Bloggers' Night at the K
Bloggers Night at the K recap
| Final - 5.17.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Stories
Game 39: Indians 7, Royals 3
The Indians followed up their 19-1 blowout with a 7-3 victory, sweeping the series in Kansas City.
Royals Mini-Swept Again, Fall Below .500
Since leaving New York the Royals have lost four straight, falling to 20-21 on the season. The Royals are below .500 for the first time since being 12-13 on April 28th. For the fourth straight...
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brantley, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .230 |
| Carlos Santana, C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| Travis Hafner, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .345 |
| Orlando Cabrera, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Travis Buck, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Matt LaPorta, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cabrera, Santana
Doubles - Brantley, Hafner 2
Grounded into DP - Cabrera
Hit by pitch - Choo
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Sacrifice flies - Brantley
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Cabrera, Santana
Doubles - Brantley, Hafner 2
Grounded into DP - Cabrera
Hit by pitch - Choo
Sacrifices - Cabrera
Sacrifice flies - Brantley
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Carrasco (W, 2-2) | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.03 | 0 | 97-60 |
| Rafael Perez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Joe Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 14-5 |
| Tony Sipp | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.37 | 0 | 24-15 |
| Chris Perez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 28-15 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Aviles, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| Melky Cabrera, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .284 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Wilson Betemit, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .309 |
| Matt Treanor, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .243 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .219 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |
Batting
Triples - Hosmer
Doubles - Francoeur
Stolen Bases - Cabrera
Caught Stealing - Hosmer
Team LOB - 9
Triples - Hosmer
Doubles - Francoeur
Stolen Bases - Cabrera
Caught Stealing - Hosmer
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O`Sullivan (L, 2-3) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.65 | 0 | 97-57 |
| Everett Teaford | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | 22-11 |
| Louis Coleman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 | 2-1 |
| Blake Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Aaron Crow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.89 | 0 | 14-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Duration: 3:02
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Guccione, First Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski, Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Duration: 3:02
