Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

2-2, 2-2 Away

Final

1-2, 1-2 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	9	0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

Jeff C. D'Amico1-0

7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

J. Affeldt0-1

5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

IndiansTop 1st
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ground Out
- J Gerut to second on balk by J Affeldt.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- C Crisp scored on J Affeldt's balk.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- M Sweeney to third, J Gonzalez to second on passed ball by T Laker.
  5
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- N. Field pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- N. Field pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- N. Field pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- C Blake at first base.
  6
  1
- J McDonald at third base.
  6
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Cressend pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J. Cerda pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J. Cerda pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Indians
6
Royals
1

Game 1

8/4

Indians
1
Royals
3

Game 2

10/4

Indians
6
Royals
7

Game 3

10/4

Indians
3
Royals
5

Game 4

11/4

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 8 April 2004

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 14,671

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
Second Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

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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Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

Jeff C. D'Amico1-0

J. Affeldt0-1

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ground Out