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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 18, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 18, 2006 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Runelvys Hernandez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Lee |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 24,184 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Greg Gibson 3B: Paul Nauert |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Esteban German | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Doug Mientkiewicz | First Baseman |
| Tony Graffanino | Third Baseman |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| Justin Huber | DH |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore | Center Fielder |
| Jason Michaels | Left Fielder |
| Jhonny Peralta | Shortstop |
| Travis Hafner | DH |
| Casey Blake | Right Fielder |
| Ben Broussard | First Baseman |
| Ronnie Belliard | Second Baseman |
| Aaron Boone | Third Baseman |
| Kelly Shoppach | Catcher |
| Eric Wedge | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
May 18, 2006
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Lee
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Lee
Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. German moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Mientkiewicz vs. Lee
Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Boone. German scores. Grudzielanek moves to third. Mientkiewicz moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Graffanino vs. Lee
Graffanino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Belliard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Hernandez
Sizemore hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Hernandez
Michaels hits a popup towards first. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Hernandez
Peralta hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Lee
Berroa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Huber vs. Lee
Huber strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Lee
Buck hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Michaels. Buck reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
German vs. Lee
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Buck moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Grudzielanek vs. Lee
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Buck scores. German moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field. Blake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hafner vs. Hernandez
Hafner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Hernandez
Blake bunts towards the mound. Hernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hafner moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Broussard vs. Hernandez
Broussard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Broussard for the out. Hafner moves to third. Blake moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Belliard vs. Hernandez
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hafner scores. Blake moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Boone vs. Hernandez
Boone is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Shoppach vs. Hernandez
Shoppach takes first base on ball four. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Sizemore vs. Hernandez
Sizemore strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Lee
Mientkiewicz strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Lee
Graffanino strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Hernandez
Michaels hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Michaels reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Peralta vs. Hernandez
Peralta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hafner vs. Hernandez
Hafner takes first base on ball four. Michaels moves to third. Peralta moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Blake vs. Hernandez
Blake hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Michaels scores. Peralta scores. Hafner moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Broussard vs. Hernandez
Broussard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hafner scores. Blake moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Belliard vs. Hernandez
Belliard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa fields it and throws to second for the out. Blake moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Hernandez
Boone hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Shoppach vs. Hernandez
Shoppach strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Lee
Berroa hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Huber vs. Lee
Huber strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Lee
Buck hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
German vs. Lee
German hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Buck moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Grudzielanek vs. Lee
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. Blake settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Hernandez
Sizemore hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Hernandez
Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Hernandez
Peralta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hafner vs. Gobble
Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
Hafner strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Gobble
Blake strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Lee
Mientkiewicz is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Lee
Graffanino hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Broussard vs. Gobble
Broussard strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Belliard vs. Gobble
Belliard hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Belliard reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Gobble
Boone hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Belliard scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoppach vs. Gobble
Shoppach hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sanders. Shoppach reaches second base with a double. There goes Boone trying to get to home. Sanders throws the ball in to Grudzielanek who relays the ball to Buck, who tags Boone, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Gobble
Sizemore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Lee
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Huber vs. Lee
Huber hits a popup, foul, towards first. Broussard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Lee
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Gobble
Michaels hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Gobble
Peralta hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hafner vs. Gobble
Hafner strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Lee
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Lee
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. German moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Sanders vs. Lee
Sanders hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Blake. Sanders reaches second base with a double. German scores. Grudzielanek scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Cabrera
Fernando Cabrera now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Sanders moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Cabrera
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Mientkiewicz vs. Cabrera
Mientkiewicz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Graffanino vs. Cabrera
Graffanino hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Michaels. Graffanino reaches second base with a double. Sanders scores. Mientkiewicz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Berroa vs. Cabrera
Berroa strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Stairs vs. Sauerbeck
Matt Stairs pinch hits for Justin Huber. Scott Sauerbeck now pitching.
Stairs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Burgos
Ambiorix Burgos now pitching.
Blake strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Broussard vs. Burgos
Broussard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Belliard vs. Burgos
Belliard hits a popup towards first. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boone vs. Burgos
There's a wild pitch. Broussard moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Boone vs. Burgos
Boone hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. There goes Broussard trying to get to home. Brown throws the ball in to Buck who tags Broussard, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Betancourt
Rafael Betancourt now pitching.
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Betancourt
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Betancourt
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. German moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Sanders vs. Betancourt
Sanders hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Belliard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guiel vs. Betancourt
Aaron Guiel pinch hits for Emil Brown.
Guiel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Broussard scoops it up and throws to first, with Betancourt covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. Burgos
Aaron Guiel now playing left field.
Shoppach strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Burgos
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sizemore for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Michaels vs. Burgos
Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mientkiewicz vs. Wickman
Bob Wickman now pitching.
Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graffanino vs. Wickman
Kerry Robinson pinch runs for Doug Mientkiewicz.
Graffanino bunts between the mound and first base. Wickman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Graffanino for the out. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Wickman
Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Stairs vs. Wickman
Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Indians, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Wickman
Buck strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/2006 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
German E, cf 3 2 3 0 Sizemore G, cf 5 1 1 1
Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 1 3 1 Michaels J, lf 5 1 1 0
Sanders R, rf 5 1 1 2 Peralta J, ss 3 1 1 0
Brown E, lf 4 0 0 0 Hafner T, dh 3 2 1 0
Guiel A, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Blake C, rf 4 0 2 2
Mientkiewicz D, 1b 3 0 2 0 Broussard B, 1b 3 0 1 1
Robinson K, pr 0 0 0 0 Belliard R, 2b 4 1 1 1
Graffanino T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Boone A, 3b 3 0 2 1
Berroa A, ss 5 0 0 0 Shoppach K, c 3 0 1 0
Huber J, dh 3 0 0 0
Stairs M, ph 1 0 0 0
Buck J, c 5 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 12 4 33 6 11 6
Kansas City 110 000 300 -- 5
Cleveland 013 110 00x -- 6
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez R (L) 3.1 7 5 5 3 2
Gobble J 2.2 3 1 1 0 4
Burgos A 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lee C (W)* 6.0 8 5 4 3 7
Cabrera F 0.2 1 0 0 1 2
Sauerbeck S 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Betancourt R 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Wickman B (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Boone A
LOB -- Kansas City 13, Cleveland 8
2B -- Buck J, Michaels J, Belliard R, Shoppach K, Grudzielanek M, Sanders R, Graffanino T
HR -- Sizemore G
SH -- Graffanino T
HBP -- by Hernandez R (Boone A), by Lee C (Mientkiewicz D)
WP -- Cabrera F, Burgos A
T -- 3:10
A -- 24184
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