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BOS  5
@LAA  4

MIN  4
@BAL  1

CHW  7
@DET  5

CLE 15
@KCR 13

(10)
NYY  9
@SEA  2

TBD  7
TEX  3

OAK  6
@TOR  0

PIT  5
@ATL  4

PHI  2
@CHC  1

HOU  7
@CIN  3

FLA  9
WSN  7

MIL  7
COL  1

NYM 10
STL  8

SDP  7
LAD  2

SFG  7
ARI  6

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 12,671

Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 4:00
Indians
15
57-68
Won 1
4th, 23 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  2   3  1  2   0  0  4   2   15 16  1
Royals         10  0  0   0  0  3   0  0  0   0   13 19  0
W: R Betancourt (2-4), L: A Sisco (1-3), S: T Mastny (2)
Royals
13
46-82
Lost 1
5th, 35½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 5   2   2   2    0   1  .295  .903   19    1   0   HR,HBP
J Michaels LF                 4   0   1   3    0   1  .264  .711   16    4   0   2B,SF,SH
T Hafner DH                   3   3   1   1    2   1  .310 1.096   24    0   0   HR,HBP,IW
V Martinez C                  6   1   1   1    0   1  .311  .834   19   12   0   2B
R Garko 1B                    6   1   2   2    0   2  .327  .951   26    7   0   2B
J Peralta SS                  4   2   1   0    2   2  .252  .710   24    1   1   2B
H Luna 2B                     6   2   4   4    0   1  .288  .753   20    2   2   2·2B
F Gutierrez RF                4   2   2   0    0   1  .260  .620   15    2   0   2B
  S Choo PH-RF                2   0   1   1    0   1  .275  .811    8    0   0   3B
A Boone 3B                    3   2   1   1    2   0  .246  .685   21    0   2   HR

P Byrd P                                                                 0   1
  J Davis P                                                              1   0
  F Carmona P                                                            0   1
  F Cabrera P                                                            0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  T Mastny P                                                             0   0
Totals                       43  15  16  15    6  11              192   30   7
BATTING
2B: J Michaels (23, off J Gobble); J Peralta (23, off J de la Rosa); V Martinez (30, off J Nelson); H Luna 2 (17, off J Nelson, off T Wellemeyer); F Gutierrez (5, off T Wellemeyer); R Garko (3, off J Nelson).
3B: S Choo (1, off A Burgos).
HR: T Hafner (39, off J de la Rosa; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); G Sizemore (19, off J de la Rosa; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF); A Boone (7, off J de la Rosa; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Michaels (5, off T Wellemeyer).
SH: J Michaels (1, off A Sisco).
IBB: T Hafner (12, by A Sisco).
HBP: T Hafner (6, by J de la Rosa); G Sizemore (11, by A Sisco).
TB: H Luna 6; G Sizemore 5; T Hafner 4; A Boone 4; S Choo 3; F Gutierrez 3; R Garko 3; J Peralta 2; J Michaels 2; V Martinez 2.
RBI: H Luna 4 (28); J Michaels 3 (47); G Sizemore 2 (58); R Garko 2 (14); A Boone (40); T Hafner (111); V Martinez (71); S Choo (16).
2-out RBI: H Luna 3; R Garko; T Hafner; S Choo.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 8 for 16.
FIELDING
E: R Garko (2).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus LF                  5   2   2   1    1   0  .302  .827   21    1   0   
M Grudzielanek 2B             6   2   1   2    0   2  .293  .744   19    1   4   HR
M Teahen 3B                   5   3   4   1    1   1  .302  .919   28    2   4   SB
M Sweeney DH                  6   2   4   4    0   2  .233  .718   22    0   0   HR,2B
E Brown RF                    6   1   3   1    0   1  .289  .807   19    1   1   2B
R Shealy 1B                   6   1   2   1    0   2  .268  .705   22   11   1   2B
P Bako C                      3   0   0   0    2   0  .239  .567   18   12   0   
  E German PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .794    4    0   0   
A Blanco SS                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .286  .654   19    0   2   
  R Sanders PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .734    5    0   0   
J Gathright CF                6   1   2   3    0   1  .223  .597   17    1   0   3B

J de la Rosa P                                                           0   1
  T Wellemeyer P                                                         0   0
  J Gobble P                                                             0   0
  J Peralta P                                                            1   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  A Burgos P                                                             0   0
  A Sisco P                                                              0   1
Totals                       50  13  19  13    4  12              194   30  14
BATTING
2B: R Shealy (5, off F Carmona); M Sweeney (8, off F Carmona); E Brown (32, off J Davis).
3B: J Gathright (3, off P Byrd).
HR: M Grudzielanek (7, off P Byrd; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Sweeney (3, off P Byrd; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Sweeney 8; M Grudzielanek 4; E Brown 4; M Teahen 4; J Gathright 4; R Shealy 3; D DeJesus 2; A Blanco.
RBI: M Sweeney 4 (15); J Gathright 3 (28); M Grudzielanek 2 (43); E Brown (68); M Teahen (62); R Shealy (16); D DeJesus (43).
2-out RBI: J Gathright 3; M Grudzielanek 2; D DeJesus; E Brown.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 7 for 16.
BASERUNNING
SB: M Teahen (9, 3rd base off F Cabrera/V Martinez).

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
P Byrd                         0.2   8   9   3    0   1   2   4.72   11   35-23   17· 3· 3    4· 3· 3· 0     13    -     0.92  -0.51
J Davis                        3.1   5   1   1    0   1   0   4.57   15   44-31   22· 4· 5    6· 4· 4· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
F Carmona                      1.2   4   3   3    1   2   0   5.76   10   33-24   15· 4· 5    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.63  -0.19
F Cabrera                      1.1   1   0   0    3   4   0   5.48    8   37-21   10· 7· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.30   0.02
R Betancourt, W (2-4)          2     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.68    6   21-16    7· 3· 6    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.97   0.15
T Mastny, S (2)                1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.23    4   19-15    7· 3· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.50   0.10
Totals                        10    19  13   7    4  12   2          54  189-130  78·24·28   19·10· 9· 0          2-0 
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
J de la Rosa                   3.1   6   6   6    1   1   3   8.13   18   52-29   18· 2· 9    8· 5· 2· 0     24    -     0.31  -0.12
T Wellemeyer                   1.2   3   3   3    2   2   0   4.31    9   39-23   17· 3· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          3-2    1.00  -0.11
J Gobble, H (8)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.56    4    7-6     3· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    2.11  -0.01
J Peralta                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.99    6   24-15    5· 3· 7    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.38   0.06
J Nelson                       0.2   3   4   4    1   2   0   3.82    6   32-19   12· 4· 3    0· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.93  -0.10
A Burgos, BS (12)              0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.55    2    8-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    4.20  -0.23
A Sisco, L (1-3)               1     2   2   2    2   2   0   7.43    8   30-14    9· 3· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.84  -0.40
Totals                        10    16  15  15    6  11   3          53  192-111  67·17·27   18·10· 6· 0          6-5 
T Wellemeyer faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: F Carmona (1).
WP: P Byrd (2); J Davis (2).
IBB: A Sisco (4; T Hafner).
HBP: J de la Rosa (2; T Hafner); A Sisco (1; G Sizemore).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Marty Foster.
Time of Game: 4:00.
Attendance: 12,671.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 91° F, Wind 8mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. D DeJesus            LF 
2. J Michaels           LF    2. M Grudzielanek       2B 
3. T Hafner             DH    3. M Teahen             3B 
4. V Martinez           C     4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. R Garko              1B    5. E Brown              RF 
6. J Peralta            SS    6. R Shealy             1B 
7. H Luna               2B    7. P Bako               C  
8. F Gutierrez          RF    8. A Blanco             SS 
9. A Boone              3B    9. J Gathright          CF 

   P Byrd               P        J de la Rosa         P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2 13-12 -2-  3   36%  48% S Choo          A Burgos        Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF); Luna Scores
   t10   2 13-13 12-  4   35%  82% R Garko         A Sisco         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Sizemore Scores; Hafner to 2B
   t 6   1 10-7  12-  1   18%  38% J Michaels      J Gobble        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gutierrez Scores; Boone Scores
   b 1   0  1-1  12-  2  -16%  20% M Sweeney       P Byrd          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores/unER; Teahen Scores
   t 9   2 13-13 --3  5  -13%  35% A Boone         A Burgos        Groundout: 1B unassisted

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jorge de la Rosa facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   46%  J Michaels      Flyball: RF
   R      ---  2   56%  T Hafner        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   55%  V Martinez      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   51%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      49%  M Grudzielanek  Wild Pitch; DeJesus to 2B
          -2-  3   42%  " "             Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to P); DeJesus to 3B
   R      1-3  3   36%  M Teahen        Single to LF (Line Drive); DeJesus Scores; Grudzielanek to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   20%  M Sweeney       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores/unER; Teahen Scores
          ---  6   18%  E Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   20%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   22%  P Bako          Flyball: LF
          1--  2   20%  A Blanco        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
   RR     1-3  2   11%  J Gathright     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Brown Scores/unER; Blanco Scores/unER
   R      --3  3    8%  D DeJesus       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Gathright Scores/unER
   RR     1--  3    3%  M Grudzielanek  Home Run (Fly Ball); DeJesus Scores/unER; Grudzielanek Scores/unER
                  Jason Davis replaces Paul Byrd pitching
          ---  5    3%  M Teahen        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4    3%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Teahen to 2B
   R      12-  2    2%  E Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Teahen Scores/Team unER; Sweeney to 3B
   O      -23  7    2%  R Shealy        Lineout: LF
                  10 runs, 11 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 10.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-10, Jorge de la Rosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5    2%  R Garko         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5    2%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    2%  H Luna          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jason Davis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2    2%  P Bako          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3    2%  A Blanco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2    2%  J Gathright     Groundout: P unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 10.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-10, Jorge de la Rosa facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2    1%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2    2%  A Boone         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   R      ---  1    4%  G Sizemore      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  4    3%  J Michaels      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3    4%  T Hafner        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1    3%  V Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-3, Jason Davis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1    3%  D DeJesus       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2    3%  M Grudzielanek  Lineout: 2B
          ---  5    3%  M Teahen        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--       3%  M Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Teahen to 2B
   O      -2-  4    4%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 10.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-10, Jorge de la Rosa facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3    3%  R Garko         Lineout: 3B
          ---  2    4%  J Peralta       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  1    6%  H Luna          Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Peralta Scores
          1--  4    7%  F Gutierrez     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Luna to 2B
          12-  4   10%  A Boone         Walk; Luna to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
                  Todd Wellemeyer replaces Jorge de la Rosa pitching
   R      123  2   15%  G Sizemore      Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Luna Scores; Gutierrez to 3B; Boone to 2B
   RO     123  2   13%  J Michaels      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gutierrez Scores
   O      12-  7   10%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-6, Jason Davis facing 5-6-7
          ---  1    8%  E Brown         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   10%  R Shealy        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   10%  P Bako          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      1--  2   11%  A Blanco        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Royals 10.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-10, Todd Wellemeyer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2    9%  V Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4    8%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5    9%  J Peralta       Walk
   RO     1--  5   12%  H Luna          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Peralta Scores; Luna out at 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-7, Fausto Carmona facing 9-1-2
                  Fausto Carmona replaces Jason Davis pitching
   O      ---  2   13%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   14%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   15%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 10.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-10, Todd Wellemeyer facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   21%  F Gutierrez     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  8   26%  A Boone         Walk
                  Jimmy Gobble replaces Todd Wellemeyer pitching
   O      12-  4   19%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  1   38%  J Michaels      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gutierrez Scores; Boone Scores
   O      -2-  1   32%  T Hafner        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  1   27%  V Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-9, Fausto Carmona facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   23%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  2   12%  M Sweeney       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  3   15%  E Brown         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-  2    9%  R Shealy        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sweeney Scores
          -2-  6    8%  P Bako          Walk
          12-       6%  A Blanco        Balk; Shealy to 3B; Bako to 2B
   O      -23  6    9%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  3    5%  J Gathright     Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Shealy Scores; Bako to 3B
                  Fernando Cabrera replaces Fausto Carmona pitching
          1-3  6    5%  D DeJesus       Walk; Gathright to 2B
   O      123  5    7%  M Grudzielanek  Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 9, Royals 13.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 9-13, Joel Peralta facing 5-6-7
                  Joel Peralta replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
   O      ---  5    5%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    4%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4    3%  H Luna          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-9, Fernando Cabrera facing 3-4-5
          ---  8    3%  M Teahen        Walk
          1--  2    2%  M Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  3    3%  E Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4    3%  R Shealy        Strikeout Swinging, Teahen Steals 3B
          1-3  5    3%  P Bako          Walk; Sweeney to 2B
   O      123  4    4%  A Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 9, Royals 13.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 9-13, Joel Peralta facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5    3%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2    2%  A Boone         Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5    1%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 13-9, Rafael Betancourt facing 9-1-2
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Fernando Cabrera pitching
   O      ---  1    2%  J Gathright     Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4    2%  D DeJesus       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  1    2%  M Grudzielanek  Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Royals 13.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 9-13, Joe Nelson facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Nelson replaces Joel Peralta pitching
   O      ---  6    1%  J Michaels      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7    2%  T Hafner        Walk
   R      1--  6    4%  V Martinez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Hafner Scores
   R      -2-  5   10%  R Garko         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Martinez Scores
   O      -2-  4    4%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   12%  H Luna          Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Garko Scores
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Joe Nelson pitching; Shin-Soo Choo pinch hits for Franklin Gutierrez batting 8th
   R      -2-  3   48%  S Choo          Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF); Luna Scores
   O      --3  5   35%  A Boone         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 13, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 13-13, Rafael Betancourt facing 3-4-5
                  Shin-Soo Choo moves to RF
   O      ---  4   41%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   46%  M Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  E Brown         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 13, Royals 13.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 13-13, Andrew Sisco facing 1-2-3
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Ambiorix Burgos pitching
          ---  3   58%  G Sizemore      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   55%  J Michaels      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Sizemore to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  T Hafner        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   47%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  4   82%  R Garko         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Sizemore Scores; Hafner to 2B
          12-  5   84%  J Peralta       Walk; Hafner to 3B; Garko to 2B
   R      123  3   92%  H Luna          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hafner Scores; Garko to 3B; Peralta to 2B
   O      123  5   90%  S Choo          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 15, Royals 13.

Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Behind 13-15, Tom Mastny facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Mastny replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
          ---  3   80%  R Shealy        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
                  Esteban German pinch hits for Paul Bako batting 7th
   O      1--  4   88%  E German        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Reggie Sanders pinch hits for Andres Blanco batting 8th
   O      1--  5   95%  R Sanders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7  100%  J Gathright     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 15, Royals 13.

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