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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2002-09-27 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 27706 · 64°F, cloudy · Wind 16 mph L to R · 2:37
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 8–3. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 2nd. CC Sabathia earned the win. Jim Thome went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| CLE | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
W: CC Sabathia L: Wes Obermueller SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Wally Bell · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: John Hirschbeck · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Beltran | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Raul Ibanez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kit Pellow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Neifi Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 A. J. Hinch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Febles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Omar Vizquel | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ellis Burks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Thome | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Karim Garcia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Stevens | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg LaRocca | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John McDonald | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Magruder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Broussard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wes Obermueller | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Mullen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Shawn Sedlacek | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CC Sabathia | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Roy Smith | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Riske | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F89S
- Carlos Beltran: E5/G56S
- Mike Sweeney: 8/F8LXD
- Joe Randa: K
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: 63/G6M
- Omar Vizquel: 63/G6MS
- Ellis Burks: K
Top 2
- Raul Ibanez: K
- Kit Pellow: K
- Neifi Perez: K
Bot 2
- Jim Thome: W
- Karim Garcia: S8/L8RS.1-2
- Lee Stevens: T8/L7M.2-H;1-H
- Greg LaRocca: 6/L6
- John McDonald: 5/FL/P5F
- Eddie Perez: D8/L8LXD.3-H
- Coco Crisp: 43/G34
Top 3
- A. J. Hinch: 43/G4S
- Carlos Febles: S8/L6D
- Chuck Knoblauch: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Bot 3
- Omar Vizquel: 53/G56S
- Ellis Burks: K
- Jim Thome: HR/F8LXD
- Karim Garcia: S7/L5D
- Lee Stevens: 4/L4
Top 4
- Carlos Beltran: 5/P5S
- Mike Sweeney: 6/P6MD
- Joe Randa: W
- Raul Ibanez: S7/L7LS.1-2
- Kit Pellow: K
Bot 4
- Greg LaRocca: 6/P56S
- John McDonald: 8/L78S
- Eddie Perez: K/C
Top 5
- Neifi Perez: 63/G56
- A. J. Hinch: 63/G6
- Carlos Febles: W
- Chuck Knoblauch: 9/L89S
Bot 5
- Coco Crisp: S7/L7LS
- Omar Vizquel: D9/L9LM.1-3
- Ellis Burks: S7/L7S.3-H;2-3
- Jim Thome: S8/L6MD.3-H;1-2
- Karim Garcia: K
- Lee Stevens: K
- Greg LaRocca: 4/P4D
Top 6
- Carlos Beltran: D7/L7D
- Mike Sweeney: 53/G56S.2-3
- Joe Randa: 43/G4.3-H
- Raul Ibanez: 53/G56S
Bot 6
- John McDonald: D8/L89M
- Eddie Perez: 9/F89D.2-3
- Coco Crisp: S7/L56.3-H
- Omar Vizquel: WP.1-2
- Omar Vizquel: 3/G3.2-3
- Ellis Burks: 53/G56
Top 7
- Kit Pellow: 8/F8LM
- Neifi Perez: 63/G56
- A. J. Hinch: S7/P7S
- Carlos Febles: W.1-2
- Chuck Knoblauch: 9/F9S
Bot 7
- Jim Thome: K
- Karim Garcia: HR/F9LD
- Chris Magruder: 63/G6MS
- Greg LaRocca: 43/G4M
Top 8
- Carlos Beltran: S8/G6M
- Mike Sweeney: S7/G56.1-2
- Joe Randa: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
- Raul Ibanez: 6/P7LS
- Kit Pellow: E5/G5.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3
- Neifi Perez: S9/L34D.3-H(UR);1-3
- A. J. Hinch: 5/FL
Bot 8
- John McDonald: 7/F7LM
- Eddie Perez: K
- Coco Crisp: W
- Omar Vizquel: S9/F9LM.1-3
- Ben Broussard: K
Top 9
- Carlos Febles: 4/P4D
- Chuck Knoblauch: 2/FL/P2LF
- Carlos Beltran: K/C