Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 5
Friday, September 28, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, September 28, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 62°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Toby Basner, 2B - John Tumpane, 3B - Tim McClelland
Attendance: 14850
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0100020205111
Cleveland 03122000-8161
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 70-87 36-42 34-45 L6
Cleveland 66-91 35-41 31-50 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Cleveland Indians have a 35-41 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 34-45 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Indians have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • David Huff pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.86. Chris Perez closed out the game to get the save and has 39 saves for the season. Will Smith took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Billy Butler had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Cleveland
Will Smith Player David Huff
Loss W/L Win
3.0 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 5
9 Hits 8
18.00 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Kansas City   Cleveland
Alex Gordon Player Ezequiel Carrera
3 Hits 3
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 3
.750 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 11 1 16 .289 5 5 0 0 1
Cleveland 16 0 19 .410 5 8 3 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .435 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .451 after a win and .442 after a loss.