Royals 6, 
Indians 1
| W: | B. Bannister (5-6) |
| L: | P. Byrd (2-5) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| J Carroll 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .221 |
| B Francisco LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .304 |
| R Garko 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .234 |
| D Dellucci DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .222 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| A Marte 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .150 |
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .209 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: G Sizemore (11, B Bannister); B Francisco (12, B Bannister) HR: G Sizemore (11, 8th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Sizemore (30) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Marte 1, J Peralta 1, D Dellucci 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Sizemore (1, bobble) DP: 1 (J Carroll-J Peralta-R Garko). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Byrd (L, 2-5) | 4.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 72-48 | 4.66 |
| S Elarton | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 61-40 | 5.79 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 133-88 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Grudzielanek (By P Byrd) Batters faced: P Byrd 22; S Elarton 15 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 10-3; S Elarton 5-1 Game Scores: P Byrd 21 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .255 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .294 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| A Callaspo SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 |
| T Pena SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .155 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .257 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (15, P Byrd); R Gload (5, S Elarton) HR: J Guillen (7, 2nd inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out); M Grudzielanek (1, 5th inning off P Byrd 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Guillen 2 (38), A Gordon 2 (25), M Grudzielanek 2 (7) S: J Gathright 2-out RBI: A Gordon 2, J Guillen GIDP: A Callaspo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 1, M Grudzielanek 1, D DeJesus 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Callaspo (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (A Callaspo-M Grudzielanek). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (W, 5-6) | 7.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 103-70 | 4.60 |
| R Ramirez | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29-18 | 3.20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 132-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bannister 28; R Ramirez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 7-10; R Ramirez 0-2 Game Scores: B Bannister 67 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | KAN | |||
 | 2nd | J Guillen homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Gordon doubled to deep left center, A Callaspo and M Grudzielanek scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Guillen singled to left, A Gordon scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 5th | M Grudzielanek homered to left, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 6 |
 | 8th | G Sizemore homered to right center. | 1 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 22,345 (58.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Brian Runge, Third Base - Charlie Reliford |
MLB Scores
Sunday, June 1st 2008
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 |
| Boston | 9 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | in 10 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 10 |
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Oakland | 13 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |