Tribe Beats KC 4-3 and Are Out of Last Place Once Again
Cleveland Indians 4, Kansas City Royals 3
June 11, 2009
Royals starting lineup:
David DeJesus (LF), Coco Crisp (CF), Billy Butler (1B), Jose Guillen (RF), Alberto Callaspo (2B), Brayan Pena (DH), Miguel Olivo (C), Willie Bloomquist (3B), Tony PenaJr. (SS), Zack Greinke (P),
Indians starting lineup:
Ben Francisco (LF), Mark DeRosa (3B), Victor Martinez (C), Shin-Soo Choo (RF), Jhonny Peralta (SS), Ryan Garko (DH), Chris Gimenez (1B), Luis Valbuena (2B), Trevor Crowe (CF), Jeremy Sowers (P),
Umpires -- Eric Cooper (HP), Mike Reilly (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B), Laz Diaz (3B).
Gametime Weather: 62 degrees, Overcast.
Wind: 12 MPH, In From RF.
First pitch by J. Sowers at 07:05 PM local time.
Royals 1st (Royals 0, Indians 0) -- D. DeJesus grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez. C. Crisp grounds out, M. DeRosa to C. Gimenez. B. Butler grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Indians 1st (Royals 0, Indians 0) -- B. Francisco flies out to J. Guillen. M. DeRosa singles to left-center field. V. Martinez grounds out, T. PenaJr. to B. Butler, M. DeRosa to 2nd. S. Choo struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Royals 2nd (Royals 0, Indians 0) -- J. Guillen grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez. A. Callaspo flies out to S. Choo in foul territory. B. Pena reaches on fielding error by M. DeRosa. M. Olivo grounds into a force out, J. Peralta to L. Valbuena, B. Pena out at 2nd.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB)
Indians 2nd (Royals 0, Indians 0) -- J. Peralta grounds out, W. Bloomquist to B. Butler. R. Garko grounds out, A. Callaspo to B. Butler. C. Gimenez strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Royals 3rd (Royals 0, Indians 0) -- W. Bloomquist grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez. T. PenaJr. grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez. D. DeJesus singles to center field. C. Crisp grounds into a force out, fielded by L. Valbuena, D. DeJesus out at 2nd.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Indians 3rd (Indians 1, Royals 0) -- L. Valbuena doubles to left-center field. T. Crowe out on a sacrifice bunt, Z. Greinke to B. Butler, L. Valbuena to 3rd. B. Francisco pops out to M. Olivo in foul territory. M. DeRosa walks. V. Martinez singles to right-center field, L. Valbuena scores; M. DeRosa to 3rd. S. Choo strikes out swinging.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Royals 4th (Indians 1, Royals 0) -- B. Butler singles to left field. J. Guillen flies out to S. Choo. A. Callaspo singles to left-center field, B. Butler to 2nd. B. Pena walks, B. Butler to 3rd; A. Callaspo to 2nd. M. Olivo strikes out on foul tip. W. Bloomquist grounds into a force out, J. Peralta to L. Valbuena, B. Pena out at 2nd.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB)
Indians 4th (Indians 1, Royals 0) -- J. Peralta strikes out swinging. R. Garko singles to left field, R. Garko out at 2nd, D. DeJesus to A. Callaspo. C. Gimenez flies out to C. Crisp.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Royals 5th (Royals 2, Indians 1) -- T. PenaJr. singles through the hole at second base. D. DeJesus doubles to right-center field, T. PenaJr. scores. C. Crisp singles to right-center field, D. DeJesus to 3rd. With B. Butler batting, C. Crisp steals 2nd base. B. Butler grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez, D. DeJesus scores; C. Crisp to 3rd. J. Guillen strikes out swinging. A. Callaspo flies out to S. Choo.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Indians 5th (Royals 2, Indians 1) -- L. Valbuena ground bunts out, W. Bloomquist to B. Butler. T. Crowe grounds out, A. Callaspo to B. Butler. B. Francisco pops out to W. Bloomquist in foul territory.