Royals 13, 
Indians 3
| W: | B. Bannister (8-15) |
| L: | E. Mujica (2-2) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| T Pena SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .164 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| a-K Ka'aihue PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| J Smith PR-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .174 |
| D DeJesus CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| J Gathright CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| J Guillen DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| R Shealy 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .370 |
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .250 |
| A Gordon 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| J Buck C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .217 |
| E German LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Totals | 44 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 13 | |
| a-singled to right for A Callaspo in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (31, J Sowers); A Callaspo (5, J Sowers); J Guillen (39, J Rincon) HR: R Shealy 2 (4, 2nd inning off J Sowers 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off T Mastny 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Shealy 5 (9), A Callaspo 2 (15), D DeJesus 2 (67), J Guillen 3 (93), J Gathright (20) 2-out RBI: R Shealy, D DeJesus 2, J Guillen 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Shealy 1, M Teahen 1, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Aviles (6, 2nd base off R Betancourt/S Fasano); A Callaspo (2, 2nd base off R Betancourt/S Fasano) | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: J Buck. | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (W, 8-15) | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100-63 | 5.77 |
| J Bale | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-7 | 5.16 |
| J Gobble | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 9.85 |
| Y Yabuta | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 5.09 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 132-87 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bannister 25; J Bale 3; J Gobble 4; Y Yabuta 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 5-11; J Bale 1-0; J Gobble 1-1; Y Yabuta 1-2 Game Scores: B Bannister 49 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| J Carroll 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| a-A Marte PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 |
| S Choo LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| V Martinez DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| S Fasano C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .261 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Carroll in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Sizemore (36, B Bannister) RBI: J Peralta (82), V Martinez (28), R Garko (75) SF: V Martinez 2-out RBI: R Garko Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Fasano 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: S Fasano. | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Sowers | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 75-48 | 5.70 |
| E Mujica (L, 2-2) | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 7.22 |
| J Rincon | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 5.54 |
| R Rundles | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.00 |
| R Betancourt | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 5.06 |
| R Perez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-13 | 3.25 |
| T Mastny | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27-16 | 12.18 |
| J Lewis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 4.08 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 192-125 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Sowers 15; E Mujica 6; J Rincon 2; R Rundles 3; R Betancourt 6; R Perez 4; T Mastny 7; J Lewis 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sowers 3-4; E Mujica 2-0; J Rincon 0-1; R Rundles 0-1; R Betancourt 1-1; R Perez 1-0; T Mastny 1-1; J Lewis 0-1 Game Scores: J Sowers 38 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CLE | |||
 | 1st | J Peralta reached on infield single to shortstop, G Sizemore scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | V Martinez hit sacrifice fly to left, J Carroll scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 1st | R Garko singled to right, J Peralta scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 2nd | R Shealy homered to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | A Callaspo doubled to deep center, E German scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | R Shealy singled to right, A Callaspo scored, D DeJesus to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 4th | D DeJesus singled to right center, E German and M Aviles scored, A Callaspo to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 4th | J Guillen doubled to left, A Callaspo and D DeJesus scored. | 7 | 3 |
| 6th | A Callaspo singled to center, M Aviles scored. | 8 | 3 |
| 6th | J Guillen singled to center, A Callaspo scored. | 9 | 3 |
| 8th | J Gathright singled to center, M Aviles scored, J Smith to second. | 10 | 3 |
| 8th | R Shealy homered to left, J Smith and J Gathright scored. | 13 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 29,530 (65.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:19 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - D.J. Reyburn, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Chuck Meriwether, Third Base - Tim Welke |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 14th 2008
| Kansas City | 13 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 | in 10 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 0 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 |