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@BAL		6
11
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@CHW		3
15
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8
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@MIN		1
3
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@TBR		5
4
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@TEX		1
9
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1
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8
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1
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3
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@MIL		2
5
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@NYM		3
6
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4
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@SFG		5
6
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@STL		2
11
Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 7:06PM
, Progressive Field
Attendance: 23,920, Time of Game: 2:35
Royals
5
55-71
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Indians
8
58-67
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Juan Rincon (3-3)
L: Joakim Soria (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  4  0   0  0  0    5  7  1
Indians         2  1  0   0  0  0   0  5  X    8  5  1

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Aviles SS 4 2 3 3 0 0 .326 .853 11 8 0.392 1.34 0.401 -0.008 3.2 1 3 2B,SB
Esteban German 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .234 .615 16 10 -0.088 1.20 0.054 -0.141 -0.9 1 1 GDP
David DeJesus LF-CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .294 .795 17 11 0.012 0.99 0.070 -0.058 0.2 2 0
Jose Guillen RF-LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .253 .718 17 11 -0.049 0.93 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 0 0 SF
Billy Butler 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .690 9 6 -0.139 1.00 0.000 -0.139 -1.6 5 0 GDP
   Ross Gload 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .660 5 2 -0.020 0.78 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 2 0
Miguel Olivo DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .265 .772 13 9 -0.060 0.59 0.000 -0.060 -0.7
Alex Gordon 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .768 18 10 0.018 0.58 0.048 -0.030 0.0 0 1
John Buck C 2 1 1 0 1 0 .221 .659 6 2 0.073 0.98 0.089 -0.016 0.5 9 0
Mitch Maier CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .712 4 3 0.076 1.75 0.101 -0.025 0.6 3 0 HBP
   Mark Teahen PR-RF 1 1 0 0 0 1 .246 .693 4 3 -0.012 0.47 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 1 0
Gil Meche P 0 0
   Ramon Ramirez P 0 1
   Joakim Soria P 0 0
   Jeff Fulchino P 0 0
Team Totals 31 5 7 4 1 5 .226 .523 120 75 0.203 0.98 0.763 -0.558 0.3 24 6
2B: M Aviles (22, off Z Jackson).
SF: J Guillen (3, off Z Jackson).
HBP: M Maier (1, by Z Jackson).
TB: M Aviles 4; A Gordon; J Buck; D DeJesus; E German.
GIDP: B Butler (15); E German (3).
RBI: M Aviles 3 (35); J Guillen (79).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Aviles-B Butler.
E: A Gordon (15).
Baserunning
SB: M Aviles (5, 3rd base off Z Jackson/K Shoppach).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Grady Sizemore CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 .267 .897 22 9 0.030 1.60 0.082 -0.052 0.1 4 0
Franklin Gutierrez RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .234 .659 11 9 0.407 2.04 0.521 -0.114 1.2 5 0 HR,GDP
Ben Francisco LF 4 1 0 0 0 1 .285 .806 15 11 -0.016 0.38 0.013 -0.029 -0.3 1 0
Jhonny Peralta SS 3 2 1 2 0 1 .277 .816 14 9 0.138 0.78 0.194 -0.056 1.5 3 5 HR,HBP
David Dellucci DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .745 21 11 -0.043 0.54 0.005 -0.048 -0.2
Ryan Garko 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .706 13 10 -0.008 0.55 0.037 -0.045 0.7 8 1
Kelly Shoppach C 3 2 2 2 1 1 .264 .847 13 6 0.206 0.96 0.239 -0.032 1.9 4 1 2·HR
Andy Marte 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .525 10 7 -0.034 0.67 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 1
   Shin-Soo Choo PH 1 1 0 0 1 0 .262 .812 12 7 0.088 1.42 0.097 -0.009 -0.4
   Jamey Carroll 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .668 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Asdrubal Cabrera 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .224 .642 19 15 -0.065 1.58 0.000 -0.065 -0.4 0 2 SH
Zach Jackson P 2 0
   Juan Rincon P 0 0
   Jensen Lewis P 0 0
Team Totals 28 8 5 8 5 9 .179 .931 150 94 0.703 1.04 1.188 -0.484 3.8 27 10
HR: F Gutierrez (7, off J Soria; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); K Shoppach 2 (14, 1 off R Ramirez, 1 off G Meche; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Peralta (20, off G Meche; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SH: A Cabrera (7, off R Ramirez).
