Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 2
Thursday, April 28, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, April 28, 2011
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 57°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 9076
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 000000200260
Cleveland 20150000-8100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 12-13 9-5 3-8 L6
Cleveland 16-8 10-2 6-6 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Cleveland Indians have a 10-2 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 3-8 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Indians have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Royals have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Fausto Carmona pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.15. Kyle Davies took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Grady Sizemore, Shin-Soo Choo, Carlos Santana, Shelley Duncan hit homeruns for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Cleveland
Kyle Davies Player Fausto Carmona
Loss W/L Win
3.1 IP 7.0
4 Strikeouts 2
9 Hits 5
21.60 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Kansas City   Cleveland
Matt Treanor Player Shin-Soo Choo
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
2 TB 5
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 6 0 10 .188 4 2 2 0 0
Cleveland 10 4 25 .303 7 8 4 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Indians have a W/L % of .800 after a win and .444 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .417 after a loss.