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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 08/31/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2556 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Cleveland Indians (50-82) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (57-75) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Royals Get 7-5 Win Versus Cleveland |  
					| Cleveland second baseman Drtian Thaqi had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Thaqi went 1 for 2 with a home run, a walk,  and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 runs, even as Kansas City beat the Indians, 7-5. Asa Hahn converted his 21st save in 22 tries. The third-place Royals have won 6 in a row. 
 Tony Prado had a clutch at-bat with two out in the bottom of the sixth for the Royals. Coming up with the bases loaded and Kansas City trailing 5-4, he hit a 2-run single.
 
 "You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said Kansas City manager Chris Stephan.
 
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					| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - E. Madrid pinch ran for H. Yamada in the 6th b - B. Durham substituted for E. Madrid in the 6th
 c - S. Sornson pinch hit for N. Ogle in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Home Runs: 
D. Thaqi
 (12, 3rd Inning off B. Boykin, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
D. Dunham
 (20, 5th Inning off B. Boykin, 3 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
D. Dunham
 4
, 
B. Durham
, 
D. Thaqi
 4
, 
M. Geter
 2-out RBI: 
D. Dunham
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
D. Dunham
, 
S. Sornson
, 
T. Baird
 Sac Bunt: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 Hit by Pitch: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
, 
A. Dungca
, 
H. Yamada
, 
D. Thaqi
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Dungca-Rodriguez Jr.-Huizenga)
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								| a - B. Baconneck pinch ran for G. Switzer in the 1st b - Z. Davidson pinch hit for A. Matthews in the 6th
 c - Y. Takata substituted for Z. Davidson in the 7th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
I. Faber
 2 (26, 1st Inning off R. Pandev, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off R. Pandev, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
M. Jaquez
 (29, 7th Inning off J. Huizenga, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Triples: 
G. Switzer
 (6, 1st Inning off R. Pandev, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
T. Prado
, 
I. Faber
 4
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 2
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
, 
G. Switzer
 3
, 
B. Najar
, 
M. Markus
, 
Z. Davidson
 2-out RBI: 
T. Prado
, 
I. Faber
, 
G. Switzer
, 
Z. Davidson
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
I. Faber
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 2
, 
B. Najar
 GIDP: 
M. Estrada
 Sac Bunt: 
Y. Takata
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 FIELDING
 OF assists: 
1 (Baconneck(Durham at home))
 PB: 
M. Meyerhoff
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					| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| B. Boykin | 4.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 5.98 |  
	| B. Ferrari W (5-5) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4.77 |  
	| J. Moncada H (10) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5.22 |  
	| A. Hahn SV (21) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.74 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
B. Boykin
 45
 Batters Faced: 
B. Boykin
 21, 
B. Ferrari
 5, 
J. Moncada
 10, 
A. Hahn
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
B. Boykin
 4-3, 
B. Ferrari
 2-1, 
J. Moncada
 2-1, 
A. Hahn
 2-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
B. Boykin
 79-45, 
B. Ferrari
 20-13, 
J. Moncada
 39-23, 
A. Hahn
 12-7
 Hit Batsmen: 
B. Boykin
, 
B. Ferrari
, 
J. Moncada
 2
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Drtian Thaqi Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
7:15 PM CT
 Time: 
3:20
 Attendance: 
38152
 Special Notes: 
RF Gil Switzer was injured while running the bases. C Hiroshige Yamada was injured being hit by a pitch.
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