Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 5, Cleveland 2
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 99°
Umpires: Home - Mike Everitt, 1B - Lazaro Diaz, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Tim Welke
Attendance: 17033
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 000100010251
Kansas City 22001000-561
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 50-54 27-25 23-29 L5
Kansas City 43-60 19-30 24-30 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 19-30 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 23-29 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Indians have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Luis Mendoza pitched 7.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.32. Greg Holland closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Zach McAllister took the loss for Cleveland.
  • Carlos Santana had the only homerun for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Kansas City
Zach McAllister Player Luis Mendoza
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 7.1
3 Strikeouts 3
5 Hits 4
6.00 ERA 2.45
Hitting
Cleveland   Kansas City
Jack Hannahan Player Jarrod Dyson
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 3
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cleveland 5 1 10 .156 3 2 1 0 1
Kansas City 6 0 9 .200 5 4 2 4 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .442 after a win and .400 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Indians have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .519 after a loss.