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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2008-05-30 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 25243 · 85°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph L to R · 3:01
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 5th. Cliff Lee earned the win and Joe Borowski picked up the save. Grady Sizemore went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
W: Cliff Lee L: Brett Tomko SV: Joe Borowski
Umpires — HP: Brian Runge · 1B: Charlie Reliford · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Greg Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 David Dellucci | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Francisco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan Garko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Casey Blake | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Marte | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Franklin Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Esteban German | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Olivo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Buck | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Joey Gathright | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Pena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cliff Lee | 6.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
 Rafael Betancourt | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Perez | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Borowski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
 Brett Tomko | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Mahay | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ramon Ramirez | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Sizemore: HR/F9D+
- David Dellucci: 1/G34S-
- Ben Francisco: 7/F7D+
- Victor Martinez: K
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: 63/G6M
- Esteban German: 13/G13-
- Alex Gordon: S9/L9M
- Jose Guillen: K
Top 2
- Ryan Garko: K
- Jhonny Peralta: D9/F9D+
- Casey Blake: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
- Andy Marte: K
Bot 2
- Miguel Olivo: W
- Mark Teahen: S8/L8LS.1-2
- John Buck: D9/F9D+.2-H;1-3
- Joey Gathright: 63/G6M.3-H
- Tony Pena: 9/F9M.2-3
- David DeJesus: 13/G13
Top 3
- Grady Sizemore: 43/G4
- David Dellucci: 8/F8LM
- Ben Francisco: 9/F89XD+
Bot 3
- Esteban German: 63/G6
- Alex Gordon: E3/P34-
- Jose Guillen: 7/F78XD+
- Miguel Olivo: 54(1)/FO/G5
Top 4
- Victor Martinez: K
- Ryan Garko: K
- Jhonny Peralta: 53/G5
Bot 4
- Mark Teahen: T9/G
- John Buck: D57/G5+.3-H
- Joey Gathright: 5/BP5F
- Tony Pena: 43/G4.2-3
- David DeJesus: S9/F8RS-.3-H
- Esteban German: S7/G56-.1-2
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8RXD+
Top 5
- Casey Blake: FLE2
- Casey Blake: 8/F8RXD+
- Asdrubal Cabrera: D8/L8RD+.BX3(845)
- Andy Marte: S7/G56+
- Grady Sizemore: HR/F9D+.1-H
- David Dellucci: D7/L7LM+
- Ben Francisco: W
- Victor Martinez: 6/P4M
Bot 5
- Jose Guillen: 4/P9S
- Miguel Olivo: 31/G34S-
- Mark Teahen: 63/G6
Top 6
- Ryan Garko: 3/P3F
- Jhonny Peralta: D8/L89M+
- Casey Blake: HR/F8LXD+.2-H
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 43/G34-
- Andy Marte: 7/F7LM
Bot 6
- John Buck: K
- Joey Gathright: S7/G56
- Tony Pena: K
- David DeJesus: S7/G56.1-2
- Esteban German: S9/G4+.2-3;1X3(96)
Top 7
- Grady Sizemore: W
- Franklin Gutierrez: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Ben Francisco: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Bot 7
- Alex Gordon: K
- Jose Guillen: D7/L7D+
- Miguel Olivo: 7/F78M
- Mark Teahen: 9!/L89M
Top 8
- Victor Martinez: 3/G3
- Ryan Garko: 63/G6
- Jhonny Peralta: W
- Casey Blake: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 8
- John Buck: K
- Joey Gathright: S4/G4MS-
- Alberto Callaspo: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 9
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 43/G4
- Andy Marte: 3/P3F
- Grady Sizemore: 43/G34+
Bot 9
- David DeJesus: 9/F9M
- Esteban German: D7/F7D+
- Alex Gordon: 7/F7M
- Jose Guillen: 8!/F8LXD+