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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 30, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Indians, played on May 30, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Cliff Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gil Meche |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 25,243 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Brian Runge 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Mike Estabrook 3B: Greg Gibson |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore | Center Fielder |
| David Dellucci | Left Fielder |
| Ben Francisco | Right Fielder |
| Victor Martinez | Catcher |
| Ryan Garko | DH |
| Jhonny Peralta | Shortstop |
| Casey Blake | First Baseman |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Second Baseman |
| Andy Marte | Third Baseman |
| Eric Wedge | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Right Fielder |
| Esteban German | Second Baseman |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Left Fielder |
| Miguel Olivo | DH |
| Mark Teahen | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 30, 2008
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Meche
Sizemore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dellucci vs. Meche
Dellucci hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Meche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dellucci for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Francisco vs. Meche
Francisco hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Meche
Martinez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Lee
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Lee
German hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Lee
Guillen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Meche
Garko strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Meche
Peralta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Peralta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Blake vs. Meche
Blake takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Cabrera vs. Meche
Cabrera strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Marte vs. Meche
Marte strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Lee
Olivo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Lee
Teahen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olivo moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Lee
Buck hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Francisco. Buck reaches second base with a double. Olivo scores. Teahen moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Gathright vs. Lee
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Teahen scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Lee
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. Francisco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Buck moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
DeJesus vs. Lee
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Meche
Sizemore 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 -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Dellucci vs. Meche
Dellucci hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Francisco vs. Meche
Francisco hits a fly ball into right field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Lee
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a line drive towards first. Blake juggles the ball. That's an error on Blake. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Lee
Guillen hits a fly ball into left field. Dellucci settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Lee
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Marte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Meche
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Meche
Garko strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Meche
Peralta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Lee
Teahen hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Francisco who is chasing the ball. Teahen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Buck vs. Lee
Buck hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Marte, and into shallow left field. Buck reaches second base with a double. Teahen scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gathright vs. Lee
Gathright bunts, foul, towards third. Marte settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Lee
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Buck moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
DeJesus vs. Lee
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Buck scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
German vs. Lee
German hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lee
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Meche
Blake hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Buck settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Buck. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blake vs. Meche
Blake hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Meche
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Cabrera reaches second base with a double. Gathright throws the ball in to German who relays the ball to Gordon who tags Cabrera trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Meche
Marte hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sizemore vs. Meche
Sizemore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dellucci vs. Meche
Dellucci hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Guillen. Dellucci reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Francisco vs. Meche
Francisco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Meche
Martinez hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Lee
Guillen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Lee
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blake scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Lee
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peralta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Tomko
Brett Tomko now pitching.
Garko hits a popup, foul, towards first. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Tomko
Peralta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Peralta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Blake vs. Tomko
Blake hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Tomko
Cabrera 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 -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Tomko
Marte hits a fly ball into left field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Lee
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Lee
Gathright hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Lee
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Lee
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gathright moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
German vs. Lee
German hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gathright moves to third. There goes DeJesus trying to get to second. Francisco throws the ball in to Peralta who tags DeJesus for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Sizemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutierrez vs. Mahay
Franklin Gutierrez pinch hits for David Dellucci.
Gutierrez bunts towards the mound. Mahay fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Francisco vs. Mahay
Francisco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Betancourt
Franklin Gutierrez now playing right field. Ben Francisco now playing left field. Rafael Betancourt now pitching.
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Betancourt
Guillen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francisco. Guillen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Betancourt
Olivo hits a fly ball into left field. Francisco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Perez
Rafael Perez now pitching.
Teahen hits a line drive into right field. Gutierrez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teahen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martinez for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garko vs. Ramirez
Garko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Ramirez
Peralta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blake vs. Ramirez
Blake hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Perez
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Perez
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Perez
Alberto Callaspo pinch hits for Tony Pena.
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cabrera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Ramirez
Alberto Callaspo now playing shortstop.
Cabrera 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 -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Ramirez
Marte hits a popup, foul, towards first. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Ramirez
Sizemore 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
Bottom 9
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Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Borowski
Joe Borowski now pitching.
DeJesus hits a fly ball into right field. Gutierrez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Borowski
German hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Francisco. German reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Borowski
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Francisco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Guillen vs. Borowski
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Sizemore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/2008 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Sizemore G, cf 4 2 2 3 DeJesus D, rf 5 0 2 1
Dellucci D, lf 3 0 1 0 German E, 2b 5 0 3 0
Gutierrez F, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Gordon A, 3b 5 0 1 0
Francisco B, rf-lf 3 0 0 0 Guillen J, lf 5 0 1 0
Martinez V, c 4 0 0 0 Olivo M, dh 3 1 0 0
Garko R, dh 4 0 0 0 Teahen M, 1b 4 2 2 0
Peralta J, ss 3 1 2 0 Buck J, c 4 1 2 2
Blake C, 1b 3 1 1 2 Gathright J, cf 4 0 2 1
Cabrera A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pena T, ss 3 0 0 0
Marte A, 3b 4 1 1 0 Callaspo A, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 39 4 13 4
Cleveland 100 022 000 -- 5
Kansas City 020 200 000 -- 4
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Lee C (W) 6.0 10 4 4 1 3
Betancourt R 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Perez R 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Borowski J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Meche G 5.0 6 3 3 2 6
Tomko B (L) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Mahay R 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Ramirez R 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
E -- Blake C, Buck J
DP -- Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, Kansas City 9
2B -- Peralta J 2, Buck J 2, Cabrera A, Dellucci D, Guillen J, German E
3B -- Teahen M
HR -- Sizemore G 2, Blake C
T -- 3:01
A -- 25243
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