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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

2012-04-14 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 21788 · 72°F, drizzle, wet · Wind 13 mph R to L · 3:44

Cleveland Indians defeated Kansas City Royals 11–9. Cleveland Indians put up 5 in the 3rd. Luis Valdez earned the win and Chris Perez picked up the save. Jason Kipnis went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	11	14
KCA	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	9	11

W: Luis Valdez L: Greg Holland SV: Chris Perez

Umpires — HP: Gary Darling · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Lance Barrett · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Brantley	6	2	1	0	0	0
Asdrubal Cabrera	6	2	3	1	0	0
Shin-Soo Choo	5	1	1	2	0	1
Carlos Santana	4	1	2	2	2	1
Shelley Duncan	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jose Lopez	5	0	1	2	0	1
Casey Kotchman	3	1	1	1	2	0
Jason Donald	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jack Hannahan	1	0	0	0	1	1
Jason Kipnis	3	2	2	2	0	0
Aaron Cunningham	2	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jarrod Dyson	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jeff Francoeur	5	1	1	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	5	1	1	1	0	1
Billy Butler	5	1	2	2	0	0
Alex Gordon	5	0	0	0	0	1
Yuniesky Betancourt	4	2	2	1	0	0
Mike Moustakas	3	2	2	2	0	0
Humberto Quintero	4	0	1	0	0	1
Alcides Escobar	4	1	1	1	0	0
Chris Getz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeanmar Gomez	2.0	0	0	0
Josh Tomlin	3.2	6	0	0
Rafael Perez	0.0	1	0	0
Joe Smith	1.0	1	0	0
Tony Sipp	0.1	2	0	0
Vinnie Pestano	1.0	1	0	1
Jairo Asencio	1.0	0	1	2
Chris Perez	1.0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jonathan Sanchez	2.2	6	4	1
Tim Collins	2.1	5	0	3
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	0	1
Jose Mijares	1.0	0	1	0
Aaron Crow	1.0	0	0	0
Jonathan Broxton	1.0	0	0	0
Greg Holland	1.0	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Brantley: 63/G6
Asdrubal Cabrera: S57/L56+
Shin-Soo Choo: POCS2(13634)
Shin-Soo Choo: 7/F7LD+

Bot 1

Jarrod Dyson: 43/G4
Jeff Francoeur: 63/G6
Eric Hosmer: 8/F8RXD+

Top 2

Carlos Santana: W
Shelley Duncan: S7/L7LS+.1-2
Jose Lopez: 2/IF/P2R-
Casey Kotchman: 8/L8LD+
Jason Donald: 53/G5+

Bot 2

Billy Butler: 53/G5
Alex Gordon: E5/G6
Yuniesky Betancourt: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 3

Jack Hannahan: K
Michael Brantley: T89/F8RXD+
Asdrubal Cabrera: S8/L8LS+.3-H
Shin-Soo Choo: HP.1-2
Carlos Santana: D8/L8LD+.2-H;1-3
Shelley Duncan: IW
Jose Lopez: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Casey Kotchman: W
Jason Donald: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
Jack Hannahan: W.2-3;1-2
Michael Brantley: 43/G4S

Bot 3

Mike Moustakas: HP
Humberto Quintero: 1/G3S-.1-2
Alcides Escobar: T9/F89D+.2-H
Jarrod Dyson: 9/SF/L89M+.3-H
Jeff Francoeur: 8/L8LD+

Top 4

Asdrubal Cabrera: D7/F7LD+
Shin-Soo Choo: K
Carlos Santana: S8/L6MD+.2-H;B-2(THH)
Shelley Duncan: K
Jose Lopez: K

Bot 4

Eric Hosmer: 9/F9D
Billy Butler: 63/G6
Alex Gordon: 9/L9M+

Top 5

Casey Kotchman: HR/F89XD+
Jason Donald: S4/G4M
Jason Kipnis: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Michael Brantley: 9/F89M
Asdrubal Cabrera: 63/G6
Shin-Soo Choo: 13

Bot 5

Yuniesky Betancourt: S7/L56+
Mike Moustakas: WP.1-2
Mike Moustakas: D9/L9LS+.2-H
Humberto Quintero: S8/G6M+.2-3
Alcides Escobar: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H
Jarrod Dyson: 7/F7LM

Top 6

Carlos Santana: K
Shelley Duncan: 5/F5F-
Jose Lopez: 7/F7S

Bot 6

Jeff Francoeur: S9/L34D-
Eric Hosmer: 3/G3S+.1-2
Billy Butler: D8/L78D+.2-H
Alex Gordon: 7/F7D+
Yuniesky Betancourt: E5/TH1/G5.2-3
Mike Moustakas: D9/F9D+.3-H(UR);1-3
Humberto Quintero: 53/G5+

Top 7

Casey Kotchman: W
Jason Donald: 6/F6-
Jason Kipnis: 9/F89D
Michael Brantley: SB2
Michael Brantley: 43/G4

Bot 7

Alcides Escobar: 13/G-
Jarrod Dyson: D7/L5+
Jeff Francoeur: 53/G5
Eric Hosmer: D7/F7LD+.2-H
Billy Butler: S8/L8LM.2-H
Alex Gordon: 56(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/L8RM
Shin-Soo Choo: 43/G4
Carlos Santana: 9/F9D+

Bot 8

Yuniesky Betancourt: HR/F7LD+
Mike Moustakas: 7/F7LD
Humberto Quintero: K
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6

Top 9

Aaron Cunningham: 43/G4M-
Jose Lopez: 53/G56S
Casey Kotchman: 53/G56

Bot 9

Jarrod Dyson: W
Jeff Francoeur: K
Eric Hosmer: CS2(26)
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 10

Jason Donald: S8/G6M+
Jason Kipnis: S7/L6D+.1-2
Michael Brantley: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/L8LM+
Shin-Soo Choo: D87/F78XD+.2-H;1-H
Carlos Santana: IW
Aaron Cunningham: K

Bot 10

Billy Butler: 53/G56+
Alex Gordon: K
Chris Getz: 1

Notes & reviews

Jonathan Sanchez hit Shin-Soo Choo on the right knee; Choo yelled at Sanchez and told him to throw the ball over the plate; both benches emptied; Jack Hannahan ran onto the field and started wrestling with a Royals player; both teams were warned by HP umpire Gary Darling; Sanchez hit Choo on 6/24/2011, breaking Choo's left thumb
Jeanmar Gomez hit Mike Moustakas in retaliation for the Choo HBP; Jeanmar Gomez and Indians manager Manny Acta ejected by HP umpire Gary Darling; both benches emptied again; Jack Hannahan was in the middle of both scrums and was ejected by Darling

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