PIT2
CHC12
COL2
DET6
LAA3
WSH4
NYM4
NYY6
BAL7
TOR4
KC3
BOS2
HOU1
TB3
LAD6
MIA2
PHI5
ATL6
CIN0
MIL20
CLE5
MIN2
CWS3
STL7
SEA5
ATH6
TEX1
ARI9
SD7
SF5COL7DET11NYM12NYY2PIT3CHC4BAL3TOR7LAA5WSH6SD7SF6KC1BOS5CLE3MIN4LAD3MIA4HOU2TB3CIN9MIL13PHI2ATL12CWS6STL5TEX6ARI2SEA19ATH1This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗
From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
⚾ Arcade
Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2009-08-24 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 11101 · 80°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph R to L · 3:04
Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 10–6. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 4th. Jeremy Sowers earned the win. Travis Hafner went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
W: Jeremy Sowers L: Joakim Soria SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Adrian Johnson · 2B: Damien Beal · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Shin-Soo Choo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Hafner | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Valbuena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Kelly Shoppach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt LaPorta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Andy Marte | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamey Carroll | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Willie Bloomquist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayan Pena | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alberto Callaspo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 John Buck | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Mitch Maier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yuniesky Betancourt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Sowers | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Jess Todd | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Kerry Wood | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 Joakim Soria | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamey Wright | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 John Bale | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Sizemore: 43/G34S-
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/G3
- Shin-Soo Choo: 8/F8RXD
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: 43/G4
- Willie Bloomquist: 8/F8RXD
- Billy Butler: 9/L9D+
Top 2
- Jhonny Peralta: D8/L8LD+
- Travis Hafner: 43/G34.2-3
- Luis Valbuena: W
- Kelly Shoppach: 8/FDP.3XH(82)
Bot 2
- Brayan Pena: 43/G4MD
- Alberto Callaspo: 53/G5
- Mark Teahen: K
Top 3
- Matt LaPorta: S8/G6M
- Andy Marte: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
- Grady Sizemore: 7/F7LMF
Bot 3
- John Buck: 43/G4
- Mitch Maier: 7
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 9/F9M
Top 4
- Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/G4+
- Shin-Soo Choo: S39/G34+.1-3
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- Travis Hafner: HR/F8RXD+.3-H;1-H
- Luis Valbuena: 8/F8LXD+
- Kelly Shoppach: W
- Matt LaPorta: 9/L9M
Bot 4
- David DeJesus: S8/L8LS
- Willie Bloomquist: 9/F89S
- Billy Butler: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Top 5
- Andy Marte: 9/F9D
- Grady Sizemore: 23/BG2R-
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Bot 5
- Brayan Pena: W
- Alberto Callaspo: S9/L9S+.1-3
- Mark Teahen: S7.3-H;1-2
- John Buck: D8/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
- Mitch Maier: 54/SH.2-3
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 9/SF/F9D.3-H
- David DeJesus: W
- Willie Bloomquist: 9/F9LD
Top 6
- Shin-Soo Choo: T7/F78XD+
- Jhonny Peralta: 43/G4+
- Travis Hafner: D7/L78S+.3-H
- Luis Valbuena: 63/G6
- Kelly Shoppach: K
Bot 6
- Billy Butler: 63/G6
- Brayan Pena: 43/G4
- Alberto Callaspo: 63/G6+
Top 7
- Matt LaPorta: 8/F8RS
- Andy Marte: D7/F78XD+
- Grady Sizemore: 7/F7S
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8LXD
Bot 7
- Mark Teahen: S7/F78S
- John Buck: K
- Mitch Maier: 53/SH/BG56S.1-2
- Yuniesky Betancourt: S67/G6+.2-H
- David DeJesus: POCS2(136)
Top 8
- Shin-Soo Choo: 63/G6S-
- Jhonny Peralta: S8/G6
- Travis Hafner: S5/G56-.1-2
- Luis Valbuena: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
- Kelly Shoppach: 9/F8RM
- Matt LaPorta: 63/G6
Bot 8
- David DeJesus: S8/G6M
- Willie Bloomquist: S9/F89S-.1-2
- Billy Butler: WP.2-3;1-2
- Billy Butler: 63/G6.3-H
- Brayan Pena: 9/F89M
- Alberto Callaspo: 9/F9D+
Top 9
- Andy Marte: S7/L56+
- Grady Sizemore: W.1-2
- Asdrubal Cabrera: D7/L7LM+.2-H;1-H
- Shin-Soo Choo: S7/F7LM.2-3
- Jamey Carroll: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MS.3-H(NR)
- Travis Hafner: K
Bot 9
- Mark Teahen: K
- John Buck: W
- Mitch Maier: 3/L34+
- Yuniesky Betancourt: S8/G6M.1-2
- David DeJesus: 7/F7D