5 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. Plus, the Royals are going to be looking to have a better pitching performance with Jake Odorizzi.

Odorizzi is making only his second career Major League start, and in his first start he went 5⅓ innings, struck out three and allowed three runs in a losing effort.

The Royals made a few changes in their starting lineup on Saturday with David Lough and Irving Falu taking over the top two spots in the batting order. Then at the other end Brayan Pena is in the lineup as a designated hitter and Tony Abreus drops down to ninth and is switching to second base.

Royals lineup:
1. David Lough CF
2. Irving Falu SS
3. Alex Gordon LF
4. Billy Butler 1B
5. Salvador Perez C
6. Mike Moustakas 3B
7. Jeff Francoeur RF
8. Brayan Pena DH
9. Tony Abreu 2B
Jake Odorizzi P

Indians lineup:
1. Shin-Soo Choo RF
2. Jason Kipnis 2B
3. Carlos Santana C
4. Lonnie Chisenhall 3B
5. Russ Canzler 1B
6. Travis Hafner DH
7. Brent Lillibridge SS
8. Thomas Neal LF
9. Ezequiel Carrera CF
Jeanmar Gómez P

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Royals vs. Indians: Game time, TV schedule and more

The Kansas City Royals send their top pitching prospect to the mound as they look to rebound from Friday's loss to the Cleveland Indians.

Jake Odorizzi makes his second career start Saturday night against the same Indians he faced in his first career start. Ordorizzi made his MLB debut last Sunday in Kansas City, lasting 5 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on six hits. Ordorizzi got off to a great start in his first game against the Indians, allowing just two hits in his first five innings before getting tagged for three runs on four hits in the sixth, including a two-run home run to Carlos Santana.

The Indians will send Jeanmar Gomez to the mound. Gomez takes Ubaldo Jimenez's position in the after Cleveland shut Jimenez down with a sprained right ankle.

First pitch from Progressive Field is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. CT. The game can heard on KCSP 610.

Royals vs. Indians game recap: Kansas City comeback falls short, Royals lose 8-5

The Kansas City Royals found themselves down early to the Cleveland Indians and were unable to mount a comeback, eventually losing 8-5 Friday night. Royals starting pitcher Will Smith earned his ninth loss of the season, as he allowed 6 runs on 9 hits in just over three innings of work.

Smith simply had no answer for the consistent barrage of Cleveland hits, allowing three runs in the 2nd, one in the 3rd, and two more in the 4th before being pulled. Royals reliever Everett Teaford allowed two more runs in the 5th. After the 5th the Royals were able to hold the Indians scoreless, but the damage had been done.

Down 8-1, the Royals made an attempt at a comeback, starting with first baseman Billy Butler's 2-run homer in the 6th. Catcher Salvador Perez drove in 2 additional runs in the 8th, but the comeback was too little too late, as Cleveland's Chris Perez picked up his 39th save of the year.

Indians starting pitcher David Huff got the win, his third of the season.

Royals vs. Indians lineups: Will Smith looking to continue his success over Cleveland

The Kansas City Royals are starting a three-game series on the road when they face the Cleveland Indians. Both teams are looking to finish out their season as neither are heading to the playoffs, and to keep things going the Royals are sending out Will Smith to pitch against the Indians.

Smith is facing the Indians for his second straight start, and last time his outing resulted in a win as he went seven innings while giving up only two runs and struck out five. The Indians are countering with David Huff who is 2-0 and has bounced from the bullpen to starter this month; this will be just his third start for the Indians this year.

Royals lineup:
1. Jason Bourgeois CF
2. Tony Abreu SS
3. Alex Gordon LF
4. Billy Butler 1B
5. Salvador Perez C
6. Jeff Francoeur RF
7. Mike Moustakas 3B
8. Adam Moore DH
9. Johnny Giavotella 2B
Will Smith P

Indians lineup:
1. Shin-Soo Choo RF
2. Cord Phelps DH
3. Jason Kipnis 2B
4. Carlos Santana C
5. Russ Canzler LF
6. Casey Kotchman 1B
7. Lonnie Chisenhall 3B
8. Brent Lillibridge SS
9. Ezequiel Carrera CF
David Huff P

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