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Cleveland Guardians @
Kansas City Royals
2007-09-30 Β· Day game Β· Kauffman Stadium Β· Att: 19104 Β· 82Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 23 mph R to L Β· 2:36
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 4β2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 3rd. Aaron Laffey earned the win and Joe Borowski picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Aaron Laffey L: Luke Hochevar SV: Joe Borowski
Umpires β HP: Mike Estabrook Β· 1B: Laz Diaz Β· 2B: Wally Bell Β· 3B: Bill Welke Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grady Sizemore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Asdrubal Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Travis Hafner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Garko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Franklin Gutierrez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Casey Blake | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Gomez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Michaels | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kelly Shoppach | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Andy Marte | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ben Francisco | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Luis Rivas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Josh Barfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joey Gathright | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Esteban German | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emil Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Justin Huber | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ross Gload | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark Teahen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Brazell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Laffey | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Tom Mastny | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Fultz | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Borowski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Luke Hochevar | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Brandon Duckworth | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Juan Carlos Oviedo | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Joel Peralta | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Sizemore: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 16(1)/FO/G
- Travis Hafner: 45(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 1
- Joey Gathright: K
- Esteban German: 8/F8RXD+
- Billy Butler: D9/L9M+
- Mike Sweeney: 63/G6M
Top 2
- Ryan Garko: 53/G56S-
- Franklin Gutierrez: 53/G5-
- Casey Blake: S7/G56
- Chris Gomez: 9/F9M
Bot 2
- Emil Brown: 43/G4
- Alex Gordon: K
- Justin Huber: 43/G4
Top 3
- Jason Michaels: S8/G6M
- Kelly Shoppach: 13/SH.1-2
- Grady Sizemore: 8/L8LS
- Asdrubal Cabrera: W
- Travis Hafner: D7/L7D+.2-H;1-H
- Ryan Garko: K
Bot 3
- Paul Phillips: E6/G6
- Tony Pena: 43/G34.1-2
- Joey Gathright: 63/G6.2-3
- Esteban German: 9/F9M
Top 4
- Franklin Gutierrez: S4/G6MS-
- Andy Marte: D7/L78D+.1-3
- Chris Gomez: 43/G4M.3-H;2-3
- Jason Michaels: W.3XH(21)
- Kelly Shoppach: S9/L89S.1-2
- Ben Francisco: E5/G56.2-3;1-2
- Luis Rivas: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Bot 4
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
- Mike Sweeney: 63/G6
- Emil Brown: 3/G3-
Top 5
- David Dellucci: K
- Josh Barfield: 63/G6
- Franklin Gutierrez: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 5
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8LD
- Justin Huber: S6/G6-
- Paul Phillips: 8/L8RD
- Tony Pena: S8/L4MD-.1-3
- Joey Gathright: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
- Esteban German: 9/F9LM
Top 6
- Andy Marte: K
- Chris Gomez: 9/L9M
- Jason Michaels: 43/G34-
Bot 6
- Billy Butler: D7/G
- Mike Sweeney: 2/P2RF
- Emil Brown: 53/G56
- Alex Gordon: 7/F78D
Top 7
- Kelly Shoppach: K
- Ben Francisco: 6/P4M
- Luis Rivas: 9/F89S
Bot 7
- Ross Gload: D8/L8RS+
- Paul Phillips: 43/G4.2-3
- Tony Pena: 53/G56.3-H
- Joey Gathright: K
Top 8
- David Dellucci: K
- Josh Barfield: D9/L9LM
- Franklin Gutierrez: K
- Andy Marte: 8/F8LS
Bot 8
- Esteban German: 63/G6
- Billy Butler: S8/G6M+
- Jason Smith: 4(1)3/GDP/G4-
Top 9
- Chris Gomez: 8/F8RD
- Jason Michaels: 9/F9LMF
- Kelly Shoppach: S5/G5+
- Ben Francisco: D8/F8RXD+.1-H
- Luis Rivas: WP.2-3
- Luis Rivas: 53/G56
Bot 9
- Emil Brown: K
- Mark Teahen: 7/F78D
- Ross Gload: D7/L5D+
- Craig Brazell: 5/L56+































