Game 18: Indians 7, Royals 5
The Indians, shut down for five innings, scored seven runs in the last four frames to top Kansas City 7-5. A recap of the game.
| Final - 4.20.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Stories
It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games, Royals Lose 7-5
It Was the Best of Games, It Was the Worst of Games, Royals Lose 7-5
GameThreads
Royals Fans GameThread on Royals Review
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Indians Fans GameThread on Let's Go Tribe
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Sizemore, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .357 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .214 |
| Carlos Santana, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .210 |
| Travis Hafner, DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .351 |
| Orlando Cabrera, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Michael Brantley, LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .328 |
| Matt LaPorta, 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Choo, Hafner, LaPorta, Hannahan
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Team LOB - 10
Doubles - Choo, Hafner, LaPorta, Hannahan
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Masterson (W, 4-0) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1.71 | 0 | 103-61 |
| Rafael Perez (, 2-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4-2 |
| Vinnie Pestano (, 0-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.42 | 0 | 13-6 |
| Joe Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.70 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Tony Sipp | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.89 | 0 | 22-13 |
| Chris Perez (S, 0-0; S,6) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Getz, 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .254 |
| Melky Cabrera, CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .275 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .351 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .354 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Mike Aviles, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Kila Ka`aihue, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .179 |
| Matt Treanor, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Francoeur
Triples - Gordon
Doubles - Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Francoeur
Hit by pitch - Getz
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Francoeur
Home runs - Francoeur
Triples - Gordon
Doubles - Cabrera
Grounded into DP - Francoeur
Hit by pitch - Getz
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Francoeur
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar (L, 2-2) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.12 | 0 | 107-61 |
| Tim Collins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 | 24-12 |
| Kanekoa Texeira | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 | 1 | 43-24 |
Pitching
IBB - Brantley by Texeira
IBB - Brantley by Texeira
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Masterson pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Hochevar pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Joe West, First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez, Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber, Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Duration: 3:14
Pitching notes: Masterson pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Hochevar pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Joe West, First Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez, Second Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber, Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Duration: 3:14
