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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2008-09-05 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 21107 · 68°F · Wind 3 mph L to R · 3:07
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 9–3. Cleveland Indians put up 6 in the 5th. Edward Mujica earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Edward Mujica L: Brandon Duckworth SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Bill Hohn · 1B: Dan Iassogna · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jamey Carroll | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 David Dellucci | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Garko | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Franklin Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Aviles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ross Gload | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kila Ka'aihue | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anthony Reyes | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Edward Mujica | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Mastny | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Betancourt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Masahide Kobayashi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brandon Duckworth | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 Joel Peralta | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Yasuhiko Yabuta | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gobble | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Devon Lowery | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jeff Fulchino | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Sizemore: 5/P5F
- Jamey Carroll: 8/F89D+
- David Dellucci: 7/L7M
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: 8/L8RD+
- Mike Aviles: 6/L6+
- Jose Guillen: D8/F8RXD+
- Billy Butler: 9/L89D+
Top 2
- Jhonny Peralta: W
- Victor Martinez: S9/G34.1-2
- Shin-Soo Choo: W.2-3;1-2
- Ryan Garko: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.3-H;2-3
- Franklin Gutierrez: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
- Grady Sizemore: 7/F7D
Bot 2
- Mark Teahen: 31/G34
- Miguel Olivo: K
- Ross Gload: 43/G4
Top 3
- Jamey Carroll: 7/L7M
- David Dellucci: 3/G34
- Jhonny Peralta: 63/G56
Bot 3
- Alberto Callaspo: W
- Kila Ka'aihue: 6/P7S
- David DeJesus: 8/F8LXD+
- Mike Aviles: 8/F78M
Top 4
- Victor Martinez: W
- Shin-Soo Choo: 4/L4+
- Ryan Garko: K
- Franklin Gutierrez: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 4
- Jose Guillen: 8/F8RXD+
- Billy Butler: 9/F9D
- Mark Teahen: S8/L8RM+
- Miguel Olivo: S9/L4D-.1-2
- Ross Gload: 63/G6M
Top 5
- Asdrubal Cabrera: S8/G4M+
- Grady Sizemore: S9/G34.1-3
- Jamey Carroll: S8.3-H;1-2
- David Dellucci: S39/G34+.2-H;1-3
- Jhonny Peralta: S8/L89D+.3-H;1-3
- Victor Martinez: S7/L7S-.3-H;1-2
- Shin-Soo Choo: S39/G34+.2-H;1-3
- Ryan Garko: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H
- Franklin Gutierrez: 63/G6+
Bot 5
- Alberto Callaspo: S7/L7LS+
- Kila Ka'aihue: 9/F89S-
- David DeJesus: S8/G4M+.1-2
- Mike Aviles: K
- Jose Guillen: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 6
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8LM
- Grady Sizemore: 31/G34S-
- Jamey Carroll: D7/G
- David Dellucci: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Billy Butler: 53/G56
- Mark Teahen: 7/F7D+
- Miguel Olivo: 2/P25F
Top 7
- Jhonny Peralta: 63/G6S-
- Victor Martinez: W
- Shin-Soo Choo: 6/P
- Ryan Garko: WP.1-2
- Ryan Garko: 9/F9S
Bot 7
- Ross Gload: D9/L9LD+
- Alberto Callaspo: 7/F7M
- Kila Ka'aihue: S9/F89S-.2-3
- David DeJesus: 9/SF/L9M+.3-H
- Mike Aviles: S9/L34-.1-3
- Jose Guillen: D7/L7D+.3-H;1-H
- Billy Butler: 43/G4
Top 8
- Franklin Gutierrez: K
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 2/P2LF
- Grady Sizemore: W
- Jamey Carroll: K
Bot 8
- Mark Teahen: 9/L89M+
- Miguel Olivo: 9/F89D+
- Ross Gload: 7/F78M
Top 9
- David Dellucci: 63/G6
- Jhonny Peralta: W
- Victor Martinez: 9/L9M+
- Shin-Soo Choo: S7/G56.1-2
- Ryan Garko: S9/G34.2-H;1-3(THH)
- Franklin Gutierrez: 8/F8RM
Bot 9
- Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4
- Kila Ka'aihue: 43/G4
- David DeJesus: 3/L34
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Devon Lowery