Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BS Choo (2, Z Greinke); A Cabrera (2, Z Greinke)
- RBIS Choo (3)
- Team LOB12
- Team RISP4-13 (S Choo 1-2, G Sizemore 1-2, V Martinez 2-3, T Hafner 0-3, J Peralta 0-3)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Butler (2, F Carmona)
- HRM Jacobs (1, 4th inning off F Carmona 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Teahen (2), B Butler (1), A Callaspo (2), M Jacobs (2)
- 2Out RBIA Callaspo
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP3-6 (M Aviles 0-1, A Callaspo 1-1, M Olivo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, M Teahen 1-1, B Butler 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSD DeJesus (1, 2nd base by F Carmona/V Martinez)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Hernandez(L,2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 106-61 | 9.00 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42-29 | 4.15 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.93 |
| 8.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 158-97 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedF Carmona 15-23; R Betancourt 5-6; M Kobayashi 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesF Carmona 15-8-22-16; R Betancourt 7-4-16-2; M Kobayashi 1-0-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsF Carmona 7-4; R Betancourt 0-2; M Kobayashi 1-3
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 40
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(W,8-1) |
J. Soria(S,7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 104-63 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-14 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 9.00 |
| 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 18.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.25 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 169-102 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Soria
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZ Greinke 16-23; J Wright 2-7; K Farnsworth 2-4; R Mahay 2-2; J Soria 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZ Greinke 26-11-14-12; J Wright 6-1-1-6; K Farnsworth 4-1-2-3; R Mahay 3-0-0-2; J Soria 4-1-2-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 3-3; J Wright 4-2; K Farnsworth 1-2; R Mahay 0-0; J Soria 1-0
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 62
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Teahen singled to center, C Crisp scored, D DeJesus to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1st | B Butler doubled to deep center, D DeJesus scored, M Teahen to third. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1st | A Callaspo singled to right, M Teahen scored, B Butler to third, A Callaspo to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4th | M Jacobs homered to right. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 9th | S Choo singled to right, T Crowe scored, A Cabrera to third, G Sizemore to second. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9th | A Cabrera scored, G Sizemore to third, S Choo to second on wild pitch by J Soria. | 2 | 4 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 14 April 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 9,967
Game Time:3:24
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
- Second Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
- Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
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 |

