Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals
2-2, 2-2 Away
1
2-2, 2-2 Away
Final
4-0, 4-0 Home
5
4-0, 4-0 Home
Indians Hitting
a-struck out swinging for C Blake in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Lawton (1, J Grimsley)
- RBIJ McDonald (1)
- 2Out RBIJ McDonald
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBB Phillips (1, 2nd base off C George/M DiFelice)
- Fielding
- EJ McDonald (1, throw)
- PBT Laker
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- RBIA Berroa (2), M DiFelice (1), M Tucker 2 (2), D Relaford (1)
- 2Out RBIM DiFelice, M Tucker 2
- SHD Relaford
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSM Tucker (1, 2nd base by B Traber/T Laker)
- SBM Tucker (1, 2nd base off J Davis/T Laker)
- Picked OffM Sweeney (1st base by J Davis)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Davis(L,8-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64-34 | 15.00 |
| 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 51-28 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-16 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 138-78 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Davis 2; B Traber
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Davis 6-1; B Traber 4-4; C Paronto 2-2
- Game ScoresJ Davis 24
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. George(W,9-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 97-59 | 1.35 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 120-76 |
- Pitching
- BKC George
- IBBM Sweeney (By B Traber)
- HBPC Febles (By J Davis)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC George 9-7; J Grimsley 2-1; D Carrasco 1-0
- Game ScoresC George 63
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | A Berroa reached on infield single to shortstop, R Ibanez scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | M Difelice singled to center, A Berroa scored, C Febles to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | M Tucker singled to shallow left center, C Febles and M Difelice scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 3rd | D Relaford grounded out to second, R Ibanez scored, K Harvey to second. | 0 | 5 | |
| 5th | J McDonald singled to left, C Blake scored. | 1 | 5 | |
KC wins 2-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
2:05 AM, 5 April 2003
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,241
Game Time:2:23
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
- First Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
- Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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