Indians 9, Royals 4
Kyle Davies' (right) inconsistencies continued with another poor outing. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Kyle Davies' tough season continued, as he was roughed up by Cleveland's powerful offense in just two innings of work. Rookie right-hander Billy Buckner debuted for the Royals and was impressive in five innings of relief, allowing just one run.
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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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