MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/23/2007
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1906 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-73) 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 6 7 1
Cleveland Guardians (55-72) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 9 1
Kansas City Tags Cleveland with 6-5 Defeat
Cleveland got a terrific game from shortstop Aaron Hill. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Kansas City, 6-5. Hill was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Hector Perez earned the win. Ubaldo Jimenez, who is tied for 5th in the AL in strikeouts with 154, took the loss for Cleveland. The save went to Brad Nelson, number 24 for him.

In the top of the seventh, Kansas City got a clutch hit from Andy LaRoche. The third baseman belted a 2-run home run, putting the Royals up, 6-4. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a decisive one.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," LaRoche said.

Kansas City occupies last place in the AL Central Division at 55-73.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns CF, RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .269 11 62
A. LaRoche 3B 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .249 20 65
H. Pacheco RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 26 79
   a-M. Wilson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 5 30
A. Medina 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .263 13 45
P. Magness LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .246 7 34
S. Duncan DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 14 44
D. Barton C 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 .220 7 39
K. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .207 5 32
S. Schoop SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 .226 4 24
Totals 33 6 7 6 1 12 16      
a - M. Wilson substituted for H. Pacheco in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Medina (22, 1st Inning off U. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Medina (13, 6th Inning off U. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out) , A. LaRoche (20, 7th Inning off U. Jimenez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns , A. LaRoche 4 , H. Pacheco , A. Medina 6 , D. Barton 2
2-out RBI: A. Kearns , A. LaRoche , A. Medina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. LaRoche 2 , P. Magness
Sac Bunt: S. Schoop 2
Hit by Pitch: A. Kearns , S. Duncan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kearns 2 (21)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Johnson (12)
OF assists: 1 (Pacheco(Hinske at home))
PB: D. Barton
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fowler CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .241 3 6
J. Turner DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .307 14 62
S. Smitherman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .290 27 93
E. Hinske 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 0 .257 8 43
A. Hill SS 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .299 14 66
D. DeJesus LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .260 5 46
R. Frias 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 0 19
T. Long RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .243 12 50
E. Valdez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .222 10 43
Totals 35 5 9 4 4 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Long (19, 7th Inning off H. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hinske (32, 8th Inning off H. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hill (14, 4th Inning off H. Perez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fowler , E. Hinske 2 , A. Hill 5 , D. DeJesus , T. Long 4 , E. Valdez
2-out RBI: E. Valdez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Fowler 2 , S. Smitherman , R. Frias
Hit by Pitch: R. Frias
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Fowler (2)

FIELDING
Errors: U. Jimenez (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Perez W (5-4) 7.0 8 5 4 3 4 1 105 3.57   
C. Hamilton H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 3.23   
B. Nelson SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Perez 44
Batters Faced: H. Perez 31, C. Hamilton 6, B. Nelson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Perez 5-10, C. Hamilton 2-1, B. Nelson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Perez 105-64, C. Hamilton 28-17, B. Nelson 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hamilton 1-1
WP: C. Hamilton
Hit Batsmen: C. Hamilton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Jimenez L (7-9) 6.2 6 6 3 0 9 2 101 4.55   
V. Boyanich 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.09   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 4.52   
B. Messer 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Jimenez 53
Batters Faced: U. Jimenez 29, V. Boyanich 2, R. Rodriguez 3, B. Messer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Jimenez 5-7, V. Boyanich 1-0, R. Rodriguez 0-1, B. Messer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: U. Jimenez 101-75, V. Boyanich 7-4, R. Rodriguez 8-7, B. Messer 12-6
Hit Batsmen: U. Jimenez 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Hill
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 33950
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