MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/17/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 971 - TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (36-30) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 6 8 0
Kansas City Royals (32-34) 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 X 8 13 0
Royals 8, Indians 6
The Kansas City Royals topped the Cleveland Indians, 8-6, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kansas City pitcher Kevin Appier. The winner was Appier. He threw 6.0 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Corey Kluber. Jeff Montgomery earned save number 19 this season.

Jermaine Dye aided the Kansas City cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the third. For the game, the right fielder was 1-4.

"Kevin did a really nice job of taking the ball and giving us a chance to win the game," said Kansas City manager .

Kansas City is now 32-34.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez DH 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .225 13 31
L. Boudreau SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .281 3 14
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .276 11 36
L. Doby CF 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .234 7 34
M. Ramirez LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .219 6 21
R. Colavito RF 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .202 4 21
B. Avila 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 3 .230 2 17
K. Keltner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .198 5 11
   a-A. Belle PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .232 1 9
   b-A. Rosen 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 0 1
J. Romano C 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .203 2 10
Totals 33 6 8 6 8 12 21      
a - A. Belle pinch hit for K. Keltner in the 8th
b - A. Rosen substituted for A. Belle in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Avila (15, 2nd Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Giambi (8, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (13, 7th Inning off G. Holland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 5 , L. Boudreau , J. Giambi 2 , L. Doby , M. Ramirez , B. Avila 2 , J. Romano
2-out RBI: J. Ramirez , J. Giambi , B. Avila , J. Romano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramirez , J. Giambi , L. Doby
GIDP: K. Keltner
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219 0 11
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .340 12 35
   a-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 3 8
G. Brett 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .253 10 32
S. Perez C 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .291 11 36
J. Damon DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .221 3 16
M. Sweeney 1B 3 0 1 3 0 0 2 .284 7 29
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 2
C. Beltran CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .197 4 15
F. White 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .221 4 18
J. Dye RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .191 8 28
Totals 35 8 13 8 0 2 15      
a - K. Seitzer substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th
b - F. Patek substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. White (16, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (14, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Damon (5, 5th Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Perez (8, 7th Inning off D. LaRoche, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (4, 6th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 3 , G. Brett , S. Perez 3 , J. Damon 3 , M. Sweeney , C. Beltran 5 , F. White 3 , J. Dye
2-out RBI: J. Damon , M. Sweeney , F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Brett , M. Sweeney , J. Dye
Sac Fly: S. Perez , M. Sweeney
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brett-White-Sweeney)
OF assists: 1 (Wilson(Avila at 3rd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kluber L (6-6) 5.0 10 6 6 0 2 1 72 3.02   
D. LaRoche 3.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 28 5.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 25
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 25, D. LaRoche 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 10-3, D. LaRoche 4-5
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 72-44, D. LaRoche 28-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier W (4-7) 6.0 6 2 2 3 10 0 114 4.11   
G. Holland 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18 3.86   
S. Busby 1.0 1 3 3 4 1 0 40 1.89   
J. Montgomery SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 59
Batters Faced: K. Appier 25, G. Holland 4, S. Busby 8, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 3-3, G. Holland 1-2, S. Busby 2-0, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 114-71, G. Holland 18-12, S. Busby 40-20, J. Montgomery 19-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 26315
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