Indians 10, 
Royals 3
| W: | J. Sowers (1-4) |
| L: | J. De La Rosa (4-4) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| C Blake RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 |
| T Hafner DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .273 |
| V Martinez C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| J Peralta SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| a-M Rouse PH-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| R Garko 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .336 |
| J Michaels LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| J Barfield 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .232 |
| A Marte 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .174 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 18 | |
| a-popped out to shortstop for J Peralta in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Blake (14, J De La Rosa); J Peralta (6, J De La Rosa); R Garko (5, J Peralta); J Barfield (6, J Peralta) 3B: C Blake (2, J Peralta) HR: J Michaels (2, 1st inning off J De La Rosa 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Garko 2 (17), J Michaels 3 (13), V Martinez (35), G Sizemore (23), C Blake 3 (23) 2-out RBI: R Garko 2, J Michaels 3, V Martinez, G Sizemore, C Blake 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Blake 1, V Martinez 1, T Hafner 1, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Sowers (W, 1-6) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 94-59 | 6.29 |
| R Hernandez | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-17 | 5.60 |
| A Fultz | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 1.98 |
| M Koplove | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 148-89 | |
| PITCHING HBP: T Pena (By M Koplove) Batters faced: J Sowers 27; R Hernandez 6; A Fultz 1; M Koplove 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sowers 5-15; R Hernandez 0-0; A Fultz 0-0; M Koplove 2-2 Game Scores: J Sowers 61 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E German LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| D DeJesus CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .276 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| a-A Berroa PH-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .125 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| b-S Costa PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| M Sweeney DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .191 |
| R Shealy 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .298 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | |
| a-struck out swinging for M Grudzielanek in the 5th b-singled to center for M Teahen in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: M Grudzielanek (18), S Costa (3), R Shealy (12) SF: M Grudzielanek 2-out RBI: R Shealy GIDP: D DeJesus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Berroa 1, J Buck 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-R Shealy). Outfield Assist: E German (R Garko at Home). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J De La Rosa (L, 8-12) | 4.1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 98-44 | 4.65 |
| J Peralta | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 49-31 | 4.70 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-6 | 2.37 |
| D Riske | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-10 | 3.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 170-91 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Michaels (By J De La Rosa) HBP: G Sizemore (By J De La Rosa) Batters faced: J De La Rosa 26; J Peralta 12; J Gobble 3; D Riske 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J De La Rosa 5-6; J Peralta 3-3; J Gobble 1-1; D Riske 0-2 Game Scores: J De La Rosa 10 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | KAN | |||
 | 1st | R Garko singled to left, T Hafner and V Martinez scored, J Peralta to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | J Michaels homered to left, J Peralta and R Garko scored. | 5 | 0 |
| 2nd | V Martinez singled to left center, C Blake scored, T Hafner to third. | 6 | 0 |
 | 3rd | M Grudzielanek hit sacrifice fly to center, T Pena scored. | 6 | 1 |
| 5th | G Sizemore walked, J Peralta scored, J Michaels to third, J Barfield to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 5th | C Blake tripled to deep right, J Michaels, J Barfield and G Sizemore scored. | 10 | 1 |
| 8th | S Costa singled to center, E German scored, D DeJesus to third. | 10 | 2 |
| 8th | R Shealy walked, D DeJesus scored, S Costa to third, A Gordon to second. | 10 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 11,681 (30.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:11 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
MLB Scores
Thursday, May 24th 2007
| LA Angels | 0 | Final |
| Detroit | 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Seattle | 12 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 13 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 | in 10 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 5 | in 11 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Cleveland | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |