GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (70-56) at KANSAS CITY (56-70)

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
KAN - JOEL PERALTA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.272, 0-FOR-2)
A CABRERA (.303, 1-FOR-2)
K LOFTON (.297, 0-FOR-1, BB, SAC)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .297
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .275
V Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .307
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .275
F Gutierrez rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272
A Cabrera 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303

Totals 22 1 4 1 2 8 9

BATTING: S - K Lofton. RBI - R Garko (47). 2-out RBI - R Garko. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 1. GIDP - F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: CS - K Lofton (6, 2nd base by Z Greinke/J Buck).

FIELDING: PB - V Martinez.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .305
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299
E Brown rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .236
A Gordon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228
T Pena Jr ss 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353

Totals 23 2 4 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (15, C Sabathia); D DeJesus (27, C Sabathia). S - J
Gathright. SF - E German. RBI - E Brown (51), E German (30). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Buck-T Pena Jr, T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-A Gordon).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 000 000 1 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 000 110 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 4 2 2 1 5 0 3.40

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.25
J Bale 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.03
J Gobble 2/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.48
J Peralta 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.89

HBP - T Pena Jr (by C Sabathia). Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 98-59; Z Greinke
48-31; J Bale 48-33; J Gobble 18-9; J Peralta 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 9-7; Z Greinke 3-3; J Bale 2-2; J Gobble 1-1; J Peralta 0-0. Batters
faced: C Sabathia 27; Z Greinke 9; J Bale 11; J Gobble 3; J Peralta 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Gload at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.272, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Gordon at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.272, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-3, 2.53) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.272, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Riske relieved J Peralta.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.272, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.301, 5 HR, 41 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.274, 1-FOR-3)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.305, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296
C Blake 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .275
V Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .307
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .275
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .324

Totals 26 1 5 1 2 9 11

BATTING: 3B - A Cabrera (1, D Riske). S - K Lofton. RBI - R Garko (47). 2-out
RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 2. GIDP - F
Gutierrez. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - K Lofton (6, 2nd base by Z Greinke/J Buck).

FIELDING: PB - V Martinez.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301
D DeJesus cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .305
B Butler dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299
E Brown rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .236
A Gordon 1b-3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228
T Pena Jr ss 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353

Totals 23 2 4 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (15, C Sabathia); D DeJesus (27, C Sabathia). S - J
Gathright. SF - E German. RBI - E Brown (51), E German (30). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Buck-T Pena Jr, T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-A Gordon).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 000 000 10 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 000 110 0 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 4 2 2 1 5 0 3.40

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.25
J Bale 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.03
J Gobble 2/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.48
J Peralta 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.89
D Riske 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48

HBP - T Pena Jr (by C Sabathia). Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 98-59; Z Greinke
48-31; J Bale 48-33; J Gobble 18-9; J Peralta 5-4; D Riske 15-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 9-7; Z Greinke 3-3; J Bale 2-2; J Gobble 1-1; J
Peralta 0-0; D Riske 1-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 27; Z Greinke 9; J Bale 11;
J Gobble 3; J Peralta 2; D Riske 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
KAN - DAVID RISKE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-2, BB)
V MARTINEZ (.301, 1-FOR-3)
T HAFNER (.251, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296
C Blake 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .275
V Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .251
R Garko 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .307
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .275
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .324

Totals 26 1 5 1 2 9 11

BATTING: 3B - A Cabrera (1, D Riske). S - K Lofton. RBI - R Garko (47). 2-out
RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 2. GIDP - F
Gutierrez. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - K Lofton (6, 2nd base by Z Greinke/J Buck).

FIELDING: PB - V Martinez.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .305
B Butler dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .302
E Brown rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .236
A Gordon 1b-3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228
T Pena Jr ss 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353

Totals 27 2 5 2 2 6 10

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (15, C Sabathia); D DeJesus (27, C Sabathia). S - J
Gathright. SF - E German. RBI - E Brown (51), E German (30). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown 1, J Buck 1. Team LOB - 6.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Buck-T Pena Jr, T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-A Gordon).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 000 000 10 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 000 110 00 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 8 5 2 2 2 6 0 3.38

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.25
J Bale 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.03
J Gobble 2/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.48
J Peralta 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.89
D Riske 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48

HBP - T Pena Jr (by C Sabathia). Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 119-72; Z
Greinke 48-31; J Bale 48-33; J Gobble 18-9; J Peralta 5-4; D Riske 15-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 11-7; Z Greinke 3-3; J Bale 2-2; J Gobble
1-1; J Peralta 0-0; D Riske 1-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 32; Z Greinke 9; J
Bale 11; J Gobble 3; J Peralta 2; D Riske 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-3, 2.48) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved D Riske.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.275, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Barfield ran for T Hafner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J BARFIELD ON FIRST, G SIZEMORE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
KANSAS CITY 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R Garko (.307, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

BATTERIES: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

KAN - ZACK GREINKE, JOHN BALE (4TH), JIMMY GOBBLE
(7TH), JOEL PERALTA (7TH), DAVID RISKE (8TH), JOAKIM SORIA
(9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

BATTERIES: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

KAN - ZACK GREINKE, JOHN BALE (4TH), JIMMY GOBBLE
(7TH), JOEL PERALTA (7TH), DAVID RISKE (8TH), JOAKIM SORIA
(9TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - JOHN BALE (1-1)
LP - C.C. SABATHIA (14-7)
SAVE - JOAKIM SORIA (14)

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 25,640

PROBABLES: CLE - AARON LAFFEY (1-1, 5.73)
KAN - KYLE DAVIES (1-2, 5.03)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - FINAL

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296
C Blake 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .275
V Martinez c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300
T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .252
J Barfield pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
R Garko 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .306
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .274
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .324

Totals 30 1 6 1 3 9 16

BATTING: 3B - A Cabrera (1, D Riske). S - K Lofton. RBI - R Garko (47). 2-out
RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 2, J Peralta
1. GIDP - F Gutierrez. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - K Lofton (6, 2nd base by Z Greinke/J Buck).

FIELDING: PB - V Martinez.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .305
B Butler dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .302
E Brown rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .236
A Gordon 1b-3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228
T Pena Jr ss 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353

Totals 27 2 5 2 2 6 10

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (15, C Sabathia); D DeJesus (27, C Sabathia). S - J
Gathright. SF - E German. RBI - E Brown (51), E German (30). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, E Brown 1, J Buck 1. Team LOB - 6.


FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Buck-T Pena Jr, T Pena Jr-M Grudzielanek-A Gordon).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 000 000 100 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 000 110 00x -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia (L, 14-7) 8 5 2 2 2 6 0 3.38

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
Z Greinke 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.25
J Bale (W, 1-1) 3 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.03
J Gobble (H, 13) 2/3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.48
J Peralta (H, 3) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.89
D Riske (H, 14) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48
J Soria (S, 14) 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.44

HBP - T Pena Jr (by C Sabathia). Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 119-72; Z
Greinke 48-31; J Bale 48-33; J Gobble 18-9; J Peralta 5-4; D Riske 15-12; J
Soria 20-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 11-7; Z Greinke 3-3; J Bale
2-2; J Gobble 1-1; J Peralta 0-0; D Riske 1-1; J Soria 1-2. Batters faced: C
Sabathia 32; Z Greinke 9; J Bale 11; J Gobble 3; J Peralta 2; D Riske 4; J
Soria 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mark Carlson. 1B--Angel Hernandez. 2B--Ted Barrett. 3B--Derryl
Cousins.

T--2:46. Att--25,640.
Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CLEVELAND 1
KANSAS CITY 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLEVELAND (1) AT KANSAS CITY (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek walked. B Butler doubled to deep left,
M Grudzielanek to third. E Brown grounded out to shortstop, M Grudzielanek
scored. A Gordon grounded out to pitcher. J Buck grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: T Pena Jr hit by pitch. T Pena Jr to second on passed
ball by V Martinez. J Gathright sacrificed to third, T Pena Jr to third.
E German hit sacrifice fly to center, T Pena Jr scored. D DeJesus doubled to
deep left center. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Gobble relieved J Bale. G Sizemore walked. V Martinez
popped out to first. T Hafner grounded out to second, G Sizemore to second.
J Peralta relieved J Gobble. R Garko singled to center, G Sizemore scored.
J Peralta struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 2.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CLEVELAND (1) AT KANSAS CITY (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- K Lofton LF, C Blake 3B, G Sizemore CF,
V Martinez C, T Hafner DH, R Garko 1B, J Peralta SS, F Gutierrez RF, A Cabrera 2B,
C Sabathia LHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- E German 3B, D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B,
B Butler DH, E Brown RF, A Gordon 1B, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF,
Z Greinke RHP.

Umpires -- Mark Carlson (HP), Angel Hernandez (1B), Ted Barrett (2B),
Derryl Cousins (3B).

Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 7 mph.


