Indians' Jeanmar Gomez Suspended For 5 Games, Will Appeal
A war of beanballs has resulted in a suspension, and, of course, an appeal of said suspension.
| Final - 4.14.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
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Game 7: Indians 11, Royals 9 (10 Innings)
A wacky game ended with an Indians win in extra innings. A recap of the 11-9 Tribe victory in Kansas City.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Brantley, CF | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Carlos Santana, C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| Shelley Duncan, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 |
| Aaron Cunningham, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| Jose Lopez, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Jason Donald, 4,5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| Jason Kipnis, 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .179 |
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kotchman, Kipnis
Triples - Brantley
Doubles - Cabrera, Choo, Santana, Lopez
Hit by pitch - Choo
Sacrifice flies - Donald
Stolen Bases - Kotchman
Caught Stealing - Cabrera
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Donald, Hannahan
Home runs - Kotchman, Kipnis
Triples - Brantley
Doubles - Cabrera, Choo, Santana, Lopez
Hit by pitch - Choo
Sacrifice flies - Donald
Stolen Bases - Kotchman
Caught Stealing - Cabrera
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Donald, Hannahan
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeanmar Gomez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 20-14 |
| Josh Tomlin | 3.2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.31 | 1 | 62-43 |
| Rafael Perez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 5-3 |
| Joe Smith (, 0-0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Tony Sipp (, 0-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.29 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Jairo Asencio (W, 1-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Chris Perez (S, 0-0; S,2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.36 | 0 | 14-10 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Dyson, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Eric Hosmer, 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| Billy Butler, DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Alex Gordon, LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .389 |
| Chris Getz, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mike Moustakas, 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Humberto Quintero, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Alcides Escobar, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Betancourt
Triples - Escobar
Doubles - Dyson, Hosmer, Butler, Moustakas 2
Grounded into DP - Betancourt, Escobar
Hit by pitch - Moustakas
Sacrifice flies - Dyson
Caught Stealing - Dyson
Team LOB - 3
Home runs - Betancourt
Triples - Escobar
Doubles - Dyson, Hosmer, Butler, Moustakas 2
Grounded into DP - Betancourt, Escobar
Hit by pitch - Moustakas
Sacrifice flies - Dyson
Caught Stealing - Dyson
Team LOB - 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Sanchez | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.22 | 0 | 75-38 |
| Tim Collins | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.68 | 0 | 39-28 |
| Kelvin Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Jose Mijares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 21-12 |
| Aaron Crow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 10-7 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 10-8 |
| Greg Holland (L, 0-1) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 | 27-14 |
Pitching
IBB - Duncan by Sanchez
Santana by Holland
IBB - Duncan by Sanchez
Santana by Holland
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: J.Gomez pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd. R.Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Duration: 3:44
Pitching notes: J.Gomez pitched to 1 batter in the 3rd. R.Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Duration: 3:44
