Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 8, Cleveland 2
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 55°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Kerwin Danley
Attendance: 10552
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 2000200048110
Cleveland 000001100250
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 4-14 0-10 4-4 W1
Cleveland 9-7 2-5 7-2 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Cleveland Indians have a 2-5 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 4-4 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Luke Hochevar pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.98. Ubaldo Jimenez took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Alex Gordon, Billy Butler (2), Eric Hosmer hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Cleveland
Luke Hochevar Player Ubaldo Jimenez
Win W/L Loss
6.1 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 2
4 Hits 6
2.84 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Cleveland
Alex Gordon Player Asdrubal Cabrera
3 Hits 1
3 RBI 0
1 HR 0
6 TB 1
.600 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 11 4 24 .306 2 8 5 1 0
Cleveland 5 0 6 .161 8 2 3 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .214 after a loss.