Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals
69-72, 31-39 Away
3
69-72, 31-39 Away
Final
61-81, 33-41 Home
1
61-81, 33-41 Home
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BS Choo (25, Z Greinke); V Martinez (13, Z Greinke)
- RBIV Martinez 3 (27)
- 2Out RBIV Martinez 2
- SHA Cabrera
- Team LOB7
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 | .354 | .430 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .354 | .476 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .290 | .430 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .326 | .407 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .308 | .383 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .301 | .363 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .358 | .336 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .303 | .346 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .302 | .266 |
| 35 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
- Batting
- 2BE German (13, C Lee)
- RBIA Callaspo (10)
- 2Out RBIA Callaspo
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBE German (7, 3rd base off C Lee/K Shoppach)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Lee(W,21-2) |
R. Perez(H,21) |
R. Betancourt(H,9) |
J. Lewis(S,8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 104-75 | 2.25 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.30 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 4.94 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 4.20 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 143-103 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Lee 5-12; R Perez 0-0; R Betancourt 0-1; J Lewis 1-1
- Game ScoresC Lee 64
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(L,10-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 105-66 | 3.70 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 2.97 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 6.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.34 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 138-88 |
- Pitching
- WPZ Greinke
- HBPJ Guillen (By C Lee)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 4-6; L Nunez 1-0; J Bale 1-2; R Tejeda 0-3
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 56
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Martinez singled to center, S Choo and J Peralta scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 6th | V Martinez doubled to left, S Choo scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 6th | A Callaspo singled to right, J Guillen scored, J Buck to second. | 3 | 1 | |
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 7 September 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,023
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
- Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
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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