MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
09/30/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2347 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (82-75) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Cleveland Indians (83-75) 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 X 6 8 1
Belle Stars in 6-1 Win for Cleveland
The Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-1, at Progressive Field. Cleveland left fielder Albert Belle had the hot bat. He went 2-2 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 5 runs and scored once. Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller got the win. He's now 14-11. Mark Gubicza was tagged with the loss. The Indians, at 83-75, sit in first place in the American League Central Division.

Cleveland took a 5-1 lead on Belle's 11th home run of the season. The grand slam home run, which he hit off Mark Gubicza in the bottom of the sixth, propelled Cleveland to the win.

Belle said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254 0 37
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .309 19 76
G. Brett DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 15 70
S. Perez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 23 83
C. Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .202 11 44
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .282 19 69
F. White 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .244 7 50
J. Dye RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .204 18 62
J. Randa 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 1 7
   a-J. Mayberry Sr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 4
   b-K. Seitzer 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 7 24
Totals 33 1 8 1 2 9 12      
a - J. Mayberry Sr pinch hit for J. Randa in the 5th
b - K. Seitzer substituted for J. Mayberry Sr in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dye (21, 3rd Inning off B. Feller, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Perez , M. Sweeney 3 , F. White 3 , J. Dye 2
2-out RBI: F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , J. Dye 2
GIDP: B. Witt Jr. 2 , J. Dye
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: M. Sweeney (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Gubicza-Witt Jr.-Sweeney, Seitzer-White-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304 27 88
L. Boudreau SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 6 45
J. Giambi 1B 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 .261 21 76
L. Doby CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .213 22 76
M. Ramirez RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .219 20 60
V. Martinez C 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 .236 7 40
A. Belle LF 2 1 2 5 1 0 2 .242 11 32
B. Avila 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 5 42
   a-E. Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 4 11
   b-C. Baerga 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .182 0 1
K. Keltner 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .225 15 50
Totals 30 6 8 6 5 2 21      
a - E. Averill pinch hit for B. Avila in the 4th
b - C. Baerga substituted for E. Averill in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Keltner (14, 6th Inning off J. Soria, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Baerga (1, 6th Inning off J. Soria, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Belle (11, 6th Inning off M. Gubicza, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Giambi 2 , L. Doby , M. Ramirez , A. Belle 5 , C. Baerga 2 , K. Keltner 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Boudreau , V. Martinez , E. Averill
GIDP: V. Martinez , K. Keltner
Sac Fly: A. Belle
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baerga (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Boudreau-Avila-Giambi, Boudreau-Baerga-Giambi, Boudreau-Baerga-Giambi)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza L (11-11) 5.1 5 5 4 4 1 1 103 4.04   
J. Soria 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 29 4.46   
M. Littell 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 37
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 25, J. Soria 7, M. Littell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 8-6, J. Soria 1-2, M. Littell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 103-60, J. Soria 29-17, M. Littell 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Littell 1-0
WP: J. Soria
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Feller W (14-11) 8.1 6 1 1 2 7 0 107 3.97   
M. Harder 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.79   
R. Betancourt 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Feller 72
Batters Faced: B. Feller 31, M. Harder 3, R. Betancourt 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Feller 7-8, M. Harder 0-0, R. Betancourt 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Feller 107-68, M. Harder 11-8, R. Betancourt 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Betancourt 2-0
WP: B. Feller
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Belle
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 34676
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