GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

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

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.291, 0-FOR-3)
J PERALTA (.271, 1-FOR-2, BB)
K LOFTON (.298, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280
A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .281
T Hafner dh 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 .263
V Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
J Peralta ss 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .271
K Lofton lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .269

Totals 26 5 6 5 5 4 11

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (34, J Bale). 3B - K Lofton (6, K Davies). HR - T
Hafner (24, 1st inning off K Davies 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Hafner 2 (98), K
Lofton (38), C Blake (78), A Cabrera (22). 2-out RBI - C Blake, A Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - V
Martinez. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko 2).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .301
B Butler 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287
M Sweeney dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261
E Brown rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .260
E German 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .268
J Huber lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265

Totals 27 3 8 3 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - E Brown (13, C Sabathia). HR - E German (4, 2nd inning off C
Sabathia 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - E German 2 (37), E Brown (62). 2-out RBI - E
Brown. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, D DeJesus 1. GIDP
- B Butler, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Pena Jr (5, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-B Butler).


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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.21

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 2/3 5 5 5 4 0 1 6.66
J Bale 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.08
J Peralta 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.80

WP - K Davies 3. Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 96-61; K Davies 80-42; J Bale
37-22; J Peralta 7-4. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 9-8; K Davies 2-9; J
Bale 2-2; J Peralta 2-0. Batters faced: C Sabathia 28; K Davies 20; J Bale 10;
J Peralta 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

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

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.301, 2-FOR-3)
B BUTLER (.287, 0-FOR-2, BB)
M SWEENEY (.261, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280
A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .281
T Hafner dh 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 .263
V Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297
R Garko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
J Peralta ss 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .270
K Lofton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .269

Totals 29 5 6 5 5 4 11

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (34, J Bale). 3B - K Lofton (6, K Davies). HR - T
Hafner (24, 1st inning off K Davies 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Hafner 2 (98), K
Lofton (38), C Blake (78), A Cabrera (22). 2-out RBI - C Blake, A Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - V
Martinez. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko 2).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .301
B Butler 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .287
M Sweeney dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261
E Brown rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .260
E German 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .268
J Huber lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265

Totals 27 3 8 3 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - E Brown (13, C Sabathia). HR - E German (4, 2nd inning off C
Sabathia 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - E German 2 (37), E Brown (62). 2-out RBI - E
Brown. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, D DeJesus 1. GIDP
- B Butler, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Pena Jr (5, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-B Butler).


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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.21

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 2/3 5 5 5 4 0 1 6.66
J Bale 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.08
J Peralta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75

WP - K Davies 3. Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 96-61; K Davies 80-42; J Bale
37-22; J Peralta 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 9-8; K Davies 2-9; J
Bale 2-2; J Peralta 3-2. Batters faced: C Sabathia 28; K Davies 20; J Bale 10;
J Peralta 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (5-1, 1.49) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved C Sabathia.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Grudzielanek (.301, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
KAN - JOEL PERALTA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.265, 0-FOR-3)
C BLAKE (.269, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.280, 1-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280
A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .281
T Hafner dh 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 .263
V Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297
R Garko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
J Peralta ss 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .270
K Lofton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .269

Totals 29 5 6 5 5 4 11

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (34, J Bale). 3B - K Lofton (6, K Davies). HR - T
Hafner (24, 1st inning off K Davies 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Hafner 2 (98), K
Lofton (38), C Blake (78), A Cabrera (22). 2-out RBI - C Blake, A Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - V
Martinez. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko 2).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300
B Butler 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
M Sweeney dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
E Brown rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .260
E German 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .268
J Huber lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265

Totals 30 3 8 3 1 6 7

BATTING: 2B - E Brown (13, C Sabathia). HR - E German (4, 2nd inning off C
Sabathia 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - E German 2 (37), E Brown (62). 2-out RBI - E
Brown. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, D DeJesus 1. GIDP
- B Butler, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Pena Jr (5, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-B Butler).


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KANSAS CITY - 021 000 00 -- 3
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.21
R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.47

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 2/3 5 5 5 4 0 1 6.66
J Bale 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.08
J Peralta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.75

WP - K Davies 3. Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 96-61; R Betancourt 13-9; K
Davies 80-42; J Bale 37-22; J Peralta 18-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia
9-8; R Betancourt 0-1; K Davies 2-9; J Bale 2-2; J Peralta 3-2. Batters faced:
C Sabathia 28; R Betancourt 3; K Davies 20; J Bale 10; J Peralta 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JIMMY GOBBLE (4-1, 2.91) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gobble relieved J Peralta.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C BLAKE ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
KANSAS CITY 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.260, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
E GERMAN (.268, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
J HUBER (.000, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (5) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .280
A Cabrera 2b 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .279
T Hafner dh 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 .263
V Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .297
R Garko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
J Peralta ss 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .270
K Lofton lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .269

Totals 32 5 6 5 6 5 13

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (34, J Bale). 3B - K Lofton (6, K Davies). HR - T
Hafner (24, 1st inning off K Davies 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Hafner 2 (98), K
Lofton (38), C Blake (78), A Cabrera (22). 2-out RBI - C Blake, A Cabrera.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, G Sizemore 1. GIDP - V
Martinez. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko 2).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .300
B Butler 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .286
M Sweeney dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .260
E Brown rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .260
E German 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .268
J Huber lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Buck c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .265

Totals 30 3 8 3 1 6 7

BATTING: 2B - E Brown (13, C Sabathia). HR - E German (4, 2nd inning off C
Sabathia 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - E German 2 (37), E Brown (62). 2-out RBI - E
Brown. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, D DeJesus 1. GIDP
- B Butler, D DeJesus. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - T Pena Jr (5, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr-B Butler).


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KANSAS CITY - 021 000 00 -- 3
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 8 3 3 1 4 1 3.21
R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.47

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 2/3 5 5 5 4 0 1 6.66
J Bale 2 2/3 1 0 0 1 4 0 4.08
J Peralta 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.74
J Gobble 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.87

WP - K Davies 3. Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 96-61; R Betancourt 13-9; K
Davies 80-42; J Bale 37-22; J Peralta 26-13; J Gobble 5-4. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Sabathia 9-8; R Betancourt 0-1; K Davies 2-9; J Bale 2-2; J Peralta
4-2; J Gobble 1-0. Batters faced: C Sabathia 28; R Betancourt 3; K Davies 20; J
Bale 10; J Peralta 6; J Gobble 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--Mike Estabrook. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 77 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (4-5, 5.23) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5, KANSAS CITY 3

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: E BROWN (.260, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E Brown (.260, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Gload hit for E German.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R Gload (.286, 7 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Teahen hit for J Huber.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Teahen (.284, 7 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Gordon hit for J Buck.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A Gordon (.248, 15 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

Sabathia earns 100th career win as Indians beat Royals

<h3>CLEVELAND 5, KANSAS CITY 3</h3>By Pat Madden
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - C.C. Sabathia used his finalstart of the regular season to make a strong bid for his firstAmerican League Cy Young Award.


Sabathia went seven effective innings for his 100th career winand helped the Cleveland Indians snap a two-game slide withFriday's 5-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals.


The Cleveland win, along with Boston's win over Minnesota, giveseach team identical 95-65 records heading into the final twogames of the season in the race for the best record in the AL.

Sabathia (19-7), who became the youngest pitcher to win 100games since Greg Maddux in 1993, allowed three runs and sevenhits with four strikeouts while walking just one.


Cleveland's Rafael Betancourt logged a perfect eighth and closerJoe Borowski shut the door in the ninth for his 44th save.

Casey Blake's run-scoring single to center in the fourth inningsnapped a 3-3 tie and later came home on Asdrubal Cabrera's RBIsingle to chase Royals starter Kyle Davies (3-7).


Cleveland jumped out to a 3-0 lead as Travis Hafner belted his24th homer - a two-run shot - in the first and an inning laterKenny Lofton added a run-scoring triple to right-center field.

Davies registered his fourth setback in five starts, giving upfive runs and five hits with four walks through just 3 2/3frames.


Esteban German had a two-run home run in the second and EmilBrown delivered an RBI double in the third for Kansas City,which has lost five of six game overall.


With the loss, the Royals (68-92) are now assured of finishinglast behind the Chicago White Sox (71-89) in the AL Central forthe fourth consecutive season.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Costa hit for T Pena Jr.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 5
KANSAS CITY 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S Costa (.228, 0 HR, 12 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 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
KANSAS CITY 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND
VICTOR MARTINEZ

KAN - KYLE DAVIES, JOHN BALE (4TH), JOEL PERALTA (7TH),
JIMMY GOBBLE (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: CLE - TRAVIS HAFNER (24) OFF KYLE DAVIES IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

KAN - ESTEBAN GERMAN (4) OFF C.C. SABATHIA IN THE 2ND, 1 ON</div>