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

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
S Costa lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Smith ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .198
J LaRue c 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .144

Totals 26 0 3 0 0 9 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 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .301
T Hafner dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .256
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 .294
J Peralta ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .269
K Lofton lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .295
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .266

Totals 25 2 4 2 5 6 10

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 - C Blake 1, J Peralta 1,
R Garko 1. Team LOB - 7.

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


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KANSAS CITY - 000 000 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 101 000 0 -- 2
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 5 1/3 4 2 1 5 3 1 3.88
L Nunez 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.54
J Gobble 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 8 3 0 0 0 9 0 3.07

WP - Z Greinke, L Nunez. IBB - V Martinez (by Z Greinke). Pitches-strikes: Z
Greinke 103-58; L Nunez 11-7; J Gobble 19-12; F Carmona 103-73. Ground
balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 3-9; L Nunez 0-0; J Gobble 1-1; F Carmona 7-8.
Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; L Nunez 2; J Gobble 3; F Carmona 26.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: RYAN BRAUN (2-0, 7.08) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.306, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Braun relieved J Gobble.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V Martinez (.306, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JASON SMITH ALLOWED VICTOR MARTINEZ TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GARKO ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.269, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Barfield ran for R Garko.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARFIELD ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.269, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ SCORED JOSH BARFIELD.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON SECOND, K LOFTON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.266, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CASEY BLAKE SCORED KENNY LOFTON AND FRANKLIN
GUTIERREZ.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-4)</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 0 0 0 3 3
CLEVELAND 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - RYAN BRAUN
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.144, 0-FOR-2)
D DEJESUS (.268, 1-FOR-3)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.298, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .298
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
S Costa lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Smith ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .198
J LaRue c 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .144

Totals 26 0 3 0 0 9 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); J Smith (2, throw); M Teahen (6, fly ball).
Outfield assists - M Teahen (R Garko at Home).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .275
A Cabrera 2b 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .298
T Hafner dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .255
V Martinez c 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .307
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .296
J Barfield pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 .270
C Blake 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .267

Totals 31 6 7 5 7 7 15

BATTING: 2B - A Cabrera (8, Z Greinke); J Peralta (26, Z Greinke); V Martinez
(39, R Braun). HR - T Hafner (22, 3rd inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 1 Out). SF - F
Gutierrez. RBI - A Cabrera (17), T Hafner (92), F Gutierrez (32), C Blake 2
(70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, C Blake 1, J
Peralta 1, R Garko 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Lofton (23, 2nd base off R Braun/J LaRue).

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


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KANSAS CITY - 000 000 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 101 000 04 -- 6
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 5 1/3 4 2 1 5 3 1 3.88
L Nunez 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.54
J Gobble 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
R Braun 1 3 4 4 2 1 0 7.90

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 8 3 0 0 0 9 0 3.07

WP - Z Greinke, L Nunez. IBB - V Martinez (by Z Greinke). Pitches-strikes: Z
Greinke 103-58; L Nunez 11-7; J Gobble 19-12; R Braun 33-15; F Carmona 103-73.
Ground balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 3-9; L Nunez 0-0; J Gobble 1-1; R Braun 1-2;
F Carmona 7-8. Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; L Nunez 2; J Gobble 3; R Braun 9; F
Carmona 26.

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>

 

Carmona dominant as Indians blank Royals

<h3>CLEVELAND 6, KANSAS CITY 0</h3>By Todd Krepop
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona is putting together asecond half to remember.


Carmona pitched eight scoreless innings to lead the ClevelandIndians to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturdaynight.


The win reduced the Indians' magic number for clinching theAmerican League Central Division to nine. Cleveland (87-61)moved six games ahead of Detroit (81-67), which is taking onMinnesota.


Carmona (17-8) has been sensational in the second half, going7-4 with an AL-best 2.19 ERA since the All-Star break. Theyoung righthander matched teammate C.C. Sabathia with his 17thwin of the season.


After failing as the Indians' closer last season, Carmona hasbounced back to form a dynamic 1-2 punch with Sabathia. WhileSabathia has gotten most of the consideration for the Cy YoungAward, it is Carmona who leads the AL with a 3.07 ERA.

Carmona rarely was in trouble against a Kansas City team thathas lost nine of its last 10 games. The closest the Royals cameto scoring was in the third, but Carmona induced MarkGrudzielanek to hit into an inning-ending grounder with runnerson the corners.


