Game 153: Royals 4, Indians 2
A two-run first by Kansas City would prove to be the margin a victory. A recap of Cleveland's 4-2 loss.
| Final - 9.23.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| Mike Aviles, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Billy Butler, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .320 |
| Wilson Betemit, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| Kila Ka`aihue, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .199 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Lucas May, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .115 |
| Mitch Maier, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Aviles, Ka`aihue
Doubles - Butler, Betancourt, Gordon
Stolen Bases - Dyson, Betancourt
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Butler
Home runs - Aviles, Ka`aihue
Doubles - Butler, Betancourt, Gordon
Stolen Bases - Dyson, Betancourt
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Butler
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O`Sullivan (W, 3-6) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6.28 | 0 | 92-50 |
| Philip Humber (, 1-1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 0 | 21-14 |
| Robinson Tejeda (, 3-4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 18-11 |
| Joakim Soria (S, 1-2; S,41) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.58 | 0 | 14-10 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Crowe, CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Drew Sutton, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| Travis Hafner, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Shelley Duncan, LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .230 |
| Jayson Nix, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| Matt LaPorta, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .220 |
| Luis Valbuena, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| Lou Marson, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Jordan Brown, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Luke Carlin, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Crowe, Nix
Grounded into DP - Valbuena, Marson
Stolen Bases - 2 Crowe
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Valbuena
Doubles - Crowe, Nix
Grounded into DP - Valbuena, Marson
Stolen Bases - 2 Crowe
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Valbuena
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Talbot (L, 9-13) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4.61 | 0 | 96-53 |
| Justin Germano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.30 | 0 | 24-17 |
| Tony Sipp | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.28 | 0 | 27-15 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 19-12 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: S.O`Sullivan pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson, First Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 3:04
Pitching notes: S.O`Sullivan pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson, First Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 3:04
