GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (63-84) at CLEVELAND (87-61)

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    AL: KANSAS CITY (63-84) at CLEVELAND (87-61)

    <h3>Indians look for series sweep against Royals</h3>



    <div class="pre">Kansas City (63-84) at Cleveland (87-61) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

    CLEVELAND (Ticker) - The Cleveland Indians look to complete athree-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.Fausto Carmona pitched eight outstanding innings, leading theIndians to a 6-0 victory on Saturday.


    Cleveland, which has won six of its last seven games, has amagic number of nine to clinch the American League CentralDivision. The Indians hold a 5 1/2-game lead in the divisionover Detroit (82-67).


    Rookie Aaron Laffey (3-1, 5.29 ERA) will look to winback-to-back games for the second time this season when he takesthe mound for the Indians.


    Cleveland is undefeated in the last five games Laffey hasstarted. Last Sunday, the lefthander gave up two runs and sixhits over five innings in a 6-2 triumph over the Los AngelesAngels of Anaheim.


    Laffey faced the Royals in the third start of his career,limiting them to two runs and eight hits over six innings in a9-4 win on August 25.


    Kansas City will counter fellow rookie Billy Buckner (0-1,5.29), who pitched 5 1/3 innings, surrendering three runs and<div class="pre">three hits during his last start against Minnesota on Monday.</div>

    The 24-year-old righthander struggled with his control, walkingfive while throwing 95 pitches.


    Despite suffering the loss, Buckner took a big step forwardafter allowing six runs and seven hits in four innings during a9-8 Kansas City loss to Texas on September 4.
     
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    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 .275 23 74
    Esteban German 2B .266 3 34 Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .298 3 17
    Mark Teahen RF .285 7 56 Travis Hafner DH .255 22 92
    Billy Butler 1B .296 6 46 Victor Martinez C .307 22 103
    Alex Gordon 3B .256 14 57 Ryan Garko 1B .296 18 57
    Emil Brown LF .251 6 57 Jhonny Peralta SS .268 18 68
    John Buck C .232 18 47 Kenny Lofton LF .295 7 35
    Justin Huber DH .000 0 0 Franklin Gutierrez RF .270 12 32
    Tony Pena Jr SS .259 1 41 Casey Blake 3B .267 16 70

    Billy Buckner RHP (0-1, 5.29) Aaron Laffey LHP (3-1, 5.29)</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
    WARMUPS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER (0-1, 5.29)
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY (3-1, 5.29)

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

    WEATHER: 62 Degrees, cloudy
    WIND: 4 mph, left to right</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
    STARTING BATS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER AND JOHN BUCK
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.268, 7 HR, 58 RBI)
    E GERMAN (.266, 3 HR, 34 RBI)
    M TEAHEN (.285, 7 HR, 56 RBI)</div>
     
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    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 - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 23 HR, 74 RBI)
    A CABRERA (.298, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
    T HAFNER (.255, 22 HR, 92 RBI)</div>
     
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    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 1 0 .268
    E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
    M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
    B Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
    E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
    J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
    J Huber dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

    Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

    BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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

    Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

    BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
    CLEVELAND - -- 0
    ----------------------------------------------------

    KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Buckner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.29

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    A Laffey 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.13

    Pitches-strikes: A Laffey 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 0-0. Batters
    faced: A Laffey 3.

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

    Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
    CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY</div>
     
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    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 0 (TOP 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.296, 6 HR, 46 RBI)
    A GORDON (.256, 14 HR, 57 RBI)
    E BROWN (.251, 6 HR, 57 RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

    KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
    E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
    M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
    B Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
    E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
    J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
    J Huber dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259

    Totals 3 0 0 0 0 3 0

    BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
    A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
    V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
    R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
    K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
    F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
    C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

    Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

    BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
    CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
    ----------------------------------------------------

    KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Buckner 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.00

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    A Laffey 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.13

    Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 20-12; A Laffey 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls: B
    Buckner 0-3; A Laffey 0-0. Batters faced: B Buckner 4; A Laffey 3.

