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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS 07/25/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS |  
					| GAME ID: 2062 - MONDAY, JULY 25TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Kansas City Royals (49-50) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |  
								| Cleveland Indians (36-62) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Indians Prevail, 5-3, Over Kansas City |  
					| The Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals, 5-3, at Progressive Field today. Leading the charge for Cleveland was third baseman Merrick Geter. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Danny Murguia earned the win for Cleveland. He lasted 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, while striking out 3. With the win, he raised his record to 2-1.  Justin Finch earned his 1st save in 2 chances. 
 Geter had a key at-bat for Cleveland early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run  home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and gave Cleveland an early 2-0 lead.
 
 "We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Geter said.
 
 The victory puts Cleveland at 36-62.
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - G. Switzer substituted for M. Jaquez in the 6th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
A. Matthews
 (18, 7th Inning off J. Woodall, 2 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
M. Estrada
 (11, 5th Inning off D. Murguia, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
I. Faber
, 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
T. Prado
, 
A. Matthews
 2
, 
M. Estrada
 4
, 
Z. Davidson
 2-out RBI: 
M. Estrada
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
A. Rosales
 GIDP: 
G. Switzer
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 Team LOB: 
3
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		| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI |  
		| F. Campos RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | 5 | 30 |  
		| D. Thaqi SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .293 | 4 | 25 |  
		| M. Lester LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .282 | 16 | 50 |  
		| M. Geter 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | 14 | 37 |  
		| A. Dungca 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | 15 | 55 |  
		| P. Word CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | 12 | 38 |  
		| K. Howard DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .186 | 4 | 9 |  
		| D. Hill 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | 11 | 40 |  
		| J. Ganey C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | 2 | 18 |  
		| Totals | 31 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 |  |  |  |  
							
								| BATTING Doubles: 
F. Campos
 (21, 5th Inning off O. Banda, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
P. Word
 (9, 6th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
M. Geter
 2 (14, 1st Inning off O. Banda, 1 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off O. Banda, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
A. Dungca
 (15, 1st Inning off O. Banda, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
F. Campos
 2
, 
D. Thaqi
, 
M. Geter
 8
, 
A. Dungca
 4
, 
P. Word
 3
 2-out RBI: 
D. Thaqi
, 
M. Geter
, 
A. Dungca
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
D. Hill
 Team LOB: 
3
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Geter-Hill-Dungca, Hill-Thaqi-Dungca)
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					| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| O. Banda L (5-10) | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 5.49 |  
	| C. Irvin | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1.98 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| D. Murguia W (2-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 6.14 |  
	| J. Woodall H (6) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5.16 |  
	| J. Finch SV (1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.16 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Merrick Geter Ballpark: 
Progressive Field
 Weather: 
Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
 Start Time: 
1:15 PM ET
 Time: 
3:04
 Attendance: 
20719
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