HBP: J Peralta (3, by J Soria).
TB: K Shoppach 8; J Peralta 4; F Gutierrez 4; R Garko.
GIDP: F Gutierrez (8).
RBI: F Gutierrez 3 (31); J Peralta 2 (69); K Shoppach 2 (39); R Garko (63).
2-out RBI: J Peralta 2; R Garko.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko 2.
E: K Shoppach (6).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gil Meche 7 2 3 1 1 9 2 4.01 24 104 71 47 7 17 5 9 1 0 73 0.092 0.74 0.7
Ramon Ramirez, H (16) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3.10 3 10 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -0.197 2.71 -1.2
Joakim Soria, BS (3), L (1-3) 0.1 2 3 3 2 0 1 1.96 6 26 13 8 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 -0.607 1.62 -3.9
Jeff Fulchino 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9.90 2 10 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.008 0.30 0.6
Team Totals 8 5 8 6 5 9 4 6.75 35 150 94 62 10 22 8 12 1 0 73 3 1 -0.704 0.98 -3.8

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Zach Jackson 7 7 5 4 1 4 0 5.17 28 91 58 37 5 16 12 10 1 0 48 -0.269 1.10 -1.3
Juan Rincon, W (3-3) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.10 3 13 7 6 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.030 0.40 0.5
Jensen Lewis, S (4) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.83 3 16 10 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.45 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 5 4 1 5 0 4.00 34 120 75 47 8 20 13 14 2 0 48 0 0 -0.204 1.04 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: Z Jackson (1; M Maier); J Soria (6; J Peralta).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 23,920.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Cleveland Indians
1 Mike Aviles SS 1 Grady Sizemore CF
2 Esteban German 2B 2 Franklin Gutierrez RF
3 David DeJesus LF 3 Ben Francisco LF
4 Jose Guillen RF 4 Jhonny Peralta SS
5 Billy Butler 1B 5 David Dellucci DH
6 Miguel Olivo DH 6 Ryan Garko 1B
7 Alex Gordon 3B 7 Kelly Shoppach C
8 John Buck C 8 Andy Marte 3B
9 Mitch Maier CF 9 Asdrubal Cabrera 2B
Gil Meche P Zach Jackson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 4-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR CLE F. Gutierrez J. Soria 52% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Choo Scores; Sizemore Scores
t5 1-3 0 123 1,(0-0)  RRR KCR M. Aviles Z. Jackson -23% 30% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gordon Scores; Buck Scores; Teahen Scores
b1 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CLE J. Peralta G. Meche 19% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Francisco Scores/unER; Peralta Scores/unER
b8 3-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CLE K. Shoppach R. Ramirez 14% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 1-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  OO KCR B. Butler Z. Jackson 10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Zach Jackson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Aviles Z. Jackson -4% 46% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR E. German Z. Jackson -5% 41% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Aviles to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 7,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus Z. Jackson -7% 34% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Aviles to 3B; German to 2B
t1 0-0 0 123 2,(1-0)  RO KCR J. Guillen Z. Jackson 1% 35% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Aviles Scores; German to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  OO KCR B. Butler Z. Jackson 10% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE G. Sizemore G. Meche 4% 49% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO CLE F. Gutierrez G. Meche -8% 41% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  CLE B. Francisco G. Meche 1% 42% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b1 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR CLE J. Peralta G. Meche 19% 61% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Francisco Scores/unER; Peralta Scores/unER
b1 2-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE D. Dellucci G. Meche -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Zach Jackson facing 6-7-8
t2 1-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Olivo Z. Jackson 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
t2 1-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Gordon Z. Jackson 2% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 1-2 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Buck Z. Jackson -1% 63% Walk
t2 1-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Maier Z. Jackson 2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Gil Meche facing 6-7-8
b2 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE R. Garko G. Meche -2% 64% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
b2 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE K. Shoppach G. Meche 9% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b2 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CLE A. Marte G. Meche -1% 72% Strikeout Looking
b2 3-1 2 --- 9,(1-2)  O CLE A. Cabrera G. Meche -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Zach Jackson facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR M. Aviles Z. Jackson -4% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t3 1-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO KCR E. German Z. Jackson 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 1-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus Z. Jackson 1% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
b3 3-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore G. Meche -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE F. Gutierrez G. Meche -1% 74% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE B. Francisco G. Meche -1% 73% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Zach Jackson facing 4-5-6
t4 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR J. Guillen Z. Jackson 3% 75% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR B. Butler Z. Jackson 2% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t4 1-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Olivo Z. Jackson 1% 78% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Royals' Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
