Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1
Saturday, September 3, 2011 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 3, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Andy Fletcher, 3B - Jim Reynolds
Attendance: 27126
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 100000000131
Kansas City 21001100-583
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 69-67 39-30 30-37 L1
Kansas City 58-82 34-38 24-44 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 34-38 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 30-37 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Luke Hochevar pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.76. David Huff took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Johnny Giavotella had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Kansas City
David Huff Player Luke Hochevar
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 8.0
3 Strikeouts 8
6 Hits 3
6.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Cleveland   Kansas City
Lonnie Chisenhall Player Jeff Francoeur
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.333 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cleveland 3 0 5 .100 9 1 1 1 1
Kansas City 8 1 13 .242 5 5 1 2 3
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .397 after a win and .427 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .507 after a win and .507 after a loss.