Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
September 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 2008 at Progressive Field. 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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Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 12

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Aviles 3b 5 0 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 0
DeJesus cf 4 0 1 0
Guillen dh 4 2 2 2
Butler 1b 3 0 1 0
  Ka'aihue 1b 1 1 1 0
Olivo c 4 1 0 0
German lf 4 1 2 0
Teahen rf 4 0 2 2
Pena ss 3 0 0 1
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Wells p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Yabuta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 5 2 3 2
Carroll 3b 5 2 2 0
Choo lf 4 2 3 3
Peralta ss 4 0 0 1
Francisco dh 5 1 1 1
Shoppach c 5 1 2 3
Garko 1b 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez rf 3 2 2 0
Cabrera 2b 2 2 1 2
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 12 15 12
Kansas City 010 001 0035110
Cleveland 110 043 21x12151
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  L(11-11) 5.0 10 6 6 1 7
  Wells   0.1 1 3 3 3 0
  Peralta   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino   1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Yabuta   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
1
1
1
0
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W(22-2) 8.1 11 5 4 0 3
  Lewis   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Peralta (13).  DP–Kansas City 1. Pena-Callaspo-Butler, Cleveland 1. Peralta-Cabrera-Garko.  2B–Kansas City Teahen (26,off Lee), Cleveland Carroll (11,off Meche); Francisco (29,off Meche); Sizemore 2 (34,off Wells,off Fulchino); Gutierrez (26,off Fulchino).  HR–Kansas City Guillen 2 (20,6th inning off Lee 0 on 1 out,9th inning off Lee 0 on 0 out), Cleveland Shoppach (20,2nd inning off Meche 0 on 1 out); Cabrera (5,7th inning off Fulchino 1 on 2 out); Choo (10,8th inning off Yabuta 0 on 0 out).  SF–Pena (2,off J. Lewis); Peralta (5,off Peralta).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–DJ Reyburn.  T–2:57.  A–32,843.
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