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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2004-09-17 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 14347 · 62°F, overcast · Wind 23 mph from LF · 3:07
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 6–4. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 2nd. Mike Wood earned the win and Jeremy Affeldt picked up the save. Abraham Nunez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Mike Wood L: Jake Westbrook SV: Jeremy Affeldt
Umpires — HP: Rob Drake · 1B: James Hoye · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Angel Berroa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Abraham Nunez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Calvin Pickering | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Harvey | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Buck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ruben Gotay | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Omar Vizquel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Lawton | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Travis Hafner | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Casey Blake | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Broussard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ronnie Belliard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jody Gerut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ryan Ludwick | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Wood | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
 Dennys Reyes | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Shawn Camp | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy Affeldt | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake Westbrook | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Rick White | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Miller | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Cliff Bartosh | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David Riske | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: 63/G6
- Angel Berroa: K
- Abraham Nunez: W
- Matt Stairs: K
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: S9/G34
- Omar Vizquel: 4/P4M
- Matt Lawton: 6/P
- Victor Martinez: S9/L34D.1-2
- Travis Hafner: W.2-3;1-2
- Casey Blake: D7/L5+.3-H;2-H;1-H;B-3(TH)
- Ben Broussard: 43/G4M
Top 2
- Joe Randa: W
- Calvin Pickering: W.1-2
- Ken Harvey: E5/FO/G5.2-3;1-2;B-1
- John Buck: K
- Ruben Gotay: S7.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- David DeJesus: S7/L8LS.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Angel Berroa: 54(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
- Abraham Nunez: 3/G3
Bot 2
- Ronnie Belliard: 6/P6D
- Jody Gerut: W
- Coco Crisp: S9/L9S.1-2
- Omar Vizquel: BK.2-3;1-2
- Omar Vizquel: K
- Matt Lawton: 63/G6
Top 3
- Matt Stairs: 9/P9S
- Joe Randa: S6/G6
- Calvin Pickering: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 3
- Victor Martinez: K
- Travis Hafner: E4/G4.B-1
- Casey Blake: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Ken Harvey: S9/L34D
- John Buck: 4/P4D-
- Ruben Gotay: 9/F89M
- David DeJesus: S7/G56.1-2
- Angel Berroa: S8/L6D.2-H;1-3
- Abraham Nunez: 13/G13
Bot 4
- Ben Broussard: W
- Ronnie Belliard: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Jody Gerut: W
- Coco Crisp: POCS2(136)
Top 5
- Matt Stairs: 9/L9M+
- Joe Randa: S8/L8LS-
- Calvin Pickering: 3/G3S-.1-2
- Ken Harvey: 8/F89XD+
Bot 5
- Coco Crisp: K
- Omar Vizquel: 9/F9M
- Matt Lawton: 8/F8LXD+
Top 6
- John Buck: S8/L6MD
- Ruben Gotay: 43/G4.1-2
- David DeJesus: W
- Angel Berroa: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Bot 6
- Victor Martinez: 43/G4
- Travis Hafner: T8/F8LXD+
- Casey Blake: K
- Ben Broussard: 63/G6M
Top 7
- Abraham Nunez: HR9/IPHR/L9LD+
- Matt Stairs: 63/G6S-
- Joe Randa: K
- Calvin Pickering: K
Bot 7
- Ronnie Belliard: 4/P3D
- Ryan Ludwick: 53/G56-
- Coco Crisp: K
Top 8
- Ken Harvey: K
- John Buck: 63/G6
- Ruben Gotay: T9/G
- David DeJesus: S7/L7S.3-H
- Angel Berroa: SB2
- Angel Berroa: 53/G5
Bot 8
- Omar Vizquel: 5/L5S+
- Matt Lawton: S8/G4M
- Victor Martinez: W.1-2
- Travis Hafner: W.2-3;1-2
- Casey Blake: 7/SF/F7M.3-H
- Ben Broussard: 9/F89D+
Top 9
- Abraham Nunez: 8!/L8LS
- Matt Stairs: W
- Joe Randa: 4/P13
- Calvin Pickering: S8/F8LM.1-3
- Ken Harvey: 7/L78D+
Bot 9
- Ronnie Belliard: K
- Ryan Ludwick: 3/P34S
- Coco Crisp: W
- Omar Vizquel: DI.1-2
- Omar Vizquel: K
Notes & reviews
- Gerut left game with injured knee