BALCO-92
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/26/2009
 
BALCO-92
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 719 - TUESDAY, MAY 26TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (20-29) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Kansas City Royals (27-21) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3 8 0
Royals Bridle Spiders, 3-1
In a tight affair between the Kansas City Royals and the Cleveland Spiders, pitcher Jaime Garcia was in the zone. The Kansas City left-hander helped his team win the game, 3-1. Sergio Romo got the save, the 15th for him this season. Kansas City has 3 straight wins, Cleveland 3 straight losses.

The Royals got a big at-bat from shortstop Rolando Acosta. For the game, Acosta was 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the fourth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 11th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 3-1 lead.

"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Acosta.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Sanchez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .340 2 31
M. Ramirez LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .227 3 21
M. Morse 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .234 1 12
A. Bates 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .320 0 3
   a-J. Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 9 19
B. Flores DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .382 9 28
B. Snyder CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .218 3 10
S. Choo RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .248 1 7
J. Peralta SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .273 0 6
C. Iannetta C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .186 2 4
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 9 13      
a - J. Thome pinch hit for A. Bates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Choo (6, 2nd Inning off J. Garcia, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Sanchez (18, 3rd Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Peralta (6, 5th Inning off J. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Sanchez 2 , A. Bates , B. Flores , B. Snyder , S. Choo 2 , J. Peralta 2
2-out RBI: S. Choo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Morse 2 , J. Peralta
GIDP: M. Morse
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Sanchez-Peralta-Bates, Peralta-Sanchez-Bates, Morse-Sanchez-Bates)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .258 7 26
J. de Leon LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .287 1 15
R. Ruiz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 10 31
E. Miller RF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .220 5 24
R. Acosta SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .318 11 34
M. Cabrera CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281 5 19
M. Cabrera 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .287 1 17
G. Gutierrez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 0 0
E. Espinoza 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 6 35
Totals 29 3 8 3 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. de Leon (8, 4th Inning off B. Weeden, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Gutierrez (3, 5th Inning off B. Weeden, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Cabrera (17, 6th Inning off B. Weeden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Acosta (11, 4th Inning off B. Weeden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. de Leon 2 , E. Miller 2 , R. Acosta 4 , M. Cabrera , M. Cabrera 3 , G. Gutierrez 2
2-out RBI: E. Miller , R. Acosta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ruiz , M. Cabrera , G. Gutierrez
GIDP: R. Acosta 2 , G. Gutierrez
Hit by Pitch: E. Miller , M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Espinoza-Cabrera)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weeden L (3-3) 5.2 8 3 3 2 4 1 120 4.95   
B. Koch 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.02   
C. Mowday 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weeden 43
Batters Faced: B. Weeden 25, B. Koch 1, C. Mowday 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weeden 4-6, B. Koch 1-0, C. Mowday 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weeden 120-72, B. Koch 2-1, C. Mowday 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Koch 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Weeden , C. Mowday
Balk: C. Mowday
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia W (3-4) 6.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 91 5.17   
A. Ramirez H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 9.39   
B. Pello H (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.38   
S. Romo SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 63
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 24, A. Ramirez 3, B. Pello 3, S. Romo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 6-4, A. Ramirez 0-1, B. Pello 3-0, S. Romo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 91-58, A. Ramirez 16-9, B. Pello 11-8, S. Romo 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jaime Garcia
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 27817
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