Indians 5, 
Royals 4
| W: | R. Betancourt (1-2) |
| L: | J. Grimsley (1-1) |
| SV: | D. Riske (2) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Graffanino 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .292 |
| C Beltran CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .314 |
| J Randa 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .314 |
| J Gonzalez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .273 |
| R Thompson PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Stairs RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .250 |
| K Harvey 1B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| A Guiel LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .170 |
| K Stinnett C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 |
| A Blanco SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: K Harvey (2, J D'Amico); J Randa (5, J D'Amico) 3B: A Blanco (1, R Betancourt) HR: K Stinnett (1, 7th inning off J Cressend 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Gonzalez (8), K Harvey (4), K Stinnett (1), A Blanco (3) 2-out RBI: K Harvey, A Blanco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Guiel 3, M Stairs 2, T Graffanino 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: T Graffanino (1, 2nd base off J Cressend/V Martinez); A Guiel (1, 2nd base off R Betancourt/V Martinez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Blanco (2, catch) DP: 1 (T Graffanino-A Blanco-K Harvey). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Affeldt | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 97-55 | 5.94 |
| J Grimsley (L, 5-7; H, 19) | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-4 | 5.14 |
| D Carrasco (B, 3) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 5.68 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 124-66 | |
| PITCHING HBP: T Hafner (By J Affeldt) Batters faced: J Affeldt 27; J Grimsley 3; D Carrasco 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Affeldt 7-11; J Grimsley 0-0; D Carrasco 3-0 Game Scores: J Affeldt 71 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Belliard 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .435 |
| O Vizquel SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| J Gerut RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| M Lawton LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .313 |
| V Martinez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| A Escobar CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| C Crisp PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| T Hafner DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| L Merloni 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| B Broussard 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Belliard (9, J Affeldt); A Escobar (3, J Affeldt); V Martinez (2, D Carrasco) RBI: R Belliard (6), O Vizquel (6), C Blake (8), V Martinez (7) S: L Merloni 2-out RBI: V Martinez GIDP: M Lawton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Merloni 1, C Crisp 1, O Vizquel 2, J Gerut 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: V Martinez (2, catch) | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J D'Amico | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80-56 | 4.74 |
| S Stewart (B, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 11.57 |
| J Cressend | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28-13 | 6.52 |
| R Betancourt (W, 5-6) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-16 | 5.59 |
| D Riske (S, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-12 | 10.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 164-104 | |
| PITCHING IBB: C Beltran (By J Cressend) Batters faced: J D'Amico 22; S Stewart 3; J Cressend 7; R Betancourt 5; D Riske 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J D'Amico 6-6; S Stewart 1-0; J Cressend 1-1; R Betancourt 1-0; D Riske 0-1 Game Scores: J D'Amico 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CLE | |||
 | 3rd | R Belliard hit a ground rule double to right, A Escobar scored, T Hafner to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop, T Hafner scored, R Belliard to third. | 0 | 2 |
 | 6th | J Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop, C Beltran scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 6th | K Harvey singled to right, J Randa scored, K Harvey to third on error by catcher V Martinez. | 2 | 2 |
| 7th | K Stinnett homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 8th | A Blanco tripled to deep center, A Guiel scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | C Blake singled to left, R Belliard scored, O Vizquel to third, J Gerut to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 8th | M Lawton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, O Vizquel scored, C Blake out at second, J Gerut to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | V Martinez doubled to deep center, J Gerut scored. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 8 MINUTE DELAY. |
| THE SINGLE BY CLEVELAND'S OMAR VIZQUEL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING WAS THE 2,000TH HIT OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER. |
| CLEVELAND'S C.C. SABATHIA WAS SCRATCHED FROM TODAY'S START DUE TO LEFT ANTERIOR SHOULDER SORENESS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 15,720 (34.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe Brinkman, First Base - Tim Tschida, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Marty Foster |
MLB Scores
Thursday, April 22nd 2004
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 9 | in 15 |
| Florida | 9 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Montreal | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 7 |
| San Diego | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Anaheim | 7 |
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | Postponed | |
| Pittsburgh |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 | in 12 |