Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
May 20, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 20, 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 6, Kansas City Royals 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 4 0 1 1
Sizemore dh 5 0 0 1
Martinez c,1b 5 1 2 0
Choo rf 3 1 2 1
Peralta 3b 4 0 2 1
Garko 1b 4 0 0 0
  LaPorta pr 0 1 0 0
  Shoppach c 0 0 0 0
DeRosa lf 4 2 3 1
Francisco cf 4 1 2 1
Carroll 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Laffey p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 4 1 2 0
Callaspo 2b 3 1 1 0
  Bloomquist pr 0 0 0 0
Butler 1b 4 0 1 1
Jacobs dh 4 1 0 0
  Maier pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 1 2 2
Teahen 3b 5 0 0 0
DeJesus lf 3 0 1 1
Buck c 2 0 0 0
Aviles ss 4 1 1 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Ponson p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 4
Cleveland 000 200 2206120
Kansas City 003 100 010580
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez   6.0 6 4 4 4 3
  Laffey  W(3-0) 1.1 2 1 1 1 0
  Betancourt   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Wood  SV(6) 1.0 0 0 0 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
9
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche   6.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Wright   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Ponson  L(1-5) 1.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Tejeda   1.1 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
3
2

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Carroll-Garko, Kansas City 2. Meche-Aviles, Callaspo-Aviles-Butler.  2B–Cleveland Cabrera (11,off Meche); Martinez (13,off Meche); DeRosa (9,off Ponson), Kansas City Guillen (4,off Carmona).  SH–Peralta (2,off Ponson); Buck (1,off Carmona).  HBP–Carroll (1,by Wright).  Team LOB–8.  Team–11.  SB–Bloomquist (7,2nd base off Wood/Shoppach); Bloomquist (7,2nd base off Wood/Shoppach).  U-HP–Derryl Cousins, 1B–Jim Joyce, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:28.  A–19,652.
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