Kansas City Royals vs. Cleveland Indians - Box Score - April 26, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 26, 2011

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Cleveland leads 1-0 (as of 4/26)

Game 1: Tuesday, April 26
Kansas City	4	Final
Cleveland	9	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 27
Kansas City	2	Final
Cleveland	7	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, April 28
Kansas City	2	Final
Cleveland	8	Final
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Royals 4

(12-11, 3-6 away)

Indians 9

(14-8, 8-2 home)

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7:05 PM ET, April 26, 2011

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	4	8	0
CLE	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	2	-	9	13	0

W: J. Masterson (5-0)

L: L. Hochevar (2-3)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Aviles 3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	20	.233	.266	.500
M Cabrera CF	4	2	3	2	1	0	17	.301	.324	.476
A Gordon LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	25	.351	.402	.521
B Butler DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	14	.313	.430	.446
J Francoeur RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.322	.365	.552
K Ka'aihue 1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	15	.186	.301	.329
A Escobar SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	11	.209	.234	.242
M Treanor C	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.130	.259	.261
C Getz 2B	2	0	0	0	2	1	26	.234	.337	.273
Totals	34	4	8	4	5	10	159
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (11, J Masterson); B Butler (5, J Masterson); M Cabrera (8, C Perez) HR: M Cabrera (2, 6th inning off J Masterson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Gordon (15), B Butler (10), M Cabrera 2 (14) 2-out RBI: M Cabrera GIDP: K Ka'aihue Royals RISP: 3-10 (K Ka'aihue 0-2, M Aviles 0-1, A Gordon 0-1, C Getz 0-1, M Cabrera 1-1, B Butler 1-2, J Francoeur 1-2) Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING SB: M Aviles (5, 3rd base off T Sipp/C Santana); M Cabrera (2, 2nd base off T Sipp/C Santana)
FIELDING DP: 2 (K Ka'aihue-A Escobar-K Ka'aihue, C Getz-A Escobar-K Ka'aihue).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Hochevar (L, 2-3)	6.1	11	6	6	1	3	3	97-63	5.68
L Coleman	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1	17-9	2.45
T Collins	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	21-11	5.54
Totals	8.0	13	9	9	3	3	5	135-83
PITCHING HBP: G Sizemore (By L Hochevar) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 16/29; L Coleman 3/4; T Collins 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 17-7-15-24; L Coleman 3-1-2-3; T Collins 5-0-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 11-4; L Coleman 1-1; T Collins 1-2 Game Scores: L Hochevar 29

Cleveland Indians
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
G Sizemore CF	4	2	3	2	0	1	15	.406	.457	.875
A Cabrera SS	4	1	2	0	1	0	18	.264	.320	.451
S Choo RF	4	1	2	4	0	0	15	.221	.274	.349
C Santana C	4	0	0	0	0	1	20	.189	.315	.297
T Hafner DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	14	.347	.400	.583
O Cabrera 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	11	.256	.279	.354
M Brantley LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.291	.374	.354
M LaPorta 1B	3	2	1	1	1	0	11	.250	.355	.469
J Hannahan 3B	4	3	3	2	0	0	18	.286	.348	.524
Totals	34	9	13	9	3	3	135
BATTING 2B: G Sizemore 2 (6, L Hochevar 2); T Hafner (5, L Hochevar) HR: J Hannahan 2 (4, 3rd inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out); M Laporta (3, 5th inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out); S Choo (3, 7th inning off L Coleman 2 on, 1 Out); G Sizemore (3, 8th inning off T Collins 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: S Choo 4 (14), J Hannahan 2 (11), M LaPorta (11), G Sizemore 2 (7) 2-out RBI: G Sizemore 2 GIDP: C Santana 2 Indians RISP: 2-6 (S Choo 1-3, O Cabrera 0-1, C Santana 0-1, A Cabrera 1-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: S Choo (5, 2nd base off L Hochevar/M Treanor) CS: G Sizemore (1, 2nd base by L Hochevar/M Treanor)
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Cabrera-O Cabrera-M LaPorta).

Cleveland Indians
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Masterson (W, 5-0)	6.2	5	3	3	2	7	1	99-64	2.18
T Sipp (H, 8)	0.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	23-10	2.70
V Pestano (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	1.00
C Perez	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	28-15	3.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	5	10	1	159-96
PITCHING T Sipp pitched to 3 batters in the 8th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Masterson 13/26; T Sipp 2/4; V Pestano 2/3; C Perez 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Masterson 21-9-18-16; T Sipp 4-2-3-1; V Pestano 2-2-1-2; C Perez 5-1-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Masterson 9-4; T Sipp 0-0; V Pestano 0-2; C Perez 0-2 Game Scores: J Masterson 57

Scoring Summary

			KC	CLE
	1st	S Choo grounded into fielder's choice to second, G Sizemore scored, A Cabrera out at second.	0	1
	3rd	J Hannahan homered to right center (408 feet).	0	2
	4th	A Gordon doubled to right, M Cabrera scored.	1	2
	4th	B Butler doubled to right, A Gordon scored.	2	2
	5th	M LaPorta homered to left (393 feet).	2	3
	5th	J Hannahan homered to right (374 feet).	2	4
	6th	M Cabrera homered to right (403 feet).	3	4
	7th	S Choo homered to right center (418 feet), J Hannahan and A Cabrera scored.	3	7
	8th	G Sizemore homered to center (413 feet), M LaPorta scored.	3	9
	9th	M Cabrera doubled to right, M Treanor scored, C Getz to third.	4	9
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Game Notes

ROYALS FIRST BASEMAN ALEX GORDON'S HITTING STREAK ENDED AT 19 GAMES.
MATT LAPORTA AND JACK HANNAHAN OF THE INDIANS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE FIFTH INNING.
ROYALS RIGHTFIELDER JEFF FRANCOEUR SINGLED IN THE FOURTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 15 GAMES.
ROYALS LEFTFIELDER ALEX GORDON DOUBLED IN THE FOURTH INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 19 GAMES.

Game Information

Stadium	Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Attendance	9,650 (22.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:47
Weather	74 degrees, cloudy
Wind	21 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - John Hirschbeck