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LAA  4
DET  3
 BAL 10
CHW  3
 CLE  8
KCR  7
 NYY  5
OAK  3
 SEA  4
TBR  2
 TEX  5
@TOR  4
 COL  9
@ARI  6
 CHC  7
CIN  2
 HOU  8
LAD  5
 PHI 11
MIL  4
 PIT  3
FLA  2
 SFG  8
SDP  3
 STL  6
NYM  4
 WSN  4
ATL  3
Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 11,408

 Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:14
Royals
7
7-6
Lost 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  2    7 13  0
Indians         1  0  1   4  0  0   0  2  X    8  9  1
W: Aaron Laffey (1-0), L: Sidney Ponson (0-2), S: Kerry Wood (2)
 Indians
8
5-9
Won 1
5th, 2½ GB

Batting Stats

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    5   2   2   0    0   0  .222  .931   21   17    4   0   2B,SB,2·GDP
M Aviles SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .429   11    8    4   1   
  B Pena PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    6    4    0   0   2B
  T Pena SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              2   0   
  M Maier PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    4    3    0   0   
D DeJesus LF                  5   2   2   3    0   1  .250  .739   21   14    2   0   HR,GDP
B Butler 1B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .220  .626   20   10    5   0   
M Teahen 3B                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .340  .894   10    6    0   1   HBP,GDP
M Jacobs DH                   4   0   3   1    0   0  .326 1.081   15    9    0   0   
A Callaspo 2B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .371  .852    8    7    0   3   2B,SF,GDP
M Olivo C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .429   11    6    6   1   GDP
W Bloomquist RF               2   0   1   0    2   0  .286  .708   20    9    1   0   

S Ponson P                                                                    0   1
  R Tejeda P                                                                  0   0
  H Ramirez P                                                                 0   0
  K Farnsworth P                                                              0   0
  J Cruz P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       34   7  13   7    4   5              147   93   24   7
Batting Events
2B: B Pena (2, off J Smith); C Crisp (3, off A Laffey); A Callaspo (3, off A Laffey).
HR: D DeJesus (2, off K Wood; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
SF: A Callaspo (1, off J Lewis).
HBP: M Teahen (3, by A Laffey).
TB: D DeJesus 5; C Crisp 3; M Jacobs 3; B Pena 2; M Teahen 2; A Callaspo 2; W Bloomquist; B Butler.
GIDP: C Crisp 2 (2); A Callaspo (1); D DeJesus (2); M Olivo (1); M Teahen (1).
RBI: D DeJesus 3 (7); M Teahen 2 (5); M Jacobs (11); A Callaspo (3).
2-out RBI: D DeJesus 2; M Teahen.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. A Callaspo-M Aviles-B Butler; B Butler.
PB: M Olivo (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: C Crisp (1, 3rd base off A Laffey/V Martinez).
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   2   1   3    1   0  .259  .989   20   11    1   0   HR
M DeRosa 3B                   3   3   1   0    2   1  .241  .754   17    6    1   3   
V Martinez C                  5   1   4   2    0   0  .397 1.170   18   13    5   0   HR
T Hafner DH                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .289 1.052   17    9    0   0   HBP
J Peralta SS                  4   0   0   1    1   1  .286  .763   22   10    3   5   
S Choo RF                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .261  .907   23   12    1   0   
R Garko 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .273  .853   20   13   10   0   
B Francisco LF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .220  .670   19    9    2   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .938   12    6    4   5   GDP

A Laffey P                                                                    0   1
  J Smith P                                                                   0   0
  M Kobayashi P                                                               0   0
  J Lewis P                                                                   0   1
  K Wood P                                                                    0   0
Totals                       31   8   9   6    9   6              168   89   27  15
Batting Events
HR: G Sizemore (5, off S Ponson; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF); V Martinez (5, off J Cruz; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
HBP: T Hafner (2, by R Tejeda).
TB: V Martinez 7; G Sizemore 4; T Hafner; A Cabrera; B Francisco; M DeRosa.
GIDP: A Cabrera (2).
RBI: G Sizemore 3 (14); V Martinez 2 (9); J Peralta (6).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding Events
DP: 6. A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko 2; J Lewis-J Peralta-R Garko; J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko; M DeRosa-A Cabrera-R Garko; M DeRosa-R Garko.
E: J Peralta (2).

