Friday, September 28th, 2012 6:05PM CST
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.
Date: Friday, September 28th, 2012
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: Progressive Field
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 14,850
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLE |
0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
KC |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

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

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

Errors: C Kotchman (6, ground ball)
Passed Balls: C Santana

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

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

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

Double Plays: 2 (W Smith-T Abreu-B Butler, J Giavotella-T Abreu-B Butler)
Errors: M Moustakas (15, ground ball)

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