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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/16/2007
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
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KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
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GAME ID: 9747 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| Kansas City Royals (69-80) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
| Cleveland Guardians (66-83) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
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LaRoche, Royals March to 6-3 Victory
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Kansas City and Cleveland duked it out and the Royals came out victorious.
Led by Andy LaRoche, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Guardians, 6-3. LaRoche slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Royals. Hector Perez got the win, improving to 7-5. He worked 7.1 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 2. Junior Santana notched his 2nd save in 6 chances.
With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the top of the fourth, LaRoche batted against Cleveland pitcher Brett Anderson. LaRoche hit a slider to right for a solo home run. His 24th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 2-0.
Kansas City manager Kevin S praised his team's "businesslike approach."
With this game in the books, Kansas City is 69-80, Cleveland 66-83.
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| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |
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CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |
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BATTING
Doubles:
A. Kearns
(32, 3rd Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
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S. Duncan
(14, 8th Inning off M. Weagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs:
P. Magness
(10, 4th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
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A. LaRoche
2 (24, 4th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Young, 1 on, 1 out)
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H. Pacheco
(33, 5th Inning off B. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases:
A. Kearns
3
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S. Duncan
3
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H. Pacheco
4
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P. Magness
4
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A. LaRoche
9
,
D. Barton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
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H. Pacheco
2
,
K. Johnson
,
S. Schoop
2
GIDP:
A. Medina
Hit by Pitch:
K. Johnson
Team LOB:
11
FIELDING
Errors:
A. Medina
(9)
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a - S. Smitherman pinch hit for M. Kurhan in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles:
E. Yamamoto
(3, 4th Inning off H. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases:
D. Fowler
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J. Turner
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R. Soules
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E. Yamamoto
2
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T. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs:
R. Soules
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T. Long
,
E. Valdez
2
Team LOB:
10
BASERUNNING
SB:
E. Yamamoto
(2)
FIELDING
Errors:
E. Valdez
(6)
Double Plays:
1 (Kurhan-Turner-Soules)
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| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |
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CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE |
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| Player |
IP |
H |
R |
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BB |
K |
HR |
PI |
ERA |
| H. Perez W (7-5) |
7.1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
95 |
3.61 |
| A. Diaz |
0.0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
4.10 |
| P. Oseguera H (7) |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
5.96 |
| B. Nelson H (2) |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
3.32 |
| J. Santana SV (2) |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3.97 |
PITCHING
Game Score:
H. Perez
68
Batters Faced:
H. Perez
29,
A. Diaz
4,
P. Oseguera
2,
B. Nelson
4,
J. Santana
1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs:
H. Perez
6-10,
A. Diaz
0-0,
P. Oseguera
1-0,
B. Nelson
0-1,
J. Santana
0-0
Pitches - Strikes:
H. Perez
95-63,
A. Diaz
26-13,
P. Oseguera
8-6,
B. Nelson
19-9,
J. Santana
3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored:
A. Diaz
2-2
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P. Oseguera
3-0
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J. Santana
2-0
WP:
A. Diaz
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GAME NOTES
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Player of the Game:
Andy LaRoche
Ballpark:
Jacobs Field
Weather:
Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time:
1:05 PM ET
Time:
3:13
Attendance:
34121
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