Pitching Stats

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, L (0-2)              3.1   8   6   6    4   2   1   7.04   21   80-43   25· 2·16    5·10· 7· 0     18    -     1.33  -0.29
R Tejeda                       1     0   0   0    2   3   0   0.00    6   31-13    6· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.36  -0.02
H Ramirez                      1.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   8.59    6   26-15    8· 1· 6    0· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.16   0.02
K Farnsworth                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0  14.54    3   12-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
J Cruz                         1     1   2   2    1   0   1   2.70    5   19-11    7· 2· 2    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.10
Totals                         8     9   8   8    9   6   2          41  168-89   52· 8·29    7·18· 8· 0          4-1 
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Laffey, W (1-0)              7     7   1   1    3   3   0   2.19   28  104-64   38· 4·22   12· 9· 4· 0     59    -     1.01   0.20
J Smith                        0     2   3   3    1   0   0   9.82    3   15-8     5· 0· 3    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.64  -0.09
M Kobayashi                    0     2   1   1    0   0   0   2.70    2    4-3     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    2.31  -0.24
J Lewis, H (2)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.04    2    6-4     2· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    3.25   0.22
K Wood, S (2)                  1     2   2   2    0   2   1   6.23    5   18-14    7· 3· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.04
Totals                         9    13   7   7    4   5   1          40  147-93   55· 9·29   15·15· 7· 0          4-3
J Smith faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
M Kobayashi faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: R Tejeda (1).
WP: R Tejeda (2).
HBP: R Tejeda (2; T Hafner); A Laffey (1; M Teahen).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Marvin Hudson, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Wally Bell, LF - , RF - .
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 11,408.
Start Time Weather: 48° F, Wind 11mph out to Rightfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Kansas City Royals                        Cleveland Indians                            
1. Coco Crisp                   CF       1. Grady Sizemore               CF
2. Mike Aviles                  SS       2. Mark DeRosa                  3B
3. David DeJesus                LF       3. Victor Martinez               C
4. Billy Butler                 1B       4. Travis Hafner                DH
5. Mark Teahen                  3B       5. Jhonny Peralta               SS
6. Mike Jacobs                  DH       6. Shin-Soo Choo                RF
7. Alberto Callaspo             2B       7. Ryan Garko                   1B
8. Miguel Olivo                  C       8. Ben Francisco                LF
9. Willie Bloomquist            RF       9. Asdrubal Cabrera             2B