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

    Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON SECOND, A GORDON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.232, 18 HR, 47 RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JOHN BUCK SCORED ALEX GORDON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E BROWN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J HUBER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.296, 18 HR, 57 RBI)
    J PERALTA (.268, 18 HR, 68 RBI)
    K LOFTON (.295, 7 HR, 35 RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

    KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
    E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
    M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
    B Butler 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
    A Gordon 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
    E Brown lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
    J Buck c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .232
    J Huber dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258

    Totals 8 2 3 2 0 3 2

    BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (35, A Laffey). SF - J Buck. RBI - E Brown (58), J Buck
    (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 1.


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
    A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
    V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
    R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
    K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
    F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
    C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

    Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 1

    BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    KANSAS CITY - 02 -- 2
    CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
    ----------------------------------------------------

    KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Buckner 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.00

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    A Laffey 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 5.50

    Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 20-12; A Laffey 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B
    Buckner 0-3; A Laffey 2-1. Batters faced: B Buckner 4; A Laffey 9.

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

    Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.268, 0-FOR-1)
    E GERMAN (.266, 0-FOR-1)
    M TEAHEN (.285, 0-FOR-1)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

    KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
    E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
    M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
    B Butler 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
    A Gordon 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
    E Brown lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
    J Buck c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .232
    J Huber dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258

    Totals 8 2 3 2 0 3 2

    BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (35, A Laffey). SF - J Buck. RBI - E Brown (58), J Buck
    (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 1.

    FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-B Butler).


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
    A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
    V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
    R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
    J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
    K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
    F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
    C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

    Totals 6 0 1 0 1 0 3

    BATTING: GIDP - K Lofton. Team LOB - 1.


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    KANSAS CITY - 02 -- 2
    CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
    ----------------------------------------------------

    KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Buckner 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.74

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    A Laffey 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 5.50

    Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 33-20; A Laffey 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B
    Buckner 2-4; A Laffey 2-1. Batters faced: B Buckner 7; A Laffey 9.

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

    Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.270, 12 HR, 32 RBI)
    C BLAKE (.267, 16 HR, 70 RBI)
    G SIZEMORE (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

    KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
    E German 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268
    M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
    B Butler 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
    A Gordon 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
    E Brown lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
    J Buck c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .232
    J Huber dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258

    Totals 11 2 4 2 0 3 2

    BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (35, A Laffey). SF - J Buck. RBI - E Brown (58), J Buck
    (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 1.

    BASERUNNING: CS - E German (7, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez).

    FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-B Butler).


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
    A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
    T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
    V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
    R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
    J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
    K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
    F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
    C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

    Totals 6 0 1 0 1 0 3

    BATTING: GIDP - K Lofton. Team LOB - 1.


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    KANSAS CITY - 020 -- 2
    CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
    ----------------------------------------------------

    KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Buckner 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.74

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    A Laffey 3 4 2 2 0 3 0 5.35

    Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 33-20; A Laffey 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
    Buckner 2-4; A Laffey 2-3. Batters faced: B Buckner 7; A Laffey 12.

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

    Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 2 4 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY

    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.298, 1-FOR-1)
    A GORDON (.257, 1-FOR-1)
    E BROWN (.253, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

    KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
    E German 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268
    M Teahen rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
    B Butler 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .298
    A Gordon 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
    E Brown lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
    J Buck c 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .232
    J Huber dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258

    Totals 11 2 4 2 0 3 2

    BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (35, A Laffey). SF - J Buck. RBI - E Brown (58), J Buck
    (48). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 1.

    BASERUNNING: CS - E German (7, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez).

    FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-B Butler).


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276
    A Cabrera 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293
    T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .255
    V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
    R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
    J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
    K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
    F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
    C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269

    Totals 11 0 3 0 1 2 7

    BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1. GIDP - K Lofton.
    Team LOB - 3.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    KANSAS CITY - 020 -- 2
    CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
    ----------------------------------------------------

    KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
    B Buckner 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 4.50

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    A Laffey 3 4 2 2 0 3 0 5.35

    Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 56-36; A Laffey 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
    Buckner 3-4; A Laffey 2-3. Batters faced: B Buckner 12; A Laffey 12.

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

    Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, left to right.</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 4)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER
    CLE - AARON LAFFEY

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.307, 0-FOR-1)
    R GARKO (.297, 1-FOR-1)
    J PERALTA (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>
     

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