MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
09/24/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 1125 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (79-83) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Cleveland Indians (101-61) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 X 4 7 1
Royals Come Up Short at Cleveland, 4-3
The Cleveland Indians scored a tight 4-3 win versus the Kansas City Royals at Jacobs Field 1994-2014. Cleveland pitcher Jon Lester held his own in the contest. John Axford was credited with the save, his 5th in 7 tries. With the win, the Indians sit at 101-61.

Carlos Quentin drew 1 walk in 4 plate appearances for Cleveland. The 32-year old left fielder had a key at-bat in the bottom of the seventh. With one out and the bases loaded, he broke a 3-3 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Scott Elbert. It was his 53rd RBI of the season.

Quentin called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ellsbury CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .309 6 46
D. LeMahieu 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .325 5 69
A. Craig RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .315 9 72
I. Kinsler 2B 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 .250 13 53
J. Smoak 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .236 23 89
W. Myers DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216 14 42
C. Pennington SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .243 3 41
A. Lind LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 19 78
Y. Gomes C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .207 4 34
   a-A. Hicks PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 4 15
Totals 35 3 7 3 2 11 13      
a - A. Hicks pinch hit for Y. Gomes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Smoak 2 (33, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Gomes (8, 5th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. LeMahieu (2, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Kinsler (13, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. LeMahieu 3 , A. Craig , I. Kinsler 4 , J. Smoak 4 , C. Pennington , Y. Gomes 2
2-out RBI: I. Kinsler , J. Smoak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Ellsbury 2 , W. Myers 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: C. Pennington (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Machado 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .242 13 52
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 10 50
   a-R. Grichuk PH, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Jackson RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .325 30 87
C. Blackmon LF, CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .293 25 92
C. Quentin DH 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 .225 14 53
A. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .304 26 104
J. Schoop 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .258 8 43
J. Realmuto C 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .258 11 62
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .228 3 47
Totals 31 4 7 4 4 7 19      
a - R. Grichuk pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Blackmon (39, 4th Inning off J. Quintana, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Machado , A. Jackson 2 , C. Blackmon 4 , A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jackson , A. Gonzalez 2 , J. Realmuto
Sac Fly: C. Quentin
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jackson (21)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Machado (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Quintana L (7-14) 6.1 5 4 3 4 6 0 100 3.87   
S. Elbert BS (3) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.72   
J. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 51
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 29, S. Elbert 4, J. Wilson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 7-6, S. Elbert 1-1, J. Wilson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 100-57, S. Elbert 12-9, J. Wilson 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Elbert 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lester W (17-8) 8.0 6 3 3 1 9 1 110 2.70   
G. Holland H (6) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.86   
J. Axford SV (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 66
Batters Faced: J. Lester 32, G. Holland 3, J. Axford 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 6-9, G. Holland 1-0, J. Axford 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 110-75, G. Holland 15-8, J. Axford 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Axford 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Lester
Ballpark: Jacobs Field 1994-2014
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 43362
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