   Sidney Ponson                 P          Aaron Laffey                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 1 12- RRR 2,(1-0)  18% 90% 2-1 CLE G. Sizemore S. Ponson Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Francisco Scores; Cabrera Scores
t8 0 12- R 3,(1-1)  -16% 64% 3-6 KCR M. Jacobs M. Kobayashi Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Butler Scores; Teahen to 3B
t4 0 12- OO 1,(0-0)  13% 64% 1-2 KCR A. Callaspo A. Laffey Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Teahen to 3B
t8 1 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  13% 86% 5-6 KCR M. Olivo J. Lewis Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
b3 1 1-3 OO 5,(2-2)  -11% 62% 2-1 CLE S. Choo S. Ponson Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Peralta out at 1B/1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  -6% 44% 0-0 KCR C. Crisp A. Laffey Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t1 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  -3% 42% 0-0 KCR M. Aviles A. Laffey Crisp Steals 3B
t1 0 --3 O 5,(2-2)  4% 46% 0-0 KCR M. Aviles A. Laffey Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --3 O 5,(2-2)  6% 51% 0-0 KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey Strikeout Swinging
t1 2 --3 6,(3-2)  -1% 50% 0-0 KCR B. Butler A. Laffey Walk
t1 2 1-3 R 4,(2-1)  -9% 41% 0-0 KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Crisp Scores; Butler to 2B
t1 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  4% 45% 1-0 KCR M. Jacobs A. Laffey Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  4% 49% 0-1 CLE G. Sizemore S. Ponson Walk
b1 0 1-- O 3,(0-2)  -3% 46% 0-1 CLE M. DeRosa S. Ponson Strikeout Looking
b1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  4% 49% 0-1 CLE V. Martinez S. Ponson Single to RF (Line Drive); Sizemore to 2B
b1 1 12- 4,(3-0)  6% 55% 0-1 CLE T. Hafner S. Ponson Walk; Sizemore to 3B; Martinez to 2B
b1 1 123 R 3,(0-2)  8% 63% 0-1 CLE J. Peralta S. Ponson Passed Ball; Sizemore Scores; Martinez to 3B; Hafner to 2B
b1 1 -23 O 5,(2-2)  -7% 56% 1-1 CLE J. Peralta S. Ponson Fielder's Choice 3B; Martinez out at Hm/3B-C-SS; Hafner to 3B; Peralta to 2B/Adv on throw
b1 2 -23 5,(3-1)  1% 57% 1-1 CLE S. Choo S. Ponson Walk
b1 2 123 O 2,(0-1)  -7% 50% 1-1 CLE R. Garko S. Ponson Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  2% 52% 1-1 KCR A. Callaspo A. Laffey Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t2 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 54% 1-1 KCR M. Olivo A. Laffey Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  -1% 53% 1-1 KCR W. Bloomquist A. Laffey Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t2 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  2% 55% 1-1 KCR C. Crisp A. Laffey Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
b2 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 53% 1-1 CLE B. Francisco S. Ponson Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b2 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 51% 1-1 CLE A. Cabrera S. Ponson Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 --- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 50% 1-1 CLE G. Sizemore S. Ponson Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 46% 1-1 KCR M. Aviles A. Laffey Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t3 0 1-- OO 7,(3-2)  8% 54% 1-1 KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t3 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 56% 1-1 KCR B. Butler A. Laffey Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
b3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 60% 1-1 CLE M. DeRosa S. Ponson Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  6% 65% 1-1 CLE V. Martinez S. Ponson Single to RF (Line Drive); DeRosa to 2B
b3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  7% 73% 1-1 CLE T. Hafner S. Ponson Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeRosa to 3B; Martinez to 2B
b3 0 123 RO 3,(2-0)  -0% 73% 1-1 CLE J. Peralta S. Ponson Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); DeRosa Scores; Martinez to 3B
b3 1 1-3 OO 5,(2-2)  -11% 62% 2-1 CLE S. Choo S. Ponson Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Peralta out at 1B/1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -5% 57% 1-2 KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey Hit By Pitch
t4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  -7% 50% 1-2 KCR M. Jacobs A. Laffey Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Teahen to 2B
t4 0 12- OO 1,(0-0)  13% 64% 1-2 KCR A. Callaspo A. Laffey Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Teahen to 3B
t4 2 --3 O 2,(1-0)  5% 68% 1-2 KCR M. Olivo A. Laffey Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
b4 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 66% 2-1 CLE R. Garko S. Ponson Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  2% 68% 2-1 CLE B. Francisco S. Ponson Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  3% 72% 2-1 CLE A. Cabrera S. Ponson Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Francisco to 2B
b4 1 12- RRR 2,(1-0)  18% 90% 2-1 CLE G. Sizemore S. Ponson Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Francisco Scores; Cabrera Scores
b4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  1% 91% 5-1 CLE M. DeRosa S. Ponson Walk
b4 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  1% 92% 5-1 CLE V. Martinez S. Ponson Single to RF (Line Drive); DeRosa to 2B
Robinson Tejeda replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
b4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  2% 94% 5-1 CLE T. Hafner R. Tejeda Hit By Pitch; DeRosa to 3B; Martinez to 2B
b4 1 123 R 1,(0-0)  2% 96% 5-1 CLE J. Peralta R. Tejeda Wild Pitch; DeRosa Scores; Martinez to 3B; Hafner to 2B
