Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Indians
June 11, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 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 3, Cleveland Indians 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 5 1 2 1
Crisp cf 5 0 2 0
Butler 1b 4 0 2 1
  Teahen pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
  Maier rf 1 0 0 0
Callaspo 2b 5 0 1 0
Pena B. dh 4 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 1 1 1
Bloomquist 3b,1b 4 0 0 0
Pena T. ss 3 1 1 0
  Hernandez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 3 9 3
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Francisco lf 5 0 0 0
DeRosa 3b 3 2 3 0
Martinez c 3 0 1 1
Choo rf 5 1 1 1
Peralta ss 4 0 1 1
Garko dh 3 0 2 0
  Barfield pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Carroll ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Gimenez 1b 4 0 0 0
Valbuena 2b 3 1 1 0
Crowe cf 3 0 0 0
Sowers p 0 0 0 0
  Aquino p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Herges p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
Kansas City 000 020 010 0392
Cleveland 001 000 020 1491
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke   7.1 6 3 3 3 6
  Bale   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Soria   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Farnsworth  L(1-4) 0.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
5
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sowers   5.0 6 2 2 1 2
  Aquino   3.0 2 1 1 1 4
  Wood   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Herges  W(2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
3
3
2
8

  E–Callaspo (4), T. Pena (3), DeRosa (9).  2B–Kansas City DeJesus (12,off Sowers), Cleveland Valbuena (8,off Greinke); Peralta (10,off Soria).  HR–Kansas City Olivo (8,8th inning off Aquino 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Crowe (2,off Greinke).  Team–9.  SB–Crisp (13,2nd base off Sowers/Martinez).  U-HP–Eric Cooper, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Chuck Meriwether, 3B–Laz Diaz.  T–3:21.  A–14,342.
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