GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (63-83) at CLEVELAND (86-61)

AL: KANSAS CITY (63-83) at CLEVELAND (86-61)

<h3>Carmona, Indians look to stay hot at home vs. Royals</h3>

<div class="pre">Kansas City (63-83) at Cleveland (86-61) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - The Cleveland Indians are on the verge oftheir first American League Central crown in six years. A bigreason for that is they are the only team in the majors withthree 15-game winners.


Fausto Carmona is one of them, and he takes the mound onSaturday as the Indians continue their three-game series withthe Kansas City Royals.


Casey Blake hit a walk-off homer in the ninth as Clevelandposted a 5-4 win on Friday for its 16th win in its last 20 gameshere.


Carmona (16-8, 3.20 ERA) has excelled in his first season as astarter, and joins C.C. Sabathia and Paul Byrd as the only trioin the league with at least 15 wins. The righthandedsinkerballer has allowed two runs or less in 12 of his last 14starts, and is 2-0 with a 3.12 ERA in four starts against KansasCity this season.


Cleveland, which leads the Detroit Tigers (81-67) by 5 1/2 gamesin the AL Central, has beaten Kansas City in 16 of the last 20meetings here.


Zack Greinke (6-5, 3.99) takes the mound for the Royals, whohave lost eight of nine. Greinke was roughed up for three runsand six hits in 3 2/3 innings, but did not receive a decision ina 6-3 loss to New York on Sunday.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

KANSAS CITY CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Dejesus CF .268 7 58 Grady Sizemore CF .277 23 74
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .300 5 48 Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .300 3 16
Mark Teahen RF .287 7 56 Travis Hafner DH .256 21 91
Billy Butler DH .295 6 46 Victor Martinez C .307 22 103
Ross Gload 1B .296 7 48 Ryan Garko 1B .295 18 57
Alex Gordon 3B .258 14 57 Jhonny Peralta SS .266 18 68
Shane Costa LF .232 0 12 Kenny Lofton LF .297 7 35
Jason Smith SS .195 5 15 Franklin Gutierrez RF .273 12 31
Jason Larue C .146 4 13 Casey Blake 3B .267 16 68

Zack Greinke RHP (6-5, 3.99) Fausto Carmona RHP (16-8, 3.20)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE (6-5, 3.99)
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (16-8, 3.20)

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

WEATHER: 57 Degrees, clear
WIND: 11 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE AND JASON LARUE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.268, 7 HR, 58 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.300, 5 HR, 48 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.287, 7 HR, 56 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 - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.277, 23 HR, 74 RBI)
A CABRERA (.300, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
T HAFNER (.256, 21 HR, 91 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
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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 .300
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 .266
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
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
Z Greinke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.99

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18

Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: F Carmona 2-0.
Batters faced: F Carmona 3.

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

Weather: 57 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ASDRUBAL CABRERA SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CABRERA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.256, 21 HR, 91 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 1
CLEVELAND 1 1 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.295, 6 HR, 46 RBI)
R GLOAD (.296, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
A GORDON (.258, 14 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
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Gload (3, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 5 1 1 1 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Cabrera (8, Z Greinke). RBI - A Cabrera (17). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.


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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
Z Greinke 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.96

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.18

Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 23-13; F Carmona 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: Z
Greinke 2-1; F Carmona 2-0. Batters faced: Z Greinke 6; F Carmona 3.

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

Weather: 57 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 1 1
CLEVELAND 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.297, 7 HR, 35 RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.273, 12 HR, 31 RBI)
C BLAKE (.267, 16 HR, 68 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
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Gload (3, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 5 1 1 1 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - A Cabrera (8, Z Greinke). RBI - A Cabrera (17). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).


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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
Z Greinke 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.96

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.17

Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 23-13; F Carmona 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: Z
Greinke 2-1; F Carmona 4-0. Batters faced: Z Greinke 6; F Carmona 6.

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

Weather: 57 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 1 1
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S COSTA (.232, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
J SMITH (.195, 5 HR, 15 RBI)
J LARUE (.146, 4 HR, 13 RBI)</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
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - R Gload (3, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267

Totals 8 1 1 1 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Cabrera (8, Z Greinke). RBI - A Cabrera (17). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).


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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
Z Greinke 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 3.92

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.17

Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 43-25; F Carmona 25-17. Ground balls-fly balls: Z
Greinke 2-4; F Carmona 4-0. Batters faced: Z Greinke 10; F Carmona 6.

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

Weather: 57 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 3 1
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A CABRERA (.306, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
T HAFNER (.255, 0-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.306, 0-FOR-1)</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
D DeJesus cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
S Costa lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Smith ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .145

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - J Smith (2, F Carmona). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Grudzielanek 1. GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - R Gload (3, throw).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267

Totals 8 1 1 1 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Cabrera (8, Z Greinke). RBI - A Cabrera (17). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).


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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
Z Greinke 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 3.92

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.15

Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 43-25; F Carmona 39-29. Ground balls-fly balls: Z
Greinke 2-4; F Carmona 5-1. Batters faced: Z Greinke 10; F Carmona 11.

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

Weather: 57 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY TRAVIS HAFNER (22) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF ZACK GREINKE.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.306, 0-FOR-1)</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 3 1
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 2 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.287, 0-FOR-1)
B BUTLER (.298, 1-FOR-1)
R GLOAD (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
S Costa lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Smith ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .202
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .145

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 3 4

BATTING: 2B - J Smith (2, F Carmona). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
M Grudzielanek 1. GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - R Gload (3, throw). Outfield assists - M Teahen (R Garko at
Home).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .276
A Cabrera 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
T Hafner dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .257
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .295
J Peralta ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267

Totals 12 2 3 2 3 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A Cabrera (8, Z Greinke); J Peralta (26, Z Greinke). HR - T
Hafner (22, 3rd inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Cabrera (17), T
Hafner (92). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB -
4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 101 -- 2
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 3 3 2 1 3 0 1 3.97

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 3.15

Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 62-36; F Carmona 39-29. Ground balls-fly balls: Z
Greinke 3-5; F Carmona 5-1. Batters faced: Z Greinke 15; F Carmona 11.

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

Weather: 57 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 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 3 1
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 2 3 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.296, 0-FOR-1)
F GUTIERREZ (.272, 0-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.267, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>