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ANA  3
SEA  2

CHW  6
@DET  4

KCR  8
CLE  7

MIN  4
BOS  3

NYY  9
BAL  7

TBD  5
TOR  3

OAK  4
@TEX  1

ATL  6
NYM  5

CHC  6
PHI  3

HOU  7
@CIN  5

COL 10
ARI  2

MIL  8
PIT  7

LAD  2
@SDP  1

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STL  6
@SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 15,641

Sunday, August 1, 2004, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 2:52
Indians
7
53-52
Lost 2
3rd, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  2  0   0  0  2   1  1  1    7 13  0
Royals          1  0  1   4  1  0   0  1  X    8 11  1
W: D May (8-11), L: C Sabathia (7-6), S: S Camp (2)
Royals
8
37-66
Won 2
5th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Belliard 2B                 5   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .791   20    0   2   2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .298  .757   18    2   3   SF
M Lawton RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .813   19    2   0   HBP
C Blake 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .811   24    0   1   
L Merloni 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .301  .803   14    6   0   
  B Broussard PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .800    4    0   0   
T Hafner DH                   4   2   2   1    1   1  .324 1.011   26    0   0   HR
  J McDonald PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .581         0   0   
T Laker C                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .230  .614    8    8   1   
  V Martinez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .897    1    0   0   GDP
C Crisp LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .271  .733   18    2   0   2B,SF
G Sizemore CF                 3   2   2   2    0   0  .333 1.087   17    4   0   HR,HBP

C Sabathia P                                                             0   0
  R White P                                                              0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   7  13   6    2   4              169   24   7
BATTING
2B: R Belliard (34, off S Sullivan); C Crisp (17, off D May).
HR: T Hafner (18, off S Sullivan; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); G Sizemore (2, off S Sullivan; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SF: O Vizquel (4, off J Cerda); C Crisp (1, off D May).
HBP: G Sizemore (3, by J Cerda); M Lawton (9, by D May).
TB: T Hafner 5; G Sizemore 5; R Belliard 3; C Crisp 3; T Laker 2; L Merloni 2; B Broussard.
GIDP: V Martinez (10).
RBI: G Sizemore 2 (7); R Belliard (47); T Hafner (78); O Vizquel (43); C Crisp (43).
2-out RBI: T Hafner; R Belliard.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .230  .613   24    3   0   CS
D Relaford 2B                 3   2   1   0    1   1  .206  .576   25    0   4   SB
M Sweeney 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .832   17   10   1   
K Harvey DH                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .304  .803   10    0   0   2·2B
J Randa 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .731   22    1   2   2B
R Mateo LF                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .256  .727   20    2   0   
A Nunez RF                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .191  .580   12    4   0   2B
A Berroa SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .650    8    3   2   
J Buck C                      3   2   2   3    0   1  .185  .522   11    4   0   HR,SB

D May P                                                                  0   0
  S Sullivan P                                                           0   0
  J Cerda P                                                              0   0
  S Camp P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   8  11   8    1   8              149   27   9
BATTING
2B: J Randa (17, off C Sabathia); A Nunez (2, off D Riske); K Harvey 2 (16, 2 off C Sabathia).
HR: J Buck (2, off C Sabathia; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Buck 5; K Harvey 4; A Nunez 3; J Randa 2; A Berroa; D DeJesus; R Mateo; D Relaford.
RBI: J Buck 3 (4); A Nunez 2 (7); K Harvey 2 (45); D DeJesus (11).
2-out RBI: J Buck 3; A Nunez 2; K Harvey.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Relaford-A Berroa-M Sweeney.
E: A Berroa (19).
BASERUNNING
SB: J Buck (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/T Laker); D Relaford (4, 2nd base off C Sabathia/T Laker).
CS: D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by C Sabathia/T Laker).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia, L (7-6)            5     9   7   7    1   4   1   3.97   24   96-64   42· 8·14   10· 7· 2· 0     24    -     0.84  -0.38
R White                        2     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.54    6   31-20    9· 4· 7    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.05
D Riske                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.73    5   15-11    5· 2· 4    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.47  -0.06
Totals                         8    11   8   8    1   8   1          35  142-95   56·14·25   11·11· 4· 0           -  
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
D May, W (8-11)                5     6   2   2    2   2   0   5.13   24   96-58   40· 1·17    6· 7· 6· 0     47    -     0.96   0.06
S Sullivan                     1.2   5   3   3    0   2   2   4.35   10   39-26   16· 4· 6    0· 5· 3· 0          0-0    0.68  -0.08
J Cerda, H (8)                 1.1   0   1   0    0   0   0   2.48    6   23-13    6· 2· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.31   0.05
S Camp, S (2)                  1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.20    4   11-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.66   0.08
Totals                         9    13   7   6    2   4   2          44  169-106  69· 8·29   12·14·10· 0          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: J Cerda (2; G Sizemore); D May (1; M Lawton).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - CB Bucknor, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 15,641.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 84° F, Wind 7mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Belliard           2B    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. D Relaford           2B 
3. M Lawton             RF    3. M Sweeney            1B 
4. C Blake              3B    4. K Harvey             DH 
5. L Merloni            1B    5. J Randa              3B 
6. T Hafner             DH    6. R Mateo              LF 
7. T Laker              C     7. A Nunez              RF 
8. C Crisp              LF    8. A Berroa             SS 
9. G Sizemore           CF    9. J Buck               C  

