Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 8, Kansas City 3
When: 2:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 21, 2009
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 23095
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Brian Runge, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 23095
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Cleveland | 16-26 | 7-11 | 9-15 | W2 |
| Kansas City | 21-20 | 14-10 | 7-10 | L2 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Kansas City Royals have a 14-10 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 9-15 record on the road.
- Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Royals have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- Cleveland has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Indians have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Carl Pavano pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.10. Rafael Betancourt closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Horacio Ramirez took the loss for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland | Kansas City | |
| Carl Pavano | Player | Zack Greinke |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 6 | Hits | 8 |
| 4.50 | ERA | 3.00 |
Hitting
| Cleveland | Kansas City | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Player | Mitch Maier |
| 4 | Hits | 2 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 2 |
| .800 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Cleveland | 16 | 0 | 22 | .400 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 0 | 9 | .206 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |