Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

55-72, 27-38 Away

Final

59-67, 36-29 Home


KC
CLE

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

C. Lee18-2

7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

Z. Greinke9-9

5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- R Garko safe at first on error by shortstop T Pena.
  0
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- B Francisco safe at first on throwing error by first baseman B Butler.
  0
  3
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- J Smith hit for A Gordon.
  0
  5
- J Smith safe at first on error by third baseman J Carroll.
  0
  5
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- J Smith at third base.
  3
  5
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 6th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- G Sizemore stole second.
  3
  6
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- J Smith reached on bunt single to pitcher, J Smith to second on throwing error by pitcher C Lee.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
IndiansBottom 7th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansBottom 8th
- J. Newman pitching for KC
  KC
  CLE
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- B. Donnelly pitching for CLE
  KC
  CLE
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
4
Indians
9

Game 1

20/8

Royals
5
Indians
8

Game 2

21/8

Royals
3
Indians
10

Game 3

21/8

Progressive Field

5:05 PM, 21 August 2008

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 21,391

Game Time:3:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper
First Base Umpire - Marty Foster
Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
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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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians

C. Lee18-2

Z. Greinke9-9

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2025 American League Central Standings

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Foul Ball
4 Ball
5 Line Out