b4 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE J. Peralta G. Meche -2% 77% Lineout: LF
b4 3-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE D. Dellucci G. Meche -1% 76% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE R. Garko G. Meche -1% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Zach Jackson facing 7-8-9
t5 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR A. Gordon Z. Jackson -5% 70% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t5 1-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Buck Z. Jackson -8% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gordon to 2B
t5 1-3 0 12- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Maier Z. Jackson -10% 52% Hit By Pitch; Gordon to 3B; Buck to 2B
Mark Teahen pinch runs for Mitch Maier (CF) batting 9th
t5 1-3 0 123 1,(0-0)  RRR KCR M. Aviles Z. Jackson -23% 30% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gordon Scores; Buck Scores; Teahen Scores
t5 4-3 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  O KCR E. German Z. Jackson 5% 34% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 4-3 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  RO KCR D. DeJesus Z. Jackson -6% 28% Strikeout Swinging, Aviles Steals 3B; Aviles Scores/unER/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)
t5 5-3 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR J. Guillen Z. Jackson 1% 29% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Gil Meche facing 7-8-9
Jose Guillen moves from RF to LF
David DeJesus moves from LF to CF
Mark Teahen moves from PR to RF
b5 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE K. Shoppach G. Meche -3% 26% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE A. Marte G. Meche -2% 24% Flyball: RF
b5 3-5 2 --- 9,(3-2)  O CLE A. Cabrera G. Meche -1% 22% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Zach Jackson facing 5-6-7
t6 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler Z. Jackson 2% 24% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 5-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Olivo Z. Jackson 1% 25% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 5-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR A. Gordon Z. Jackson 1% 26% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
b6 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore G. Meche -4% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 3-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE F. Gutierrez G. Meche -2% 20% Strikeout Looking
b6 3-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE B. Francisco G. Meche -2% 19% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Zach Jackson facing 8-9-1
t7 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck Z. Jackson 2% 20% Popfly: P (Weak 2B-1B)
t7 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen Z. Jackson 1% 21% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t7 5-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Aviles Z. Jackson 1% 22% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
b7 3-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE J. Peralta G. Meche -4% 18% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE D. Dellucci G. Meche -3% 16% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 3-5 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O CLE R. Garko G. Meche -2% 14% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 5-3, Indians' Juan Rincon facing 2-3-4
Juan Rincon replaces Zach Jackson pitching
t8 5-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR E. German J. Rincon 1% 15% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t8 5-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Rincon 1% 16% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 5-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Guillen J. Rincon 1% 17% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Royals' Ramon Ramirez facing 7-8-9
Ramon Ramirez replaces Gil Meche pitching
Ross Gload replaces Billy Butler playing 1B batting 5th
b8 3-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CLE K. Shoppach R. Ramirez 14% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
Shin-Soo Choo pinch hits for Andy Marte (3B) batting 8th
b8 4-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  CLE S. Choo R. Ramirez 10% 41% Walk
b8 4-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CLE A. Cabrera R. Ramirez -4% 37% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Choo to 2B
Joakim Soria replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
b8 4-5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CLE G. Sizemore J. Soria 4% 41% Walk
b8 4-5 1 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR CLE F. Gutierrez J. Soria 52% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Choo Scores; Sizemore Scores
b8 7-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE B. Francisco J. Soria -0% 93% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b8 7-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  CLE J. Peralta J. Soria 0% 93% Hit By Pitch
b8 7-5 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  CLE D. Dellucci J. Soria 1% 94% Walk; Peralta to 2B
b8 7-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R CLE R. Garko J. Soria 4% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Peralta Scores; Dellucci to 3B; Garko to 2B/Adv on throw
Jeff Fulchino replaces Joakim Soria pitching
b8 8-5 2 -23 5,(3-1)  CLE K. Shoppach J. Fulchino 0% 97% Walk
b8 8-5 2 123 5,(1-2)  O CLE S. Choo J. Fulchino -1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Indians' Jensen Lewis facing 5-6-7
Jensen Lewis replaces Juan Rincon pitching
Jamey Carroll replaces Shin-Soo Choo (PH) playing 3B batting 8th
t9 5-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR R. Gload J. Lewis 2% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 5-8 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Olivo J. Lewis 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Lewis 0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.

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