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Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals

2012-08-01 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 17033 · 99°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph from RF · 2:31

Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 5–2. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 1st. Luis Mendoza earned the win and Greg Holland picked up the save. Carlos Santana went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Luis Mendoza L: Zach McAllister SV: Greg Holland

Umpires — HP: Mike Everitt · 1B: Laz Diaz · 2B: Mike Estabrook · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shin-Soo Choo	3	0	1	0	0	0
Asdrubal Cabrera	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jason Kipnis	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Brantley	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Santana	3	1	1	1	1	0
Jose Lopez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Damon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Casey Kotchman	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Hannahan	3	1	2	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	4	0	1	1	0	1
Alcides Escobar	3	2	1	0	1	0
Lorenzo Cain	4	1	2	1	0	1
Billy Butler	4	0	0	1	0	0
Mike Moustakas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chris Getz	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jarrod Dyson	3	1	2	1	0	0

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Zach McAllister	6.0	5	2	3
Vinnie Pestano	1.0	1	0	1
Chris Perez	1.0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luis Mendoza	7.1	4	1	3
Jose Mijares	0.2	1	0	0
Greg Holland	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Shin-Soo Choo: S7/L78S
Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/L7M+
Jason Kipnis: K
Michael Brantley: 4/F4D-

Bot 1

Alex Gordon: 8/F8LXD+
Alcides Escobar: W
Lorenzo Cain: S8/G4M.1-2
Billy Butler: SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(NR);1-3
Billy Butler: 43/G6MD.3-H(UR)
Mike Moustakas: 43/G34

Top 2

Carlos Santana: 8/F8RXD+
Jose Lopez: E5/TH1/G5
Johnny Damon: 53/G6MS-.1-2
Casey Kotchman: 3/G3

Bot 2

Salvador Perez: 13/G13
Eric Hosmer: K
Chris Getz: W
Jarrod Dyson: SB2
Jarrod Dyson: S8/L8RM.2-H
Alex Gordon: SB2
Alex Gordon: D7/F78XD+.2-H
Alcides Escobar: 53/G56S+

Top 3

Jack Hannahan: D8/F8RXD+
Shin-Soo Choo: 53/G56S
Asdrubal Cabrera: K
Jason Kipnis: 31/G3

Bot 3

Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6
Billy Butler: 9/F89M
Mike Moustakas: 7/F78M

Top 4

Michael Brantley: 8/F78D
Carlos Santana: HR/F89D+/UREV
Jose Lopez: 7/F7LD
Johnny Damon: 7/F78S

Bot 4

Salvador Perez: K
Eric Hosmer: 8/F8RXD+
Chris Getz: 3/G3

Top 5

Casey Kotchman: 43/G4
Jack Hannahan: K
Shin-Soo Choo: 6/F78S

Bot 5

Jarrod Dyson: 8/F8RXD+
Alex Gordon: 53/G6
Alcides Escobar: S9/G4+
Lorenzo Cain: D7.1-H;B-3(THH)
Billy Butler: 53/G56

Top 6

Asdrubal Cabrera: 3/L3+
Jason Kipnis: 43/G4
Michael Brantley: 6/L6D-

Bot 6

Mike Moustakas: 8/L8LXD+
Salvador Perez: 9/F89D
Eric Hosmer: K

Top 7

Carlos Santana: W
Jose Lopez: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Johnny Damon: 43/G4

Bot 7

Chris Getz: 43/G4
Jarrod Dyson: D8/F78D+
Alex Gordon: K23.2-3
Alcides Escobar: 9/F9M

Top 8

Casey Kotchman: 3/P3F
Jack Hannahan: D8/F89XD+
Shin-Soo Choo: HP
Asdrubal Cabrera: S7/L7LS.2-H;1-2
Jason Kipnis: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
Michael Brantley: 7/F7M

Bot 8

Lorenzo Cain: K
Billy Butler: 9/F9M
Mike Moustakas: 8/F8LM

Top 9

Carlos Santana: 3/G34
Jose Lopez: 9/F89D
Johnny Damon: 23/G2L-

Notes & reviews

replay,4,santc002,CLE,welkt901,KAN06,O,N,I,,H $Carlos Santana's fly ball hit just behind the top of the padding and caromed back onto the field; it was ruled a home run but Royals manager Ned Yost asked about the call; crew chief Tim Welke watched the replay and upheld the call

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