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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2009-04-15 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13589 · 59°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:01
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 5–4. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 7th. Jensen Lewis earned the win and Kerry Wood picked up the save. Mike Jacobs went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Jensen Lewis L: Kyle Farnsworth SV: Kerry Wood
Umpires — HP: Charlie Reliford · 1B: Larry Vanover · 2B: Sam Holbrook · 3B: Dan Iassogna · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark DeRosa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor Martinez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Travis Hafner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Garko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Francisco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tony Graffanino | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David DeJesus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Buck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mark Teahen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Olivo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Tony Pena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Jacobs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Aviles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Laffey | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Joe Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jensen Lewis | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
 Rafael Betancourt | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kerry Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sidney Ponson | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Mahay | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Horacio Ramirez | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Rob Tejeda | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Sizemore: 31/G3+
- Mark DeRosa: 53/G56
- Victor Martinez: 43/G34
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: K
- Willie Bloomquist: S16/G15
- David DeJesus: S8/G4M+.1-3
- John Buck: W.1-2
- Mark Teahen: 9/F9S
- Billy Butler: 3/G34S
Top 2
- Travis Hafner: W
- Shin-Soo Choo: S8/L8LS+.1-2
- Ryan Garko: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S.2-3
- Ben Francisco: K
Bot 2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Miguel Olivo: 1/G13-
- Tony Pena: K
Top 3
- Tony Graffanino: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 23/SH.1-2
- Grady Sizemore: S9/G34+.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Mark DeRosa: 53/G56S
- Victor Martinez: 43/G4+
Bot 3
- Coco Crisp: W
- Willie Bloomquist: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S
- David DeJesus: 7/F7D
Top 4
- Travis Hafner: 63/G6MS
- Shin-Soo Choo: 8/F8RXD+
- Ryan Garko: 53/G56+
Bot 4
- John Buck: 43/G4M
- Mark Teahen: K
- Billy Butler: 8/F8RM
Top 5
- Ben Francisco: 63/G6
- Tony Graffanino: D8/G6+
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
- Grady Sizemore: IW
- Mark DeRosa: 9/F89D+
Bot 5
- Alex Gordon: 8/L8LD
- Miguel Olivo: K
- Tony Pena: 4/F4-
Top 6
- Victor Martinez: 7/F7D
- Travis Hafner: D7/L7LD
- Shin-Soo Choo: S8/L6MD+.2-3
- Ryan Garko: S7/G6+.3-H;1-2
- Ben Francisco: 6/IF/P6D-
- Tony Graffanino: K
Bot 6
- Coco Crisp: W
- Willie Bloomquist: S9/F9S.1-3;B-2(TH)
- David DeJesus: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
- John Buck: K
- Mark Teahen: W
- Mike Jacobs: W.1-2
- Alex Gordon: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Miguel Olivo: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Top 7
- Asdrubal Cabrera: D7/L7D+
- Grady Sizemore: 3/F13-
- Mark DeRosa: S8/L8LS+.2-H
- Victor Martinez: BK.1-2
- Victor Martinez: W
- Travis Hafner: D9/L9M+.2-H;1-3
- Shin-Soo Choo: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Ryan Garko: K
Bot 7
- Alberto Callaspo: 63/G6
- Coco Crisp: T9/F9LD+
- Mike Aviles: S7/G56.3-H
- David DeJesus: 7/F7D
- John Buck: K
Top 8
- Ben Francisco: K
- Tony Graffanino: K
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 53/BG56S
Bot 8
- Mark Teahen: S9/L4D+.BX2(96)
- Mike Jacobs: HR/F8RXD+
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8RXD+
- Miguel Olivo: K
Top 9
- Grady Sizemore: D7/L7D+
- Mark DeRosa: 9/F9D.2-3
- Victor Martinez: IW
- Travis Hafner: OA.3XH(2);1-2
- Travis Hafner: HP
- Shin-Soo Choo: 8/F8LS
Bot 9
- Alberto Callaspo: 3/G3+
- Coco Crisp: 8/F78XD
- Mike Aviles: 8/F8RM