Cleveland 9, Kansas City 6
Sunday, September 4, 2011 2:10 PM
Location -
Kauffman Stadium
Temperature -
72°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Tim Welke,
First Base -
Andy Fletcher,
Second Base -
Jim Reynolds,
Third Base -
Mike DiMuro,
Attendance -
34015
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Cleveland
|
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
9
|
13 |
1 |
|
Kansas City
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
6
|
12 |
0 |
Team Records
Recap
Shelley Duncan homered twice and drove in five runs to lead the visiting Cleveland Indians to a 9-6 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
The win allowed Cleveland to keep pace with Detroit in the American League Central. The Tigers blasted the Chicago White Sox 18-2 Sunday evening to remain 6 1/2 games clear of the Indians.
Jeanmar Gomez (2-2) allowed one run in 5 1/3 innings to win his second straight start.
Duncan belted a three-run homer in the sixth and a two-run homer in the eighth - with both shots coming off Jesse Chavez.
Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run double to spark the Indians' three-run second inning.
Eric Hosmer's two-run single and Johnny Giavotella's RBI single in the ninth cut the deficit to three at 9-6 before Chris Perez recorded the final two outs for his 32nd save of the season.
Cleveland scored four times in the first two innings off Jeff Francis (5-15). Jerad Head doubled in a run in the second for his first career RBI.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
13 |
2 |
24 |
.333 |
20 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
| Kansas City
|
12 |
0 |
15 |
.324 |
21 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Kansas City will play their next game on the road against
Oakland.
The
Royals
have a W/L % of
.390
after a win and
.427
after a loss.
-
Cleveland
will play their next game at home against
Detroit.
The
Indians
have a W/L % of
.507
after a win and
.515
after a loss.