Garko walk-off hero for Tribe
Comeback short-lived By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
After leading early, the Royals needed Tony Pena Jr.'s sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to tie it, only to see their hopes of winning fade on Ryan Garko's RBI single in the bottom of the inning. Cleveland had tied it in the fourth with the help of two K.C. miscues.
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Indians 5, Royals 4
Ryan Garko's walk-off single gave the Indians a win as they began the season's second half. (Tony Dejak/AP)
Indians find a way By David Briggs / MLB.com
Ryan Garko's single in the bottom of the ninth rescued the Tribe after Joe Borowski gave up the lead in the top of the inning. Starter Jake Westbrook walked a season-high five but left after six innings with the lead; catcher Victor Martinez drove in two runs.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 13, 2007
Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4
Today's Boxes 7/13/07
CHC 6, HOU 0
BAL 2, CWS 0
PHI 13, STL 3
TOR 6, BOS 5
WSH 14, FLA 10
CIN 8, NYM 4
TB 6, NYY 4
ATL 9, PIT 1
COL 10, MIL 6
MIN 5, OAK 3
ARI 8, SD 3
DET 6, SEA 3
LAA 2, TEX 1
LAD 9, SF 1
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Standings thru 7/13/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Indians Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .282
Grudzielanek , 2B3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283
Teahen , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281
Gload , 1B4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .252
Gordon , 3B3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .233
Butler , DH3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .299
1-Smith , PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214
LaRue , C2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .184
Gathright , LF2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .319
a-German , PH-LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .281
Pena , SS3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .278
Totals 30 4 8 4 5 4 16
BATTING 2B : Gload (8, Westbrook).TB : Grudzielanek 2; Teahen; Gload 2; Gordon; Butler 2; German.RBI : Gathright (9), Gload (23), Gordon (29), Pena (28).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; DeJesus.S : LaRue.SF : Pena.GIDP : Teahen; Butler; LaRue.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : German (7, 2nd base off Borowski/Martinez).FIELDING E : Pena (15, fielding).PB : LaRue (2).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .280
Blake , 3B5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .275
Martinez , C5 0 1 2 0 0 0 .322
Hafner , DH4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262
1-Rouse , PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Peralta , SS4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .280
Garko , 1B3 0 2 1 2 1 2 .297
Michaels , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .283
Gutierrez , RF3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .286
Barfield , 2B4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .257
Totals 36 5 10 5 6 10 20
BATTING 2B : Garko (14, Perez), Sizemore (18, Perez), Blake (22, Perez), Hafner (12, Greinke).TB : Sizemore 2; Blake 2; Martinez; Hafner 2; Peralta 2; Garko 3; Michaels; Gutierrez.RBI : Michaels (27), Martinez 2 (70), Barfield (39), Garko (31).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Barfield; Sizemore; Michaels; Garko 2; Blake.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING DP : 3 (Peralta-Barfield-Garko, Garko-Peralta-Westbrook, Blake-Barfield-Garko).
IBB : Sizemore (by Riske), Peralta (by Greinke).Pitches-strikes : Perez 95-57, Peralta 24-16, Gobble 11-6, Soria 8-5, Riske 24-12, Greinke 10-4, Westbrook 94-53, Perez 11-7, Betancourt 13-11, Borowski 16-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Perez 5-5, Peralta 0-1, Gobble 1-0, Soria 0-0, Riske 1-1, Greinke 0-1, Westbrook 12-4, Perez 2-0, Betancourt 1-1, Borowski 2-1.Batters faced : Perez 24, Peralta 5, Gobble 2, Soria 2, Riske 5, Greinke 4, Westbrook 25, Perez 3, Betancourt 4, Borowski 5.Inherited runners-scored : Peralta 2-0, Soria 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Mark Carlson. 2B: Larry Young. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather : 71 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, L to R.T : 3:11.Att : 32,624.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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