BALCO-92
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/14/2012
 
BALCO-92
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1799 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (54-65) 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 0
Kansas City Royals (72-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Spiders Drop Royals, 7-0
The Cleveland Spiders downed the Kansas City Royals, 7-0, at Kauffman Stadium. Starring for Cleveland was pitcher Alfonso Martinez. The third-place Spiders have a record of 54-65.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Shin-Soo Choo? The Cleveland designated hitter had a 2-run double in the top of the third inning to put the Spiders on top, 2-0. For the game, Choo had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Choo called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Saldiva LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .267 11 36
S. Choo DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .207 4 32
V. Martinez C 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 .265 10 53
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .252 11 45
   a-R. Pena PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 6 15
C. Santana 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 18 67
J. Kipnis 2B 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .261 12 52
O. Nava RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .167 0 4
R. Andino SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .228 7 40
R. Ludwick CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .245 10 40
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 7 15      
a - R. Pena pinch hit for J. Thome in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Choo (11, 3rd Inning off S. Strasburg, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Kipnis (21, 4th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Pena (4, 7th Inning off D. Jennings, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Thome (11, 3rd Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Saldiva , S. Choo 3 , J. Thome 4 , R. Pena 2 , J. Kipnis 2 , O. Nava , R. Andino , R. Ludwick 2
2-out RBI: J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Saldiva , J. Thome , J. Kipnis
Sac Fly: V. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Nava (1)
CS: J. Kipnis (5)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Ludwick(Plumsky at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pagan CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 5 33
J. de Leon RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .359 1 59
C. Swauger LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 26 79
A. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 17 71
H. Kendrick 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .306 9 61
R. Plumsky DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .211 11 26
J. Harrison 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .202 1 11
C. Barmes SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228 8 44
S. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 0 12
Totals 33 0 7 0 0 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. de Leon (50, 1st Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Harrison (6, 2nd Inning off A. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pagan , J. de Leon 3 , H. Kendrick 2 , R. Plumsky , J. Harrison 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Swauger , A. Rodriguez , J. Harrison , C. Barmes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Harrison (3)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Martinez W (7-12) 7.2 6 0 0 0 6 0 103 5.50   
J. Johnson 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 15 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Martinez 73
Batters Faced: A. Martinez 28, J. Johnson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Martinez 8-8, J. Johnson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Martinez 103-65, J. Johnson 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg L (15-5) 3.0 5 6 3 1 3 1 59 3.34   
K. Herrera 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 33 2.95   
D. Below 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.92   
D. Jennings 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 2.58   
T. Watson 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 14 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 31
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 16, K. Herrera 7, D. Below 6, D. Jennings 7, T. Watson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 4-2, K. Herrera 2-1, D. Below 1-3, D. Jennings 3-1, T. Watson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 59-37, K. Herrera 33-20, D. Below 21-10, D. Jennings 26-15, T. Watson 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Herrera 1-1 , T. Watson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alfonso Martinez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 40477
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