Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals
25-29, 9-13 Away
5
25-29, 9-13 Away
Final
21-34, 10-16 Home
4
21-34, 10-16 Home
Indians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. FranciscoRF-LF |
R. GarkoDH |
C. Blake1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .260 | .377 | .480 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 | .311 | .397 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .287 | .357 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .348 | .512 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | .337 | .356 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | .324 | .361 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .292 | .466 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .218 | .307 | .359 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .279 | .248 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .211 | .194 |
| 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
a-bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher for D Dellucci in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BJ Peralta 2 (8, B Tomko, G Meche); A Cabrera (6, G Meche); D Dellucci (7, G Meche)
- HRG Sizemore 2 (10, 1st inning off G Meche 0 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out); C Blake (4, 6th inning off B Tomko 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIG Sizemore 3 (29), C Blake 2 (29)
- 2Out RBIG Sizemore 2
- GIDPB Francisco
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-C Blake)
- EC Blake (6, line drive)
- AssistsB Francisco (D DeJesus at 3rd base)
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for T Pena in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Buck 2 (8, C Lee 2); J Guillen (19, R Betancourt); E German (1, J Borowski)
- 3BM Teahen (3, C Lee)
- RBIJ Buck 2 (16), J Gathright (9), D DeJesus (20)
- 2Out RBID DeJesus
- GIDPA Callaspo
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP1 (E German-T Pena-M Teahen)
- EJ Buck (1, dropped foul ball)
- AssistsJ Gathright (A Cabrera at 3rd base)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Lee(W,8-1) |
R. Betancourt(H,4) |
R. Perez(H,8) |
J. Borowski(S,4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101-70 | 1.88 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 5.40 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.16 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 10.29 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 137-95 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Lee 9-5; R Betancourt 0-1; R Perez 2-1; J Borowski 0-3
- Game ScoresC Lee 38
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Tomko(L,2-7; B, 2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 107-66 | 5.35 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17-10 | 6.32 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-3 | 2.55 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-16 | 3.42 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 157-95 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 3-5; B Tomko 1-2; R Mahay 3-0; R Ramirez 4-2
- Game ScoresG Meche 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Sizemore homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Buck doubled to deep right, M Olivo scored, M Teahen to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | J Gathright grounded out to shortstop, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Buck doubled to left, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | D DeJesus singled to right, J Buck scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | G Sizemore homered to right, A Marte scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 6th | C Blake homered to center, J Peralta scored. | 5 | 4 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 31 May 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 25,243
Game Time:3:01
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Brian Runge
- First Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
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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