GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (21-38) at CLEVELAND (35-21)

AL: KANSAS CITY (21-38) at CLEVELAND (35-21)

<h3>Byrd goes for fifth straigth win as Indians face Royals</h3>



Kansas City (21-38) at Cleveland (35-21) 7:05 pm EDT

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Paul Byrd attempts to do something he hasdone only once in his 12-year career.

Byrd and the Cleveland Indians look to win the second of athree-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.

Byrd (6-1, 3.57 ERA) has won four straight starts and can tie acareer high with his fifth consecutive victory. The 36-year-oldalso won five straight starts from July 25-August 16, 2001,when he pitched for the Royals.

The righthander allowed two runs and nine hits in six innings inan 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox last Wednesday. He hasnot walked a batter in six consecutive stars, a span of 43innings.

Kansas City trots out Brian Bannister (1-3, 3.89), who will tryto win his second consecutive start. The righthander limitedthe Devil Rays to one run and two hits while striking out acareer-high six in eight innings in a 2-1 win on Thursday.

The last team in the American League Central, the Royals havelost 10 of their last 12 games, including a 1-0 setback onTuesday behind a five-hit shutout by the Indians' C.C. Sabathia.

 

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 .256 4 14 Grady Sizemore CF .271 10 29
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .261 2 19 Casey Blake 3B .281 8 29
Mark Teahen RF .278 5 27 Travis Hafner DH .267 10 41
Mike Sweeney DH .250 6 23 Victor Martinez 1B .321 12 50
Alex Gordon 3B .172 3 8 Trot Nixon RF .270 2 22
Ryan Shealy 1B .214 2 13 Jhonny Peralta SS .297 11 35
Jason Larue C .136 2 4 David Dellucci LF .241 2 12
Tony Pena Jr SS .263 0 14 Josh Barfield 2B .237 2 27
Joey Gathright LF .000 0 0 Kelly Shoppach C .373 2 8

Brian Bannister RHP (1-3, 3.89) Paul Byrd RHP (6-1, 3.57)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (1-3, 3.89)
CLE - PAUL BYRD (6-1, 3.57)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM WOLF
1B - TIM TSCHIDA
2B - JIM JOYCE
3B - JEFF NELSON

WEATHER: 63 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JASON LARUE
CLE - PAUL BYRD AND KELLY SHOPPACH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.256, 4 HR, 14 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.261, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.278, 5 HR, 27 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 0 1 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.271, 10 HR, 29 RBI)
C BLAKE (.281, 8 HR, 29 RBI)
T HAFNER (.267, 10 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

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 0 0 .255
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
V Martinez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.89

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.51

Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 1-2. Batters
faced: P Byrd 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - PAUL BYRD</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 1 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.172, 3 HR, 8 RBI)
R SHEALY (.214, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
J LARUE (.136, 2 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<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 0 0 .255
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
V Martinez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (2, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.80

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.51

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 11-7; P Byrd 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bannister 1-1; P Byrd 1-2. Batters faced: B Bannister 3; P Byrd 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</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 2 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.321, 12 HR, 50 RBI)
T NIXON (.270, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
J PERALTA (.297, 11 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) 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 0 0 .255
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .177
R Shealy 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (9, P Byrd). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
V Martinez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (2, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.80

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.45

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 11-7; P Byrd 26-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bannister 1-1; P Byrd 2-3. Batters faced: B Bannister 3; P Byrd 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</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 2 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GATHRIGHT (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.255, 0-FOR-1)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.265, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) 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 0 0 .255
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .177
R Shealy 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (9, P Byrd). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 2.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (2, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.45

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 21-14; P Byrd 26-22. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bannister 2-3; P Byrd 2-3. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; P Byrd 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.265, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.249, 0-FOR-1)</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 2 2 5 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: D DELLUCCI (.241, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.237, 2 HR, 27 RBI)
K SHOPPACH (.373, 2 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<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 1 1 1 0 0 0 .258
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
M Teahen rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .280
M Sweeney dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
A Gordon 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176
R Shealy 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Gathright lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 14 2 5 2 0 1 7

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (9, P Byrd); J Gathright (1, P Byrd); D DeJesus (12, P
Byrd). RBI - D DeJesus (15), M Teahen (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Dellucci lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .373

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (2, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 002 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.71

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 21-14; P Byrd 39-33. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bannister 2-3; P Byrd 3-5. Batters faced: B Bannister 6; P Byrd 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</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 2 2 5 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
CLE - PAUL BYRD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SHEALY (.212, 0-FOR-1)
J LARUE (.133, 0-FOR-1)
T PENA JR (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<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 1 1 1 0 0 0 .258
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
M Teahen rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .280
M Sweeney dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
A Gordon 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176
R Shealy 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .133
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Gathright lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 14 2 5 2 0 1 7

BATTING: 2B - A Gordon (9, P Byrd); J Gathright (1, P Byrd); D DeJesus (12, P
Byrd). RBI - D DeJesus (15), M Teahen (28). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - T Pena Jr 1. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
D Dellucci lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .365

Totals 11 0 3 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - G Sizemore (2, 2nd base by B Bannister/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 002 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.63

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 3 5 2 2 0 1 0 3.69

Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 42-29; P Byrd 39-33. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Bannister 3-5; P Byrd 3-5. Batters faced: B Bannister 11; P Byrd 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Wolf. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Jim Joyce. 3B--Jeff Nelson.

Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN SHEALY (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
4TH OFF PAUL BYRD.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CLEVELAND 0

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.133, 0-FOR-1)</div>