Royals 4, 
Indians 3
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .278 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .285 |
| T Hafner DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .265 |
| J Barfield PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| V Martinez C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .290 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| K Lofton LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 |
| a-J Michaels PH-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .269 |
| T Nixon RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| b-F Gutierrez PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .266 |
| C Blake 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 19 | |
| a-struck out looking for K Lofton in the 7th b-singled to left for T Nixon in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Garko (29, G Meche) RBI: V Martinez 3 (114) 2-out RBI: V Martinez 2 GIDP: V Martinez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Garko 1, F Gutierrez 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Blake (5, 2nd base by G Meche/J Buck) | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Westbrook | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 100-63 | 4.32 |
| R Perez (L, 1-2) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 1.78 |
| J Lewis | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-6 | 2.15 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 123-79 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Westbrook IBB: R Gload (By J Westbrook); M Grudzielanek (By R Perez) HBP: D DeJesus (By J Westbrook) Batters faced: J Westbrook 27; R Perez 6; J Lewis 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Westbrook 11-2; R Perez 2-0; J Lewis 0-1 Game Scores: J Westbrook 51 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .285 |
| M Sweeney DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 |
| J Huber PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Gload 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| a-E German PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| A Gordon 3B-1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .248 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 |
| b-S Costa PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .223 |
| P Phillips C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| J Gathright LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | |
| a-out on batter's interference to catcher for R Gload in the 8th b-struck out swinging for J Buck in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (31, J Westbrook) 3B: T Pena (7, J Westbrook) RBI: M Teahen (60), A Gordon (60), J Gathright (18) SF: A Gordon 2-out RBI: J Gathright Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, T Pena 1, M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D DeJesus (10, 2nd base off J Westbrook/V Martinez) CS: T Pena (6, 2nd base by J Westbrook/V Martinez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Pena (23, catch) DP: 1 (T Pena-R Gload). Outfield Assist: J Gathright (R Garko at Home). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 103-67 | 3.67 |
| J Bale (H, 5) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.05 |
| D Riske (H, 16) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.45 |
| J Gobble (B, 2) | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.02 |
| J Soria (W, 2-3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34-23 | 2.48 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 162-107 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 24; J Bale 2; D Riske 1; J Gobble 4; J Soria 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 4-5; J Bale 0-0; D Riske 1-0; J Gobble 0-0; J Soria 1-2 Game Scores: G Meche 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Teahen doubled to right, D DeJesus scored, M Grudzielanek to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | M Grudzielanek scored, M Teahen to third, R Gload to second on wild pitch by J Westbrook. | 0 | 2 |
| 1st | A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, M Teahen scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 3rd | V Martinez singled to left, C Blake and A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | V Martinez singled to right, A Cabrera scored, T Hafner to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 8th | J Gathright singled to right, J Huber scored, A Gordon to second. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| ROYALS MANAGER BUDDY BELL WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH FOR ARGUING A CALL. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 24,274 (63.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Wally Bell |
MLB Scores
Saturday, September 29th 2007
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 13 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 | in 11 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 11 | Final |
| Baltimore | 10 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Arizona | 1 | Final |
| Colorado | 11 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | in 10 |