GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (38-51) at CLEVELAND (53-36)

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
M Teahen rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .286
B Butler dh 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .315
E Brown lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .230
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
A Gordon 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276

Totals 19 5 7 5 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (6, C Sabathia); M Teahen (15, C Sabathia); J Buck (13,
C Sabathia). HR - E Brown (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Butler 2 (16), E Brown 3 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237
B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 11 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 203 0 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.46

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 4 7 5 5 1 2 1 3.80

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 54-37; C Sabathia 57-39. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 2-5; C Sabathia 4-6. Batters faced: G Meche 11; C Sabathia 20.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TROT NIXON SCORED JHONNY PERALTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T NIXON ON FIRST, R GARKO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B FRANCISCO (.345, 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 2 0 3 0 5 7 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 (TOP 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.286, 2-FOR-2)
B BUTLER (.315, 2-FOR-2, 2 RBI)
E BROWN (.230, 1-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 4TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
M Teahen rf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .286
B Butler dh 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .315
E Brown lf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .230
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
A Gordon 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276

Totals 19 5 7 5 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (6, C Sabathia); M Teahen (15, C Sabathia); J Buck (13,
C Sabathia). HR - E Brown (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Butler 2 (16), E Brown 3 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .320
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .240
B Francisco lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 16 1 4 1 1 4 6

BATTING: RBI - T Nixon (27). 2-out RBI - T Nixon. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Francisco 1. Team LOB - 4.


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KANSAS CITY - 203 0 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 000 1 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 4 4 1 1 1 4 0 3.50

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 4 7 5 5 1 2 1 3.80

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 75-50; C Sabathia 57-39. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 2-6; C Sabathia 4-6. Batters faced: G Meche 17; C Sabathia 20.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, out to 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 2 0 3 0 0 5 9 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 (BOT 5)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.259, 1-FOR-1)
G SIZEMORE (.278, 0-FOR-2)
C BLAKE (.273, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 5TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
M Teahen rf 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .311
E Brown lf 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .233
E German 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276

Totals 24 5 9 5 1 4 8

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (6, C Sabathia); M Teahen (15, C Sabathia); J Buck (13,
C Sabathia). HR - E Brown (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Butler 2 (16), E Brown 3 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 5.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .320
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .240
B Francisco lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259

Totals 16 1 4 1 1 4 6

BATTING: RBI - T Nixon (27). 2-out RBI - T Nixon. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Francisco 1. Team LOB - 4.


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KANSAS CITY - 203 00 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 000 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 4 4 1 1 1 4 0 3.50

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 5 9 5 5 1 4 1 3.77

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 75-50; C Sabathia 78-52. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 2-6; C Sabathia 5-6. Batters faced: G Meche 17; C Sabathia 25.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM, 5TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.261, 0-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 2 0 3 0 0 5 9 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 (TOP 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.249, 1-FOR-1, BB)
T PENA JR (.276, 0-FOR-2)
D DEJESUS (.280, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS CLEVELAND (2) - END 5TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .284
M Teahen rf 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .311
E Brown lf 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .233
E German 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276

Totals 24 5 9 5 1 4 8

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (6, C Sabathia); M Teahen (15, C Sabathia); J Buck (13,
C Sabathia). HR - E Brown (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Butler 2 (16), E Brown 3 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 5.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .322
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .240
B Francisco lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259

Totals 21 2 6 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (19, G Meche). RBI - T Nixon (27), V Martinez (71).
2-out RBI - T Nixon, V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Francisco 1. Team LOB - 5.


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KANSAS CITY - 203 00 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 000 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 5 6 2 2 1 5 0 3.54

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 5 9 5 5 1 4 1 3.77

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 94-65; C Sabathia 78-52. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 4-6; C Sabathia 5-6. Batters faced: G Meche 22; C Sabathia 25.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, out to 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 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 (BOT 6)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.282, 1-FOR-1, BB)
R GARKO (.298, 1-FOR-2)
T NIXON (.240, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS CLEVELAND (2) - MID 6TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283
M Teahen rf 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .311
E Brown lf 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .233
E German 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .249
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275

Totals 27 5 9 5 2 5 11

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (6, C Sabathia); M Teahen (15, C Sabathia); J Buck (13,
C Sabathia). HR - E Brown (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Butler 2 (16), E Brown 3 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 6.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .280
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .322
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .282
R Garko 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .240
B Francisco lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259

Totals 21 2 6 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (19, G Meche). RBI - T Nixon (27), V Martinez (71).
2-out RBI - T Nixon, V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Francisco 1. Team LOB - 5.


