Royals 4, 
Indians 2
| W: | K. Davies (1-0) |
| L: | C. Sabathia (3-7) |
| SV: | J. Soria (12) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .254 |
| J Carroll 2B-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| B Francisco LF-CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .307 |
| V Martinez C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .292 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .233 |
| S Choo RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| C Blake 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .225 |
| M Aubrey 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .185 |
| A Cabrera PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| F Gutierrez CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| a-D Dellucci PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .227 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
| a-grounded to first for F Gutierrez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Blake (11, J Soria) 3B: F Gutierrez (1, K Davies) RBI: J Carroll (7), D Dellucci (17) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 2, M Aubrey 1, G Sizemore 2, V Martinez 1, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Sabathia-J Peralta-M Aubrey, J Carroll-J Peralta-M Aubrey). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Sabathia (L, 3-7) | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 102-73 | 4.72 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 102-73 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Sabathia 30 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 12-8 Game Scores: C Sabathia 54 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 |
| J Guillen LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| M Olivo DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .296 |
| M Teahen 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| E German SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .178 |
| T Pena SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Buck (9, C Sabathia); D DeJesus (4, C Sabathia) HR: D Dejesus (4, 3rd inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D DeJesus 2 (22), J Gathright (10), M Grudzielanek (5) 2-out RBI: D DeJesus 2, M Grudzielanek GIDP: A Gordon, M Teahen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: J Buck. | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Davies (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100-58 | 1.80 |
| R Mahay (H, 7) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-11 | 2.42 |
| J Peralta (H, 1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 5.79 |
| J Soria (S, 12) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-21 | 1.16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 173-100 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Soria Batters faced: K Davies 23; R Mahay 5; J Peralta 3; J Soria 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 7-6; R Mahay 1-2; J Peralta 0-2; J Soria 2-3 Game Scores: K Davies 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | KAN | |||
 | 3rd | J Carroll singled to left, F Gutierrez scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | D DeJesus homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | J Gathright grounded out to shortstop, M Teahen scored, J Buck to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | D DeJesus doubled to left, J Buck scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | M Grudzielanek singled to left, D DeJesus scored, M Grudzielanek to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 4 |
| 8th | D Dellucci grounded out to first, J Peralta scored, C Blake to third, A Cabrera to second. | 2 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 23,923 (62.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:46 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Charlie Reliford, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Brian Runge |
MLB Scores
Saturday, May 31st 2008
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | in 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 14 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 | in 10 |