GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (38-50) at CLEVELAND (52-36)

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E German hit for J Gathright.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E German (.279, 2 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
CLEVELAND 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 7 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOEL PERALTA
CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.276, 1-FOR-3)
V MARTINEZ (.324, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
T HAFNER (.260, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280
M Teahen rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282
R Gload 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254
A Gordon 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .234
B Butler dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .291
J LaRue c 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .319
a-E German ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278

Totals 23 3 5 3 5 3 10

a-struck out swinging for J Gathright in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (8, J Westbrook). RBI - J Gathright (9), R Gload (23), A
Gordon (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. GIDP - M
Teahen, B Butler, J LaRue. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (15, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .276
V Martinez c 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 .324
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260
J Peralta ss 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 .278
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .295
J Michaels lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .285
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .258

Totals 26 4 7 4 2 7 13

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (14, O Perez); G Sizemore (18, O Perez); C Blake (22, O
Perez). RBI - J Michaels (27), V Martinez 2 (70), J Barfield (39). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, J Barfield 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB
- 6.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Garko-J Peralta-J Westbrook, J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko,
C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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KANSAS CITY - 012 000 0 -- 3
CLEVELAND - 011 110 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 4 2/3 7 4 3 2 4 0 5.68
J Peralta 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.56

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 5 3 3 5 2 0 6.07
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.13

Pitches-strikes: O Perez 95-57; J Peralta 19-13; J Westbrook 94-53; R Perez
11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 5-5; J Peralta 0-1; J Westbrook 12-4; R
Perez 2-0. Batters faced: O Perez 24; J Peralta 4; J Westbrook 25; R Perez 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E German in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C Blake (.276, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JIMMY GOBBLE (3-1, 2.70) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.324, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gobble relieved J Peralta.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V Martinez (.324, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-2, 2.21) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.278, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved J Gobble.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.278, 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
CLEVELAND 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 8 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.280, 1-FOR-2, BB)
M TEAHEN (.282, 1-FOR-3)
R GLOAD (.254, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .280
M Teahen rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282
R Gload 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254
A Gordon 3b 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .234
B Butler dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .291
J LaRue c 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .319
a-E German ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278

Totals 23 3 5 3 5 3 10

a-struck out swinging for J Gathright in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (8, J Westbrook). RBI - J Gathright (9), R Gload (23), A
Gordon (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. GIDP - M
Teahen, B Butler, J LaRue. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (15, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280
C Blake 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .275
V Martinez c 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260
J Peralta ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .280
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .294
J Michaels lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .285
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .258

Totals 30 4 8 4 3 9 15

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (14, O Perez); G Sizemore (18, O Perez); C Blake (22, O
Perez). RBI - J Michaels (27), V Martinez 2 (70), J Barfield (39). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, J Barfield 1, R Garko 2, G Sizemore
1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Garko-J Peralta-J Westbrook, J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko,
C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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KANSAS CITY - 012 000 0 -- 3
CLEVELAND - 011 110 0 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 4 2/3 7 4 3 2 4 0 5.68
J Peralta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.54
J Gobble 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.67
J Soria 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.19

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 5 3 3 5 2 0 6.07
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.13

WP - J Soria. Pitches-strikes: O Perez 95-57; J Peralta 24-16; J Gobble 11-6;
J Soria 8-5; J Westbrook 94-53; R Perez 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez
5-5; J Peralta 0-1; J Gobble 1-0; J Soria 0-0; J Westbrook 12-4; R Perez 2-0.
Batters faced: O Perez 24; J Peralta 5; J Gobble 2; J Soria 2; J Westbrook 25;
R Perez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (1-0, 1.13) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.280, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Grudzielanek (.280, 1-FOR-2)</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 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
CLEVELAND 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 8 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.285, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.286, 1-FOR-3)
J BARFIELD (.258, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .252
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .233
B Butler dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .291
J LaRue c 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .319
a-E German ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278

