Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
September 30, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 2007 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 4, Kansas City Royals 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0
  Francisco rf 3 0 1 1
Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0
  Rivas pr,ss 3 1 0 0
Hafner dh 2 0 1 2
  Dellucci ph,dh 2 0 0 0
Garko 1b 2 0 0 0
  Barfield 2b 2 0 1 0
Gutierrez rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Blake 3b 1 0 1 0
  Marte 3b 3 0 1 0
Gomez 2b,1b 4 0 0 1
Michaels lf 3 1 1 0
Shoppach c 3 1 2 0
Laffey p 0 0 0 0
  Mastny p 0 0 0 0
  Fultz p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gathright cf 4 0 1 1
German 2b 4 0 0 0
Butler dh 4 0 3 0
  Costa pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Sweeney 1b 3 0 0 0
  Smith 1b,3b 1 0 0 0
Brown rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0
  Teahen rf 1 0 0 0
Huber lf 2 1 1 0
  Gload ph,lf,1b 2 1 2 0
Phillips c 3 0 0 0
  Brazell ph 1 0 0 0
Pena ss 3 0 1 1
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Duckworth p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Cleveland 002 100 001491
Kansas City 000 010 100281
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Laffey  W (4-2) 5.0 4 1 1 0 2
  Mastny   1.2 2 1 1 0 0
  Fultz   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Borowski  SV (45) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
0
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar  L (0-1) 3.0 3 2 2 2 1
  Duckworth   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Oviedo   4.0 1 0 0 0 5
  Peralta   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
6

  E–Rivas (1), Gordon (15).  DP–Cleveland 1. Barfield-Gomez, Kansas City 1. German-Gordon-Sweeney.  2B–Cleveland Hafner (25,off Hochevar); Marte (4,off Duckworth); Barfield (19,off Nunez); Francisco (5,off Peralta), Kansas City Butler 2 (23,off Laffey,off Mastny); Gload 2 (22,off Mastny,off Borowski).  SH–Shoppach (3,off Hochevar).  Team LOB–7.  Team–6.  U-HP–Mike Estabrook, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Wally Bell, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–2:36.  A–19,104.
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