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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2008-08-20 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 23920 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 16 mph from LF · 2:35
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 8–5. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 8th. Juan Rincon earned the win and Jensen Lewis picked up the save. Kelly Shoppach went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| CLE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
W: Juan Rincon L: Joakim Soria SV: Jensen Lewis
Umpires — HP: Angel Hernandez · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Aviles | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Esteban German | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David DeJesus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Buck | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mitch Maier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ross Gload | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Franklin Gutierrez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Francisco | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 David Dellucci | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ryan Garko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelly Shoppach | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Andy Marte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
 Ramon Ramirez | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Jeff Fulchino | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Jackson | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
 Juan Rincon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jensen Lewis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mike Aviles: S4/P8RS
- Esteban German: S8/G6M.1-2
- David DeJesus: S9/G34+.2-3;1-2
- Jose Guillen: 8/SF/F8RD+.3-H;2-3
- Billy Butler: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 1
- Grady Sizemore: W
- Franklin Gutierrez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
- Ben Francisco: E5/TH/G5
- Jhonny Peralta: HR/F78XD+.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- David Dellucci: K
Top 2
- Miguel Olivo: K
- Alex Gordon: 3/G3
- John Buck: W
- Mitch Maier: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Ryan Garko: 8/F8RM
- Kelly Shoppach: HR/F89D+
- Andy Marte: K
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Top 3
- Mike Aviles: S7/G6+
- Esteban German: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M+
- David DeJesus: 53/G6S
Bot 3
- Grady Sizemore: K
- Franklin Gutierrez: 8/F89XD+
- Ben Francisco: 3/P3S
Top 4
- Jose Guillen: 63/G6
- Billy Butler: 8/F8LD+
- Miguel Olivo: 7/F7LM
Bot 4
- Jhonny Peralta: 7/L7M+
- David Dellucci: 63/G6+
- Ryan Garko: 8/F8LD
Top 5
- Alex Gordon: S4/G4M
- John Buck: S9/G34.1-2
- Mitch Maier: HP.2-3;1-2
- Mike Aviles: D8/L78D+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Esteban German: 9/F89M
- David DeJesus: K+SB3.2-H(UR)(E2/TH3)
- Jose Guillen: K
Bot 5
- Kelly Shoppach: K
- Andy Marte: 9/F9M
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Top 6
- Billy Butler: 8/F8LD
- Miguel Olivo: 8/F8LM
- Alex Gordon: 31/G34
Bot 6
- Grady Sizemore: 8/F8RXD+
- Franklin Gutierrez: K
- Ben Francisco: K
Top 7
- John Buck: 1/P
- Mark Teahen: K23
- Mike Aviles: 9/P9S
Bot 7
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- David Dellucci: 63/G6+
- Ryan Garko: 53/G56S-
Top 8
- Esteban German: 6/L6D+
- David DeJesus: 63/G6S
- Jose Guillen: 9/F9LM
Bot 8
- Kelly Shoppach: HR/F7LD+
- Shin-Soo Choo: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 14/SH.1-2
- Grady Sizemore: W
- Franklin Gutierrez: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
- Ben Francisco: 3/P4
- Jhonny Peralta: HP
- David Dellucci: W.1-2
- Ryan Garko: S9/G34.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Kelly Shoppach: W
- Shin-Soo Choo: 43/G34
Top 9
- Ross Gload: 9/P89S
- Miguel Olivo: K
- Alex Gordon: 9!/L9LM
Notes & reviews
- Maier squared to bunt and pitch hit him under right eye. He suffered three fractures and went onto DL