May 30, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 10
@LAA 4 BOS 5
@BAL 2
(13) CLE 5
@KCR 4 NYY 6
@MIN 5 DET 7
@SEA 4 TBR 2
CHW 1 TEX 3
OAK 1 WSN 7
@ARI 4 CHC 10
COL 9 CIN 3
ATL 2
(11) MIL 5
HOU 1 LAD 9
@NYM 5 PHI 12
FLA 3 SDP 7
@SFG 3
(13) STL 5
PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 25,243

Friday, May 30, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 3:01

Indians

25-29

Won 1

3rd, 4½ GB

Eric Wedge

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  0    5  8  1
Royals          0  2  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    4 13  1

W: C Lee (8-1), L: B Tomko (2-7), S: J Borowski (4)

Royals

21-34

Lost 12

5th, 9 GB

Trey Hillman

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   2   2   3    1   0  .260  .857   27    2   0   2·HR
D Dellucci LF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .708   15    1   0   2B
  F Gutierrez PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .644    1    2   0   
B Francisco RF-LF             3   0   0   0    1   0  .310  .860   14    3   1   GDP
V Martinez C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .693   21    5   0   
R Garko DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .228  .685   13    0   0   
J Peralta SS                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .233  .758   15    2   5   2·2B
C Blake 1B                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .218  .666   21    8   1   HR
A Cabrera 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .186  .527   21    2   2   2B
A Marte 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .167  .405   12    1   1   

C Lee P                                                                  1   2
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5    4   6              160   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Peralta 2 (8, off G Meche, off B Tomko); D Dellucci (7, off G Meche); A Cabrera (6, off G Meche).

HR: G Sizemore 2 (10, 2 off G Meche; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); C Blake (4, off B Tomko; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF).

TB: G Sizemore 8; J Peralta 4; C Blake 4; A Cabrera 2; D Dellucci 2; A Marte.

GIDP: B Francisco (1).

RBI: G Sizemore 3 (29); C Blake 2 (29).

2-out RBI: G Sizemore 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Cabrera-J Peralta-C Blake.

E: C Blake (6).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D DeJesus RF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .713   21    1   0   
E German 2B                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .186  .459   14    0   6   2B
A Gordon 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .791   16    1   1   
J Guillen LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .696   12    2   0   2B
M Olivo DH                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .295  .885   12    0   0   
M Teahen 1B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .258  .715   16   10   0   3B
J Buck C                      4   1   2   2    0   2  .256  .689   17    6   0   2·2B
J Gathright CF                4   0   2   1    0   0  .268  .603   18    3   1   
T Pena SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .157  .373    9    3   2   
  A Callaspo PH-SS            1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .661    2    0   0   GDP

G Meche P                                                                1   0
  B Tomko P                                                              0   0
  R Mahay P                                                              0   1
  R Ramirez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39   4  13   4    1   5              137   27  11

BATTING

2B: J Buck 2 (8, 2 off C Lee); E German (1, off J Borowski); J Guillen (19, off R Betancourt).

3B: M Teahen (3, off C Lee).

TB: M Teahen 4; E German 4; J Buck 4; D DeJesus 2; J Gathright 2; J Guillen 2; A Gordon.

GIDP: A Callaspo (2).

RBI: J Buck 2 (16); D DeJesus (20); J Gathright (9).

2-out RBI: D DeJesus.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E German-T Pena-M Teahen.

E: J Buck (1).

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 (8-1)                 6    10   4   4    1   3   0   1.88   29  101-70   48· 5·17   16· 5· 4· 0     38    -     1.07  -0.08
R Betancourt, H (4)            0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.99   0.04
R Perez, H (8)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.16    4   13-10    5· 3· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.59   0.22
J Borowski, S (4)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0  10.29    4   13-8     4· 0· 4    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    4.13   0.21
Totals                         9    13   4   4    1   5   0          40  137-95   62· 9·24   18· 9· 7· 0          1-0

