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Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Guardians
2009-06-11 · Night game · Progressive Field · 10 innings · Att: 14342 · 62°F, overcast · Wind 12 mph from RF · 3:21
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 8th. Matt Herges earned the win. Miguel Olivo went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
W: Matt Herges L: Kyle Farnsworth SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Eric Cooper · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Chuck Meriwether · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Coco Crisp | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayan Pena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Pena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mitch Maier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ben Francisco | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark DeRosa | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Garko | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Gimenez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Valbuena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Trevor Crowe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamey Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 7.1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 John Bale | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Sowers | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Greg Aquino | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Kerry Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Herges | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- David DeJesus: 63/G56
- Coco Crisp: 53/G56S
- Billy Butler: 63/G56
Bot 1
- Ben Francisco: 9/F89S
- Mark DeRosa: S7/L78S
- Victor Martinez: 63/G6.1-2
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
Top 2
- Jose Guillen: 63/G6
- Alberto Callaspo: 9/F9LMF
- Brayan Pena: E5/G56S-
- Miguel Olivo: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 2
- Jhonny Peralta: 53/G56
- Ryan Garko: 43/G4
- Chris Gimenez: K
Top 3
- Willie Bloomquist: 63/G6
- Tony Pena: 63/G6
- David DeJesus: S8/G4M
- Coco Crisp: 4(1)/FO/G4
Bot 3
- Luis Valbuena: D7/F78M+
- Trevor Crowe: 13/SH.2-3
- Ben Francisco: 2/F2RF-
- Mark DeRosa: W
- Victor Martinez: S8/L4D.3-H;1-3
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
Top 4
- Billy Butler: S7
- Jose Guillen: 9/F9LD+
- Alberto Callaspo: S8/F78M.1-2
- Brayan Pena: W.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Olivo: K
- Willie Bloomquist: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 4
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- Ryan Garko: S7/L7D.BX2(74)
- Chris Gimenez: 8/F8RD
Top 5
- Tony Pena: S9/G34+
- David DeJesus: D8/F89D+.1-H
- Coco Crisp: S9/L89S.2-3
- Billy Butler: SB2
- Billy Butler: 63/G6.3-H;2-3
- Jose Guillen: K
- Alberto Callaspo: 9/F9S
Bot 5
- Luis Valbuena: 5!3/BG56S
- Trevor Crowe: 43/G4
- Ben Francisco: 5/P5F
Top 6
- Brayan Pena: 43/G4
- Miguel Olivo: 63/G6
- Willie Bloomquist: K
Bot 6
- Mark DeRosa: W
- Victor Martinez: 46(1)/FO/G4S
- Shin-Soo Choo: K
- Jhonny Peralta: 63/G6S-
Top 7
- Tony Pena: 43/G4
- David DeJesus: K
- Coco Crisp: S6/G56
- Billy Butler: W.1-2
- Jose Guillen: K
Bot 7
- Ryan Garko: S8/G6
- Chris Gimenez: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Luis Valbuena: K
- Trevor Crowe: 7/L7LM+
Top 8
- Alberto Callaspo: 3/G34
- Brayan Pena: K
- Miguel Olivo: HR/F7LD+
- Willie Bloomquist: 9/F9M
Bot 8
- Ben Francisco: 8/L8LM
- Mark DeRosa: S8/L6MD+
- Victor Martinez: W.1-2
- Shin-Soo Choo: 36(1)/FO/G34S.2-H(E6/TH)(NR);B-2(E4/TH)
- Jhonny Peralta: D8/F78D+.2-H
- Jamey Carroll: 7/F7S
Top 9
- Luis Hernandez: K
- David DeJesus: 9/L9M+
- Coco Crisp: K
Bot 9
- Chris Gimenez: 8/F8LD
- Luis Valbuena: W
- Trevor Crowe: 9/F89S
- Ben Francisco: K
Top 10
- Billy Butler: S7/G56
- Mitch Maier: 5/BP25
- Alberto Callaspo: 8/F8LD
- Brayan Pena: 63/G6+
Bot 10
- Mark DeRosa: S8/G6M
- Victor Martinez: W.1-2
- Shin-Soo Choo: S8/L6MD.2-H;1-2
Notes & reviews
- the line drive hit a seagull in shallow CF and changed direction, going past Coco Crisp; this prevented any possible play at the plate