MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/02/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1555 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (53-52) 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 12 2
Kansas City Royals (55-49) 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 X 7 14 1
Cleveland Falters Again, Loses, 7-5, to Kansas City
Kansas City parlayed a decent outing from starter Mark Gubicza into a solid win over the Cleveland Indians. The final score was 7-5. Gubicza, now 9-6, was the winner. In 5.1 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 3 runs. Jeff Montgomery notched his 30th save in 32 chances.

Cleveland had the bases empty in the top of the eighth. With no one out, Ken Keltner stood at the plate, hoping to find a gap. Instead, he grounded out. The score remained 6-5, Kansas City. The Indians never could mount a comeback.

The win gives Kansas City a season record of 55-49.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .280 1 15
A. Rosen SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .220 0 4
J. Ramirez LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .279 20 55
L. Doby CF 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .222 12 55
M. Ramirez RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .227 12 38
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .269 14 54
B. Avila 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 4 30
   a-E. Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .189 2 8
   b-J. Hodapp 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
K. Keltner 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .200 8 22
J. Romano C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211 3 16
Totals 38 5 12 5 1 6 19      
a - E. Averill pinch hit for B. Avila in the 7th
b - J. Hodapp substituted for E. Averill in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi 2 (16, 2nd Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Gubicza, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Keltner (7, 4th Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Ramirez (10, 6th Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Doby (19, 7th Inning off J. Soria, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Rosen (1, 7th Inning off J. Soria, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton 2 , A. Rosen 4 , L. Doby 3 , M. Ramirez 3 , J. Giambi 4 , K. Keltner 3
2-out RBI: K. Keltner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Doby , M. Ramirez 2 , E. Averill , J. Romano 2
Sac Fly: J. Ramirez
Hit by Pitch: K. Lofton
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Rosen (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ramirez (4) , J. Romano (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Giambi-Rosen-Coveleski)
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez(Brett at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .251 0 26
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .348 15 59
   c-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 3
S. Perez C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .261 13 54
J. Damon DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .230 6 34
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .283 13 45
   b-C. Beltran RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 9 35
K. Seitzer 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .221 4 13
J. Offerman 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .233 0 3
A. Otis CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .228 3 13
J. Dye RF 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .210 12 48
   a-G. Brett PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 11 46
Totals 36 7 14 7 2 2 13      
a - G. Brett pinch hit for J. Dye in the 8th
b - C. Beltran substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th
c - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Otis (11, 3rd Inning off S. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sweeney (23, 5th Inning off D. LaRoche, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Brett (22, 8th Inning off D. Jones, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Witt Jr. (6, 3rd Inning off S. Coveleski, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 2 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , S. Perez , J. Damon , M. Sweeney 2 , J. Offerman 2 , A. Otis 3 , J. Dye 2 , G. Brett 2
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , B. Witt Jr. , S. Perez , A. Otis
GIDP: J. Damon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. 2 (32)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Seitzer (5)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coveleski L (6-10) 3.1 7 5 5 0 0 0 55 4.68   
D. LaRoche 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 25 4.62   
J. Mesa 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 2.50   
D. Jones 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 21 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coveleski 24
Batters Faced: S. Coveleski 16, D. LaRoche 7, J. Mesa 7, D. Jones 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coveleski 6-3, D. LaRoche 3-0, J. Mesa 4-0, D. Jones 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coveleski 55-37, D. LaRoche 25-18, J. Mesa 25-14, D. Jones 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. LaRoche 1-0 , J. Mesa 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza W (9-6) 5.1 7 3 3 0 5 0 107 4.33   
J. Soria 1.2 5 2 2 0 0 0 27 2.87   
K. Farnsworth H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.82   
J. Montgomery SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 47
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 24, J. Soria 10, K. Farnsworth 3, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 5-5, J. Soria 4-1, K. Farnsworth 2-1, J. Montgomery 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 107-68, J. Soria 27-20, K. Farnsworth 7-3, J. Montgomery 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soria 1-1
WP: M. Gubicza , J. Montgomery
Hit Batsmen: M. Gubicza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Gubicza
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 37535
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