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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

2007-09-29 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 24274 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph R to L · 3:08

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 4–3. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 1st. Joakim Soria earned the win. Victor Martinez went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	11
KCA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		4	10

W: Joakim Soria L: Rafael Perez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Mike Estabrook · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Grady Sizemore	5	0	0	0	0	2
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	2	2	0	1	1
Travis Hafner	4	0	2	0	0	2
Victor Martinez	4	0	3	3	0	0
Ryan Garko	4	0	1	0	0	2
Jhonny Peralta	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kenny Lofton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Trot Nixon	2	0	0	0	0	1
Casey Blake	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jason Michaels	2	0	0	0	0	1
Franklin Gutierrez	2	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	3	1	0	0	0	0
Mark Grudzielanek	3	1	2	0	1	0
Mark Teahen	4	1	1	1	0	2
Mike Sweeney	4	0	2	0	0	1
Ross Gload	2	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Gordon	3	0	1	1	0	2
John Buck	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joey Gathright	4	0	2	1	0	0
Tony Pena	4	0	2	0	0	0
Esteban German	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Costa	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Westbrook	6.1	7	1	5
Rafael Perez	1.0	2	1	1
Jensen Lewis	0.2	1	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gil Meche	6.0	7	2	7
John Bale	0.1	1	0	1
David Riske	0.1	0	0	0
Jimmy Gobble	0.1	3	0	1
Joakim Soria	2.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Grady Sizemore: K
Asdrubal Cabrera: S8/L8LM+
Travis Hafner: K
Victor Martinez: S7/L7M+.1-2
Ryan Garko: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 1

David DeJesus: HP
Mark Grudzielanek: S9/G4+.1-3
Mark Teahen: D9/L34D+.3-H;1-3
Mike Sweeney: K
Ross Gload: IW
Alex Gordon: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Alex Gordon: 7/SF/F7LS.3-H
John Buck: K

Top 2

Jhonny Peralta: K
Kenny Lofton: 43/G4
Trot Nixon: 5/P5S+

Bot 2

Joey Gathright: S7/L7LM
Tony Pena: 3/G3+.1-2
David DeJesus: FC6/G6.2X3(65)
Mark Grudzielanek: SB2
Mark Grudzielanek: 3/G34S

Top 3

Casey Blake: W
Grady Sizemore: 8/F8LXD+
Asdrubal Cabrera: W.1-2
Travis Hafner: K
Victor Martinez: S7/F78M.2-H;1-H
Ryan Garko: K

Bot 3

Mark Teahen: K
Mike Sweeney: S8/L8RM+
Ross Gload: 43/G4.1-2
Alex Gordon: K

Top 4

Jhonny Peralta: 9/F89XD+
Kenny Lofton: K
Trot Nixon: K

Bot 4

John Buck: 63/G6
Joey Gathright: 3/G34S
Tony Pena: S8/L6MD
David DeJesus: CS2(26)

Top 5

Casey Blake: S7/L78M
Grady Sizemore: 9/L89XD+
Asdrubal Cabrera: CS2(26)
Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 5

David DeJesus: 3/G3
Mark Grudzielanek: S8/G6M+
Mark Teahen: 7/F78M+
Mike Sweeney: 53/G56

Top 6

Travis Hafner: S7/L78S+
Victor Martinez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Ryan Garko: D7/L78D+
Jhonny Peralta: S7/G56+.2XH(72)

Bot 6

Ross Gload: 43/G4S
Alex Gordon: K
John Buck: 63/G6

Top 7

Jason Michaels: K
Franklin Gutierrez: S7/G56+
Casey Blake: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Grady Sizemore: K

Bot 7

Joey Gathright: 43/G4
Tony Pena: T8/L8LM+
David DeJesus: FC6/G6S.3XH(625);B-2
Mark Grudzielanek: IW
Mark Teahen: K

Top 8

Asdrubal Cabrera: S8/L8RS+
Travis Hafner: S5/G56.1-2
Victor Martinez: S9/G4+.2-H;1-2
Ryan Garko: K
Jhonny Peralta: FC4/G4M.1X2(4E6);2-3;B-1
Jason Michaels: 9/F89S
Franklin Gutierrez: 43/G4

Bot 8

Mike Sweeney: S7/G56+
Esteban German: 24/RINT.1-1
Alex Gordon: S9/L89M+.1-2
Shane Costa: K
Joey Gathright: S9/L89S+.2-H;1-2
Tony Pena: 7/F78D+

Top 9

Casey Blake: K
Grady Sizemore: 7/F78S
Asdrubal Cabrera: K

Notes & reviews

the throw from catcher Victor Martinez hit the batter/runner, Esteban German, and he was called out for running inside the base line; Royals Mgr Buddy Bell ejected by HP umpire Bill Welke arguing the interference

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