Cleveland Indians @ Kansas City Royals
96-65, 44-36 Away
5
96-65, 44-36 Away
Final
68-92, 34-45 Home
3
68-92, 34-45 Home
Indians Hitting
- Batting
- 2BG Sizemore (34, J Bale)
- 3BK Lofton (6, K Davies)
- HRT Hafner (24, 1st inning off K Davies 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIT Hafner 2 (98), K Lofton (38), C Blake (78), A Cabrera (22)
- 2Out RBIC Blake, A Cabrera
- GIDPV Martinez
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko 2)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. BrownRF |
J. HuberLF |
Peña Jr.SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .351 | .374 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | .342 | .424 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .343 | .437 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .316 | .407 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .303 | .351 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .355 | .382 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .314 | .434 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .354 | .410 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .311 | .433 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .316 | .413 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | .282 | .351 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .259 | .304 |
| 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
a-flied out to left for E German in the 9th
b-singled to center for J Huber in the 9th
c-walked for J Buck in the 9th
d-flied out to right for T Pena in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BE Brown (13, C Sabathia)
- HRE German (4, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIE German 2 (37), E Brown (62)
- 2Out RBIE Brown
- GIDPB Butler; D DeJesus
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- SBT Pena (5, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena-B Butler)
Indians Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Sabathia(W,19-7) |
R. Betancourt(H,31) |
J. Borowski(S,45) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 96-61 | 3.21 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-9 | 1.47 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-14 | 5.15 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 135-84 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Sabathia 9-8; R Betancourt 0-1; J Borowski 0-3
- Game ScoresC Sabathia 52
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Davies(L,3-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80-42 | 6.09 |
| 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37-22 | 4.08 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-13 | 3.74 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.87 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 148-81 |
- Pitching
- WPK Davies 3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Davies 2-9; J Bale 2-2; J Peralta 4-2; J Gobble 1-0
- Game ScoresK Davies 27
Scoring Summary
Inning | CLE | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | T Hafner homered to right, A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | K Lofton tripled to right, J Peralta scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | E German homered to left, E Brown scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 3rd | E Brown doubled to left, M Sweeney scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | C Blake singled to center, J Peralta scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 4th | A Cabrera singled to center, C Blake scored, G Sizemore to second. | 5 | 3 | |
CLE wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
8:10 PM, September 28, 2007
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 29,846
Game Time:3:00
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
- First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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