Kansas City 2, Cleveland 0

Boxscore | Recap
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:05 PM
Location - Progressive Field
Temperature - 48°
Umpires - Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - John Hirschbeck, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Marty Foster,
Attendance - 13509

Final Scoring Summary

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

Team Records

Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 8-6 3-3 5-3 W1
Cleveland 5-10 2-3 3-7 L1

Recap Quick Hits

  • With this loss, the Cleveland Indians have a 2-3 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 5-3 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Brian Bannister pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Joakim Soria closed out the game to get the save and has 5 save s for the season. Cliff Lee took the loss for Cleveland.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Cleveland
Brian Bannister Player Cliff Lee
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 8.0
1 Strikeouts 5
4 Hits 9
0.00 ERA 2.25
Hitting
Kansas City   Cleveland
Alberto Jose Callaspo Player Victor Martinez
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.500 Avg .500

Team Stats Summary

Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Kansas City 9 0 11 .273 12 6 2 1 0 0
Cleveland 5 0 5 .161 19 3 0 3 1 0

Upcoming Games

  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .167 after a win and .444 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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