Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 15, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 2009 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 4

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 0 2 1
DeRosa 3b 5 1 1 1
Martinez c 3 1 0 0
Hafner dh 3 1 2 1
Choo rf 4 0 2 1
Garko 1b 4 0 1 1
Francisco lf 4 0 0 0
Graffanino 2b 3 1 1 0
Cabrera ss 3 1 1 0
Laffey p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 3 2 1 0
Bloomquist 2b 3 1 2 0
  Aviles ph,ss 2 0 1 1
DeJesus lf 4 0 1 1
Buck dh 3 0 0 0
Teahen rf 3 0 1 0
Butler 1b 2 0 0 0
  Jacobs ph,1b 1 1 1 1
Gordon 3b 3 0 0 1
Olivo c 4 0 0 0
Pena ss 2 0 0 0
  Callaspo ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 7 4
Cleveland 001 001 3005100
Kansas City 000 002 110470
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Laffey   5.1 3 2 2 3 5
  Smith   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Lewis  W(1-0) 1.2 4 2 2 3 1
  Betancourt   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wood  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
6
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Ponson   6.0 6 2 2 3 3
  Farnsworth  L(0-2) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Mahay   1.2 1 0 0 0 3
  Ramirez   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Tejeda   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. DeRosa-Graffanino-Garko, Kansas City 1. T. Pena-Bloomquist-Butler.  2B–Cleveland Graffanino (1,off Ponson); Hafner 2 (3,off Ponson,off Mahay); Cabrera (3,off Farnsworth); Sizemore (3,off Ramirez).  3B–Kansas City Crisp (3,off J. Lewis).  HR–Kansas City Jacobs (2,8th inning off J. Lewis 0 on 1 out).  SH–Cabrera (1,off Ponson).  SF–Choo (1,off Mahay).  HBP–Hafner (1,by Tejeda).  IBB–Sizemore (1,by Ponson); Martinez (1,by Ramirez).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Larry Vanover, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–3:01.  A–13,589.
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