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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2004-07-30 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 32079 · 79°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph L to R · 3:48
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 7–6. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 3rd. Rafael Betancourt earned the win. Matt Stairs went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
W: Rafael Betancourt L: Scott Sullivan SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ronnie Belliard | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Omar Vizquel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Lawton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Victor Martinez | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Casey Blake | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Travis Hafner | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Merloni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Broussard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tony Graffanino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Randa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Ken Harvey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Angel Berroa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Castillo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Desi Relaford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake Westbrook | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Rick White | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Howry | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Wickman | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Rafael Betancourt | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brian Anderson | 2.2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
 Rudy Seanez | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Dennys Reyes | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 Nate Field | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jaime Cerda | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Sullivan | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ronnie Belliard: D7/L7D+
- Omar Vizquel: 3/BP3S-
- Matt Lawton: 8/F8RM
- Victor Martinez: 6/P78S
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: W
- Tony Graffanino: K
- Joe Randa: S6/G6.1-2
- Mike Sweeney: W.2-3;1-2
- Matt Stairs: K
- Ken Harvey: 43/G4
Top 2
- Casey Blake: S8/L8RD+
- Travis Hafner: D9/L89XD+.1-H
- Lou Merloni: 13/SH/BG34S-.2-3
- Coco Crisp: 4/P4D
- Grady Sizemore: K
Bot 2
- Dee Brown: 43/G4
- Angel Berroa: 8/F8LXD+
- Alberto Castillo: 63/G6S-
Top 3
- Ronnie Belliard: D7/F7LD+
- Omar Vizquel: 43/G4+
- Matt Lawton: W
- Victor Martinez: S7/G6+.2-H;1-2
- Casey Blake: S8/L6MD+.2-H;1-2
- Travis Hafner: 9/F89XD+.2-3
- Lou Merloni: S7.3-H;1-2
- Coco Crisp: S7/L7S.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Grady Sizemore: 7/F7D+
Bot 3
- David DeJesus: 13/G15
- Tony Graffanino: 13/G13+
- Joe Randa: 43/G4
Top 4
- Ronnie Belliard: D7/L78M+
- Omar Vizquel: 31/G34S.2-3
- Matt Lawton: 43/G4S
- Victor Martinez: K
Bot 4
- Mike Sweeney: S9/L9M+
- Matt Stairs: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
- Ken Harvey: 63/G6
- Dee Brown: 63/G6
- Angel Berroa: 63/G6
Top 5
- Casey Blake: 13/G13
- Travis Hafner: K
- Ben Broussard: W
- Coco Crisp: 8/F8RS
Bot 5
- Alberto Castillo: D7/L5D+
- David DeJesus: S7/G56+.2-3
- Tony Graffanino: PO1(E1).3-H
- Tony Graffanino: 7/L78D+
- Joe Randa: 4(1)/FO/G4M
- Mike Sweeney: E5/G5+.1-3;B-2
- Matt Stairs: D8/L89D+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Ken Harvey: 43/G4M
Top 6
- Grady Sizemore: 3/BG34S-
- Ronnie Belliard: W
- Omar Vizquel: 36(1)3/GDP/G3+
Bot 6
- Dee Brown: 5/P5F
- Angel Berroa: 43/G4
- Alberto Castillo: 9/L89D+
Top 7
- Matt Lawton: K
- Victor Martinez: K
- Casey Blake: K
Bot 7
- David DeJesus: 3/BG34S
- Tony Graffanino: K
- Joe Randa: W
- Mike Sweeney: 8/F8LD+
Top 8
- Travis Hafner: 7/F78D
- Ben Broussard: 3/G3
- Coco Crisp: S8/G6+
- Grady Sizemore: SB2
- Grady Sizemore: S1.2-H(E1/TH)(NR)(UR)
- Ronnie Belliard: 43/G4M
Bot 8
- Matt Stairs: 7/F78D
- Ken Harvey: 9/L89D+
- Dee Brown: S8/G6+
- Angel Berroa: 8/F8RD+
Top 9
- Omar Vizquel: 9/F9M
- Matt Lawton: 5/P
- Victor Martinez: 3/G3
Bot 9
- Desi Relaford: K
- David DeJesus: D9/L9D+
- Tony Graffanino: 53/G5
- Joe Randa: PB.2-3
- Joe Randa: W
- Mike Sweeney: D7/L7LM+.3-H;1XH(762)
Top 10
- Casey Blake: W
- Travis Hafner: S8/L8RM.1-2
- Ben Broussard: 54/SH/BG56S-.2-3;1-2
- Coco Crisp: IW
- Grady Sizemore: OA.3XH(21);2-3;1-2
- Grady Sizemore: HP
- Ronnie Belliard: 9/F9LM
Bot 10
- Matt Stairs: K
- Ken Harvey: 8/F8LXD+
- Dee Brown: K
Top 11
- Omar Vizquel: T9/F9LM
- Matt Lawton: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
- Victor Martinez: K
- Casey Blake: K
Bot 11
- Angel Berroa: K
- Desi Relaford: 5/P2R+
- David DeJesus: K
Notes & reviews
- Merloni left game with injured leg