Royals 6, Indians 5
Gil Meche hurled five-plus innings, allowing four runs on eight hits. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
The Nos. 3-6 hitters in the Royals lineup produced 10 of Kansas City's 13 hits, knocking in five runs for Gil Meche, who earned his sixth win of the season on five-plus innings. Emil Brown's three-run homer off Indians lefty C.C. Sabathia in the third inning was the big blow of the night.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 14, 2007
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 5
Today's Boxes 7/14/07
CHC 9, HOU 3
LAD 8, SF 7
PHI 10, STL 4
BAL 7, CWS 6
MIL 2, COL 1
ATL 5, PIT 4
BOS 9, TOR 4
FLA 5, WSH 2
NYY 6, TB 4
MIN 4, OAK 3
NYM 2, CIN 1
LAA 9, TEX 5
ARI 5, SD 4
SEA 6, DET 4
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Standings thru 7/14/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Indians Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .281
Grudzielanek , 2B5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .281
Teahen , RF5 3 3 0 0 1 0 .286
Butler , DH5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .315
1-Gathright , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
Brown , LF5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .231
German , 3B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284
Gordon , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .230
Buck , C2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .247
Pena , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .274
Totals 39 6 13 5 2 9 15
BATTING 2B : Butler (6, Sabathia), Teahen 2 (16, Sabathia, Sabathia), Buck (13, Sabathia).HR : Brown (4, 3rd inning off Sabathia, 2 on, 1 out).TB : DeJesus; Grudzielanek; Teahen 5; Butler 4; Brown 5; German 2; Buck 2.RBI : Butler 2 (16), Brown 3 (38).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : German; DeJesus; Grudzielanek 2; Gordon.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : DeJesus (5, 2nd base off Mastny/Martinez).CS : Gathright (3, 2nd base by Mastny/Martinez).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .282
Blake , 3B-1B5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271
Martinez , C5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .323
Hafner , DH3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .260
Peralta , SS3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .284
Garko , 1B4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .300
Rouse , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Nixon , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .238
Francisco , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
Barfield , 2B3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .258
Totals 36 5 10 5 2 10 11
BATTING 2B : Sizemore 2 (20, Meche, Dotel), Martinez (24, Gobble).HR : Garko (10, 6th inning off Meche, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Sizemore 4; Martinez 3; Peralta 2; Garko 5; Nixon; Barfield.RBI : Nixon (27), Martinez (71), Garko 2 (33), Hafner (58).2-out RBI : Nixon; Martinez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Francisco; Sizemore; Martinez.SF : Hafner.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Barfield (10, 2nd base off Greinke/Buck).FIELDING E : Blake (9, throw).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche (W, 6-6)5.0 8 4 4 1 5 1 3.69
Greinke (H, 6)1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.65
Gobble (H, 7)0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.93
Soria (H, 8)1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.11
Dotel (S, 9)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.32
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sabathia (L, 12-4)7.0 11 6 6 2 6 1 3.78
Mastny 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.38
WP : Gobble.Pitches-strikes : Meche 100-68, Greinke 19-9, Gobble 6-3, Soria 19-12, Dotel 19-13, Sabathia 113-72, Mastny 34-24.Ground outs-fly outs : Meche 4-6, Greinke 1-1, Gobble 0-1, Soria 0-2, Dotel 0-2, Sabathia 5-9, Mastny 1-1.Batters faced : Meche 24, Greinke 5, Gobble 2, Soria 4, Dotel 4, Sabathia 34, Mastny 7.Ejections Cleveland Indians first baseman Ryan Garko ejected by HP umpire Mark Carlson. (8th).Umpires : HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Larry Young. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather : 83 degrees, overcast.Wind : 18 mph, Out to RF.T : 3:12.Att : 31,599.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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