Indians 3, 
Royals 1
| W: | C. Lee (21-2) |
| L: | Z. Greinke (10-10) |
| SV: | J. Lewis (8) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .268 |
| J Carroll 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .270 |
| S Choo LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| V Martinez DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .252 |
| K Shoppach C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .261 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .232 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: S Choo (25, Z Greinke); V Martinez (13, Z Greinke) RBI: V Martinez 3 (27) S: A Cabrera 2-out RBI: V Martinez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Gutierrez 1, J Carroll 1, K Shoppach 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Lee (W, 21-2) | 7.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 104-75 | 2.28 |
| R Perez (H, 21) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.30 |
| R Betancourt (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 4.94 |
| J Lewis (S, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 4.20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 143-103 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Guillen (By C Lee) Batters faced: C Lee 31; R Perez 2; R Betancourt 1; J Lewis 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lee 5-12; R Perez 0-0; R Betancourt 0-1; J Lewis 1-1 Game Scores: C Lee 64 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| M Aviles SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .324 |
| J Guillen DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .222 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .295 |
| E German LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 35 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: E German (13, C Lee) RBI: A Callaspo (10) 2-out RBI: A Callaspo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Aviles 2, A Callaspo 2, E German 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E German (7, 3rd base off C Lee/K Shoppach) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (L, 10-10) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 105-66 | 3.70 |
| L Nunez | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 2.97 |
| J Bale | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 6.50 |
| R Tejeda | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 138-88 | |
| PITCHING WP: Z Greinke Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; L Nunez 2; J Bale 7; R Tejeda 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 4-6; L Nunez 1-0; J Bale 1-2; R Tejeda 0-3 Game Scores: Z Greinke 56 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | KAN | |||
 | 1st | V Martinez singled to center, S Choo and J Peralta scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 6th | V Martinez doubled to left, S Choo scored. | 3 | 0 |
 | 6th | A Callaspo singled to right, J Guillen scored, J Buck to second. | 3 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 15,023 (39.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Dale Scott, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Dan Iassogna |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 7th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 | in 14 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
| San Diego | 10 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 2 |
| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 11 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |