Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2
Thursday, April 26, 2012 12:05 PM
When: 12:05 PM ET, Thursday, April 26, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Doug Eddings
Attendance: 9229
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Kansas City 1000300004101
Cleveland 001001000260
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 5-14 0-10 5-4 W2
Cleveland 9-8 2-6 7-2 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Cleveland Indians have a 2-6 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 5-4 record on the road.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Indians have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Luis Mendoza pitched 5.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.00. Jonathan Broxton closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Josh Tomlin took the loss for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Cleveland
Luis Mendoza Player Josh Tomlin
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 4.2
3 Strikeouts 1
4 Hits 8
3.60 ERA 7.71
Hitting
Kansas City   Cleveland
Billy Butler Player Jason Kipnis
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 2
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 10 0 13 .278 3 3 3 0 1
Cleveland 6 0 6 .188 6 2 5 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against LA Angels. The Indians have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Royals have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .214 after a loss.