Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
62-84, 29-43 Away
5
62-84, 29-43 Away
Final
72-74, 39-33 Home
12
72-74, 39-33 Home
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
Peña Jr.SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | .348 | .467 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .350 | .329 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .350 | .424 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .295 | .446 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .320 | .399 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .277 | .452 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .303 | .348 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .310 | .385 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 | .181 | .206 |
| 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
- Batting
- 2BM Teahen (26, C Lee)
- HRJ Guillen 2 (20, 6th inning off C Lee 0 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Teahen 2 (50), J Guillen 2 (90), T Pena (12)
- SFT Pena
- GIDPD DeJesus
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP1 (T Pena-A Callaspo-B Butler)
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Carroll (11, G Meche); B Francisco (29, G Meche); G Sizemore 2 (34, K Wells, J Fulchino); F Gutierrez (26, J Fulchino)
- HRK Shoppach (20, 2nd inning off G Meche 0 on, 1 Out); A Cabrera (5, 7th inning off J Fulchino 1 on, 2 Out); S Choo (10, 8th inning off Y Yabuta 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIS Choo 3 (48), K Shoppach 3 (53), B Francisco (52), G Sizemore 2 (87), J Peralta (81), A Cabrera 2 (38)
- 2Out RBIB Francisco, K Shoppach 2, A Cabrera 2
- SFJ Peralta
- GIDPJ Peralta
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko)
- EJ Peralta (13, throw)
- AssistsF Gutierrez (M Teahen at Home)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(L,11-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 108-72 | 4.14 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25-11 | 6.14 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 6.22 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-15 | 9.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24-15 | 5.24 |
| 8.0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 188-118 |
- Pitching
- WPG Meche
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 4-4; K Wells 1-0; J Peralta 0-2; J Fulchino 2-0; Y Yabuta 0-2
- Game ScoresG Meche 29
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S Choo singled to center, J Carroll scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | M Teahen singled to shallow left, M Olivo scored, E German to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | K Shoppach homered to left. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | S Choo singled to right, G Sizemore scored, J Carroll to third. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | B Francisco doubled to left, J Carroll scored, S Choo to third. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | K Shoppach singled to right, S Choo and B Francisco scored, K Shoppach to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | J Guillen homered to center. | 2 | 6 | |
| 6th | G Sizemore doubled to deep left center, F Gutierrez and A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 6th | J Peralta hit sacrifice fly to right, G Sizemore scored. | 2 | 9 | |
| 7th | A Cabrera homered to right center, F Gutierrez scored. | 2 | 11 | |
| 8th | S Choo homered to right. | 2 | 12 | |
| 9th | J Guillen homered to right. | 3 | 12 | |
| 9th | M Teahen doubled to deep center, K Ka'aihue scored, E German to third. | 4 | 12 | |
| 9th | T Pena hit sacrifice fly to center, E German scored. | 5 | 12 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:05 AM, 13 September 2008
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 32,843
Game Time:2:57
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
- First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
- Third Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
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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