Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians
Royals Hitting
a-doubled to deep left for M Aviles in the 8th
b-struck out looking for T Pena Jr in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BC Crisp (3, A Laffey); A Callaspo (3, A Laffey); B Pena (2, J Smith)
- HRD Dejesus (2, 9th inning off K Wood 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Teahen 2 (5), D DeJesus 3 (7), M Jacobs (11), A Callaspo (3)
- 2Out RBIM Teahen, D DeJesus 2
- SFA Callaspo
- GIDPD DeJesus; A Callaspo; C Crisp 2; M Teahen; M Olivo
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP4-11 (M Aviles 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, M Olivo 0-2, M Jacobs 1-2, D DeJesus 1-2, C Crisp 0-1, M Teahen 2-2)
- Baserunning
- SBC Crisp (1, 3rd base off A Laffey/V Martinez)
- Fielding
- DP2 (B Butler, A Callaspo-M Aviles-B Butler)
- PBM Olivo
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- HRG Sizemore (5, 4th inning off S Ponson 2 on, 1 Out); V Martinez (5, 8th inning off J Cruz 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Peralta (6), G Sizemore 3 (14), V Martinez 2 (9)
- GIDPA Cabrera
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP2-11 (S Choo 0-2, M DeRosa 0-1, G Sizemore 1-2, R Garko 0-1, B Francisco 0-1, T Hafner 1-1, J Peralta 0-3)
- Fielding
- DP6 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko 2, M DeRosa-A Cabrera-R Garko, J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko, M DeRosa-R Garko, J Lewis-J Peralta-R Garko)
- EJ Peralta (2, throw)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Ponson(L,1-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 80-43 | 7.04 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31-13 | 0.00 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 8.59 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 14.54 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19-11 | 2.70 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 168-89 |
- Pitching
- WPR Tejeda
- BKR Tejeda
- HBPM Teahen (By A Laffey)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS Ponson 13-21; R Tejeda 2-6; H Ramirez 2-6; K Farnsworth 2-3; J Cruz 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS Ponson 16-2-10-15; R Tejeda 4-3-6-0; H Ramirez 6-1-4-4; K Farnsworth 1-0-4-2; J Cruz 2-2-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Ponson 3-4; R Tejeda 0-0; H Ramirez 0-4; K Farnsworth 2-1; J Cruz 1-2
- Game ScoresS Ponson 18
Indians Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPT Hafner (By R Tejeda)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedA Laffey 16-28; J Smith 2-3; M Kobayashi 2-2; J Lewis 2-2; K Wood 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesA Laffey 22-5-16-21; J Smith 3-0-3-2; M Kobayashi 0-0-1-2; J Lewis 0-2-0-2; K Wood 4-3-4-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Laffey 14-4; J Smith 0-0; M Kobayashi 0-0; J Lewis 2-1; K Wood 0-1
- Game ScoresA Laffey 59
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Teahen singled to left center, C Crisp scored, B Butler to second. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1st | G Sizemore scored, V Martinez to third, T Hafner to second on passed ball by M Olivo. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to second, M DeRosa scored, T Hafner out at second, V Martinez to third. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4th | G Sizemore homered to right, B Francisco and A Cabrera scored. | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4th | M DeRosa scored, V Martinez to third, T Hafner to second on wild pitch by R Tejeda. | 1 | 6 | ||
| 8th | D DeJesus singled to left, B Pena scored. | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8th | M Teahen singled to center, D DeJesus scored, B Butler to second. | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8th | M Jacobs singled to deep right, B Butler scored, M Teahen to third. | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8th | A Callaspo hit sacrifice fly to left, M Teahen scored. | 5 | 6 | ||
| 8th | V Martinez homered to right, M DeRosa scored. | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9th | D DeJesus homered to right, C Crisp scored. | 7 | 8 | ||
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Progressive Field
12:05 AM, 22 April 2009
Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 11,408
Game Time:3:14
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Marty Foster
- First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
- Second Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck
- Third Base Umpire - Wally Bell
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 |

