MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/07/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2102 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (62-78) 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 18 2
Kansas City Royals (62-79) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 13 2
Guardians Score Late to Nip Royals, 8-7
The Cleveland Guardians knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 8-7, in AL action at Kauffman Stadium. Cleveland pitcher and Moose Jaw, Canada, native James Avery had an outstanding performance. Cleveland reliever Brett Black was the winner. His record is now 5-4. Paul Oseguera took the loss. The 4th-place Guardians are now 62-78, the Royals 62-79.

Cleveland used the timely hitting of Casey Rowlett to seize the win. The shortstop stroked a 2-run single in the top of the 13th inning to put the Guardians on top, 7-5. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"We had a chance to win," said Kansas City manager Kevin S, "but we didn't get it done."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fowler LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .267 7 15
   b-R. Nanita LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .146 2 7
J. Turner DH 5 2 3 0 2 0 1 .312 17 72
S. Smitherman 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .292 31 103
   c-A. Vargas 1B 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 .193 1 2
A. Hill SS, 3B 6 1 3 2 1 0 3 .300 15 74
E. Hinske 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .255 12 53
   a-M. Kurhan 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .231 0 0
   h-E. Yamamoto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 1 6
   i-C. Rowlett 3B, SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 2
H. Pence RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .209 5 15
   d-D. DeJesus PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 6 48
   f-D. Murphy RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
T. Long CF 7 0 3 2 0 0 2 .242 12 52
E. Valdez C 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .220 11 46
   e-R. Soules PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 17 49
   g-J. Grabowski C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 3 21
   j-F. Del Rosario PH, C 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
R. Frias 2B 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 .266 0 20
Totals 56 8 18 7 6 14 37      
a - M. Kurhan substituted for E. Hinske in the 8th
b - R. Nanita substituted for D. Fowler in the 9th
c - A. Vargas substituted for S. Smitherman in the 9th
d - D. DeJesus pinch hit for H. Pence in the 10th
e - R. Soules pinch hit for E. Valdez in the 10th
f - D. Murphy substituted for D. DeJesus in the 10th
g - J. Grabowski substituted for R. Soules in the 10th
h - E. Yamamoto pinch hit for M. Kurhan in the 11th
i - C. Rowlett substituted for E. Yamamoto in the 11th
j - F. Del Rosario pinch hit for J. Grabowski in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Long (21, 2nd Inning off P. Blake, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Turner (41, 7th Inning off J. Santana, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Hill (35, 13th Inning off P. Oseguera, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Hill (5, 5th Inning off P. Blake, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Fowler , J. Turner 4 , S. Smitherman , A. Hill 6 , E. Hinske , C. Rowlett , H. Pence , D. Murphy , T. Long 4 , R. Frias 3
2-out RBI: A. Hill , T. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Fowler , R. Nanita , M. Kurhan , E. Yamamoto , H. Pence , R. Frias 2
GIDP: S. Smitherman
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Fowler 2 (9) , R. Nanita (2) , S. Smitherman (11)
CS: T. Long (3)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Boyanich (1) , M. Kurhan (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Long-Hill)
OF assists: 2 (Nanita(Medina at 3rd base), Long(Medina at 3rd base))
PB: E. Valdez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns CF 7 2 2 2 0 0 2 .271 13 70
S. Duncan 1B 7 3 2 3 0 2 2 .253 18 56
A. Medina DH 6 1 3 2 0 2 0 .266 15 49
H. Pacheco RF 6 0 1 0 0 3 1 .301 30 87
P. Magness LF 5 0 2 0 1 2 1 .248 7 41
A. LaRoche 3B 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 .241 22 74
D. Barton C 5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .224 7 45
K. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197 5 35
   a-M. Wilson PH, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 6 .201 5 33
J. Hardy SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .213 2 19
   b-L. Overbay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 5 34
   c-S. Schoop SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 4 28
   d-M. Kotsay PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 3 15
   e-A. Carreon SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 3
Totals 53 7 13 7 3 13 25      
a - M. Wilson pinch hit for K. Johnson in the 8th
b - L. Overbay pinch hit for J. Hardy in the 9th
c - S. Schoop substituted for L. Overbay in the 10th
d - M. Kotsay pinch hit for S. Schoop in the 11th
e - A. Carreon substituted for M. Kotsay in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kearns (29, 6th Inning off J. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Medina 2 (26, 9th Inning off C. Meredith, 1 on, 2 outs; 12th Inning off B. Black, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Pacheco (24, 10th Inning off C. Meredith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Medina (15, 6th Inning off J. Avery, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Duncan 2 (18, 6th Inning off J. Avery, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off V. Boyanich, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Kearns (13, 13th Inning off F. Castaneda, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 6 , S. Duncan 8 , A. Medina 8 , H. Pacheco 2 , P. Magness 2 , D. Barton 2 , J. Hardy
2-out RBI: A. Kearns , A. Medina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Duncan , M. Wilson 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: P. Oseguera (1) , J. Hardy (4)
Double Plays: 1 (LaRoche-Johnson-Duncan)
OF assists: 1 (Pacheco(Murphy at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Avery 7.0 6 3 3 1 7 2 106 4.57   
V. Boyanich H (16) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 23 4.70   
R. Rodriguez H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 4.35   
C. Meredith BS (4) 2.0 2 1 0 1 1 0 29 3.88   
B. Black W (5-4) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.45   
F. Castaneda SV (1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 18 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Avery 59
Batters Faced: J. Avery 28, V. Boyanich 5, R. Rodriguez 2, C. Meredith 9, B. Black 7, F. Castaneda 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Avery 6-8, V. Boyanich 0-1, R. Rodriguez 0-0, C. Meredith 1-3, B. Black 2-3, F. Castaneda 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Avery 106-66, V. Boyanich 23-17, R. Rodriguez 10-6, C. Meredith 29-21, B. Black 26-17, F. Castaneda 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Blake 6.0 10 4 4 1 7 0 111 5.06   
J. Santana 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 34 3.87   
G. Mazur 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 27 7.47   
B. Nelson 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 18 3.54   
P. Oseguera L (1-3) 2.0 5 3 1 1 2 0 32 6.04   
T. Saunders 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Blake 42
Batters Faced: P. Blake 27, J. Santana 9, G. Mazur 5, B. Nelson 8, P. Oseguera 12, T. Saunders 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Blake 5-4, J. Santana 0-3, G. Mazur 1-1, B. Nelson 5-0, P. Oseguera 2-1, T. Saunders 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Blake 111-74, J. Santana 34-20, G. Mazur 27-12, B. Nelson 18-12, P. Oseguera 32-21, T. Saunders 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Oseguera 3-0 , T. Saunders 1-0
WP: P. Blake 2 , J. Santana
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Avery
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 4:38
Attendance: 40427
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