Cleveland Indians vs Kansas City Royals
April 14, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 14, 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 11, Kansas City Royals 9

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Brantley cf 6 2 1 0
Cabrera ss 6 2 3 1
Choo rf 5 1 1 2
Santana c 4 1 2 2
Duncan lf 3 1 1 0
  Cunningham lf 2 0 0 0
Lopez dh 5 0 1 2
Kotchman 1b 3 1 1 1
Donald 2b,3b 4 1 2 1
Hannahan 3b 1 0 0 0
  Kipnis 2b 3 2 2 2
Gomez p 0 0 0 0
  Tomlin p 0 0 0 0
  Perez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Sipp p 0 0 0 0
  Pestano p 0 0 0 0
  Asencio p 0 0 0 0
  Perez C. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 14 11
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Dyson cf 3 1 1 1
Francoeur rf 5 1 1 0
Hosmer 1b 5 1 1 1
Butler dh 5 1 2 2
Gordon lf 5 0 0 0
Betancourt 2b 4 2 2 1
  Getz 2b 1 0 0 0
Moustakas 3b 3 2 2 2
Quintero c 4 0 1 0
Escobar ss 4 1 1 1
Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Herrera p 0 0 0 0
  Mijares p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Broxton p 0 0 0 0
  Holland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 11 8
Cleveland 005 130 000 211142
Kansas City 002 022 210 09110
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Gomez   2.0 0 1 1 0 0
  Tomlin   3.2 6 5 4 0 0
  Perez R.   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Smith   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Sipp   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Pestano   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Asencio  W(1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Perez C.  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Sanchez   2.2 6 5 5 4 1
  Collins   2.1 5 4 4 0 3
  Herrera   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Mijares   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Crow   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Broxton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Holland  L(0-1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1
Totals
10.0
3
2
2
1
1

  E–Donald (1), Hannahan (3).  DP–Cleveland 2. Donald-Cabrera-Kotchman, Kipnis-Cabrera-Kotchman.  2B–Cleveland Santana (1,off Sanchez); Lopez (1,off Sanchez); Cabrera (3,off Collins); Choo (1,off Holland), Kansas City Moustakas 2 (4,off Tomlin,off R. Perez); Butler (5,off Tomlin); Dyson (1,off Smith); Hosmer (1,off Sipp).  3B–Cleveland Brantley (1,off Sanchez), Kansas City Escobar (1,off Tomlin).  HR–Cleveland Kotchman (1,5th inning off Collins 0 on 0 out); Kipnis (2,5th inning off Collins 1 on 0 out), Kansas City Betancourt (1,8th inning off Pestano 0 on 0 out).  SF–Donald (1,off Sanchez); Dyson (1,off Tomlin).  HBP–Choo (3,by Sanchez); Moustakas (1,by Gomez).  IBB–Duncan (1,by Sanchez); Santana (1,by Holland).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  SB–Kotchman (1,2nd base off Mijares/Quintero).  CS–Cabrera (1,2nd base by Sanchez/Quintero).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Lance Barrett, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–3:44.  A–21,788.
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