Sabathia's effort for naught
Royals 2, Indians 1
C.C. Sabathia pitched well in the losing effort against the Royals. (Ed Zurga/AP)
By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
Starter C.C. Sabathia was once again victimized by a lack of run support as Cleveland continued its offensive struggles. The Indians managed just one run against Royals starter Zack Greinke and a string of Kansas City relievers. The Tribe remains in first place despite the loss.
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Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1
Today's Boxes 8/24/07
BOS 11, CWS 3
MIN 7, BAL 4
DET 9, NYY 6
SD 14, PHI 3
CIN 5, FLA 3
NYM 5, LAD 2
TB 12, OAK 2
PIT 8, HOU 3
ATL 7, STL 2
BOS 10, CWS 1
SEA 4, TEX 2
COL 6, WSH 5
CHC 6, ARI 2
LAA 3, TOR 0
SF 11, MIL 6
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Standings thru 8/24/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Royals Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , LF2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .296
Blake , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
Sizemore , CF2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .275
Martinez , C4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300
Hafner , DH4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .252
1-Barfield , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Garko , 1B4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .306
Peralta , SS4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .274
Gutierrez , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270
Cabrera , 2B3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .324
Totals 30 1 6 1 3 9 17
BATTING 3B : Cabrera (1, Riske).TB : Martinez; Hafner; Garko; Peralta; Cabrera 4.RBI : Garko (47).2-out RBI : Garko.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blake 2; Peralta.S : Lofton.GIDP : Gutierrez.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Lofton (6, 2nd base by Greinke/Buck).FIELDING PB : Martinez (5).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
German , 3B2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .269
Gload , 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
DeJesus , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274
Grudzielanek , 2B2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .305
Butler , DH4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .302
Brown , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .236
Gordon , 1B-3B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
Buck , C3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228
Pena , SS2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .263
Gathright , LF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353
Totals 27 2 5 2 2 6 10
BATTING 2B : Butler (15, Sabathia), DeJesus (27, Sabathia).TB : DeJesus 2; Grudzielanek; Butler 3; Brown.RBI : Brown (51), German (30).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Buck; Grudzielanek; Brown.S : Gathright.SF : German.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : 2 (Pena-Grudzielanek-Gordon, Buck-Pena).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sabathia (L, 14-7)8.0 5 2 2 2 6 0 3.38
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Greinke 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.25
Bale (W, 1-1)3.0 2 0 0 0 5 0 4.03
Gobble (H, 12)0.2 0 1 1 1 0 0 3.48
Peralta (H, 3)0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.89
Riske (H, 14)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48
Soria (S, 14)1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.44
HBP : Pena (by Sabathia).Pitches-strikes : Sabathia 119-72, Greinke 48-31, Bale 48-33, Gobble 18-9, Peralta 5-4, Riske 15-12, Soria 18-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Sabathia 11-7, Greinke 3-3, Bale 2-2, Gobble 1-1, Peralta 0-0, Riske 1-1, Soria 1-2.Batters faced : Sabathia 32, Greinke 9, Bale 11, Gobble 3, Peralta 2, Riske 4, Soria 5.Inherited runners-scored : Peralta 1-1.Umpires : HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Derryl Cousins.Weather : 76 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, L to R.T : 2:46.Att : 25,640.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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