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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Kansas City Royals
2012-09-22 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 24304 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph L to R · 2:47
Kansas City Royals defeated Cleveland Indians 5–3. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 5th. Will Smith earned the win and Kelvin Herrera picked up the save. Cord Phelps went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Will Smith L: Ubaldo Jimenez SV: Kelvin Herrera
Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Mark Ripperger · 2B: Adrian Johnson · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Shin-Soo Choo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Brantley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Russ Canzler | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt LaPorta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Lonnie Chisenhall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Thomas Neal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cord Phelps | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Casey Kotchman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jarrod Dyson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Alcides Escobar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Moustakas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Francoeur | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayan Pena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Irving Falu | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Bourgeois | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ubaldo Jimenez | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
 Chris Seddon | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Herrmann | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Sipp | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeanmar Gomez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Will Smith | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
 Aaron Crow | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Kelvin Herrera | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Shin-Soo Choo: 31/G34
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8RD
- Carlos Santana: 63/G6
Bot 1
- Jarrod Dyson: W
- Alcides Escobar: SB2
- Alcides Escobar: D9/L9LS+.2-H
- Alex Gordon: K
- Billy Butler: S9/L89S.2-H
- Mike Moustakas: 9/F9D
- Jeff Francoeur: 7/F7D
Top 2
- Michael Brantley: 8/F8RD
- Russ Canzler: K
- Matt LaPorta: S8/G6
- Lonnie Chisenhall: 3/G3
Bot 2
- Eric Hosmer: S7/L6D
- Brayan Pena: 7/L7M+
- Irving Falu: S15/L15.1-2
- Jarrod Dyson: SB3
- Jarrod Dyson: K
- Alcides Escobar: 43/G4
Top 3
- Thomas Neal: 8/F8LXD+
- Cord Phelps: K
- Shin-Soo Choo: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8LD
Bot 3
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8RD
- Billy Butler: D9/F89D
- Mike Moustakas: 6/F7S
- Jeff Francoeur: HP
- Eric Hosmer: 1/G3S-
Top 4
- Carlos Santana: 9/F9S
- Michael Brantley: S7
- Russ Canzler: S64/G6+.1-3
- Matt LaPorta: K
- Lonnie Chisenhall: 7/F7D
Bot 4
- Brayan Pena: T8/F89D
- Irving Falu: 63/G6S+
- Jarrod Dyson: K
- Alcides Escobar: 3/G34
Top 5
- Thomas Neal: S9/L3D+
- Cord Phelps: HR/F7LD+.1-H
- Shin-Soo Choo: S7/L7S
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
- Carlos Santana: S5/G5
- Michael Brantley: 9/F89XD+
Bot 5
- Alex Gordon: W
- Billy Butler: 8/F8LD
- Mike Moustakas: W.1-2
- Jeff Francoeur: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
- Eric Hosmer: E5/TH/G6S.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
- Brayan Pena: 7/SF/F7D.3-H(UR)
- Irving Falu: S7/L7S.2-H(UR);1-3(E7)
- Jason Bourgeois: CS2(24)
Top 6
- Russ Canzler: S6/G56
- Matt LaPorta: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Lonnie Chisenhall: 6/P
Bot 6
- Jason Bourgeois: 9/F9M
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F9D
- Alex Gordon: 3/G3
Top 7
- Thomas Neal: K
- Cord Phelps: K23
- Shin-Soo Choo: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 8/F8RM
Bot 7
- Billy Butler: D9/F89D+
- Mike Moustakas: 3/G3.2-3
- Jeff Francoeur: 3/P
- Eric Hosmer: 9/L9M+
Top 8
- Carlos Santana: S9/G4
- Michael Brantley: E8/F8LXD+.1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Russ Canzler: 9/L9M
- Matt LaPorta: K23
- Lonnie Chisenhall: W
- Casey Kotchman: 3/F3DF
Bot 8
- Brayan Pena: 63/G6MD
- Irving Falu: 63/G6
- Jason Bourgeois: 53/G56S
Top 9
- Cord Phelps: 7/F7M
- Shin-Soo Choo: S9/L9M+.BX2(96)
- Asdrubal Cabrera: W
- Carlos Santana: K
Notes & reviews
- originally scored as fielder's choice, changed to error on 9-28-2012, makes three runs unearned