Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

72-57, 34-31 Away

Final/11

57-72, 29-36 Home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	14	0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	1

IndiansTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Ball
  7
  Foul Ball
  8
  Ball
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- E German picked off first.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- A Gordon caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- C Blake reached on infield single to third, C Blake to second on throwing error by third baseman A Gordon.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R. Hernandez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Perez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- T Pena at shortstop.
  2
  3
- M Grudzielanek at second base.
  2
  3
- D. Riske pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J Barfield ran for R Garko.
  2
  3
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- R. Perez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- C Gomez at first base.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 10th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 10th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 11th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 11th
- J. Borowski pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- B Butler hit for J Buck.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Indians
1
Royals
2

Game 1

25/8

Indians
9
Royals
4

Game 2

26/8

Indians
5
Royals
3

Game 3

26/8

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 26 August 2007

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 18,268

Game Time:3:45

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez

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

R. Betancourt3-0

J. Peralta1-3

J. Borowski37

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Foul Ball
6 Ball
7 Foul Ball
8 Ball