Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

69-72, 31-39 Away

Final

61-81, 33-41 Home


CLE
KC

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

IndiansTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Fly Out
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- V Martinez to second on wild pitch by Z Greinke.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- E German stole third.
  2
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Lee pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- R. Betancourt pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Lewis pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- D DeJesus to second on fielder's indifference.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Indians
9
Royals
3

Game 1

6/9

Indians
1
Royals
3

Game 2

7/9

Indians
3
Royals
1

Game 3

7/9

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 7 September 2008

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,023

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Estabrook
First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Second Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna

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

C. Lee21-2

Z. Greinke10-10

J. Lewis8

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Ball
5 Fly Out