Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
55-70, 27-36 Away
4
55-70, 27-36 Away
Final
57-67, 34-29 Home
9
57-67, 34-29 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD DeJesus (20, An Reyes); E German (10, An Reyes); M Olivo (18, An Reyes)
- RBID DeJesus (57), J Guillen 2 (78), J Smith (1)
- 2Out RBIJ Guillen
- GIDPJ Guillen; M Teahen
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBM Olivo (4, 2nd base off An Reyes/K Shoppach)
- Fielding
- ER Gload (4, ground ball); M Olivo (4, throw)
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BK Shoppach (21, L Hochevar); A Marte (8, L Nunez); F Gutierrez (20, K Wells)
- HRS Choo (5, 2nd inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out); R Garko (10, 4th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 0 Out); G Sizemore (28, 6th inning off L Nunez 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIS Choo (32), K Shoppach (37), A Cabrera (24), R Garko (62), G Sizemore 3 (72), F Gutierrez (28)
- 2Out RBIA Cabrera, G Sizemore 3
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- CSA Marte (2, 2nd base by L Hochevar/M Olivo)
- SBA Cabrera (3, 2nd base off L Hochevar/M Olivo)
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko, A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko)
- EK Shoppach (5, catch)
- AssistsS Choo (M Olivo at 3rd base)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hochevar(L,6-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 85-53 | 5.51 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34-15 | 3.44 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 36-17 | 5.65 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 5.32 |
| 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 163-91 |
- Pitching
- WPK Wells; J Peralta
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hochevar 5-5; L Nunez 2-0; K Wells 1-0; J Peralta 2-0
- Game ScoresL Hochevar 40
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Reyes(W,2-1) |
B. Donnelly(H,2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 84-55 | 3.66 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 16.88 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-9 | 3.13 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 5.68 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 4.35 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 144-98 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsAn Reyes 8-4; B Donnelly 1-0; R Perez 2-0; R Betancourt 0-2; M Kobayashi 1-1
- Game ScoresA Reyes 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D DeJesus doubled to deep center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | S Choo homered to center. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | K Shoppach doubled to deep left, R Garko scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | A Cabrera singled to center, K Shoppach scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | R Garko homered to left. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Guillen grounded out to shortstop, M Aviles scored, E German to third. | 2 | 4 | |
| 6th | J Smith singled to left center, R Gload scored, M Olivo thrown out at third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 6th | G Sizemore homered to right, K Shoppach and A Marte scored. | 3 | 7 | |
| 8th | F Gutierrez doubled to deep center, G Sizemore scored. | 3 | 8 | |
| 8th | F Gutierrez scored on throwing error by catcher M Olivo. | 3 | 9 | |
| 9th | J Guillen singled to left, E German scored, D DeJesus to third, J Guillen to second on error by catcher K Shoppach. | 4 | 9 | |
CLE wins 3-0
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:05 AM, 20 August 2008
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 18,946
Game Time:3:10
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
- Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster
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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