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Royals 6th (Royals 2, Indians 1) -- Pitcher Change: G. Aquino replaces J. Sowers. B. Pena grounds out, L. Valbuena to C. Gimenez. M. Olivo grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez. W. Bloomquist struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Indians 6th (Royals 2, Indians 1) -- M. DeRosa walks. V. Martinez grounds into a force out, A. Callaspo to T. PenaJr., M. DeRosa out at 2nd. S. Choo strikes out swinging. J. Peralta grounds out, T. PenaJr. to B. Butler.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Royals 7th (Royals 2, Indians 1) -- T. PenaJr. grounds out, L. Valbuena to C. Gimenez. D. DeJesus strikes out swinging. C. Crisp singles to shallow left field. B. Butler walks, C. Crisp to 2nd. J. Guillen strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Indians 7th (Royals 2, Indians 1) -- R. Garko singles to left-center field. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner J. Barfield replaces R. Garko. C. Gimenez ground bunts into a force out, Z. Greinke to T. PenaJr., J. Barfield out at 2nd. L. Valbuena strikes out swinging. T. Crowe lines out to D. DeJesus.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Royals 8th (Royals 3, Indians 1) -- J. Barfield remains in the game as the designated hitter. A. Callaspo grounds out to C. Gimenez. B. Pena struck out looking. M. Olivo hits a home run to left field on a 1-1 pitch. W. Bloomquist flies out to S. Choo.
(1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Indians 8th (Royals 3, Indians 3) -- Defensive Substitution: M. Maier replaces right fielder J. Guillen, batting 4th, playing right field. B. Francisco lines out to C. Crisp. M. DeRosa singles to left-center field. V. Martinez walks, M. DeRosa to 2nd. Pitcher Change: J. Bale replaces Z. Greinke. S. Choo grounds into a force out, B. Butler to T. PenaJr., M. DeRosa scores; V. Martinez out at 2nd, S. Choo advances to 2nd on throwing error by T. PenaJr. throwing error by A. Callaspo. Pitcher Change: J. Soria replaces J. Bale. J. Peralta doubles to left-center field, S. Choo scores. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter J. Carroll replaces J. Barfield. J. Carroll flies out to D. DeJesus.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors, 1 LOB)
Royals 9th (Royals 3, Indians 3) -- J. Carroll remains in the game as the designated hitter. Pitcher Change: K. Wood replaces G. Aquino. Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter L. Hernandez replaces T. PenaJr. L. Hernandez strikes out swinging. D. DeJesus lines out to S. Choo. C. Crisp strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB)
Indians 9th (Royals 3, Indians 3) -- L. Hernandez remains in the game as the shortstop. C. Gimenez flies out to C. Crisp. L. Valbuena walks. T. Crowe flies out to M. Maier. B. Francisco strikes out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Royals 10th (Royals 3, Indians 3) -- Pitcher Change: M. Herges replaces K. Wood. B. Butler singles through the hole at shortstop. Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner M. Teahen replaces B. Butler. M. Maier bunt pops out to M. DeRosa. A. Callaspo flies out to T. Crowe. B. Pena grounds out, J. Peralta to C. Gimenez.
(0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB)
Indians 10th (Indians 4, Royals 3) -- M. Teahen remains in the game as the third baseman. Defensive switch from 3rd to 1st for W. Bloomquist. Pitcher Change: K. Farnsworth replaces J. Soria. M. DeRosa singles up the middle. V. Martinez walks, M. DeRosa to 2nd. S. Choo singles to center field, M. DeRosa scores; V. Martinez to 2nd.
(1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB)
Final: Indians 4, Royals 3
WP: Matt Herges (2-0).
LP: Kyle Farnsworth (1-4).
Time: 3:21.
Attendance: 14342.
Official Scorer: Bob Maver.

















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