Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

53-93, 21-52 Away

Final

71-76, 41-34 Home


KC
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6	12	1
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	6	1

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Westbrook pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Westbrook pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- K Harvey safe at first on error by third baseman C Blake, J Randa to third, C Pickering to second.
  0
  3
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 2nd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- J Gerut to third, C Crisp to second on balk by M Wood.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Westbrook pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- T Hafner safe at first on error by second baseman R Gotay.
  3
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Westbrook pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- J Gerut caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Westbrook pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 5th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- R. White pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- M. Wood pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- R. White pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- R Ludwick in right field.
  5
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 7th
- D. Reyes pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- M. Miller pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- D DeJesus stole second.
  6
  3
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- D. Reyes pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- KC
  CLE
- L Merloni ran for T Hafner.
  6
  3
- KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Bartosh pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- A Gomez ran for M Stairs.
  6
  4
- D. Riske pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- A Gomez in left field.
  6
  4
- D. Riske pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 9th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- C Crisp to second on fielder's indifference.
  6
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
6
Indians
4

Game 1

18/9

Royals
7
Indians
1

Game 2

19/9

Royals
3
Indians
8

Game 3

19/9

Progressive Field

12:05 AM, 18 September 2004

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 14,347

Game Time:3:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Rob Drake
First Base Umpire - James Hoye
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford

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

M. Wood3-7

J. Westbrook12-9

J. Affeldt11

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Ground Out