Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
39-52, 19-24 Away
3
39-52, 19-24 Away
Final
54-37, 33-13 Home
5
54-37, 33-13 Home
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for J Larue in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Butler (7, F Carmona)
- HRJ Smith (1, 8th inning off R Betancourt 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Butler (17), R Gload (24), J Smith (5)
- 2Out RBIB Butler, R Gload, J Smith
- GIDPM Grudzielanek
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- AssistsM Teahen (T Hafner at 2nd base)
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BF Gutierrez (2, D Riske)
- HRT Hafner (15, 1st inning off J De La Rosa 1 on, 2 Out); R Garko (11, 4th inning off J De La Rosa 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIT Hafner 2 (60), R Garko (34), F Gutierrez (10), J Barfield (40)
- 2Out RBIT Hafner 2
- SFJ Barfield
- SHF Gutierrez
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBG Sizemore (25, 2nd base off J De La Rosa/J LaRue); F Gutierrez (3, 2nd base off J Gobble/J LaRue)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko)
- ER Garko (4, ground ball); J Barfield (11, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. De La Rosa(L,8-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 83-44 | 5.25 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 2.78 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34-26 | 2.53 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-20 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 163-100 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ De La Rosa 0-3; J Gobble 1-2; D Riske 1-1; J Bale 1-3
- Game ScoresJ De La Rosa 44
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(W,19-8) |
R. Betancourt(H,31) |
J. Borowski(S,45) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 102-67 | 3.77 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-11 | 1.30 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 5.30 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 131-86 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Carmona 14-3; R Betancourt 1-2; J Borowski 2-1
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 55
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | T Hafner homered to right, V Martinez scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 4th | R Garko homered to left. | 0 | 3 | |
| 5th | B Butler doubled to deep right center, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | R Gload singled to left center, B Butler scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 6th | F Gutierrez doubled to deep center, R Garko scored, J Michaels to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 6th | J Barfield hit sacrifice fly to right, J Michaels scored, F Gutierrez to third. | 2 | 5 | |
| 8th | J Smith homered to right center. | 3 | 5 | |
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
6:05 PM, 15 July 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 29,657
Game Time:3:08
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Larry Young
- First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
- Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett
- Third Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
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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