MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
10/01/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2365 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (83-75) 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 0
Cleveland Indians (83-76) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Jackson in Fine Form in 7-1 Win
The Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-1, at Progressive Field. Starting pitcher Danny Jackson was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. The first-place Royals bumped their record to 83-75.

Jackson lasted 8.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 4 hits. The Kansas City left-hander, who is tied for 6th in the AL in quality starts with 23, is now 17-9.

"Danny gains confidence in the confidence we have in him," said Kansas City manager .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .255 0 38
G. Brett DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .260 15 70
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .310 20 77
M. Sweeney 1B 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 .282 20 71
C. Beltran CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .202 12 46
J. Dye RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .207 18 62
F. White 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .244 7 51
J. Randa 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .200 1 7
B. Mayne C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 0 2
Totals 36 7 10 7 1 13 9      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (33, 5th Inning off D. LaRoche, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (20, 1st Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Beltran (12, 1st Inning off C. Sabathia, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Sweeney (20, 5th Inning off D. LaRoche, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 2 , B. Witt Jr. 6 , M. Sweeney 4 , C. Beltran 4 , J. Dye 2 , F. White , J. Randa
2-out RBI: W. Wilson , B. Witt Jr. , C. Beltran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Brett
GIDP: W. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: M. Sweeney , B. Mayne
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Dye (9) , F. White (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sweeney-Witt Jr.-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Avila 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 5 42
J. Sewell SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 3
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 27 88
L. Doby CF 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .212 22 76
M. Ramirez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .217 20 60
V. Martinez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .233 7 40
R. Colavito RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .210 10 42
K. Keltner 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .225 15 50
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .204 2 7
Totals 30 1 4 1 3 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Colavito (15, 7th Inning off D. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (2, 5th Inning off D. Jackson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , R. Colavito 2 , K. Keltner , J. Thome 4
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ramirez , R. Colavito , J. Thome
GIDP: V. Martinez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Doby (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sewell-Avila-Thome)
PB: V. Martinez
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jackson W (17-9) 8.2 4 1 1 3 6 1 117 2.73   
G. Holland 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 75
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 32, G. Holland 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 7-12, G. Holland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 117-76, G. Holland 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sabathia L (10-12) 3.2 7 5 5 0 7 2 70 3.38   
D. LaRoche 1.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 26 5.13   
D. Mossi 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 4.00   
R. Narleski 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 32
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 19, D. LaRoche 8, D. Mossi 6, R. Narleski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 2-2, D. LaRoche 1-1, D. Mossi 2-2, R. Narleski 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 70-48, D. LaRoche 26-20, D. Mossi 31-22, R. Narleski 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. LaRoche 1-0 , D. Mossi 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sabathia , D. LaRoche
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Danny Jackson
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 34789
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