MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/12/2009
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 8070 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (38-104) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Cleveland Guardians (62-79) 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 X 9 14 2
Guardians Curb Royals, 9-1
Cleveland starter J D Durbin kept the Kansas City hitters in check, helping his team cruise to a win, 9-1. In 5.1 innings, Durbin surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 4. He allowed 1 run. Cleveland, at 62-79, sits in third place in the AL Central Division.

The tension was thick in the top of the fifth inning. With the bases loaded and Kansas City trailing 4-1, J D Durbin had to get a big out. On a 1-1 changeup, he retired Neil Walker, who grounded out.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Cumberland DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 1 25
J. Upton LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 9 32
J. Lowrie SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281 11 61
B. Boesch RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .253 16 81
J. Baker 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .225 12 62
N. Walker C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .184 0 9
J. Olmeda 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .220 7 38
J. Garcia CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .203 3 32
J. Fields 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .195 2 4
Totals 32 1 4 1 5 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Fields (2, 5th Inning off J. Durbin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Boesch , N. Walker , J. Olmeda , J. Fields 2
2-out RBI: B. Boesch
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boesch , J. Baker , N. Walker , J. Fields
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baker (5)
OF assists: 1 (Upton(Blanco at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Revere LF, CF 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 .343 0 47
V. Martinez C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 10 43
   a-C. Snyder PR, C 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .233 5 14
C. Gomez CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .292 19 82
   b-J. Borbon PH, LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
P. Valdes DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .219 5 26
M. Cuddyer 1B 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 .258 11 70
G. Blanco RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .250 0 22
R. Brignac 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 5 33
A. Blanco SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .204 5 35
D. Kelly 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .197 4 27
Totals 36 9 14 9 3 3 16      
a - C. Snyder pinch ran for V. Martinez in the 1st
b - J. Borbon pinch hit for C. Gomez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Blanco (13, 4th Inning off K. Moreland, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Kelly (11, 4th Inning off K. Moreland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Valdes (5, 5th Inning off K. Moreland, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Revere 4 , V. Martinez , C. Snyder , C. Gomez 2 , J. Borbon , P. Valdes 5 , G. Blanco 2 , A. Blanco , D. Kelly 2
2-out RBI: C. Snyder , J. Borbon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Revere , P. Valdes , M. Cuddyer , G. Blanco
Sac Fly: G. Blanco
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gomez 2 (37)
CS: B. Revere (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Snyder (1) , A. Blanco (15)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Moreland L (5-12) 4.1 9 6 6 0 1 1 90 6.10   
B. Moorhead 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 30 8.93   
W. Mendez 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 37 6.43   
J. Matthews 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Moreland 22
Batters Faced: K. Moreland 22, B. Moorhead 8, W. Mendez 9, J. Matthews 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Moreland 7-4, B. Moorhead 2-1, W. Mendez 3-1, J. Matthews 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Moreland 90-59, B. Moorhead 30-16, W. Mendez 37-21, J. Matthews 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Mendez 2-1 , J. Matthews 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Durbin W (11-13) 5.1 3 1 1 4 5 0 109 4.72   
J. Locke 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 40 0.00   
R. Braun 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 2.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Durbin 59
Batters Faced: J. Durbin 25, J. Locke 9, R. Braun 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Durbin 7-4, J. Locke 3-1, R. Braun 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Durbin 109-63, J. Locke 40-25, R. Braun 20-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J D Durbin
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 38532
Special Notes: C Victor Martinez was injured while running the bases.
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