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
G Meche                        5     6   3   3    2   6   2   5.35   22  107-66   37· 8·21    4· 8· 2· 0     47    -     0.93  -0.01
B Tomko, BS (2), L (2-7)       1     2   2   2    0   0   1   6.32    5   17-10    8· 2· 0    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.14  -0.26
R Mahay                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.55    3    7-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.06
R Ramirez                      2     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.42    7   26-16    7· 5· 4    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.70   0.10
Totals                         9     8   5   5    4   6   3          37  157-95   54·15·26   11·13· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Charlie Reliford, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Greg Gibson.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 25,243.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   C Lee                P        G Meche              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  4-3  -2-  3   26%  63% C Blake         B Tomko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Peralta Scores
   b 9   1  5-4  ---  5  -17%  71% E German        J Borowski      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 5   2  4-1  1--  3   17%  31% G Sizemore      G Meche         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Marte Scores
   b 8   1  5-4  1--  2   15%  83% A Callaspo      R Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 9   2  5-4  -2-  2   15% 100% J Guillen       J Borowski      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  6   60%  G Sizemore      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   57%  D Dellucci      Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   56%  B Francisco     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   55%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   57%  D DeJesus       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   59%  E German        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  1   58%  A Gordon        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   60%  J Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Gil Meche facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  R Garko         Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   62%  J Peralta       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          -2-  7   64%  C Blake         Walk
   O      12-  7   59%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   56%  A Marte         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Lee facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   51%  M Olivo         Walk
          1--  3   45%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Olivo to 2B
   R      12-  3   31%  J Buck          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Olivo Scores; Teahen to 3B
   RO     -23  6   33%  J Gathright     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  2   36%  T Pena          Flyball: RF; Buck to 3B
   O      --3  2   39%  D DeJesus       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Gil Meche facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   36%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   34%  D Dellucci      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   33%  B Francisco     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   35%  E German        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   33%  A Gordon        Reached on E3 (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   36%  J Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   38%  M Olivo         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Gil Meche facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   35%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   33%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   32%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cliff Lee facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   23%  M Teahen        Triple to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      --3  5   17%  J Buck          Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Teahen Scores
   O      -2-  3   20%  J Gathright     Foul Bunt Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  3   22%  T Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B; Buck to 3B
   R      --3  3   15%  D DeJesus       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Buck Scores
          1--  2   15%  E German        Single to LF (Ground Ball); DeJesus to 2B
   O      12-  2   17%  A Gordon        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Royals 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Gil Meche facing 7-8-9
          ---      17%  C Blake         E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  7   14%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   13%  A Cabrera       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cabrera out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
          ---  2   14%  A Marte         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   31%  G Sizemore      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Marte Scores
          ---  5   34%  D Dellucci      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  5   35%  B Francisco     Walk
   O      12-  5   29%  V Martinez      Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cliff Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   32%  J Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  2   33%  M Olivo         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   34%  M Teahen        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Brett Tomko facing 5-6-7
                  Brett Tomko replaces Gil Meche pitching
   O      ---  2   31%  R Garko         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   37%  J Peralta       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   RR     -2-  3   63%  C Blake         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Peralta Scores
   O      ---  5   61%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  A Marte         Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Cliff Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   64%  J Buck          Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   60%  J Gathright     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   65%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   61%  D DeJesus       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gathright to 2B
   O      12-  1   69%  E German        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Gathright to 3B; DeJesus out at 3B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ron Mahay facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Mahay replaces Brett Tomko pitching
          ---  5   73%  G Sizemore      Walk
                  Franklin Gutierrez pinch hits for David Dellucci batting 2nd
   O      1--  1   69%  F Gutierrez     Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
   OO     1--  1   63%  B Francisco     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Rafael Betancourt facing 3-4-5
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Cliff Lee pitching; Ben Francisco moves to LF; Franklin Gutierrez moves to RF
   O      ---  6   68%  A Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   59%  J Guillen       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   67%  M Olivo         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  Rafael Perez replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      -2-  4   74%  M Teahen        Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ramon Ramirez facing 4-5-6
                  Ramon Ramirez replaces Ron Mahay pitching
   O      ---  6   72%  V Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   70%  R Garko         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  5   71%  J Peralta       Walk
   O      1--  1   69%  C Blake         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Rafael Perez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   75%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   68%  J Gathright     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
                  Alberto Callaspo pinch hits for Tony Pena batting 9th
   OO     1--  2   83%  A Callaspo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Ramon Ramirez facing 8-9-1
                  Alberto Callaspo moves to SS
   O      ---  2   81%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   80%  A Marte         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   79%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Borowski facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Perez pitching
   O      ---  4   88%  D DeJesus       Flyball: RF
          ---  5   71%  E German        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   85%  A Gordon        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  J Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Royals 4.

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