Totals 27 3 6 3 5 4 13

a-struck out swinging for J Gathright in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (8, J Westbrook). RBI - J Gathright (9), R Gload (23), A
Gordon (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. GIDP - M
Teahen, B Butler, J LaRue. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (15, ground ball).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280
C Blake 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .275
V Martinez c 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260
J Peralta ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .280
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .294
J Michaels lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .285
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .258

Totals 30 4 8 4 3 9 15

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (14, O Perez); G Sizemore (18, O Perez); C Blake (22, O
Perez). RBI - J Michaels (27), V Martinez 2 (70), J Barfield (39). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, J Barfield 1, R Garko 2, G Sizemore
1. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Garko-J Peralta-J Westbrook, J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko,
C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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KANSAS CITY - 012 000 00 -- 3
CLEVELAND - 011 110 0 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 4 2/3 7 4 3 2 4 0 5.68
J Peralta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.54
J Gobble 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.67
J Soria 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.19

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 5 3 3 5 2 0 6.07
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.13
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.11

WP - J Soria. Pitches-strikes: O Perez 95-57; J Peralta 24-16; J Gobble 11-6;
J Soria 8-5; J Westbrook 94-53; R Perez 11-7; R Betancourt 13-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: O Perez 5-5; J Peralta 0-1; J Gobble 1-0; J Soria 0-0; J
Westbrook 12-4; R Perez 2-0; R Betancourt 1-1. Batters faced: O Perez 24; J
Peralta 5; J Gobble 2; J Soria 2; J Westbrook 25; R Perez 3; R Betancourt 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-2, 2.21) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.285, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Riske relieved J Soria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Michaels (.285, 1-FOR-3, 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 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
CLEVELAND 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - DAVID RISKE
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.291, 1-FOR-2, BB)
J LARUE (.184, 0-FOR-2, BB)
E GERMAN (.277, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281
R Gload 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .252
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .233
B Butler dh 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .291
J LaRue c 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184
J Gathright lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .319
a-E German ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278

Totals 27 3 6 3 5 4 13

a-struck out swinging for J Gathright in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Gload (8, J Westbrook). RBI - J Gathright (9), R Gload (23), A
Gordon (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Pena Jr 1. GIDP - M
Teahen, B Butler, J LaRue. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (15, ground ball). PB - J LaRue.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .280
C Blake 3b 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .275
V Martinez c 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .323
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260
J Peralta ss 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .280
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 2 1 2 .294
J Michaels lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .283
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .286
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .257

Totals 33 4 8 4 5 10 17

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (14, O Perez); G Sizemore (18, O Perez); C Blake (22, O
Perez). RBI - J Michaels (27), V Martinez 2 (70), J Barfield (39). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Michaels 1, C Blake 1, J Barfield 1, R Garko 2,
G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 3 (R Garko-J Peralta-J Westbrook, J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko,
C Blake-J Barfield-R Garko).


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KANSAS CITY - 012 000 00 -- 3
CLEVELAND - 011 110 00 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
O Perez 4 2/3 7 4 3 2 4 0 5.68
J Peralta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.54
J Gobble 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.67
J Soria 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.19
D Riske 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.16

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 6 5 3 3 5 2 0 6.07
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.13
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.11

IBB - G Sizemore (by D Riske). Pitches-strikes: O Perez 95-57; J Peralta
24-16; J Gobble 11-6; J Soria 8-5; D Riske 24-12; J Westbrook 94-53; R Perez
11-7; R Betancourt 13-11. Ground balls-fly balls: O Perez 5-5; J Peralta 0-1; J
Gobble 1-0; J Soria 0-0; D Riske 1-1; J Westbrook 12-4; R Perez 2-0; R
Betancourt 1-1. Batters faced: O Perez 24; J Peralta 5; J Gobble 2; J Soria 2;
D Riske 5; J Westbrook 25; R Perez 3; R Betancourt 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ted Barrett. 1B--Mark Carlson. 2B--Larry Young. 3B--Chad
Fairchild.

Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (1-3, 5.35) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.291, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.291, 1-FOR-2)</div>