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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2009-04-23 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 12852 · 44°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph L to R · 2:43
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 5–2. Cleveland Indians put up 4 in the 8th. Jensen Lewis earned the win and Kerry Wood picked up the save. Grady Sizemore went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
W: Jensen Lewis L: Gil Meche SV: Kerry Wood
Umpires — HP: John Hirschbeck · 1B: Wally Bell · 2B: Marty Foster · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 David DeJesus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Jacobs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 John Buck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Aviles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mitch Maier | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brayan Pena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark DeRosa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ryan Garko | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Francisco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor Crowe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Hafner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
 Ron Mahay | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anthony Reyes | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
 Jensen Lewis | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Kerry Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Coco Crisp: K
- Alberto Callaspo: 43/G4
- David DeJesus: W
- Billy Butler: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 1
- Grady Sizemore: K
- Mark DeRosa: 63/G6
- Victor Martinez: 23/G
Top 2
- Mark Teahen: 9/L9D+
- Mike Jacobs: K
- John Buck: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Shin-Soo Choo: D8/F78D+
- Jhonny Peralta: K+SB3.2-H(E2/TH)
- Ryan Garko: 8/F8RXD+
- Ben Francisco: D7/F7LD+
- Trevor Crowe: WP.2-3
- Trevor Crowe: K
Top 3
- Mike Aviles: 63/G6S-
- Mitch Maier: W
- Coco Crisp: SB2
- Coco Crisp: 5/F6S-
- Alberto Callaspo: D9/L9LS+.2-H
- David DeJesus: 43/G4+
Bot 3
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 53/G56S-
- Grady Sizemore: 31/G34
- Mark DeRosa: 9/L89M+
Top 4
- Billy Butler: W
- Mark Teahen: S9/G4.1-2
- Mike Jacobs: E7/F78M.2-3;1-2
- John Buck: 9/F89S
- Mike Aviles: K
- Mitch Maier: 7/F7LS
Bot 4
- Victor Martinez: 6/F6MD-
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Jhonny Peralta: K
Top 5
- Coco Crisp: S9/G4
- Alberto Callaspo: SB2
- Alberto Callaspo: W
- David DeJesus: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
- Billy Butler: 13.3-H;2-3(E3/TH)
- Mark Teahen: 3/L34+
Bot 5
- Ryan Garko: 31/G34+
- Ben Francisco: 43/G4S
- Trevor Crowe: 8/F8LD
Top 6
- Mike Jacobs: K
- John Buck: K
- Mike Aviles: S8/L8LD+
- Mitch Maier: 8/F8RD
Bot 6
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G3
- Grady Sizemore: 8/F8LXD+
- Mark DeRosa: 53/G56
Top 7
- Coco Crisp: 13/BG56S
- Alberto Callaspo: 3/G34
- David DeJesus: 9/F9D+
Bot 7
- Victor Martinez: 31/G34
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Jhonny Peralta: K
Top 8
- Billy Butler: K
- Mark Teahen: D9/F89D+.B-3(E9)
- Mike Jacobs: IW
- John Buck: 5!/LDP/L56S+.1X1(53)
Bot 8
- Ryan Garko: D9/F89D+
- Ben Francisco: S1/BG56S.2XH(142)
- Travis Hafner: S9/L34D+.1-3
- Asdrubal Cabrera: E4/G4S-.3-H;1-2
- Grady Sizemore: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H(UR)
- Mark DeRosa: 8/F8RM
- Victor Martinez: S8/G6M+
- Shin-Soo Choo: 7/F78S
Top 9
- Brayan Pena: K
- Mitch Maier: K
- Coco Crisp: 13/G13+