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Series: Game 1 of 3

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Cleveland leads 1-0 (as of 9/27)

Game 1: Friday, September 27
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Cleveland 8
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Game 2: Saturday, September 28
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in 10
Cleveland 6
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Game 3: Sunday, September 29
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Cleveland 7
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Royals 3

(62-98, 25-54 away)

Indians 8

(72-88, 37-42 home)

7:05 PM ET, September 27, 2002

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio 

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KC 000001020 3 - -
CLE 03102110 - 8 - -

W: C. Sabathia (13-11)

L: W. Obermueller (0-2)

Scoring Summary

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2ndL Stevens tripled to left, J Thome and K Garcia scored.02
2ndE Perez doubled to deep center, L Stevens scored.03
3rdJ Thome homered to left center.04
5thE Burks singled to left, C Crisp scored.05
5thJ Thome singled to center, O Vizquel scored, E Burks to second.06
6thJ Randa grounded out to second, C Beltran scored.16
6thC Crisp singled to left, J McDonald scored.17
7thK Garcia homered to right.18
8thK Pellow safe at first on error by third baseman G Larocca, C Beltran scored, M Sweeney to third.28
8thN Perez singled to right, M Sweeney scored, K Pellow to third.38
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Game Notes

THE SINGLE BY CLEVELAND'S ELLIS BURKS IN THE FIFTH INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 14 GAMES.
THE HOME RUN BY CLEVELAND'S JIM THOME IN THE THIRD INNING WAS HIS 51ST OF THE SEASON, BREAKING THE FRANCHISE RECORD FOR HOME RUNS IN A SEASON, WHICH WAS SET BY ALBERT BELLE IN 1995.

Game Information

StadiumProgressive Field, Cleveland, OH