Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 3BA Callaspo (2, B Bullington)
- HRR Shealy (2, 2nd inning off B Bullington 0 on, 1 Out); M Teahen 2 (14, 4th inning off B Bullington 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off B Bullington 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIR Shealy 2 (4), M Teahen 2 (53), A Callaspo (13), M Olivo 3 (40)
- 2Out RBIM Teahen, R Shealy
- GIDPD DeJesus
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- SBD DeJesus (11, 2nd base off B Bullington/K Shoppach); M Olivo (7, 2nd base off J Rincon/K Shoppach)
Indians Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
B. FranciscoRF-LF |
R. Garko1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .376 | .506 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 | .331 | .441 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .394 | .532 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .218 | .323 | .341 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .319 | .466 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 | .346 | .539 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .312 | .417 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .299 | .390 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .254 | .333 | .368 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .260 | .312 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | .357 | .347 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | .077 | .077 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .342 | .355 |
| 34 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
a-grounded to shortstop for D Dellucci in the 6th
b-singled to center for A Marte in the 7th
c-walked for B Francisco in the 9th
d-singled to right for J Barfield in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BK Shoppach (26, R Mahay)
- HRR Garko (11, 9th inning off D Lowery 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIK Shoppach (54), R Garko 2 (74)
- 2Out RBIK Shoppach
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSG Sizemore (5, 2nd base by R Tejeda)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Marte-J Barfield-R Garko)
- EK Shoppach (7, throw)
- AssistsB Francisco (M Olivo at 2nd base)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPR Tejeda 2
- HBPM Aviles (By B Bullington)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Tejeda 2-10; R Mahay 4-2; R Ramirez 2-1; D Lowery 0-0; J Soria 1-0
- Game ScoresR Tejeda 58
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bullington(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 81-53 | 11.57 |
| 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-18 | 5.57 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 9.90 |
| 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 4.53 |
| 9.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 133-89 |
- Pitching
- WPB Bullington
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bullington 5-4; J Rincon 5-1; B Donnelly 0-2; M Kobayashi 1-2
- Game ScoresB Bullington 27
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | R Shealy homered to right center. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | K Shoppach scored, D Dellucci to third, R Garko to second on wild pitch by R Tejeda. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4th | M Teahen homered to center. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4th | A Callaspo tripled to right, R Shealy scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5th | M Olivo singled to right, D DeJesus and M Aviles scored, M Olivo out stretching at second. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 5th | M Teahen homered to right. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 6th | K Shoppach doubled to deep left center, J Peralta scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 9th | M Olivo singled to center, M Aviles scored, J Smith to third. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 9th | R Shealy singled to left, M Olivo scored, M Teahen to third. | 8 | 2 | ||
| 9th | R Garko homered to right, F Gutierrez scored. | 8 | 4 | ||
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:05 AM, 14 September 2008
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 25,485
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Welke
- First Base Umpire - D.J. Reyburn
- Second Base Umpire - Chuck Meriwether
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
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 |

