Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 18, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2005 at Kauffman Stadium. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 5, Kansas City Royals 1

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Crisp lf 4 1 1 0
Sizemore cf 5 0 1 1
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
Hafner dh 4 0 1 0
Blake rf 4 1 2 1
Broussard 1b 4 1 1 1
Boone 3b 3 1 0 0
Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0
Peralta ss 3 1 1 1
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0
Berroa ss 4 0 1 1
Sweeney dh 4 0 0 0
Marrero 1b 4 0 0 0
Buck c 2 0 0 0
Long lf 4 0 0 0
Brown rf 4 0 0 0
Graffanino 3b 2 0 0 0
Gotay 2b 2 1 1 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  MacDougal p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Cleveland 020 300 000580
Kansas City 000 000 010132
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W (1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 2 5
  Betancourt   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Rhodes   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
4
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke  L (0-1) 5.0 7 5 5 1 3
  Wood   3.0 1 0 0 2 1
  MacDougal   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
3
5

  E–Berroa (2), Marrero (2).  DP–Kansas City 3. Gotay-Berroa-Marrero, Graffanino-Gotay-Marrero, Graffanino-Gotay-Marrero.  2B–Cleveland Blake (1,off Greinke), Kansas City Gotay (2,off Lee).  3B–Cleveland Peralta (1,off Greinke); Crisp (1,off Greinke).  HR–Cleveland Blake (2,2nd inning off Greinke 0 on 0 out); Broussard (1,2nd inning off Greinke 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Boone (1,by Greinke).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Graffanino (1,2nd base off Lee/Martinez); Berroa (2,2nd base off Lee/Martinez).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Bruce Froemming, 3B–Mike Winters.  T–2:41.  A–11,115.
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