Indians 5,
Royals 3
| W: | R. Betancourt (3-0) |
| L: | J. Peralta (1-3) |
| SV: | J. Borowski (37) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .318 |
| T Hafner DH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .254 |
| V Martinez C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .302 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| J Barfield PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| C Gomez 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .305 |
| J Peralta SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| K Lofton LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .299 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .269 |
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Totals | 44 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: K Lofton (21, G Meche); G Sizemore (28, J Soria) RBI: C Blake (61), A Cabrera (7), T Hafner (73), V Martinez (90) S: C Blake, A Cabrera 2-out RBI: C Blake, A Cabrera, T Hafner, V Martinez GIDP: A Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Lofton 1, G Sizemore 1, C Gomez 1, F Gutierrez 1, V Martinez 1, T Hafner 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Carmona | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 90-57 | 3.16 |
| R Perez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-19 | 1.75 |
| R Betancourt (W, 5-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22-18 | 1.45 |
| J Borowski (S, 45) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 149-99 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Buck (By F Carmona) Batters faced: F Carmona 28; R Perez 8; R Betancourt 6; J Borowski 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Carmona 10-4; R Perez 4-1; R Betancourt 1-2; J Borowski 1-2 Game Scores: F Carmona 41 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Gathright LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .347 |
| E German 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 |
| T Pena SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| D DeJesus CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| R Gload 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| E Brown DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .245 |
| J Smith SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .204 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| S Costa RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .226 |
| a-B Butler PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Totals | 42 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | |
| a-flied out to right for J Buck in the 11th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: E Brown 2 (53), S Costa (8) 2-out RBI: S Costa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 1, E German 1, J Buck 1, E Brown 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: A Gordon (4, 2nd base by F Carmona/V Martinez) Picked Off: E German (1st base by F Carmona) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gordon (11, throw) DP: 1 (E German-J Smith-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 112-73 | 3.85 |
| J Gobble (H, 16) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 3.35 |
| D Riske | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.48 |
| J Soria (B, 4) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 2.54 |
| J Peralta (L, 1-3) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.94 |
| J Bale | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.30 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 184-119 | |
| PITCHING HBP: G Sizemore (By J Bale) Batters faced: G Meche 26; J Gobble 5; D Riske 2; J Soria 6; J Peralta 6; J Bale 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 7-7; J Gobble 0-3; D Riske 0-0; J Soria 2-1; J Peralta 2-2; J Bale 1-1 Game Scores: G Meche 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | KAN | |||
| 2nd | C Blake singled to center, R Garko scored, F Gutierrez to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | A Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Blake scored, G Sizemore out at second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 6th | E Brown singled to center, D DeJesus and R Gload scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 6th | S Costa singled to left, E Brown scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 9th | A Cabrera singled to center, G Sizemore scored, A Cabrera to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 | |
| 11th | T Hafner singled to center, F Gutierrez scored, G Sizemore to second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 11th | V Martinez singled to right, G Sizemore scored, T Hafner to third. | 5 | 3 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 18,268 (47.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:45 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Derryl Cousins, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 26th 2007
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 |
| Minnesota | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 14 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| Boston | 11 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | in 11 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |