Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
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(63-83)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Cleveland 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 6 0
WP: J. Borowski (4-5)
LP: D. Riske (1-4)
(86-61)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Cleveland
- T. Hafner singled to center, G. Sizemore scored
Top 5th: Kansas City
- D. DeJesus singled to left, E. Brown scored, T. Pena Jr. to second
- M. Grudzielanek singled to center, D. DeJesus and T. Pena Jr. scored
- M. Sweeney doubled to deep center, M. Grudzielanek scored
Bot 7th: Cleveland
- F. Gutierrez homered to deep left, K. Lofton scored
Bot 8th: Cleveland
- V. Martinez homered to deep right
Bot 9th: Cleveland
- C. Blake homered to deep left
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
E. German 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .266
    A. Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .258
D. DeJesus cf 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .268
M. Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .300
M. Sweeney dh 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .264
    S. Costa ph-dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
B. Butler 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295
    R. Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M. Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .287
E. Brown lf 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .251
    J. Gathright ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318
J. Buck c 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .232
    J. Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195
    J. LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146
T. Pena Jr. ss 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .259
 Totals 33 4 9 4 3 13 13  
 Batting
2B - M Sweeney (15, C Sabathia).
S - T Pena Jr.
RBI - D DeJesus (58), M Grudzielanek 2 (48), M Sweeney (36).
2-out RBI - D DeJesus, M Grudzielanek 2, M Sweeney.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1, A Gordon 1, B Butler 1.
Team LOB - 6.
 Base Running
CS - E German (6, 2nd base by C Sabathia/V Martinez), S Costa (1, 2nd base by R Betancourt/V Martinez).
 
 Fielding
E - A Gordon (12, ground ball).
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .277
A. Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .300
T. Hafner dh 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .256
V. Martinez c 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .307
R. Garko 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295
J. Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
K. Lofton lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .297
F. Gutierrez rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .273
C. Blake 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .267
 Totals 31 5 6 5 5 4 12  
 Batting
HR - F Gutierrez (12, 7th inning off J Peralta 1 on, 1 Out), V Martinez (22, 8th inning off D Riske 0 on, 0 Out), C Blake (16, 9th inning off D Riske 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - T Hafner (91), F Gutierrez 2 (31), V Martinez (103), C Blake (68).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, J Peralta 1.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
SB - G Sizemore (33, 2nd base off B Bannister/J Buck).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (V Martinez-J Peralta).
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
B. Bannister 6.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 3.39
J. Peralta (H, 4) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.95
J. Bale (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.15
D. Riske (L, 1-4; BS, 4) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 2 2.42
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C.C. Sabathia 7.0 7 4 4 2 13 0 3.21
R. Betancourt 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.54
J. Borowski (W, 4-5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.31
Pitches-strikes - B Bannister 107-67; J Peralta 19-12; J Bale 17-7; D Riske 15-11; C Sabathia 116-71; R Betancourt 11-6; J Borowski 18-11.
Ground balls-fly balls - B Bannister 8-8; J Peralta 0-2; J Bale 0-0; D Riske 0-2; C Sabathia 5-2; R Betancourt 1-1; J Borowski 0-3.
Batters faced - B Bannister 23; J Peralta 4; J Bale 3; D Riske 6; C Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 3; J Borowski 5.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Ed Rapuano. 1B--Ed Hickox. 2B--C.B. Bucknor. 3B--Joe West.
Time: 3:03.
Attendance: 35,230.
Weather: 65 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 16 mph, left to right.

Updated on Friday, Sep 14, 2007 10:33 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Kansas City
M. Grudzielanek M. Grudzielanek
1-3
2 RBI
 Cleveland
F. Gutierrez F. Gutierrez
1-4, 1 HR
2 RBI