April 24, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
@BOS 5 CHW 7
NYY 6 DET 8
TEX 2 CLE 9
@KCR 6 CLE 2
@KCR 0 OAK 11
MIN 2 BAL 8
@SEA 7 TBR 5
TOR 3 ATL 7
FLA 4 HOU 5
@CIN 3 COL 4
CHC 2 ARI 6
@LAD 4 PHI 3
@MIL 1 STL 6
@PIT 2 SFG 1
@SDP 0 WSN 10
NYM 5

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 11,637

Thursday, April 24, 2008, 1:35pm
Time of Game: 2:15

Indians

10-12

Won 3

2nd, 2½ GB

Eric Wedge

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  5  0
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  0

W: C Lee (4-0), L: B Bannister (3-2)

Royals

9-13

Lost 7

5th, 3½ GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .764   21    4   0   
D Dellucci LF                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .930   10    0   0   HR
T Hafner DH                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .226  .686   20    0   0   2B
R Garko 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .783    9    5   2   
J Peralta SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .737   15    2   1   
A Cabrera 2B                  3   0   1   1    0   1  .209  .564   10    2   3   2B
F Gutierrez RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .621   10    3   0   
K Shoppach C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .758    8    9   0   
A Marte 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    9    0   2   SH

C Lee P                                                                  2   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    0   6              112   27   8

BATTING

2B: T Hafner (4, off B Bannister); A Cabrera (5, off B Bannister).

HR: D Dellucci (3, off B Bannister; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SH: A Marte (2, off L Nunez).

TB: D Dellucci 4; T Hafner 3; A Cabrera 2; K Shoppach.

RBI: A Cabrera (8); D Dellucci (7).

2-out RBI: A Cabrera.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko.

PB: K Shoppach (4).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .949   12    2   0   
E German 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .063  .181   17    1   2   
M Teahen RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .722   11    4   0   
J Guillen LF                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .181  .522    9    4   0   2B
B Butler 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .753   10    6   2   GDP
A Gordon 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .859   13    0   2   
M Olivo DH                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .953   20    0   0   
J Buck C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .594   13    6   0   
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .301   18    1   1   

B Bannister P                                                            3   2
  L Nunez P                                                              0   1
  J Soria P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0    0   9              123   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Guillen (8, off C Lee).

TB: J Guillen 3; D DeJesus.

GIDP: B Butler (3).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

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 Lee, W (4-0)                 9     3   0   0    0   9   0   0.28   29  120-86   48·15·23    8· 9· 3· 0     90    -     1.09   0.64
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   9   0          29  120-86   48·15·23    8· 9· 3· 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
B Bannister, L (3-2)           6.2   4   2   2    0   4   1   2.48   24   87-59   39· 4·16    9· 9· 2· 0     62    -     0.92   0.06
L Nunez                        1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   16-10    6· 4· 0    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.80   0.06
J Soria                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-7     2· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     5   2   2    0   6   1          32  112-76   47·11·18   11·13· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Todd Tichenor, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Adrian Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 11,637.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 15mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Kansas City Royals                   
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. D DeJesus            CF 
2. D Dellucci           LF    2. E German             2B 
3. T Hafner             DH    3. M Teahen             RF 
4. R Garko              1B    4. J Guillen            LF 
5. J Peralta            SS    5. B Butler             1B 
6. A Cabrera            2B    6. A Gordon             3B 
7. F Gutierrez          RF    7. M Olivo              DH 
8. K Shoppach           C     8. J Buck               C  
9. A Marte              3B    9. T Pena               SS 

   C Lee                P        B Bannister          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  0-0  ---  1   19%  69% D Dellucci      B Bannister     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   t 7   2  0-1  --3  1   12%  80% A Cabrera       B Bannister     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Hafner Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  ---  2   -8%  35% J Guillen       C Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4    8%  49% B Butler        C Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   t 7   1  0-1  --3  3   -7%  68% J Peralta       B Bannister     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   47%  T Hafner        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   45%  R Garko         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  E German        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   48%  J Peralta       Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   46%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   41%  J Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   49%  B Butler        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   50%  A Gordon        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  K Shoppach      Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   46%  A Marte         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   44%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  M Olivo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  J Buck          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   50%  T Pena          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  D Dellucci      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  9   45%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   44%  R Garko         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  D DeJesus       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   49%  E German        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  M Teahen        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   47%  J Peralta       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   45%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   43%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   35%  J Guillen       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   41%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  5   45%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      45%  M Olivo         Passed Ball; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  8   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  K Shoppach      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  A Marte         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   42%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   46%  J Buck          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   48%  T Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   50%  D DeJesus       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bannister facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  1   69%  D Dellucci      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   76%  T Hafner        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   75%  R Garko         Groundout: 2B-P; Hafner to 3B
   O      --3  3   68%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      --3  1   80%  A Cabrera       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Hafner Scores
                  Leo Nunez replaces Brian Bannister pitching
   O      -2-  3   78%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   82%  E German        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  M Teahen        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   86%  J Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Leo Nunez facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   88%  K Shoppach      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   87%  A Marte         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Shoppach to 2B
   O      -2-  5   85%  G Sizemore      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Shoppach to 3B
   O      --3  5   83%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cliff Lee facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   87%  B Butler        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   90%  A Gordon        Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   92%  M Olivo         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joakim Soria facing 3-4-5
                  Joakim Soria replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      ---  4   91%  T Hafner        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   91%  R Garko         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   90%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Cliff Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   95%  J Buck          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   98%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   95%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  E German        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Royals 0.

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