Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals

Friday, September 28th, 2012 6:05PM CST

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Game Recap

Friday night saw Cleveland defeat Kansas City by a score of 8-5. In the winning effort, Jason Kipnis knocked in three runs for the Indians, while the game gave Sandy Alomar Jr. his inaugural victory as the team's manager. For the Royals, this was their sixth straight defeat.

Game Details

Date: Friday, September 28th, 2012

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: Progressive Field

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 14,850

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 010002020

Game Stats


Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

Doubles: S Choo 2 (42, W Smith 2); L Chisenhall (4, W Smith)

Runs Batted In: E Carrera (11), S Choo 2 (62), C Phelps (4), L Chisenhall (15), J Kipnis 3 (75)

2-out Runs Batted In: L Chisenhall, J Kipnis 2

Ground Into Double Play: J Kipnis; C Santana

Team Left On Base: 11

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-17 (C Santana 0-2, R Canzler 0-1, S Choo 1-2, B Lillibridge 0-1, C Phelps 2-3, J Kipnis 1-4, C Kotchman 0-1, E Carrera 2-3)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Canzler 1; C Santana 1; B Lillibridge 1; E Carrera 1; C Kotchman 1


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

Pitcher Notes: S Maine pitched to 3 batters in the 8th

Hit By Pitch: B Lillibridge (By E Teaford)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Huff 18-25; C Allen 3-4; S Maine 2-3; J Smith 2-3; C Perez 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Huff 17-8-23-19; C Allen 1-1-3-4; S Maine 3-1-5-3; J Smith 3-1-4-3; C Perez 4-0-2-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Huff 2-10; C Allen 1-2; S Maine 0-0; J Smith 1-2; C Perez 1-2

Game Scores: D Huff 49


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Errors: C Kotchman (6, ground ball)

Passed Balls: C Santana


Cleveland Guardians Baserunning

Guardians Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Kipnis (31, 2nd base off W Smith/S Perez)



Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Doubles: A Moore (1, D Huff); B Butler (31, S Maine)

Home Runs: B Butler (29, 6th inning off D Huff 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: A Moore (2), B Butler 2 (106), S Perez 2 (38)

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (S Perez 1-1, M Moustakas 0-1, J Bourgeois 0-1, B Pena 0-1, A Moore 1-1, J Giavotella 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Bourgeois 2; B Pena 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Pitcher Notes: W Smith pitched to 2 batters in the 4th

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Smith 7-19; E Teaford 12-17; V Mazzaro 3-5; G Holland 0-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Smith 13-4-9-15; E Teaford 13-5-5-15; V Mazzaro 5-1-4-4; G Holland 0-3-4-0

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Smith 4-3; E Teaford 3-5; V Mazzaro 3-1; G Holland 0-0

Game Scores: W Smith 17


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (W Smith-T Abreu-B Butler, J Giavotella-T Abreu-B Butler)

Errors: M Moustakas (15, ground ball)


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

Caught Stealing: J Bourgeois (4, 2nd base by D Huff)


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