Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

5-9, 1-7 Away

Final

6-10, 4-5 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	11	1
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-	5	5	1

RoyalsTop 1st
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 2nd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 5th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- Jeff C. D'Amico pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- S. Stewart pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- K Harvey singled to right, J Randa scored, K Harvey to third on error by catcher V Martinez.
  2
  2
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 6th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Cressend pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- T Graffanino stole second.
  3
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- C Crisp ran for A Escobar.
  3
  2
- C Crisp in center field.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- A Guiel stole second.
  3
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- J. Grimsley pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- B Broussard at first base.
  4
  5
- D.J. Carrasco pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- D. Riske pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- R Thompson ran for J Gonzalez.
  4
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
15
Indians
5

Game 1

21/4

Royals
-
Indians
-

Game 2

22/4

Royals
4
Indians
5

Game 2

22/4

Progressive Field

5:05 PM, 22 April 2004

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 15,720

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Joe Brinkman
First Base Umpire - Tim Tschida
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster

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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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

R. Betancourt1-2

J. Grimsley1-1

D. Riske2

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out