That proved to be the last inning the Royals had a baserunner,as Carmona retired the last 16 batters he faced, beginning withGrudzielanek. Lefthander Rafael Perez struck out the side inthe ninth.


Carmona yielded just three hits and struck out nine without awalk, throwing 73-of-103 pitches for strikes in improving to 3-0against the Royals this season.


Cleveland took advantage of an error by Kansas City firstbaseman Ross Gload to take a 1-0 lead in the first. GradySizemore led off the game with a slow grounder to first, butGload threw the ball behind pitcher Zach Greinke, who was racingto cover the base.


Asdrubal Cabrera followed with a double off the right fieldwall, scoring Sizemore from first.


A solo home run by Travis Hafner in the third doubled theIndians' advantage. With one out, Hafner deposited Greinke's1-0 pitch into the right field seats for his 22nd blast of theseason.


That was all Grienke surrendered, as he kept the Indiansoff-balance throughout most of the game. The Royals'first-round pick in 2002, he allowed two runs - one earned - andfour hits in 5 1/3 innings, walking five and striking outthree.


It was the first loss by Greinke since rejoining the rotation onAugust 24. In his five starts since, he is 1-1 with a 0.73ERA.


Cleveland broke open the game with a four-run eighth,highlighted by Casey Blake's two-run RBI single.


The win came at a price for the Indians, who might have lostfirst baseman Ryan Garko. While running out an infield single,Garko was hit on the right hand by shortstop Jason Smith's wildthrow and left the game for a pinch runner.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Gomez at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LaRue (.144, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL PEREZ (1-1, 1.44) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, CLEVELAND 6

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: J LARUE (.144, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Perez relieved F Carmona.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LaRue (.144, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Huber hit for D DeJesus.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Huber (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

BATTERIES: KAN - ZACK GREINKE, LEO NUNEZ (6TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), RYAN BRAUN
(8TH) AND JASON LARUE

CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ

HOME RUNS: KAN - NONE

CLE - TRAVIS HAFNER (22) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

BATTERIES: KAN - ZACK GREINKE, LEO NUNEZ (6TH), JIMMY GOBBLE (7TH), RYAN BRAUN
(8TH) AND JASON LARUE

CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (9TH) AND VICTOR
MARTINEZ


WP - FAUSTO CARMONA (17-8)
LP - ZACK GREINKE (6-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: KAN - NONE

CLE - TRAVIS HAFNER (22) OFF ZACK GREINKE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


TIME: 2:43 ATT: 32,113

PROBABLES: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER (0-1, 5.29)
CLE - AARON LAFFEY (3-1, 5.29)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (6) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
a-J Huber ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .296
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .256
S Costa lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Smith ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .198
J LaRue c 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .143

Totals 29 0 3 0 0 12 4

a-struck out swinging for D Dejesus in the 9th.

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); J Smith (2, throw); M Teahen (6, fly ball).
Outfield assists - M Teahen (R Garko at Home).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .275
A Cabrera 2b 4 0 1 1 1 2 2 .298
T Hafner dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .255
V Martinez c 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .307
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .296
J Barfield pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Gomez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .268
K Lofton lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .295
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 .270
C Blake 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 .267

Totals 31 6 7 5 7 7 15

BATTING: 2B - A Cabrera (8, Z Greinke); J Peralta (26, Z Greinke); V Martinez
(39, R Braun). HR - T Hafner (22, 3rd inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 1 Out). SF - F
Gutierrez. RBI - A Cabrera (17), T Hafner (92), F Gutierrez (32), C Blake 2
(70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, C Blake 1, J
Peralta 1, R Garko 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - K Lofton (23, 2nd base off R Braun/J LaRue).

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


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KANSAS CITY - 000 000 000 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 101 000 04x -- 6
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke (L, 6-6) 5 1/3 4 2 1 5 3 1 3.88
L Nunez 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.54
J Gobble 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
R Braun 1 3 4 2 2 1 0 7.39

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona (W, 17-8) 8 3 0 0 0 9 0 3.07
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.41

WP - Z Greinke, L Nunez. IBB - V Martinez (by Z Greinke). Pitches-strikes: Z
Greinke 103-58; L Nunez 11-7; J Gobble 19-12; R Braun 33-15; F Carmona 103-73;
R Perez 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 3-9; L Nunez 0-0; J Gobble
1-1; R Braun 1-2; F Carmona 7-8; R Perez 0-0. Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; L
Nunez 2; J Gobble 3; R Braun 9; F Carmona 26; R Perez 3.

