Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 9, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 2009 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 4, Cleveland Indians 8

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 3 0 1 0
DeJesus lf 5 0 1 1
Butler 1b 5 0 1 0
Guillen rf 4 0 1 0
Jacobs dh 4 0 0 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 2 0
Teahen 3b 4 1 1 0
Olivo c 4 2 2 1
Bloomquist ss 3 1 3 1
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
  Cruz p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Colon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 12 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Francisco cf,lf 5 0 1 0
Carroll 3b 3 2 1 0
Martinez 1b 3 2 1 0
Choo rf 2 2 0 1
DeRosa lf 4 2 2 4
  Crowe cf 0 0 0 0
Hafner dh 3 0 0 0
Shoppach c 2 0 1 1
Valbuena ss 2 0 0 0
  Peralta ph,ss 2 0 1 1
Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Herges p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 8 7 7
Kansas City 002 002 0004122
Cleveland 000 004 40x871
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   5.0 4 4 1 3 5
  Bale   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Cruz  L(3-2) 0.1 1 3 3 1 0
  Wright   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Colon   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
8
5
4
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lee   6.0 11 4 4 1 4
  Vizcaino   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Perez  W(1-1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Herges   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wood   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
12
4
4
2
8

  E–Butler (3), Olivo (2), Shoppach (1).  DP–Kansas City 2. Callaspo-Bloomquist-Butler, Bloomquist-Callaspo-Butler, Cleveland 2. Barfield-Valbuena-Martinez, Carroll-Barfield-Martinez.  PB–Shoppach (2).  3B–Kansas City DeJesus (5,off Lee).  HR–Kansas City Olivo (6,3rd inning off Lee 0 on 0 out), Cleveland DeRosa (10,7th inning off Wright 3 on 1 out).  SH–Crisp (4,off Lee).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Shoppach (1,off Bale).  HBP–Shoppach (12,by Bannister); Choo (6,by Cruz).  Team–5.  SB–Bloomquist 3 (11,2nd base off Lee/Shoppach 2,2nd base off Wood/Shoppach); Olivo (2,3rd base off Lee/Shoppach); Crisp (12,2nd base off Lee/Shoppach).  U-HP–Chuck Meriwether, 1B–Laz Diaz, 2B–Eric Cooper, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:03.  A–15,038.
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