Indians 12, 
Royals 5
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .317 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| K Ka'aihue 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| E German LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .163 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (26, C Lee) HR: J Guillen 2 (20, 6th inning off C Lee 0 on, 1 Out; 9th inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Teahen 2 (50), J Guillen 2 (90), T Pena (12) SF: T Pena GIDP: D DeJesus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Aviles 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (T Pena-A Callaspo-B Butler). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (L, 11-11) | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 108-72 | 4.14 |
| K Wells | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25-11 | 8.68 |
| J Peralta | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 6.22 |
| J Fulchino | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-15 | 9.00 |
| Y Yabuta | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24-15 | 5.24 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 188-118 | |
| PITCHING WP: G Meche Batters faced: G Meche 25; K Wells 5; J Peralta 2; J Fulchino 6; Y Yabuta 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 4-4; K Wells 1-0; J Peralta 0-2; J Fulchino 2-0; Y Yabuta 0-2 Game Scores: G Meche 29 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .265 |
| J Carroll 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| S Choo LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .274 |
| B Francisco DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .275 |
| K Shoppach C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .272 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Carroll (11, G Meche); B Francisco (29, G Meche); G Sizemore 2 (34, K Wells, J Fulchino); F Gutierrez (26, J Fulchino) HR: K Shoppach (20, 2nd inning off G Meche 0 on, 1 Out); A Cabrera (5, 7th inning off J Fulchino 1 on, 2 Out); S Choo (10, 8th inning off Y Yabuta 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: S Choo 3 (48), K Shoppach 3 (53), B Francisco (52), G Sizemore 2 (87), J Peralta (81), A Cabrera 2 (38) SF: J Peralta 2-out RBI: B Francisco, K Shoppach 2, A Cabrera 2 GIDP: J Peralta Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sizemore 1, R Garko 1, J Carroll 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Peralta (13, throw) DP: 1 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko). Outfield Assist: F Gutierrez (M Teahen at Home). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Lee (W, 22-2) | 8.1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 94-71 | 2.36 |
| J Lewis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 4.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 98-74 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Lee 35; J Lewis 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lee 10-11; J Lewis 0-2 Game Scores: C Lee 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | CLE | |||
 | 1st | S Choo singled to center, J Carroll scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | M Teahen singled to shallow left, M Olivo scored, E German to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | K Shoppach homered to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | S Choo singled to right, G Sizemore scored, J Carroll to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | B Francisco doubled to left, J Carroll scored, S Choo to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | K Shoppach singled to right, S Choo and B Francisco scored, K Shoppach to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | J Guillen homered to center. | 2 | 6 |
| 6th | G Sizemore doubled to deep left center, F Gutierrez and A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 6th | J Peralta hit sacrifice fly to right, G Sizemore scored. | 2 | 9 |
| 7th | A Cabrera homered to right center, F Gutierrez scored. | 2 | 11 |
| 8th | S Choo homered to right. | 2 | 12 |
| 9th | J Guillen homered to right. | 3 | 12 |
| 9th | M Teahen doubled to deep center, K Ka'aihue scored, E German to third. | 4 | 12 |
| 9th | T Pena hit sacrifice fly to center, E German scored. | 5 | 12 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 32,843 (72.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - D.J. Reyburn |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 12th 2008
| Tampa Bay | Postponed | |
| NY Yankees |
| Toronto | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 |
| Milwaukee | Postponed | |
| Philadelphia |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 10 |
| Atlanta | Postponed | |
| NY Mets |
| Washington | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Minnesota | Postponed | |
| Baltimore |
| Chi Cubs | Postponed | |
| Houston |
| Detroit | Postponed | |
| Chi White Sox |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Texas | 7 | Final |
| Oakland | 0 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |