GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (27-16) at KANSAS CITY (18-28)

AL: CLEVELAND (27-16) at KANSAS CITY (18-28)

<h3>RHP Elarton faces former team</h3>

Cleveland (27-16) at Kansas City (18-28) 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Kansas City Royals try tomake it two straight wins over the Cleveland Indians when theymeet Wednesday.

In the series opener on Tuesday, Mike Sweeney hit a game-tyingtwo-run homer in the sixth inning and Mark Teahen drew abases-loaded walk in the seventh as the Royals posted a 4-3victory.

John Buck collected two hits and an RBI for the Royals, whohave won seven of their last nine games - their best effort sincecapturing seven of eight from last June 18-27.

Kansas City's Scott Elarton (1-0, 5.23 ERA) takes the ballagainst his former club. The towering 6-7 righthander went14-14 in two seasons with Cleveland from 2004-05 but is 2-0 infive career starts in the series.

Elarton gave up four runs through 5 1/3 frames for his first winsince last July with a 7-4 win at Oakland last Thursday. He hadmissed 107 games the past two seasons due to shoulder surgery.

The Indians counter with Cliff Lee (2-0, 4.15), who allowed fourruns and six hits in six innings in last Friday's 9-4 victoryover the Cincinnati Reds. The lefthander is 7-3 with a 4.70ERA in 13 lifetime outings vs. the Royals.

Lee begins this season on the disabled list with an abdominalstrain, which he sustained in February during a bullpen sessionbefore joining the rotation on May 3.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

CLEVELAND KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Grady Sizemore CF .274 7 21 David Dejesus CF .274 4 11
Casey Blake 3B .256 4 19 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .244 1 14
Travis Hafner DH .281 8 29 Mark Teahen RF .306 4 24
Victor Martinez C .321 6 34 Mike Sweeney DH .258 5 20
Trot Nixon RF .285 2 20 Emil Brown LF .218 1 14
Jhonny Peralta SS .273 10 31 Alex Gordon 3B .186 2 5
David Dellucci LF .228 1 6 Ryan Shealy 1B .216 2 11
Ryan Garko 1B .317 6 15 John Buck C .299 7 16
Josh Barfield 2B .228 1 20 Tony Pena Jr SS .247 0 12

Cliff Lee LHP (2-0, 4.15) Scott Elarton RHP (1-0, 5.23)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: CLE - CLIFF LEE (2-0, 4.15)
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON (1-0, 5.23)

UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION
1B - GREG GIBSON
2B - TONY RANDAZZO
3B - CHARLIE RELIFORD

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: CLE - CLIFF LEE AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.274, 7 HR, 21 RBI)
C BLAKE (.256, 4 HR, 19 RBI)
T HAFNER (.281, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GRADY SIZEMORE (8) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF SCOTT ELARTON.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1, KANSAS CITY 0

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.256, 4 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CASEY BLAKE (5) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF SCOTT ELARTON.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, KANSAS CITY 0

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.281, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED VICTOR MARTINEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T NIXON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: D DELLUCCI (.228, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.274, 4 HR, 11 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.244, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.306, 4 HR, 24 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Blake 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .273
D Dellucci lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228

Totals 5 3 3 3 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (8, S Elarton). HR - G Sizemore (8, 1st inning off S
Elarton 0 on, 0 Out), C Blake (5, 1st inning off S Elarton 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J
Peralta. RBI - G Sizemore (22), C Blake (20), J Peralta (32). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Dellucci 1. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Sweeney dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 3 -- 3
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 7.15

Pitches-strikes: S Elarton 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: S Elarton 0-2.
Batters faced: S Elarton 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED MARK TEAHEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, M SWEENEY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.186, 2 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED MIKE SWEENEY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, E BROWN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
KANSAS CITY 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SHEALY (.216, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.317, 6 HR, 15 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.228, 1 HR, 20 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.278, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278
C Blake 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .273
D Dellucci lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228

Totals 5 3 3 3 1 1 2

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (8, S Elarton). HR - G Sizemore (8, 1st inning off S
Elarton 0 on, 0 Out), C Blake (5, 1st inning off S Elarton 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J
Peralta. RBI - G Sizemore (22), C Blake (20), J Peralta (32). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Dellucci 1. Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
M Teahen rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304
M Sweeney dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .256
E Brown lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .225
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .192
R Shealy 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 7 2 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: RBI - E Brown (15), A Gordon (6). 2-out RBI - E Brown, A Gordon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Shealy 1. Team LOB - 2.


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CLEVELAND - 3 -- 3
KANSAS CITY - 2 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 7.15

Pitches-strikes: C Lee 24-18; S Elarton 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee
2-1; S Elarton 0-2. Batters faced: C Lee 7; S Elarton 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL CLEVELAND AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY CLEVELAND'S GRADY SIZEMORE AND CASEY
BLAKE WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK AND LED OFF THE GAME.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.299, 7 HR, 16 RBI)
T PENA JR (.247, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.277, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS KANSAS CITY (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .276
C Blake 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .259
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .321
T Nixon rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .273
D Dellucci lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227

Totals 9 3 4 3 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - T Nixon (8, S Elarton). HR - G Sizemore (8, 1st inning off S
Elarton 0 on, 0 Out), C Blake (5, 1st inning off S Elarton 0 on, 0 Out). SF - J
Peralta. RBI - G Sizemore (22), C Blake (20), J Peralta (32). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - D Dellucci 1, C Blake 1. Team LOB - 2.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
M Teahen rf 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .304
M Sweeney dh 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .256
E Brown lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .225
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .192
R Shealy 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 7 2 4 2 0 0 5

BATTING: RBI - E Brown (15), A Gordon (6). 2-out RBI - E Brown, A Gordon.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Shealy 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Buck (5, throw).


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CLEVELAND - 30 -- 3
KANSAS CITY - 2 -- 2
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.67

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 2 4 3 3 1 1 2 6.57

WP - S Elarton. Pitches-strikes: C Lee 24-18; S Elarton 41-23. Ground
balls-fly balls: C Lee 2-1; S Elarton 1-4. Batters faced: C Lee 7; S Elarton
11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOHN BUCK (8) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF CLIFF LEE.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.247, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.304, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.256, 0-FOR-1)</div>