MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/01/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2562 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (50-83) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 8 0
Kansas City Royals (58-75) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 10 0
7 Straight Wins for Royals
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City pitcher Chris Irvin had a standout performance. Reliever Brandon Ferrari picked up the win. His record improves to 6-5. Juan Flores took the loss. The winning continues for Kansas City, with the latest making it 7 straight.

Mike Meyerhoff was the walk-off hero for Kansas City. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Royals catcher hit a dramatic solo home run to send the teams home.

"Hitting, winning. It's just contagious," said Meyerhoff.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .221 12 35
H. Pedroso RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .230 0 5
   a-E. Madrid PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .287 3 21
   b-S. Sornson RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 7 29
A. Dungca 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 0 .284 11 35
D. Dunham DH 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 .290 20 64
T. Baird CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 10 46
D. Thaqi LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .261 12 58
M. Geter 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 13 35
B. Durham C 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .193 2 9
D. Hammertime 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 3 18
Totals 31 5 8 5 1 13 9      
a - E. Madrid pinch ran for H. Pedroso in the 6th
b - S. Sornson substituted for E. Madrid in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Durham (7, 9th Inning off J. Moncada, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez Jr. (12, 6th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Dungca (11, 9th Inning off J. Moncada, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rodriguez Jr. 4 , A. Dungca 6 , D. Thaqi , M. Geter , B. Durham 2 , D. Hammertime
2-out RBI: B. Durham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Baird , D. Hammertime
Sac Fly: D. Dunham 2
Hit by Pitch: H. Pedroso , D. Dunham
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Dungca (21)
CS: A. Dungca (10) , D. Hammertime (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Prado LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .272 22 57
I. Faber 2B 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .335 3 24
   a-B. Baconneck PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 8 47
M. Meyerhoff C 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .317 31 68
M. Jaquez DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 5 .245 39 124
G. Switzer RF 4 0 2 3 0 0 1 .253 17 64
B. Najar CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .274 10 26
J. Rupert 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 2 9
M. Markus 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268 4 40
A. Matthews SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222 6 26
Totals 36 6 10 6 3 7 14      
a - B. Baconneck pinch hit for I. Faber in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Prado (24, 5th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Najar (10, 8th Inning off M. Laverty, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Meyerhoff (31, 9th Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Prado 3 , M. Meyerhoff 5 , M. Jaquez , G. Switzer 2 , B. Najar 4 , M. Markus , A. Matthews
2-out RBI: M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez , G. Switzer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Switzer , B. Najar 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Faber (7) , M. Meyerhoff (9) , M. Jaquez (12)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Cole 6.0 7 4 4 3 4 0 104 5.10   
M. Laverty 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 29 5.69   
J. Flores L (4-7) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Cole 43
Batters Faced: B. Cole 28, M. Laverty 8, J. Flores 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Cole 8-6, M. Laverty 1-3, J. Flores 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Cole 104-64, M. Laverty 29-21, J. Flores 9-6
WP: B. Cole
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Irvin 5.1 4 3 3 1 9 1 82 8.12   
G. Ts'ong H (4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 5.70   
A. Hahn H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.71   
J. Moncada BS (5) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 19 5.40   
B. Ferrari W (6-5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Irvin 56
Batters Faced: C. Irvin 20, G. Ts'ong 6, A. Hahn 3, J. Moncada 6, B. Ferrari 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Irvin 3-2, G. Ts'ong 1-2, A. Hahn 2-0, J. Moncada 1-0, B. Ferrari 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Irvin 82-54, G. Ts'ong 25-17, A. Hahn 12-6, J. Moncada 19-14, B. Ferrari 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ts'ong 1-1 , B. Ferrari 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Irvin , J. Moncada
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Irvin
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 32055
Special Notes: Hector Pedroso and Chris Irvin were ejected in the 6th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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