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

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (4) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
E German 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .269
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .285
B Butler 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .296
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .256
E Brown lf 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .257
J Buck c 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .231
J Huber dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259

Totals 28 4 9 4 3 4 12

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (35, A Laffey). SF - J Buck. RBI - E Brown 2 (59), J
Buck (48), M Teahen (57). 2-out RBI - E Brown, M Teahen. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (11, 2nd base off A Laffey/V Martinez). 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 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254
V Martinez c 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .307
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Peralta ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
K Lofton lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296
F Gutierrez rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268

Totals 22 1 5 1 1 3 10

BATTING: HR - V Martinez (23, 6th inning off B Buckner 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - V
Martinez (104). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- T Hafner 1. GIDP - K Lofton. Team LOB - 4.


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KANSAS CITY - 020 001 1 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 000 001 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 6 5 1 1 1 3 1 4.30

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 6 1/3 8 4 4 2 3 0 5.35
J Lewis 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.86
A Fultz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.06

WP - A Laffey. Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 99-62; A Laffey 83-51; J Lewis
12-8; A Fultz 7-5. Ground balls-fly balls: B Buckner 9-6; A Laffey 6-9; J Lewis
0-0; A Fultz 1-0. Batters faced: B Buckner 23; A Laffey 28; J Lewis 3; A Fultz
1.

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>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Gload at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.267, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOHN BALE (1-1, 4.15) STARTING THE 7TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.267, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Bale relieved B Buckner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.267, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Michaels hit for K Lofton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J PERALTA ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Michaels (.269, 7 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: BRANDON DUCKWORTH (2-5, 4.19) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, J MICHAELS ON FIRST, J PERALTA ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.267, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Duckworth relieved J Bale.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J MICHAELS ON FIRST, J PERALTA ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.267, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ SCORED JHONNY PERALTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, J MICHAELS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.268, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY CASEY BLAKE SCORED JASON MICHAELS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JIMMY GOBBLE (4-1, 3.12) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CLEVELAND 3

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gobble relieved B Duckworth.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.275, 1-FOR-3)</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 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 9 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE
CLE - AARON FULTZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.257, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
J BUCK (.231, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
J HUBER (.000, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (4) VS CLEVELAND (3) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
E German 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .269
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .285
B Butler 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .296
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .256
E Brown lf 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .257
J Buck c 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 .231
J Huber dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259

Totals 28 4 9 4 3 4 12

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (35, A Laffey). SF - J Buck. RBI - E Brown 2 (59), J
Buck (48), M Teahen (57). 2-out RBI - E Brown, M Teahen. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (11, 2nd base off A Laffey/V Martinez). 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 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
A Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .288
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254
V Martinez c 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .307
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Peralta ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .267
K Lofton lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296
a-J Michaels ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270
C Blake 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268

Totals 27 3 7 3 2 4 12

a-singled to left for K Lofton in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - V Martinez (23, 6th inning off B Buckner 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - V
Martinez (104), F Gutierrez (33), C Blake (71). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, A Cabrera 1. GIDP - K Lofton.
Team LOB - 5.


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KANSAS CITY - 020 001 1 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 000 001 2 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 6 5 1 1 1 3 1 4.30
J Bale 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.67
B Duckworth 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.08

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 6 1/3 8 4 4 2 3 0 5.35
J Lewis 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.86
A Fultz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.06

J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - A Laffey, B Duckworth. Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 99-62; J Bale 9-4; B
Duckworth 6-4; J Gobble 9-5; A Laffey 83-51; J Lewis 12-8; A Fultz 7-5. Ground
balls-fly balls: B Buckner 9-6; J Bale 0-0; B Duckworth 1-0; J Gobble 0-1; A
Laffey 6-9; J Lewis 0-0; A Fultz 1-0. Batters faced: B Buckner 23; J Bale 2; B
Duckworth 2; J Gobble 2; A Laffey 28; J Lewis 3; A Fultz 1.

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>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Michaels in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E Brown (.257, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (4-1, 1.54) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CLEVELAND 3

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: E BROWN (.257, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved A Fultz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E Brown (.257, 3-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Costa hit for J Huber.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4
CLEVELAND 3 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S Costa (.224, 0 HR, 12 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 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.254, 0-FOR-2, BB)
V MARTINEZ (.307, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
R GARKO (.296, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (4) VS CLEVELAND (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .267
E German 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .269
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .285
B Butler 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .296
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .256
E Brown lf 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .257
J Buck c 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .230
J Huber dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Costa ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
T Pena Jr ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .259

Totals 31 4 9 4 3 6 12

a-struck out swinging for J Huber in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (35, A Laffey). SF - J Buck. RBI - E Brown 2 (59), J
Buck (48), M Teahen (57). 2-out RBI - E Brown, M Teahen. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 1, T Pena Jr 1, A Gordon 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E German (11, 2nd base off A Laffey/V Martinez). 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 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275
A Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .288
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .254
V Martinez c 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .307
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
J Peralta ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .267
K Lofton lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296
a-J Michaels ph-lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .270
C Blake 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .268

Totals 27 3 7 3 2 4 12

a-singled to left for K Lofton in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - V Martinez (23, 6th inning off B Buckner 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - V
Martinez (104), F Gutierrez (33), C Blake (71). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, A Cabrera 1. GIDP - K Lofton.
Team LOB - 5.


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KANSAS CITY - 020 001 10 -- 4
CLEVELAND - 000 001 2 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Buckner 6 5 1 1 1 3 1 4.30
J Bale 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.67
B Duckworth 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.08

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 6 1/3 8 4 4 2 3 0 5.35
J Lewis 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.86
A Fultz 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.06
R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.52

J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

WP - A Laffey, B Duckworth. Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 99-62; J Bale 9-4; B
Duckworth 6-4; J Gobble 9-5; A Laffey 83-51; J Lewis 12-8; A Fultz 7-5; R
Betancourt 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Buckner 9-6; J Bale 0-0; B
Duckworth 1-0; J Gobble 0-1; A Laffey 6-9; J Lewis 0-0; A Fultz 1-0; R
Betancourt 0-1. Batters faced: B Buckner 23; J Bale 2; B Duckworth 2; J Gobble
2; A Laffey 28; J Lewis 3; A Fultz 1; R Betancourt 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>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-3, 2.63) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CLEVELAND 3

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.296, 1-FOR-3)</div>