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KANSAS CITY - 203 000 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 000 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 5 6 2 2 1 5 0 3.54

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 6 9 5 5 2 5 1 3.75

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 94-65; C Sabathia 90-59. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Meche 4-6; C Sabathia 5-8. Batters faced: G Meche 22; C Sabathia 29.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN GARKO (10) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF GIL MECHE SCORED JHONNY PERALTA.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.240, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: ZACK GREINKE (4-5, 4.73) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.240, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Z Greinke relieved G Meche.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T Nixon (.240, 1-FOR-2, 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 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 9 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 8 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.285, 2-FOR-3)
B BUTLER (.311, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)
E BROWN (.233, 2-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS CLEVELAND (4) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283
M Teahen rf 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .285
B Butler dh 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .311
E Brown lf 3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .233
E German 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .281
A Gordon 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .249
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275

Totals 27 5 9 5 2 5 11

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (6, C Sabathia); M Teahen (15, C Sabathia); J Buck (13,
C Sabathia). HR - E Brown (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B
Butler 2 (16), E Brown 3 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 6.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .322
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Peralta ss 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .284
R Garko 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .301
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .239
B Francisco lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .259

Totals 26 4 8 4 2 6 9

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (19, G Meche). HR - R Garko (10, 6th inning off G
Meche 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Nixon (27), V Martinez (71), R Garko 2 (33). 2-out
RBI - T Nixon, V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Francisco 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (10, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J Buck).


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KANSAS CITY - 203 000 -- 5
CLEVELAND - 000 112 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 5 8 4 4 1 5 1 3.68
Z Greinke 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.67

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 6 9 5 5 2 5 1 3.75

G Meche pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 100-68; Z Greinke 15-6; C Sabathia 90-59. Ground
balls-fly balls: G Meche 4-6; Z Greinke 1-1; C Sabathia 5-8. Batters faced: G
Meche 24; Z Greinke 4; C Sabathia 29.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY CASEY BLAKE ALLOWED MARK TEAHEN TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
CLEVELAND 4 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.233, 2-FOR-3, HR, 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 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 6 11 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 8 1 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.272, 0-FOR-3)
V MARTINEZ (.322, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
T HAFNER (.260, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (6) VS CLEVELAND (4) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283
M Teahen rf 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .287
B Butler dh 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .308
E Brown lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .232
E German 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284
A Gordon 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .230
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .249
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275

Totals 32 6 11 5 2 6 14

BATTING: 2B - B Butler (6, C Sabathia); M Teahen 2 (16, C Sabathia 2); J Buck
(13, C Sabathia). HR - E Brown (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 2 on, 1 Out). RBI
- B Butler 2 (16), E Brown 3 (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E
German 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1, A Gordon 1. Team LOB - 7.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .280
C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .322
T Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Peralta ss 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .284
R Garko 1b 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .301
T Nixon rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .239
B Francisco lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .323
J Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .259

Totals 26 4 8 4 2 6 9

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (19, G Meche). HR - R Garko (10, 6th inning off G
Meche 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Nixon (27), V Martinez (71), R Garko 2 (33). 2-out
RBI - T Nixon, V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Francisco 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (10, 2nd base off Z Greinke/J Buck).

FIELDING: E - C Blake (9, throw).


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KANSAS CITY - 203 000 1 -- 6
CLEVELAND - 000 112 -- 4
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 5 8 4 4 1 5 1 3.68
Z Greinke 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.67

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 7 11 6 6 2 6 1 3.78

G Meche pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 100-68; Z Greinke 15-6; C Sabathia 113-72. Ground
balls-fly balls: G Meche 4-6; Z Greinke 1-1; C Sabathia 6-9. Batters faced: G
Meche 24; Z Greinke 4; C Sabathia 34.

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

Weather: 83 degrees, overcast. Wind: 18 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JIMMY GOBBLE (3-1, 2.67) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6, CLEVELAND 4

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.322, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>