Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 3
Saturday, September 22, 2012 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 66°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Mark Ripperger, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Attendance: 24304
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Cleveland 0000200103102
Kansas City 20003000-591
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 62-90 34-41 28-49 L2
Kansas City 70-81 36-41 34-40 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 36-41 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 28-49 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Indians have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Will Smith pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.88. Kelvin Herrera closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Ubaldo Jimenez took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Cord Phelps had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Kansas City
Ubaldo Jimenez Player Will Smith
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 7.0
3 Strikeouts 5
7 Hits 8
4.15 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Cleveland   Kansas City
Shin-Soo Choo Player Billy Butler
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 5
.667 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cleveland 10 1 13 .286 7 2 4 0 2
Kansas City 9 0 14 .281 3 4 3 2 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .457 after a win and .469 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .387 after a win and .422 after a loss.