Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals

56-70, 28-35 Away

Final

48-78, 26-41 Home


CLE
KC

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

IndiansTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- G Sizemore safe at first on error by first baseman B Butler.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. Huff pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. Huff pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- G Sizemore stole second.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- D. Huff pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- D. Huff pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- G Sizemore scored on L Hochevar's wild pitch.
  3
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- D. Huff pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- D. Huff pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Smith pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Perez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  CLE
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- K. Wood pitching for CLE
  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

7:10 PM, 26 August 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 10,751

Game Time:2:41

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

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

D. Huff8-7

L. Hochevar6-7

K. Wood16

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