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

T--2:43. Att--32,113.
Weather: 57 degrees, clear. Wind: 11 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

Carmona dominant as Indians blank Royals

<h3>CLEVELAND 6, KANSAS CITY 0</h3>By Todd Krepop
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona is putting together a secondhalf to remember.


Carmona pitched eight scoreless innings to lead the ClevelandIndians to a 6-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturdaynight.


The win reduced the Indians' magic number for clinching theAmerican League Central Division to nine. Cleveland (87-61)remained 5 1/2 games ahead of Detroit (82-67), which edgedMinnesota on Saturday.


Carmona (17-8) has been sensational in the second half, going7-4 with an AL-best 2.19 ERA since the All-Star break. Theyoung righthander matched teammate C.C. Sabathia with his 17thwin of the season.


After failing as the Indians' closer last season, Carmona hasbounced back to form a dynamic 1-2 punch with Sabathia. WhileSabathia has gotten most of the consideration for the Cy YoungAward, it is Carmona who leads the AL with a 3.07 ERA.

Carmona rarely was in trouble against a Kansas City team thathas lost nine of its last 10 games. The closest the Royals cameto scoring was in the third, but Carmona induced MarkGrudzielanek to hit into an inning-ending grounder with runnerson the corners.


That proved to be the last inning the Royals had a baserunner,as Carmona retired the last 16 batters he faced, beginning withGrudzielanek. Lefthander Rafael Perez struck out the side inthe ninth.


Carmona yielded just three hits and struck out nine without awalk, throwing 73-of-103 pitches for strikes in improving to 3-0against the Royals this season.


Cleveland took advantage of an error by Kansas City firstbaseman Ross Gload to take a 1-0 lead in the first. GradySizemore led off the game with a slow grounder to first, butGload threw the ball behind pitcher Zach Greinke, who was racingto cover the base.


Asdrubal Cabrera followed with a double off the right fieldwall, scoring Sizemore from first.


A solo home run by Travis Hafner in the third doubled theIndians' advantage. With one out, Hafner deposited Greinke's1-0 pitch into the right field seats for his 22nd blast of theseason.


That was all Grienke surrendered, as he kept the Indiansoff-balance throughout most of the game. The Royals'first-round pick in 2002, he allowed two runs - one earned - andfour hits in 5 1/3 innings, walking five and striking outthree.


It was the first loss by Greinke since rejoining the rotation onAugust 24. In his five starts since, he is 1-1 with a 0.73ERA.


Cleveland broke open the game with a four-run eighth,highlighted by Casey Blake's two-run RBI single.


The win came at a price for the Indians, who might have lostfirst baseman Ryan Garko. While running out an infield single,Garko was hit on the right hand by shortstop Jason Smith's wildthrow and left the game for a pinch runner.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 0
CLEVELAND 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (0) AT CLEVELAND (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore safe at first on throwing error by first baseman
R Gload. A Cabrera doubled to deep right, G Sizemore scored. T Hafner flied
out to left. V Martinez grounded out to second, A Cabrera to third. R Garko
walked. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Garko out at
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 0, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 3RD: A Cabrera flied out to left. T Hafner homered to right.
V Martinez grounded out to first. R Garko walked. J Peralta doubled to deep
right center, R Garko thrown out at home. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 8TH: R Braun relieved J Gobble. V Martinez doubled to deep left.
R Garko reached on infield single to shortstop, V Martinez scored, R Garko to
second on throwing error by shortstop J Smith. J Barfield ran for R Garko.
J Peralta grounded out to shortstop, J Barfield to third. K Lofton walked.
K Lofton stole second. F Gutierrez hit sacrifice fly to right, J Barfield scored,
K Lofton to third, F Gutierrez to second on error by right fielder M Teahen.
C Blake singled to right, K Lofton and F Gutierrez scored. G Sizemore walked,
C Blake to second. A Cabrera struck out swinging. T Hafner popped out to third.
(4 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors) KANSAS CITY 0, CLEVELAND 6.</div>