GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (63-82) at CLEVELAND (85-61)

AL: KANSAS CITY (63-82) at CLEVELAND (85-61)

<h3>Sabathia leads Indians in series opener against Royals</h3>

Kansas City (63-82) at Cleveland (85-61) 7:05 pm EDT

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Cy Young Award candidate C.C. Sabathia lookto climb into a tie for the major-league lead in wins when theCleveland Indians open a three-game series against the KansasCity Royals on Friday.


Sabathia (17-7, 3.15 ERA), who is one win behind Josh Beckett ofthe Boston Red Sox and Chien-Ming Wang of the New York Yankees,has allowed two or fewer runs in each of his last 10 starts.The 27-year-old lefthander has won his last three outings,surrendering a total of just three runs over that span.

Sabathia pitched his fourth complete game of the season his lasttime out, holding the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to just onerun and five hits while striking out three en route to a 6-1victory.


Sabathia is 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA in three starts against theRoyals this season.


The Indians are 5 1/2 games in front of the Detroit Tigers(80-67) atop the American League Central Division.

Brian Bannister (12-8, 3.46) takes the mound for the Royals.Bannister had a four-game winning streak snapped in his lastouting against the New York Yankees. The 26-year-oldrighthander allowed a season-high seven runs in five innings asthe Royals suffered an 11-5 setback on Saturday. The loss wasjust his second in his last nine decisions.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS

KANSAS CITY CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Esteban German 3B .267 3 34 Grady Sizemore CF .277 23 74
David Dejesus CF .268 7 57 Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .308 3 16
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .300 5 46 Travis Hafner DH .256 21 90
Mike Sweeney DH .263 7 35 Victor Martinez C .307 21 102
Billy Butler 1B .295 6 46 Ryan Garko 1B .295 18 57
Mark Teahen RF .289 7 56 Jhonny Peralta SS .268 18 68
Emil Brown LF .250 6 57 Kenny Lofton LF .297 7 35
John Buck C .234 18 47 Franklin Gutierrez RF .274 11 29
Tony Pena Jr SS .256 1 41 Casey Blake 3B .267 15 67

Brian Bannister RHP (12-8, 3.46) C.C. Sabathia LHP (17-7, 3.15)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (12-8, 3.46)
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (17-7, 3.15)

UMPIRES: HP - ED RAPUANO
1B - ED HICKOX
2B - C.B. BUCKNOR
3B - JOE WEST

WEATHER: 65 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 16 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JOHN BUCK
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.266, 3 HR, 34 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.268, 7 HR, 57 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.300, 5 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.277, 23 HR, 74 RBI)
A CABRERA (.308, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
T HAFNER (.256, 21 HR, 90 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
B Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.46

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.14

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 1-1.
Batters faced: C Sabathia 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.307, 21 HR, 102 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.295, 6 HR, 46 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.289, 7 HR, 56 RBI)
E BROWN (.250, 6 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
B Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.50

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.14

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 29-18; C Sabathia 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 1-2; C Sabathia 1-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; C Sabathia 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.297, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.274, 11 HR, 29 RBI)
C BLAKE (.267, 15 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 4

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.50

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.12

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 29-18; C Sabathia 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 1-2; C Sabathia 2-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; C Sabathia 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.234, 18 HR, 47 RBI)
T PENA JR (.256, 1 HR, 41 RBI)
E GERMAN (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.48

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.12

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 41-27; C Sabathia 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 2-3; C Sabathia 2-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 9; C Sabathia 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.277, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A CABRERA (.306, 0-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.257, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 8 0 0 0 2 5 3

BATTING: S - T Pena Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1.
Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.48

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 3.11

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 41-27; C Sabathia 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 2-3; C Sabathia 3-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 9; C Sabathia 11.


UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.300, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M SWEENEY (.262, 0-FOR-1)
B BUTLER (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262
B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 8 0 0 0 2 5 3

BATTING: S - T Pena Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1.
Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
T Hafner dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 100 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.45

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 3.11

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 60-39; C Sabathia 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 5-3; C Sabathia 3-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 12; C Sabathia 11.


UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CLEVELAND 1 0 0 1 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.306, 0-FOR-1)
R GARKO (.297, 1-FOR-1)
J PERALTA (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
M Sweeney dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
B Butler 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256

Totals 12 0 1 0 2 7 4

BATTING: S - T Pena Jr. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1.
Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .277
A Cabrera 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
T Hafner dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .306
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - T Hafner (91). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 100 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.45

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 4 1 0 0 2 7 0 3.09

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 60-39; C Sabathia 62-39. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Bannister 5-3; C Sabathia 4-1. Batters faced: B Bannister 12; C Sabathia 15.


UMPIRES: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.

Weather: 65 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, left to right.</div>