Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
48-98, 19-54 Away
4
48-98, 19-54 Away
Final
86-62, 41-33 Home
5
86-62, 41-33 Home
Royals Hitting
a-flied out to left for C Ambres in the 8th
b-struck out swinging for A Blanco in the 8th
- Batting
- HRJ Buck (11, 3rd inning off C Lee 0 on, 1 Out); E Brown (14, 6th inning off C Lee 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Buck (38), E Brown 3 (78)
- 2Out RBIE Brown 3
- Team LOB3
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Berroa-A Blanco-J Huber 2)
- EM Teahen (19, throw); J Huber (2, ground ball)
- AssistsT Long (A Boone at 2nd base)
Indians Hitting
a-struck out swinging for R Vazquez in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Peralta (32, R Hernandez)
- HRC Crisp (14, 1st inning off R Hernandez 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIC Crisp 2 (63), V Martinez (74), B Broussard (59), R Vazquez (5)
- GIDPG Sizemore; J Peralta
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- CSV Martinez (1, 2nd base by A Burgos/J Buck)
- SBG Sizemore (21, 2nd base off R Hernandez/J Buck)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(L,8-14) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 73-43 | 5.24 |
| 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46-29 | 7.03 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-12 | 3.75 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 2.65 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 156-93 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hernandez 3-4; S Camp 5-1; A Burgos 2-0; A Sisco 0-0
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 27
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Lee(W,18-5) |
B. Howry(H,29) |
B. Wickman(S,45) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 90-63 | 3.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 2.42 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.79 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 120-80 |
- Pitching
- WPC Lee
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Lee 6-8; B Howry 0-2; B Wickman 1-0
- Game ScoresC Lee 58
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Crisp homered to center, G Sizemore scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | V Martinez singled to right, J Peralta scored, T Hafner to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st | B Broussard grounded out to second, T Hafner scored, V Martinez to second. | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st | R Vazquez grounded out to first, V Martinez scored, A Boone to second. | 0 | 5 | |
| 3rd | J Buck homered to left. | 1 | 5 | |
| 6th | E Brown homered to left, C Ambres and T Long scored. | 4 | 5 | |
CLE wins 3-0
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:05 AM, 18 September 2005
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 32,392
Game Time:2:51
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Second Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
- Third Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
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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