Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
August 24, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 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 10, Kansas City Royals 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 1 0 0
Cabrera ss 5 2 2 2
Choo rf 5 2 3 0
Peralta 3b 4 0 2 0
  Carroll pr,3b 1 1 0 0
Hafner dh 5 2 3 4
Valbuena 2b 3 1 1 3
Shoppach c 3 0 0 0
LaPorta lf 4 0 1 0
Marte 1b 4 1 2 0
Sowers p 0 0 0 0
  Todd p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 10 14 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 4 1 2 0
Bloomquist rf 4 0 1 0
Butler 1b 4 0 0 1
Pena dh 3 1 0 0
Callaspo 2b 4 1 1 0
Teahen 3b 4 2 2 1
Buck c 3 1 1 2
Maier cf 2 0 0 0
Betancourt ss 3 0 2 2
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Bale p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 6
Cleveland 000 301 03310140
Kansas City 000 040 110690
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sowers  W(5-9) 7.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Todd   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Wood   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
3
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche   7.0 8 4 4 2 3
  Soria  L(3-2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0
  Wright   0.1 1 2 2 1 0
  Bale   1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
14
10
10
3
4

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Cabrera-Valbuena-Marte, Kansas City 3. Maier-Buck, Callaspo-Betancourt-Butler, Betancourt-Callaspo-Butler.  2B–Cleveland Peralta (28,off Meche); Hafner (15,off Meche); Marte (2,off Meche); Cabrera (31,off Bale), Kansas City Buck (7,off Sowers).  3B–Cleveland Choo (5,off Meche).  HR–Cleveland Hafner (13,4th inning off Meche 2 on 1 out); Valbuena (8,8th inning off Soria 2 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Maier 2 (5,off Sowers 2).  SF–Betancourt (5,off Sowers).  Team–4.  CS–Betancourt (3,2nd base by Sowers/Shoppach); Betancourt (3,2nd base by Sowers/Shoppach).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Damien Beal, 3B–Gary Cederstrom.  T–3:04.  A–11,101.
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