Cleveland 7, Kansas City 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, August 19, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
90°
Umpires:
Home -
Chris Tiller, 1B -
Doug Eddings, 2B -
Kerwin Danley, 3B -
Dana DeMuth
Attendance:
9732
By SportsDirect Inc.
Asdrubal Cabrera had a pair of hits and two RBIs as the visiting Cleveland Indians rallied for a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.
Cleveland, despite committing five errors, averted a three-game sweep by pushing across seven runs over the final two innings.
Blanked by Royals starter Kyle Davies (6-8) for seven innings, the Indians strung together seven singles in the eighth, including RBI hits from Matt LaPorta, Shelley Duncan, Shin-Soo Choo and Travis Hafner to avert a three-game sweep.
Cabrera had a game-tying sacrifice fly in the five-run eighth and added a run-scoring single in the ninth.
Rafael Perez (4-0) went 1 1/3 innings for the win for Cleveland. Blake Wood (1-3) took the loss.
Davies, who carried a four-hit shutout into the eighth, was charged with three runs on seven hits in 7 1/3 innings, striking out five and not walking a batter.
Wilson Betemit had a two-run single and Alex Gordon had three hits for Kansas City, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.
Indians starter Mitch Talbot lasted just 4 2/3 innings, allowing three runs - two earns - on eight hits while walking four and striking out two.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland |
|
Kansas City |
|
Mitch Talbot
|
Player |
Kyle Davies
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
4.2 |
IP |
7.1 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
5 |
|
8 |
Hits |
7 |
|
3.86 |
ERA |
3.68 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cleveland
|
13 |
0 |
15 |
.361 |
12 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Kansas City
|
10 |
0 |
12 |
.270 |
23 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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