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5
Wednesday, May 23, 2007, 7:11PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 11,506, Time of Game: 3:10
Indians
7
27-17
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Royals
11
19-28
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
L: Cliff Lee (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         3  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  2    7 12  0
Royals          2  5  0   0  2  0   0  2  X   11 14  1

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Grady Sizemore CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .273 .848 22 11 0.087 0.78 0.134 -0.047 0.6 2 0 HR
Casey Blake 3B 5 2 2 1 0 2 .261 .793 22 12 -0.010 0.91 0.091 -0.100 0.3 2 2 HR,2B
Travis Hafner DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 .278 .917 11 9 -0.056 0.51 0.009 -0.065 0.3 HR
Victor Martinez C 4 2 1 0 1 0 .319 .907 17 10 0.019 0.41 0.048 -0.029 0.1 8 2 2B
Trot Nixon RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .291 .776 27 15 0.087 0.49 0.097 -0.010 1.3 0 0 2B
Jhonny Peralta SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 .273 .862 26 17 -0.028 0.84 0.031 -0.059 -0.9 2 0 SF
David Dellucci LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .227 .621 26 18 -0.016 0.71 0.077 -0.093 -0.5 5 0 2B,GDP
Ryan Garko 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .325 .893 14 7 -0.015 0.78 0.046 -0.061 0.1 2 0 2B
Josh Barfield 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .230 .582 13 8 -0.014 0.63 0.030 -0.043 0.6 1 1 2B,HBP
Cliff Lee P 2 1
   Mike Koplove P 0 0
   Fernando Cabrera P 0 0
Team Totals 37 7 12 7 4 6 .324 1.125 178 107 0.054 0.67 0.563 -0.507 2.0 24 6
2B: D Dellucci (10, off S Elarton); V Martinez (9, off S Elarton); C Blake (13, off O Dotel); T Nixon (8, off S Elarton); J Barfield (5, off B Duckworth); R Garko (4, off B Duckworth).
HR: T Hafner (9, off O Dotel; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF); C Blake (5, off S Elarton; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); G Sizemore (8, off S Elarton; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Peralta (2, off S Elarton).
HBP: J Barfield (1, by S Elarton).
TB: C Blake 6; T Hafner 4; G Sizemore 4; T Nixon 3; R Garko 3; J Barfield 2; D Dellucci 2; V Martinez 2; J Peralta.
GIDP: D Dellucci (3).
RBI: T Hafner 2 (31); C Blake (20); J Barfield (21); D Dellucci (7); J Peralta (32); G Sizemore (22).
2-out RBI: J Barfield; D Dellucci.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 11.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
David DeJesus CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .278 .780 20 11 0.047 0.43 0.062 -0.016 0.5 2 0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 5 2 3 3 0 0 .257 .700 21 16 0.197 0.62 0.208 -0.011 3.4 0 5 HR,2B
Mark Teahen RF 5 2 1 1 0 0 .303 .852 18 12 0.027 0.61 0.074 -0.046 -0.1 3 0
Mike Sweeney DH 4 2 1 2 0 2 .257 .772 17 14 0.027 0.65 0.119 -0.092 0.5 HR
Emil Brown LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .219 .578 13 8 0.070 0.56 0.089 -0.019 0.4 6 0
Alex Gordon 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .195 .615 16 8 0.138 0.57 0.144 -0.006 1.7 1 0 HR
Ryan Shealy 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .218 .625 12 9 -0.049 0.58 0.012 -0.061 -0.5 6 1 2B
John Buck C 3 1 2 2 1 0 .310 1.040 17 8 0.140 0.41 0.142 -0.002 2.0 6 0 HR,2B
Tony Pena SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 .247 .611 13 10 -0.043 0.34 0.002 -0.044 -1.3 2 2 CS
Scott Elarton P 0 0
   Brandon Duckworth P 0 0
   Jimmy Gobble P 0 0
   Octavio Dotel P 1 0
Team Totals 37 11 14 11 2 6 .378 1.194 147 96 0.554 0.53 0.852 -0.297 6.6 27 8
2B: J Buck (8, off M Koplove); R Shealy (4, off M Koplove); M Grudzielanek (13, off C Lee).
HR: A Gordon (3, off C Lee; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Buck (8, off C Lee; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Grudzielanek (2, off F Cabrera; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Sweeney (6, off C Lee; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Grudzielanek 7; J Buck 6; A Gordon 5; M Sweeney 4; D DeJesus 2; R Shealy 2; M Teahen; T Pena; E Brown.
RBI: M Grudzielanek 3 (17); A Gordon 2 (7); J Buck 2 (18); M Sweeney 2 (22); E Brown (15); M Teahen (25).
2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek 2; A Gordon; E Brown.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Grudzielanek-T Pena-R Shealy.
E: J Buck (5).
Baserunning
CS: T Pena (2, 3rd base by F Cabrera/V Martinez).

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
Cliff Lee, L (2-1) 4.1 10 8 8 1 3 3 5.93 24 90 61 37 11 13 7 13 4 0 13 -0.527 0.81 -5.5
Mike Koplove 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.40 7 25 19 11 5 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 -0.022 0.17 -0.2
Fernando Cabrera 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 5.59 8 32 16 6 4 6 0 6 3 0 0 0 -0.006 0.05 -0.9
Team Totals 8 14 11 11 2 6 4 12.38 39 147 96 54 20 22 7 24 9 0 13 0 0 -0.555 0.67 -6.6

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
Scott Elarton 4.2 7 4 4 4 3 2 6.00 25 102 56 40 5 11 4 13 4 0 33 -0.169 0.91 -1.9
Brandon Duckworth, W (2-3) 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.39 11 50 32 19 3 10 4 6 3 0 2 0 0.098 0.40 0.9
Jimmy Gobble 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.50 1 6 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.012 0.40 0.3
Octavio Dotel 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 18.00 6 20 14 8 1 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.27 -1.4
Team Totals 9 12 7 7 4 6 3 7.00 43 178 107 70 10 27 9 23 8 0 33 3 0 -0.056 0.53 -2.0
Balks: None.
WP: S Elarton (1); O Dotel (1).
HBP: S Elarton (1; J Barfield).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Tony Randazzo, 3B - Charlie Reliford.
Time of Game: 3:10.
Attendance: 11,506.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 16mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Kansas City Royals
1 Grady Sizemore CF 1 David DeJesus CF
2 Casey Blake 3B 2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B
3 Travis Hafner DH 3 Mark Teahen RF
4 Victor Martinez C 4 Mike Sweeney DH
5 Trot Nixon RF 5 Emil Brown LF
6 Jhonny Peralta SS 6 Alex Gordon 3B
7 David Dellucci LF 7 Ryan Shealy 1B
8 Ryan Garko 1B 8 John Buck C
9 Josh Barfield 2B 9 Tony Pena SS
Cliff Lee P Scott Elarton P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 5-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR KCR M. Sweeney C. Lee 12% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Teahen Scores
b2 3-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Lee 11% 67% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); DeJesus Scores
b2 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R KCR J. Buck C. Lee 10% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CLE G. Sizemore S. Elarton -9% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 1-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R KCR A. Gordon C. Lee 9% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sweeney Scores; Brown to 3B

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R CLE G. Sizemore S. Elarton -9% 41% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R CLE C. Blake S. Elarton -9% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t1 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE T. Hafner S. Elarton 2% 34% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t1 2-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  CLE V. Martinez S. Elarton -2% 32% Walk
t1 2-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  CLE T. Nixon S. Elarton -6% 26% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Martinez to 3B
t1 2-0 1 -23 3,(0-2)  RO CLE J. Peralta S. Elarton -0% 26% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Martinez Scores
t1 3-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CLE D. Dellucci S. Elarton 2% 28% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR D. DeJesus C. Lee 3% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b1 0-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Lee 8% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive); DeJesus to 3B
b1 0-3 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Lee -4% 36% Fielder's Choice P; DeJesus out at Hm/P-C-3B-P; Grudzielanek to 3B; Teahen to 2B
b1 0-3 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Lee -9% 27% Fielder's Choice 3B; Grudzielanek out at Hm/3B-C
b1 0-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  R KCR E. Brown C. Lee 9% 36% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores; Sweeney to 3B
b1 1-3 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R KCR A. Gordon C. Lee 9% 45% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sweeney Scores; Brown to 3B
b1 2-3 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O KCR R. Shealy C. Lee -5% 40% Popfly: 3B (Front of Home)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 8-9-1
t2 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE R. Garko S. Elarton -3% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 3-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE J. Barfield S. Elarton 3% 40% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t2 3-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CLE G. Sizemore S. Elarton 3% 43% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 3-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  CLE C. Blake S. Elarton -1% 41% Wild Pitch; Sizemore to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t2 3-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O CLE C. Blake S. Elarton 4% 45% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Indians' Cliff Lee facing 8-9-1
b2 2-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R KCR J. Buck C. Lee 10% 55% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR T. Pena C. Lee -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b2 3-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus C. Lee 3% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 3-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Lee 11% 67% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); DeJesus Scores
b2 4-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR M. Teahen C. Lee 7% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Grudzielanek Scores
b2 5-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR KCR M. Sweeney C. Lee 12% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Teahen Scores
b2 7-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR E. Brown C. Lee -1% 85% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b2 7-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Lee -0% 85% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 7.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 3-4-5
t3 3-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE T. Hafner S. Elarton 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 3-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CLE V. Martinez S. Elarton 1% 88% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t3 3-7 2 --- 10,(3-2)  O CLE T. Nixon S. Elarton 1% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Indians' Cliff Lee facing 7-8-9
b3 7-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR R. Shealy C. Lee -1% 88% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b3 7-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Buck C. Lee 1% 89% Walk
b3 7-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena C. Lee -1% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b3 7-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus C. Lee -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 7.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 6-7-8
t4 3-7 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CLE J. Peralta S. Elarton -3% 84% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t4 3-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO CLE D. Dellucci S. Elarton 6% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 3-7 2 --- 4,(3-0)  CLE R. Garko S. Elarton -1% 89% Walk
t4 3-7 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  CLE J. Barfield S. Elarton -2% 87% Hit By Pitch; Garko to 2B
t4 3-7 2 12- 4,(3-0)  CLE G. Sizemore S. Elarton -3% 85% Walk; Garko to 3B; Barfield to 2B
t4 3-7 2 123 4,(1-2)  O CLE C. Blake S. Elarton 6% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-3, Indians' Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
b4 7-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek C. Lee -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 7-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Teahen C. Lee -1% 89% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 7-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Lee -0% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 7.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-7, Royals' Scott Elarton facing 3-4-5
t5 3-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE T. Hafner S. Elarton 2% 91% Lineout: LF
t5 3-7 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE V. Martinez S. Elarton -3% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t5 3-7 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  CLE T. Nixon S. Elarton -2% 86% Walk
t5 3-7 1 12- 8,(2-2)  O CLE J. Peralta S. Elarton 4% 89% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-7 2 12- 7,(3-2)  R CLE D. Dellucci S. Elarton -8% 82% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores; Nixon to 3B
Brandon Duckworth replaces Scott Elarton pitching
t5 4-7 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O CLE R. Garko B. Duckworth 6% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 7-4, Indians' Cliff Lee facing 5-6-7
b5 7-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. Brown C. Lee -1% 87% Popfly: 2B
b5 7-4 1 --- 4,(3-0)  R KCR A. Gordon C. Lee 5% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
Mike Koplove replaces Cliff Lee pitching
b5 8-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR R. Shealy M. Koplove 1% 93% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b5 8-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R KCR J. Buck M. Koplove 3% 96% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Shealy Scores
b5 9-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena M. Koplove -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b5 9-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus M. Koplove -1% 95% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 9.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-9, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 9-1-2
t6 4-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE J. Barfield B. Duckworth 1% 96% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t6 4-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore B. Duckworth 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t6 4-9 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE C. Blake B. Duckworth 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Indians' Mike Koplove facing 2-3-4
b6 9-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek M. Koplove -0% 97% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b6 9-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Teahen M. Koplove -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 9-4 2 --- 7,(1-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Koplove -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 9.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-9, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 3-4-5
t7 4-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CLE T. Hafner B. Duckworth 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 4-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE V. Martinez B. Duckworth 1% 98% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t7 4-9 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE T. Nixon B. Duckworth 0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-4, Indians' Fernando Cabrera facing 5-6-7
Fernando Cabrera replaces Mike Koplove pitching
b7 9-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR E. Brown F. Cabrera -0% 98% Lineout: CF
b7 9-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon F. Cabrera -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b7 9-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR R. Shealy F. Cabrera -0% 98% Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Royals 9.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-9, Royals' Brandon Duckworth facing 6-7-8
t8 4-9 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O CLE J. Peralta B. Duckworth 1% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 4-9 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O CLE D. Dellucci B. Duckworth 0% 99% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t8 4-9 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CLE R. Garko B. Duckworth -0% 99% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t8 4-9 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R CLE J. Barfield B. Duckworth -1% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Garko Scores
Jimmy Gobble replaces Brandon Duckworth pitching
t8 5-9 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O CLE G. Sizemore J. Gobble 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 9-5, Indians' Fernando Cabrera facing 8-9-1
b8 9-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Buck F. Cabrera -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b8 9-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR T. Pena F. Cabrera 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b8 9-5 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  KCR D. DeJesus F. Cabrera 0% 99% Walk; Pena to 2B
b8 9-5 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek F. Cabrera -0% 99% Pena Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); DeJesus to 2B
b8 9-5 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  RR KCR M. Grudzielanek F. Cabrera 1% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); DeJesus Scores
b8 11-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen F. Cabrera -0% 100% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 11.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-11, Royals' Octavio Dotel facing 2-3-4
Octavio Dotel replaces Jimmy Gobble pitching
t9 5-11 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CLE C. Blake O. Dotel -0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t9 5-11 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR CLE T. Hafner O. Dotel -1% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Blake Scores
t9 7-11 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE V. Martinez O. Dotel 1% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 7-11 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CLE T. Nixon O. Dotel -1% 98% Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep 3B)
t9 7-11 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CLE J. Peralta O. Dotel -0% 98% Wild Pitch; Nixon to 2B
t9 7-11 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Peralta O. Dotel 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-11 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O CLE D. Dellucci O. Dotel 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Royals 11.

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