Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. DeJesusLF-CF |
J. GuillenRF-LF |
R. Gload1B |
M. OlivoDH |
M. MaierCF |
M. TeahenPR-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .353 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .290 | .325 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .353 | .442 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .287 | .431 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .318 | .372 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .317 | .343 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .293 | .479 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .348 | .420 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .221 | .294 | .365 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .373 | .339 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .313 | .380 |
| 31 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BM Aviles (22, Z Jackson)
- RBIJ Guillen (79), M Aviles 3 (35)
- SFJ Guillen
- GIDPB Butler; E German
- Team LOB2
- Baserunning
- SBM Aviles (5, 3rd base off Z Jackson/K Shoppach)
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Aviles-B Butler)
- EA Gordon (15, throw)
Indians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
R. Garko1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .266 | .379 | .513 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .278 | .382 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | .344 | .462 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .321 | .496 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .315 | .431 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .330 | .376 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .264 | .339 | .508 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .239 | .286 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .361 | .450 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .343 | .325 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 | .320 | .323 |
| 28 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
a-walked for A Marte in the 8th
- Batting
- HRJ Peralta (20, 1st inning off G Meche 1 on, 2 Out); K Shoppach 2 (14, 2nd inning off G Meche 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off R Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out); F Gutierrez (7, 8th inning off J Soria 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Peralta 2 (69), K Shoppach 2 (39), F Gutierrez 3 (31), R Garko (63)
- 2Out RBIJ Peralta 2, R Garko
- SHA Cabrera
- GIDPF Gutierrez
- Team LOB3
- Fielding
- DP2 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko 2)
- EK Shoppach (6, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Ramirez(H,16) |
J. Soria(L,1-3; B, 3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 104-71 | 4.01 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-5 | 3.10 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26-13 | 1.91 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 9.90 |
| 8.0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 150-94 |
- Pitching
- HBPM Maier (By Z Jackson)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 5-7; R Ramirez 1-0; J Soria 0-1; J Fulchino 1-0
- Game ScoresG Meche 73
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Guillen hit sacrifice fly to center, M Aviles scored, E German to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | J Peralta homered to left center, B Francisco scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2nd | K Shoppach homered to right. | 1 | 3 | ||
| 5th | M Aviles doubled to deep center, A Gordon, J Buck and M Teahen scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 5th | D DeJesus struck out swinging, M Aviles stole third, M Aviles scored on throwing error by catcher K Shoppach. | 5 | 3 | ||
| 8th | K Shoppach homered to left. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 8th | F Gutierrez homered to left, S Choo and G Sizemore scored. | 5 | 7 | ||
| 8th | R Garko singled to right, J Peralta scored, D Dellucci to third, R Garko to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 8 | ||
CLE wins 3-0
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:05 AM, 21 August 2008
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 23,920
Game Time:2:35
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- First Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
- Second Base Umpire - Marty Foster
- 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 |

