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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 09/01/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| CLEVELAND INDIANS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 2562 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Cleveland Indians (50-83) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (58-75) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| 7 Straight Wins for Royals |  
					| The Kansas City Royals defeated the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium. Kansas City pitcher Chris Irvin had a standout performance. Reliever Brandon Ferrari picked up the win. His record improves to 6-5. Juan Flores took the loss. The winning continues for Kansas City, with the latest making it 7 straight. 
 Mike Meyerhoff was the walk-off hero for Kansas City. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Royals catcher hit a dramatic solo  home run to send the teams home.
 
 "Hitting, winning. It's just contagious," said Meyerhoff.
 
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					| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - E. Madrid pinch ran for H. Pedroso in the 6th b - S. Sornson substituted for E. Madrid in the 6th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
B. Durham
 (7, 9th Inning off J. Moncada, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 (12, 6th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
A. Dungca
 (11, 9th Inning off J. Moncada, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
A. Rodriguez Jr.
 4
, 
A. Dungca
 6
, 
D. Thaqi
, 
M. Geter
, 
B. Durham
 2
, 
D. Hammertime
 2-out RBI: 
B. Durham
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
T. Baird
, 
D. Hammertime
 Sac Fly: 
D. Dunham
 2
 Hit by Pitch: 
H. Pedroso
, 
D. Dunham
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Dungca
 (21)
 CS: 
A. Dungca
 (10)
, 
D. Hammertime
 (6)
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								| a - B. Baconneck pinch hit for I. Faber in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
T. Prado
 (24, 5th Inning off B. Cole, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Home Runs: 
B. Najar
 (10, 8th Inning off M. Laverty, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 (31, 9th Inning off J. Flores, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
T. Prado
 3
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 5
, 
M. Jaquez
, 
G. Switzer
 2
, 
B. Najar
 4
, 
M. Markus
, 
A. Matthews
 2-out RBI: 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
M. Jaquez
, 
G. Switzer
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
G. Switzer
, 
B. Najar
 2
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
I. Faber
 (7)
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 (9)
, 
M. Jaquez
 (12)
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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. Cole | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 104 | 5.10 |  
	| M. Laverty | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 5.69 |  
	| J. Flores L (4-7) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3.06 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| C. Irvin | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 82 | 8.12 |  
	| G. Ts'ong H (4) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5.70 |  
	| A. Hahn H (3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.71 |  
	| J. Moncada BS (5) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5.40 |  
	| B. Ferrari W (6-5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.75 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
C. Irvin
 56
 Batters Faced: 
C. Irvin
 20, 
G. Ts'ong
 6, 
A. Hahn
 3, 
J. Moncada
 6, 
B. Ferrari
 1
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
C. Irvin
 3-2, 
G. Ts'ong
 1-2, 
A. Hahn
 2-0, 
J. Moncada
 1-0, 
B. Ferrari
 1-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
C. Irvin
 82-54, 
G. Ts'ong
 25-17, 
A. Hahn
 12-6, 
J. Moncada
 19-14, 
B. Ferrari
 5-2
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
G. Ts'ong
 1-1
, 
B. Ferrari
 2-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
C. Irvin
, 
J. Moncada
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Chris Irvin Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
1:15 PM CT
 Time: 
3:20
 Attendance: 
32055
 Special Notes: 
 Hector Pedroso and Chris Irvin were ejected in the 6th inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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