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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 16, 2007
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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 September 16, 2007 at Jacobs Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Billy Buckner |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aaron Laffey |
| Ballpark | Jacobs Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 30,112 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: CB Bucknor 1B: Joe West 2B: Ed Rapuano 3B: Ed Hickox |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Esteban German | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Justin Huber | DH |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore | Center Fielder |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Second Baseman |
| Travis Hafner | DH |
| Victor Martinez | Catcher |
| Ryan Garko | First Baseman |
| Jhonny Peralta | Shortstop |
| Kenny Lofton | Left Fielder |
| Franklin Gutierrez | Right Fielder |
| Casey Blake | Third Baseman |
| Eric Wedge | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Indians
Jacobs Field
September 16, 2007
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Laffey
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Laffey
German strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Laffey
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Buckner
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Buckner
Cabrera hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hafner vs. Buckner
Hafner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Martinez vs. Buckner
Martinez hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Laffey
Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Laffey
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lofton. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Laffey
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butler scores. Gordon moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
Buck vs. Laffey
Buck hits a line drive into left field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Huber vs. Laffey
Huber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Laffey
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Buckner
Garko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Peralta vs. Buckner
Peralta hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lofton vs. Buckner
Lofton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Laffey
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Gutierrez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Laffey
German hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garko fields the ball and throws to Laffey covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Laffey
There goes German. The throw from Martinez and he is out, Peralta applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Laffey
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gutierrez vs. Buckner
Gutierrez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Buckner
Blake hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Buckner
Sizemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blake moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Buckner
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Hafner vs. Buckner
Hafner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Laffey
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Laffey
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Laffey
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Laffey
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Buckner
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Buckner
Garko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Buckner
Peralta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Huber vs. Laffey
Huber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Laffey
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Laffey
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Lofton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lofton vs. Buckner
Lofton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Buckner
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Buckner
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Buckner
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sizemore for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Laffey
German hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Laffey
Teahen hits a line drive towards short. Peralta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Laffey
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Gutierrez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Laffey
There goes German. The throw from Martinez and he is safe. German steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Laffey
Gordon takes first base on ball four. German moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Laffey
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. German scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Buck vs. Laffey
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, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Buckner
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hafner vs. Buckner
Hafner hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Buckner
Martinez hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Buckner
Garko hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Huber vs. Laffey
Huber hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Laffey
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Laffey
DeJesus takes first base on ball four. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
German vs. Lewis
Jensen Lewis now pitching.
German strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Lewis
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Pena scores. DeJesus moves to third. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Lewis
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Fultz
Aaron Fultz now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garko scoops it up and throws to first, with Fultz covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Bale
Ross Gload now playing first base. John Bale now pitching.
Peralta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Bale
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Kenny Lofton.
Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peralta moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gutierrez vs. Duckworth
Brandon Duckworth now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Peralta moves to third. Michaels moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Gutierrez vs. Duckworth
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Peralta scores. Michaels moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Blake vs. Duckworth
Blake hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Michaels scores. Gutierrez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sizemore vs. Gobble
Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
Sizemore hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Gobble
Cabrera strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Betancourt
Jason Michaels now playing left field. Rafael Betancourt now pitching.
Brown hits a popup towards first. Garko settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Betancourt
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Betancourt
Shane Costa pinch hits for Justin Huber.
Costa strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hafner vs. Gobble
Hafner strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Gobble
Martinez hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Garko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Mastny
Tom Mastny now pitching.
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Mastny
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Mastny
German strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Soria
Mark Grudzielanek now playing second base.
Peralta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Soria
Josh Barfield pinch runs for Jhonny Peralta.
Michaels bunts towards the mound. Soria fields it and throws to first for the out. Barfield moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gutierrez vs. Soria
Gutierrez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and has Barfield trapped. There's the throw to Gordon who throws back over to Pena who tags Barfield for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Soria
Blake strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/2007 -- Kansas City at Cleveland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, cf 4 0 0 0 Sizemore G, cf 4 0 1 0
German E, 2b 5 1 2 0 Cabrera A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek M, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hafner T, dh 3 0 0 0
Teahen M, rf 4 0 1 1 Martinez V, c 4 1 1 1
Butler B, 1b 3 1 1 0 Garko R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gload R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Peralta J, ss 3 1 1 0
Gordon A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Barfield J, pr 0 0 0 0
Brown E, lf 4 0 3 2 Lofton K, lf 2 0 1 0
Buck J, c 3 0 0 1 Michaels J, ph-lf 1 1 1 0
Huber J, dh 3 0 0 0 Gutierrez F, rf 4 0 1 1
Costa S, ph 1 0 0 0 Blake C, 3b 4 0 1 1
Pena T, ss 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 9 4 33 3 8 3
Kansas City 020 001 100 -- 4
Cleveland 000 001 200 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Buckner B (W) 6.0 5 1 1 1 3
Bale J* 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
Duckworth B 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Gobble J 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Soria J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Laffey A (L) 6.1 8 4 4 2 3
Lewis J 0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Fultz A 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Betancourt R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Mastny T 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Cleveland 6
2B -- Gordon A
HR -- Martinez V
SB -- German E
CS -- German E
SH -- Michaels J
SF -- Buck J
WP -- Laffey A, Duckworth B
T -- 2:59
A -- 30112
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