Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 3, Cleveland 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, September 6, 2008
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Bill Hohn
Attendance: 18795
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Dale Scott, 3B - Bill Hohn
Attendance: 18795
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Cleveland | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Gil Meche pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Joakim Soria closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Zach Jackson took the loss for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland | Kansas City | |
| Zach Jackson | Player | Gil Meche |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 7.0 | IP | 7.0 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 9 | Hits | 3 |
| 3.86 | ERA | 1.29 |
Hitting
| Cleveland | Kansas City | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Player | David DeJesus |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 0 | RBI | 2 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 3 |
| .667 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 | 5 | .107 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 9 | 0 | 10 | .290 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |