Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Chuck Meriwether, 1B - Lazaro Diaz, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Mike Reilly
Attendance: 15038
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0020020004122
Cleveland 000004400871
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 24-33 15-15 9-18 L2
Cleveland 26-34 13-14 13-20 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Cleveland Indians have a 13-14 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 9-18 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Indians have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Rafael Perez pitched 0.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 11.25. Juan Cruz took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Mark DeRosa had the only homerun for Cleveland. Miguel Olivo had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Cleveland
Brian Bannister Player Cliff Lee
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 6.0
5 Strikeouts 4
4 Hits 11
1.80 ERA 6.00
Hitting
Kansas City   Cleveland
Willie Bloomquist Player Mark DeRosa
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 4
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
1.000 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Kansas City 12 1 17 .333 20 8 3 2 5 2
Cleveland 7 1 10 .233 13 7 7 4 0 1