b4 1 -23 O 6,(3-2)  -2% 94% 6-1 CLE J. Peralta R. Tejeda Strikeout Swinging
b4 2 -23 O 6,(3-2)  -1% 93% 6-1 CLE S. Choo R. Tejeda Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 9-1-2
t5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 91% 1-6 KCR W. Bloomquist A. Laffey Walk
t5 0 1-- OO 4,(1-2)  4% 95% 1-6 KCR C. Crisp A. Laffey Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
t5 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 96% 1-6 KCR M. Aviles A. Laffey Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Robinson Tejeda facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- 8,(3-2)  1% 96% 6-1 CLE R. Garko R. Tejeda Walk
b5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  0% 97% 6-1 CLE B. Francisco R. Tejeda Balk; Garko to 2B
b5 0 -2- O 6,(3-2)  -1% 96% 6-1 CLE B. Francisco R. Tejeda Strikeout Looking
b5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  0% 96% 6-1 CLE A. Cabrera R. Tejeda Walk
Horacio Ramirez replaces Robinson Tejeda pitching
b5 1 12- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 96% 6-1 CLE G. Sizemore H. Ramirez Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Garko to 3B
b5 2 1-3 O 3,(2-0)  -1% 95% 6-1 CLE M. DeRosa H. Ramirez Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 96% 1-6 KCR D. DeJesus A. Laffey Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -1% 95% 1-6 KCR B. Butler A. Laffey Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t6 1 1-- OO 2,(0-1)  2% 97% 1-6 KCR M. Teahen A. Laffey Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Horacio Ramirez facing 3-4-5
b6 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -0% 97% 6-1 CLE V. Martinez H. Ramirez Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b6 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 97% 6-1 CLE T. Hafner H. Ramirez Strikeout Looking
b6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 97% 6-1 CLE J. Peralta H. Ramirez Walk
b6 2 1-- O 7,(2-2)  -0% 96% 6-1 CLE S. Choo H. Ramirez Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Aaron Laffey facing 6-7-8
t7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 95% 1-6 KCR M. Jacobs A. Laffey Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
t7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  -5% 90% 1-6 KCR A. Callaspo A. Laffey Double to LF (Ground Ball); Jacobs to 3B
t7 0 -23 O 3,(1-1)  3% 93% 1-6 KCR M. Olivo A. Laffey Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t7 1 -23 6,(3-2)  -2% 91% 1-6 KCR W. Bloomquist A. Laffey Walk
t7 1 123 OO 4,(1-2)  8% 98% 1-6 KCR C. Crisp A. Laffey Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Kyle Farnsworth facing 7-8-9
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Horacio Ramirez pitching
b7 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -0% 98% 6-1 CLE R. Garko K. Farnsworth Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  0% 98% 6-1 CLE B. Francisco K. Farnsworth Walk
b7 1 1-- OO 1,(0-0)  -0% 98% 6-1 CLE A. Cabrera K. Farnsworth Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Joe Smith facing 2-3-4
Joe Smith replaces Aaron Laffey pitching; Brayan Pena pinch hits for Mike Aviles (SS) batting 2nd
t8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  -2% 96% 1-6 KCR B. Pena J. Smith Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t8 0 -2- R 3,(1-1)  -3% 94% 1-6 KCR D. DeJesus J. Smith Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Pena Scores
t8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  -5% 89% 2-6 KCR B. Butler J. Smith Walk; DeJesus to 2B
Masahide Kobayashi replaces Joe Smith pitching
t8 0 12- R 1,(0-0)  -8% 80% 2-6 KCR M. Teahen M. Kobayashi Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); DeJesus Scores; Butler to 2B
t8 0 12- R 3,(1-1)  -16% 64% 3-6 KCR M. Jacobs M. Kobayashi Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Butler Scores; Teahen to 3B
Jensen Lewis replaces Masahide Kobayashi pitching
t8 0 1-3 RO 2,(0-1)  9% 73% 4-6 KCR A. Callaspo J. Lewis Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Teahen Scores
t8 1 1-- OO 4,(2-1)  13% 86% 5-6 KCR M. Olivo J. Lewis Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Front of Home)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Juan Cruz facing 1-2-3
Juan Cruz replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching; Tony Pena replaces Brayan Pena (PH) playing SS batting 2nd
b8 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 85% 6-5 CLE G. Sizemore J. Cruz Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1 --- 4,(3-0)  1% 86% 6-5 CLE M. DeRosa J. Cruz Walk
b8 1 1-- RR 2,(0-1)  11% 97% 6-5 CLE V. Martinez J. Cruz Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); DeRosa Scores
b8 1 --- O 7,(2-2)  -0% 96% 8-5 CLE T. Hafner J. Cruz Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b8 2 --- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 96% 8-5 CLE J. Peralta J. Cruz Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Indians 8.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Indians' Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
Kerry Wood replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
t9 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 98% 5-8 KCR W. Bloomquist K. Wood Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 1 --- 5,(1-2)  -2% 96% 5-8 KCR C. Crisp K. Wood Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
Mitch Maier pinch hits for Tony Pena (SS) batting 2nd
t9 1 1-- O 4,(1-2)  3% 99% 5-8 KCR M. Maier K. Wood Strikeout Looking
t9 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  -3% 96% 5-8 KCR D. DeJesus K. Wood Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Crisp Scores
t9 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  4% 100% 7-8 KCR B. Butler K. Wood Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 7, Indians 8.

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