Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 13, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 2012 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 8, Kansas City Royals 3

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Brantley cf 5 1 2 1
Cabrera ss 5 2 2 1
Choo rf 4 1 2 2
Santana c 5 0 1 0
Hafner dh 5 0 0 0
Duncan lf 3 1 1 1
  Cunningham lf 0 0 0 0
Kotchman 1b 4 1 1 0
Kipnis 2b 4 1 1 2
Hannahan 3b 3 1 1 1
Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Sipp p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Pestano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 11 8
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Dyson cf 5 1 1 0
Francoeur rf 4 0 2 0
Hosmer 1b 4 0 1 1
Butler dh 4 1 1 0
Gordon lf 3 0 2 1
Betancourt 2b 4 1 2 0
Moustakas 3b 4 0 1 1
Quintero c 3 0 0 0
  Maier ph 1 0 0 0
Escobar ss 4 0 2 0
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Teaford p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 12 3
Cleveland 700 000 0018110
Kansas City 100 200 0003121
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lowe  W(2-0) 6.2 11 3 3 0 2
  Sipp   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Smith   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Pestano   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar  L(1-1) 4.0 9 7 7 1 3
  Teaford   4.0 1 0 0 2 3
  Herrera   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
0
2

  E–Betancourt (1).  DP–Cleveland 3. Kipnis-Cabrera-Kotchman, Kipnis-Cabrera-Kotchman, Kipnis-Kotchman, Kansas City 1. Betancourt-Escobar-Hosmer.  2B–Cleveland Cabrera (2,off Hochevar); Brantley (2,off Hochevar), Kansas City Butler (4,off Lowe); Moustakas (2,off Lowe).  3B–Cleveland Kipnis (1,off Hochevar).  HR–Cleveland Cabrera (2,9th inning off Herrera 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–6.  Team–7.  SB–Choo (2,2nd base off Hochevar/Quintero); Kipnis (1,2nd base off Teaford/Quintero).  U-HP–Paul Emmel, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Lance Barrett.  T–2:39.  A–40,230.
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