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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2009-05-20 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 19652 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 17 mph R to L · 3:28
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 4th. Aaron Laffey earned the win and Kerry Wood picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Aaron Laffey L: Sidney Ponson SV: Kerry Wood
Umpires — HP: Derryl Cousins · 1B: Jim Joyce · 2B: Brian Runge · 3B: Bill Miller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Grady Sizemore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Victor Martinez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Garko | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark DeRosa | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Francisco | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamey Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Jacobs | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Mark Teahen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David DeJesus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 John Buck | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Aviles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Roberto Hernandez | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
 Aaron Laffey | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Rafael Betancourt | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kerry Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
 Jamey Wright | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Sidney Ponson | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rob Tejeda | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Asdrubal Cabrera: D9/L3D
- Grady Sizemore: K
- Victor Martinez: 1/LDP/L13.2X2(16)
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: W
- Alberto Callaspo: W.1-2
- Billy Butler: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M.2-3
- Mike Jacobs: K
Top 2
- Shin-Soo Choo: 63/G6+
- Jhonny Peralta: S8/G6M+
- Ryan Garko: 8/F8RD
- Mark DeRosa: K
Bot 2
- Jose Guillen: K
- Mark Teahen: 43/G34
- David DeJesus: W
- John Buck: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 3
- Ben Francisco: 53/G56
- Jamey Carroll: 53/G56S-
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G3
Bot 3
- Mike Aviles: 7/F7S
- Coco Crisp: S7/G56
- Alberto Callaspo: S7/G6.1-3
- Billy Butler: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
- Mike Jacobs: 46(1)/FO/G34.2-3
- Jose Guillen: D8/L8RM.3-H;1-H
- Mark Teahen: 13/G15
Top 4
- Grady Sizemore: 43/G4
- Victor Martinez: D7/F7D+
- Shin-Soo Choo: S8/G6M+.2-H;B-2(THH)
- Jhonny Peralta: S8/G6.2-H
- Ryan Garko: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 4
- David DeJesus: 7/L7D
- John Buck: 31/G4S
- Mike Aviles: S8/G4M+
- Coco Crisp: WP.1-2
- Coco Crisp: S6/G56.2-3
- Alberto Callaspo: WP.3-H;1-2
- Alberto Callaspo: 3/G34S+
Top 5
- Mark DeRosa: S7/L78S
- Ben Francisco: 8/L8LD
- Jamey Carroll: 63/G6.1-2
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 13/G-
Bot 5
- Billy Butler: 43/G4
- Mike Jacobs: 43/G34
- Jose Guillen: K
Top 6
- Grady Sizemore: 9/L9M
- Victor Martinez: 63/G4MD
- Shin-Soo Choo: W
- Jhonny Peralta: 8/F8RD
Bot 6
- Mark Teahen: 43/G4
- David DeJesus: W
- John Buck: 13/SH.1-2
- Mike Aviles: 9/F9S
Top 7
- Ryan Garko: 63/G6
- Mark DeRosa: S9/L89S
- Ben Francisco: S7/L7S+.1-2
- Jamey Carroll: HP.2-3;1-2
- Asdrubal Cabrera: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Grady Sizemore: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;2-3
- Victor Martinez: 7/L7M
Bot 7
- Coco Crisp: 53/BG56S+
- Alberto Callaspo: 13/G13-
- Billy Butler: W
- Mike Jacobs: 6/L4MD
Top 8
- Shin-Soo Choo: S7/G56
- Jhonny Peralta: 34/SH/BG34S.1-2
- Ryan Garko: FC1/G15-.2X3(1561);B-2(TH3)
- Mark DeRosa: D9/L9M.2-H
- Ben Francisco: S8/L4MD+.2-H
- Jamey Carroll: 4/F4D-
Bot 8
- Jose Guillen: S9/F9S-
- Mark Teahen: 13/G15-.1-2
- David DeJesus: S7/L7S-.2-H
- John Buck: W.1-2
- Mike Aviles: K
- Coco Crisp: K
Top 9
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/F7M
- Grady Sizemore: 3/G3
- Victor Martinez: S9/L34D
- Shin-Soo Choo: W.1-2
- Jhonny Peralta: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 9
- Alberto Callaspo: W
- Billy Butler: 9/F9M
- Mike Jacobs: SB2
- Mike Jacobs: W
- Jose Guillen: W.2-3;1-2
- Mark Teahen: K
- David DeJesus: K