Indians 9, Royals 4
Travis Hafner (right) is greeted by Ryan Garko after scoring in the first. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
The Indians snapped out of their recent offensive funk in convincing fashion, scoring five runs in the first inning and two in the second to roll in Kansas City. Rookie southpaw Aaron Laffey pitched six solid innings in picking up the victory.
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Cleveland 9, Kansas City 4
Today's Boxes 8/25/07
BOS 14, CWS 2
NYM 4, LAD 3
MIN 8, BAL 1
NYY 7, DET 2
PIT 4, HOU 1
SD 4, PHI 3
CIN 11, FLA 7
TB 14, OAK 3
STL 5, ATL 4
COL 5, WSH 1
TEX 5, SEA 3
SF 6, MIL 2
TOR 9, LAA 2
ARI 3, CHC 1
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Standings thru 8/25/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Royals Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .276
Cabrera , 2B5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .333
Hafner , DH3 1 1 0 2 2 0 .253
Martinez , C5 3 3 2 0 0 3 .304
Garko , 1B5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .302
Peralta , SS5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .275
Lofton , LF5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .300
Gutierrez , RF4 0 2 2 1 1 1 .275
Blake , 3B4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .262
Totals 41 9 17 9 3 5 18
BATTING 2B : Sizemore (27, Davies), Martinez 2 (35, Davies, Braun), Gutierrez (7, Davies), Lofton 2 (20, Buckner, Buckner), Peralta (22, Braun).HR : Sizemore (22, 2nd inning off Davies, 0 on, 0 out), Martinez (19, 2nd inning off Davies, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Sizemore 6; Cabrera 2; Hafner; Martinez 8; Peralta 3; Lofton 5; Gutierrez 3; Blake 2.RBI : Cabrera (6), Martinez 2 (89), Peralta 2 (63), Gutierrez 2 (24), Sizemore (69), Blake (60).2-out RBI : Peralta; Gutierrez 2; Martinez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Blake; Garko; Cabrera; Gutierrez.GIDP : Blake.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING PB : Martinez (6).DP : 3 (Laffey-Peralta-Garko, Cabrera-Peralta-Garko 2).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
German , 3B4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .269
DeJesus , CF3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .276
Grudzielanek , 2B5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .306
Butler , DH4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .296
Brown , RF4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .246
Gload , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .299
Pena , SS3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263
a-Costa , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
Gathright , LF3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .345
LaRue , C4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .141
Totals 35 4 11 4 3 5 20
BATTING 2B : DeJesus (28, Mastny).TB : German; DeJesus 3; Grudzielanek 2; Brown 4; Gload; Pena.RBI : German (31), Grudzielanek (42), DeJesus 2 (52).2-out RBI : German; Grudzielanek; DeJesus 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : LaRue 2; Butler; Gload; Grudzielanek.GIDP : Grudzielanek; Gload 2.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING Outfield assists : Gathright (Cabrera at 3rd base).DP : (German-Gload).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Laffey (W, 2-1)6.0 8 2 2 1 4 0 4.76
Fultz 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.96
Lewis 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
Mastny 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 4.60
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Davies (L, 5-11)2.0 8 7 7 1 3 2 6.10
Buckner 5.0 7 1 1 2 1 0 1.80
Braun 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.67
WP : Mastny.HBP : DeJesus (by Laffey).Pitches-strikes : Laffey 94-52, Fultz 22-14, Lewis 5-3, Mastny 24-14, Davies 60-35, Buckner 64-39, Braun 17-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Laffey 14-0, Fultz 3-2, Lewis 0-1, Mastny 1-1, Davies 1-1, Buckner 7-6, Braun 4-1.Batters faced : Laffey 25, Fultz 6, Lewis 2, Mastny 6, Davies 14, Buckner 22, Braun 8.Inherited runners-scored : Lewis 1-0.Umpires : HP: Angel Hernandez. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Mark Carlson.Weather : 85 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 1 mph, Varies.T : 2:49.Att : 23,167.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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