CLEVELAND 1ST: K Lofton walked. C Blake flied out to left. G Sizemore
struck out swinging. K Lofton caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: E German bunt grounded out to first. D DeJesus grounded
out to second. M Grudzielanek singled to center. B Butler popped out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: V Martinez grounded out to second. T Hafner struck out
looking. R Garko flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: E Brown singled to right. A Gordon flied out to center.
J Buck flied out to left. T Pena Jr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: J Peralta singled to right. F Gutierrez grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, J Peralta out at second. A Cabrera
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: J Gathright flied out to left. E German popped out to
shortstop. D DeJesus grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

CLEVELAND 4TH: J Bale relieved Z Greinke. K Lofton grounded out to
shortstop. C Blake flied out to left. G Sizemore struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek walked. B Butler doubled to deep left,
M Grudzielanek to third. E Brown grounded out to shortstop, M Grudzielanek
scored. A Gordon grounded out to pitcher. J Buck grounded out to third.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: V Martinez singled to center. T Hafner struck out looking.
R Garko lined out to center. J Peralta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: T Pena Jr hit by pitch. T Pena Jr to second on passed
ball by V Martinez. J Gathright sacrificed to third, T Pena Jr to third.
E German hit sacrifice fly to center, T Pena Jr scored. D DeJesus doubled to
deep left center. M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

CLEVELAND 6TH: F Gutierrez struck out swinging. A Cabrera singled to left.
K Lofton sacrificed to third, A Cabrera to second. C Blake struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: B Butler struck out swinging. E Brown grounded out to
shortstop. A Gordon struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0,
KANSAS CITY 2.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Gobble relieved J Bale. G Sizemore walked. V Martinez
popped out to first. T Hafner grounded out to second, G Sizemore to second.
J Peralta relieved J Gobble. R Garko singled to center, G Sizemore scored.
J Peralta struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: J Buck struck out swinging. T Pena Jr flied out to right.
J Gathright grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
KANSAS CITY 2.

CLEVELAND 8TH: R Gload at first base. A Gordon at third base. D Riske
relieved J Peralta. F Gutierrez flied out to right. A Cabrera tripled to deep
right. K Lofton struck out swinging. C Blake grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: R Gload grounded out to first. D DeJesus struck out
swinging. M Grudzielanek walked. B Butler singled to center, M Grudzielanek
to second. E Brown grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Butler out at
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 2.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Soria relieved D Riske. G Sizemore walked. V Martinez
lined out to center. T Hafner singled to center, G Sizemore to second.
J Barfield ran for T Hafner. R Garko popped out to shortstop. J Peralta grounded
out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 2.</div>

 

Royals' bullpen holds down Indians

<h3>KANSAS CITY 2, CLEVELAND 1</h3>By Patrick Madden
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - The Kansas City Royals got astellar performance out of their bullpen and some timely hittingen route to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Fridaynight.


Emil Brown and Esteban German each drove in a run for Royals,who posted their ninth win in their last 13 games against theIndians at Kauffman Stadium.


Zack Greinke, making his first start since May 6, hurled threeinnings and allowed just one hit while walking one and strikingout two. The righthander left after tossing just 48 pitches inhis first extended outing of the campaign.


John Bale (1-1) pitched three solid innings and allowed one hit,striking out a season-high five to give him two consecutivesolid relief appearances. Against the Chicago White Sox onTuesday, the lefthander allowed one hit while striking out twoin three frames.


Four more relievers hurled the final three innings, includingcloser Joakim Soria, who stranded the go-ahead run on first basein the ninth to pick up his 14th save.


Indians starter C.C. Sabathia (14-7) was denied his 15th victoryof the season, despite allowing two runs and five hits whilewalking one and striking out five in eight innings.

The loss continued a trend for Sabathia, who is 1-3 in his lastseven starts. His only win in that stretch was a 5-2 victory atMinnesota on August 3.


Kansas City took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on Brown's RBIgroundout, scoring Mark Grudzielanek.


The Royals played small ball to extend their lead to 2-0 in thefifth. Tony Pena Jr. was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning,moved to second on a passed ball by Cleveland catcher VictorMartinez and was sacrificed to third by Joey Gathright.

He then scored on German's sacrifice fly.


Cleveland broke through in the seventh on Ryan Garko's bloopsingle to make it 2-1.


Despite the loss, the Indians (70-57) continue to hold a 21/2-game lead on the Detroit Tigers (68-59) for first place inthe American League Central. The Tigers host the New YorkYankees in the opener of a four-game set later Friday night.