Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Francisco (1, B Tomko); V Martinez (4, B Tomko); J Michaels (2, Y Yabuta)
- HRG Sizemore (2, 5th inning off Y Yabuta 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIV Martinez (8), C Blake 2 (18), G Sizemore 2 (11), R Garko (12), B Francisco (1), J Michaels 2 (7)
- 2Out RBIV Martinez, C Blake 2, G Sizemore 2
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBG Sizemore (6, 2nd base off B Tomko/M Olivo)
- Fielding
- DP3 (A Cabrera-R Garko, J Carroll-A Cabrera-R Garko 2)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Gload1B |
A. Callaspo2B-SS |
Peña Jr.SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .268 | .265 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .458 | .571 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 | .356 | .392 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .375 | .405 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .329 | .384 | .506 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .313 | .353 | .688 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .348 | .300 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .346 | .393 | .462 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .155 | .161 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .193 | .288 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .083 |
| 38 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
a-grounded to first for T Pena in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BM Teahen (5, F Carmona)
- HRD Dejesus (1, 3rd inning off F Carmona 0 on, 0 Out); M Olivo (3, 7th inning off R Perez 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Butler 2 (10), D DeJesus (4), A Gordon (10), M Olivo 2 (8)
- 2Out RBIM Olivo 2
- GIDPA Gordon; R Gload 2
- Team LOB10
- Fielding
- EA Gordon (2, ground ball); Y Yabuta (1, throw)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(W,3-1) |
M. Kobayashi(H,1) |
R. Betancourt(S,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 98-59 | 2.89 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.76 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26-16 | 6.52 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.16 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.60 |
| 9.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 171-104 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Carmona 12-2; J Lewis 1-1; R Perez 1-2; M Kobayashi 4-0; R Betancourt 1-1
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 30
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Tomko(L,1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 108-68 | 5.25 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50-29 | 9.00 |
| 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-16 | 0.87 |
| 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 183-113 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Tomko 8-1; Y Yabuta 5-2; R Ramirez 3-2
- Game ScoresB Tomko 14
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Martinez singled to right, J Carroll scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | B Butler singled to right, J Gathright scored, D DeJesus to third. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | C Blake singled to left, B Francisco scored, C Blake to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | G Sizemore singled to right, C Blake scored, G Sizemore to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | R Garko safe at first on error by third baseman A Gordon, T Hafner scored, V Martinez to second. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | B Francisco doubled to deep center, V Martinez scored, R Garko to third. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | J Michaels singled to right center, R Garko and B Francisco scored. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | D DeJesus homered to center. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 5th | G Sizemore homered to center. | 8 | 2 | ||
| 5th | B Butler grounded out to shortstop, D DeJesus scored. | 8 | 3 | ||
| 5th | A Gordon singled to right, M Teahen scored. | 8 | 4 | ||
| 7th | C Blake singled to center, J Michaels scored. | 9 | 4 | ||
| 7th | M Olivo homered to left, A Gordon scored. | 9 | 6 | ||
CLE wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
11:10 PM, 24 April 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Game Time:3:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Joyce
- First Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
- Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
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 |