   C Sabathia           P        D May                P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  8-6  1-3  1   27%  96% V Martinez      S Camp          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Broussard Scores/No RBI
   b 4   2  2-3  12-  1   22%  89% J Buck          C Sabathia      Home Run (Fly Ball); Nunez Scores; Berroa Scores
   t 9   0  8-6  1--  2  -15%  69% T Hafner        S Camp          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Broussard to 3B
   t 8   0  7-5  1--  6  -14%  64% R Belliard      J Cerda         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 3B
   b 4   2  2-2  -2-  3   11%  65% A Nunez         C Sabathia      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Randa Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell May facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Belliard      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   54%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   53%  M Lawton        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   55%  C Blake         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   55%  D Relaford      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   52%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      1--  3   63%  K Harvey        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Relaford Scores
   O      -2-  1   60%  J Randa         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Darrell May facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   62%  L Merloni       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   60%  T Hafner        Walk
          1--  1   53%  T Laker         Single to CF (Line Drive); Hafner to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   53%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Hafner Scores
          1--  5   50%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Line Drive); Laker to 3B
   R      1-3  3   41%  R Belliard      Single to CF (Line Drive); Laker Scores; Sizemore to 3B
   O      1-3  7   45%  O Vizquel       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   43%  R Mateo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   41%  A Nunez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   40%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Darrell May facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   42%  M Lawton        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  9   44%  C Blake         Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   42%  L Merloni       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   45%  T Hafner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   49%  J Buck          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  D DeJesus       Buck Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   60%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball); Buck Scores
   O      1--      53%  D Relaford      DeJesus Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   51%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Darrell May facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  T Laker         Lineout: 1B
          ---  1   48%  C Crisp         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   52%  G Sizemore      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   56%  R Belliard      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  K Harvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
          --- 10   58%  J Randa         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   54%  R Mateo         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  3   65%  A Nunez         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Randa Scores
          1--  1   67%  A Berroa        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nunez to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   89%  J Buck          Home Run (Fly Ball); Nunez Scores; Berroa Scores
   O      ---  6   88%  D DeJesus       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 6.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Darrell May facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   90%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B
          --- 10   88%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  C Blake         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          1--  2   89%  L Merloni       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Lawton to 2B
   O      12-  5   92%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 6-2, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   93%  D Relaford      Walk
          1--      94%  M Sweeney       Relaford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   93%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  1   96%  K Harvey        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Relaford Scores
   O      -2-  7   95%  J Randa         Flyball: CF (CF-RF); Harvey to 3B
   O      --3  5   94%  R Mateo         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 7.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Scott Sullivan facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Sullivan replaces Darrell May pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  T Laker         Flyball: CF
          ---  3   94%  C Crisp         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  5   88%  G Sizemore      Home Run (Fly Ball); Crisp Scores
          ---  4   83%  R Belliard      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   87%  O Vizquel       Lineout: LF
   O      -2-  4   90%  M Lawton        Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Rick White facing 7-8-9
                  Rick White replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching
   O      ---  5   89%  A Nunez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   89%  A Berroa        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   88%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-7, Scott Sullivan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   91%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   92%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   86%  T Hafner        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  3   84%  T Laker         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Jaime Cerda replaces Scott Sullivan pitching
   O      1--  6   88%  C Crisp         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-5, Rick White facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   87%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   86%  D Relaford      Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   85%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-7, Jaime Cerda facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   78%  G Sizemore      Hit By Pitch
          1--  6   64%  R Belliard      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sizemore to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   73%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sizemore Scores/unER
   O      1--  2   80%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   86%  C Blake         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-6, David Riske facing 4-5-6
                  David Riske replaces Rick White pitching
   O      ---  4   84%  K Harvey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   83%  J Randa         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   84%  R Mateo         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   R      1--  3   93%  A Nunez         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Mateo Scores
   O      -2-  1   92%  A Berroa        Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 8.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-8, Shawn Camp facing 5-6-7
                  Shawn Camp replaces Jaime Cerda pitching; Ben Broussard pinch hits for Lou Merloni batting 5th
          ---  4   84%  B Broussard     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   69%  T Hafner        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Broussard to 3B
                  Victor Martinez pinch hits for Tim Laker batting 7th; John McDonald pinch runs for Travis Hafner batting 6th
   ROO    1-3  1   96%  V Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Broussard Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  4  100%  C Crisp         Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 8.

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