Indians 5-4 Royals (31 May, 2008) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

21-34, 10-16 home


CLE
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	5	8	1
0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	1

IndiansTop 1st
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Home Run
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- A Gordon safe at first on error by first baseman C Blake.
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansTop 4th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- G. Meche pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- B. Tomko pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- F Gutierrez hit for D Dellucci.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- F Gutierrez in right field.
  5
  4
- B Francisco in left field.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- R. Perez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- A Callaspo hit for T Pena.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- A Callaspo at shortstop.
  5
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Borowski pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Indians
5
Royals
4

Game 1

31/5

Indians
2
Royals
4

Game 2

1/6

Indians
1
Royals
6

Game 3

1/6

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 31 May 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 25,243

Game Time:3:01

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Runge
First Base Umpire - Charlie Reliford
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Greg Gibson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Cleveland Indians

Kansas City Royals

C. Lee8-1

B. Tomko2-7

J. Borowski4

Game Information

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Strike Looking
5 Foul Ball
6 Home Run