Royals 6-2 Indians (26 Aug, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

48-77, 26-40 home


CLE
KC

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

Z. Greinke12-8

8.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 15 K, 1 BB

J. Masterson4-5

6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

IndiansTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Masterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- M Maier stole second.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Masterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Masterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Masterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- J Anderson reached on infield single to shortstop, J Anderson to second on throwing error by shortstop A Cabrera.
  0
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
IndiansTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Masterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Masterson pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Perez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Lewis pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Indians
10
Royals
6

Game 1

25/8

Indians
2
Royals
6

Game 2

26/8

Indians
4
Royals
2

Game 3

26/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 26 August 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 17,353

Game Time:2:31

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Damien Beal
Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth

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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J. Masterson4-5

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Fly Out