Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
53-93, 21-52 Away
6
53-93, 21-52 Away
Final
71-76, 41-34 Home
4
71-76, 41-34 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 3BR Gotay (1, M Miller)
- HRA Nunez (5, 7th inning off R White 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIR Gotay (11), D DeJesus 3 (30), A Berroa (41), A Nunez (26)
- 2Out RBIA Berroa, D DeJesus
- GIDPC Pickering; A Berroa
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBD DeJesus (8, 2nd base off M Miller/V Martinez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Randa-R Gotay-K Harvey, A Berroa-R Gotay-K Harvey)
- ER Gotay (2, ground ball)
Indians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. CrispCF |
L. MerloniPR-DH |
C. Blake3B |
J. GerutRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 | .335 | .444 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .354 | .397 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .367 | .429 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .293 | .367 | .514 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 | .412 | .592 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .343 | .426 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 | .352 | .493 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .364 | .450 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .354 | .426 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .252 | .334 | .405 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .381 | .500 |
| 30 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BC Blake (34, M Wood)
- 3BT Hafner (3, M Wood)
- RBIC Blake 4 (79)
- 2Out RBIC Blake 3
- SFC Blake
- GIDPC Blake; R Belliard
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSJ Gerut (6, 2nd base by M Wood)
- Fielding
- DP2 (O Vizquel-R Belliard-B Broussard, R White-O Vizquel-B Broussard)
- EC Blake (25, ground ball)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Wood(W,3-8) |
D. Reyes(H,5) |
S. Camp(H,5) |
J. Affeldt(S,13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 104-58 | 5.98 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-15 | 4.69 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.10 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-15 | 4.42 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 167-96 |
- Pitching
- BKM Wood
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Wood 8-5; D Reyes 1-2; S Camp 0-2; J Affeldt 0-1
- Game ScoresM Wood 50
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Westbrook(L,14-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 92-59 | 3.33 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35-22 | 5.23 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-14 | 3.44 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 5.63 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 3.93 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 169-105 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Westbrook 7-5; R White 4-0; M Miller 2-0; C Bartosh 0-2; D Riske 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Westbrook 39
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Blake doubled to left, C Crisp, V Martinez and T Hafner scored, C Blake to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | R Gotay singled to left, J Randa scored, C Pickering to third, K Harvey to second. | 1 | 3 | |
| 2nd | D DeJesus singled to center, C Pickering and K Harvey scored, R Gotay to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | A Berroa singled to center, K Harvey scored, D DeJesus to third. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | D DeJesus singled to left, R Gotay scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 8th | C Blake hit sacrifice fly to left, M Lawton scored. | 6 | 4 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:05 AM, 18 September 2004
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 14,347
Game Time:3:07
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
- First Base Umpire - James Hoye
- Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
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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