Cleveland Indians vs. Kansas City Royals - Box Score - April 15, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 15, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Cleveland won 3-0

Game 1: Friday, April 13
Cleveland	8	Final
Kansas City	3	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, April 14
Cleveland	11	Final in 10
Kansas City	9	Final in 10
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Game 3: Sunday, April 15
Cleveland	13	Final
Kansas City	7	Final
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Indians 13

(4-4, 3-0 away)

Royals 7

(3-6, 0-3 home)

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2:10 PM ET, April 15, 2012

Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	6	0	4	0	0	3	0	13	15	0
KC	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	7	13	1

W: U. Jimenez (1-0)

L: L. Mendoza (0-2)

Cleveland Indians
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Brantley CF	6	1	3	2	0	0	19	.206	.289	.353
A Cabrera SS	5	1	1	0	1	1	22	.282	.333	.513
S Choo RF	5	1	1	2	0	1	20	.219	.390	.281
A Cunningham RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111
T Hafner DH	4	2	3	1	1	1	16	.292	.393	.583
S Duncan LF	2	3	1	3	3	0	29	.320	.485	.600
C Kotchman 1B	4	3	3	2	1	0	22	.219	.286	.406
J Kipnis 2B	4	1	1	1	1	1	28	.188	.257	.531
J Hannahan 3B	5	0	1	1	0	1	10	.280	.357	.400
L Marson C	5	1	1	1	0	1	19	.125	.125	.250
Totals	40	13	15	13	7	6	185
BATTING 2B: S Choo (2, L Mendoza); L Marson (1, J Mijares); M Brantley (3, J Mijares) HR: S Duncan (2, 3rd inning off L Mendoza 2 on, 2 Out); T Hafner (2, 5th inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 0 Out); C Kotchman (2, 8th inning off L Coleman 1 on, 2 Out); J Kipnis (3, 8th inning off L Coleman 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: S Choo 2 (6), S Duncan 3 (6), J Hannahan (6), T Hafner (5), L Marson (1), M Brantley 2 (3), C Kotchman 2 (4), J Kipnis (7) 2-out RBI: S Choo 2, S Duncan 3, J Hannahan, L Marson, M Brantley 2, C Kotchman 2, J Kipnis GIDP: S Duncan, A Cabrera Indians RISP: 5-12 (M Brantley 1-1, S Choo 1-2, L Marson 1-2, J Hannahan 1-3, S Duncan 1-1, J Kipnis 0-2, C Kotchman 0-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: C Kotchman (2, 2nd base off L Mendoza/B Pena)

Cleveland Indians
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
U Jimenez (W, 1-0)	5.0	9	4	4	3	5	0	112-70	4.50
R Perez	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	14-7	7.36
D Wheeler	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	8.10
T Sipp	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-4	13.50
J Asencio	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	29-17	5.63
Totals	9.0	13	7	7	4	7	0	175-107
PITCHING WP: U Jimenez; J Asencio Balk: R Perez First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: U Jimenez 16/27; R Perez 2/4; D Wheeler 2/4; T Sipp 2/3; J Asencio 2/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: U Jimenez 23-8-20-19; R Perez 2-1-1-3; D Wheeler 2-0-3-4; T Sipp 1-0-1-2; J Asencio 5-3-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: U Jimenez 7-3; R Perez 0-2; D Wheeler 2-2; T Sipp 1-2; J Asencio 0-1 Game Scores: U Jimenez 35

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	4	1	0	0	1	1	18	.118	.231	.206
C Getz 2B	5	1	3	2	0	0	21	.333	.333	.476
E Hosmer 1B	3	1	1	1	2	0	23	.216	.310	.432
B Butler DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	20	.297	.316	.595
J Bourgeois CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.200	.200	.400
J Francoeur RF	5	0	0	0	0	1	19	.286	.324	.343
M Moustakas 3B	5	2	2	1	0	1	15	.258	.281	.516
B Pena C	5	1	4	1	0	0	17	.375	.375	.500
M Maier CF-P	5	0	1	0	0	2	23	.167	.231	.417
A Escobar SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	15	.265	.306	.382
Totals	40	7	13	7	4	7	175
BATTING 2B: M Moustakas (5, U Jimenez); A Escobar (2, U Jimenez); B Pena (2, U Jimenez); E Hosmer (2, J Asencio) 3B: C Getz (1, U Jimenez) RBI: A Escobar (2), C Getz 2 (3), E Hosmer (7), B Butler (8), M Moustakas (6), B Pena (1) 2-out RBI: C Getz 2, B Butler, M Moustakas, B Pena Royals RISP: 6-19 (M Moustakas 1-1, J Bourgeois 0-1, M Maier 0-3, A Gordon 0-2, B Pena 2-2, A Escobar 1-2, C Getz 1-1, E Hosmer 0-2, J Francoeur 0-2, B Butler 1-3) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: C Getz (2, 2nd base off U Jimenez/L Marson)
FIELDING E: E Hosmer (1, dropped foul ball) DP: 2 (M Moustakas-C Getz-E Hosmer, C Getz-A Escobar-E Hosmer).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
L Mendoza (L, 0-2)	4.0	9	9	5	4	1	2	89-51	5.59
J Mijares	1.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	30-18	1.80
L Coleman	3.0	3	3	3	2	3	2	57-35	9.00
M Maier	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	0.00
Totals	9.0	15	13	9	7	6	4	185-109
PITCHING L Mendoza pitched to 3 batters in the 5th IBB: T Hafner (By L Mendoza) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Mendoza 17/24; J Mijares 6/6; L Coleman 11/14; M Maier 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Mendoza 14-4-14-19; J Mijares 6-2-7-3; L Coleman 12-4-10-9; M Maier 2-0-0-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 11-0; J Mijares 1-0; L Coleman 1-5; M Maier 2-1 Game Scores: L Mendoza 13

Scoring Summary

			CLE	KC
	2nd	A Escobar doubled to left, M Moustakas scored, B Pena to third.	0	1
	2nd	C Getz singled to right, B Pena and A Escobar scored.	0	3
	3rd	S Choo doubled to deep right, M Brantley and A Cabrera scored.	2	3
	3rd	S Duncan homered to left (413 feet), S Choo and T Hafner scored.	5	3
	3rd	J Hannahan singled to left, C Kotchman scored, J Kipnis to second.	6	3
	4th	E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop, C Getz scored.	6	4
	5th	T Hafner homered to right (481 feet).	7	4
	5th	L Marson doubled to left, S Duncan scored, C Kotchman to third.	8	4
	5th	M Brantley doubled to center, C Kotchman and L Marson scored.	10	4
	6th	B Butler singled to left, A Gordon scored.	10	5
	8th	C Kotchman homered to right (412 feet), S Duncan scored.	12	5
	8th	J Kipnis homered to center (434 feet).	13	5
	9th	M Moustakas singled to right, E Hosmer scored.	13	6
	9th	B Pena singled to right, M Moustakas scored.	13	7
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Game Notes

CASEY KOTCHMAN AND JASON KIPNIS OF THE INDIANS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE EIGHTH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO
Attendance	21,182 (55.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:20
Weather	72 degrees, cloudy
Wind	17 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Lance Barrett, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Gary Darling