Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 3
When: 2:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 21, 2009
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 23095
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Cleveland 0020002408162
Kansas City 201000000371
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 16-26 7-11 9-15 W2
Kansas City 21-20 14-10 7-10 L2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 14-10 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 9-15 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Indians have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Carl Pavano pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.10. Rafael Betancourt closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Horacio Ramirez took the loss for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Kansas City
Carl Pavano Player Zack Greinke
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
8 Strikeouts 8
6 Hits 8
4.50 ERA 3.00
Hitting
Cleveland   Kansas City
Asdrubal Cabrera Player Mitch Maier
4 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
5 TB 2
.800 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cleveland 16 0 22 .400 20 13 8 3 1 2
Kansas City 7 0 9 .206 17 9 3 3 2 1