2005 Semi-Finals

Kansas City over Cleveland 4-2  

Game 1
 
BOXSCORE: 2005 Kansas City Royals At 2005 Cleveland Indians         10/1/2005

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Mauer C           3  0  0  1 .357     K.Lofton CF         5  2  2  1 .308  
  J.Rodriguez DH      4  0  2  1 .353     M.Ellis 2B          4  1  0  0 .259  
  M.Young SS          4  1  1  0 .387     J.Bay LF            4  3  4  3 .478  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  0  2  1 .500     M.Ramirez DH        4  1  1  3 .357  
  J.Piedra LF         4  1  1  1 .182     T.Clark 1B          5  0  1  0 .148  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  1  1  0 .346     G.Jenkins RF        4  1  1  0 .364  
  H.Blalock 3B        2  0  0  0 .154     J.Larue C           4  0  2  1 .400  
A-W.Helms PH,3B       2  0  2  0 .214   B-J.Encarnacion PR    0  0  0  0 .357  
  C.Beltran CF        3  1  2  1 .296   C-B.McCann C          0  0  0  0 .462  
  M.Grudzielanek 2B   3  1  1  0 .294     J.Randa 3B          4  1  2  1 .308  
                                          O.Vizquel SS        2  0  1  0 .421  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  5 12  5                 Totals      36  9 14  9

A-Pinch Hit For Blalock In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Larue In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Encarnacion In 8th Inning

Royals.......... 0 1 2  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  5 12  1
Indians......... 3 2 0  0 2 0  0 2    -  9 14  0

Royals (4-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren LOSS(0-2)         5 1/3  12   7   7   2   7   1   5.40
K.Farnsworth              0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0   1.93
B.Ryan                    1       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
A.Otsuka                  0 2/3   0   1   1   1   1   0   3.37
D.Hermanson               0 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   4.76
Totals                    8      14   9   9   4  13   2

Indians (5-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Patterson WIN(2-0)      6       7   4   4   1   4   1   4.24
A.Fultz                   1       2   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
T.Williams HOLD(1st)      1 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   3.86
S.Hasegawa                0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   3.86
Totals                    9      12   5   5   1   4   1

ATTENDANCE- 40,795 DATE- Saturday, October 1st 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Charlie Williams, Travis Katzenmeier, Scott Higgins, Jim Reynolds
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 3  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Indians: 5
ERRORS- C.Beltran
DOUBLES- C.Shelton-2(4th), C.Beltran(3rd), G.Jenkins(2nd), J.Larue(1st),
         J.Randa(2nd)
TRIPLES- T.Clark(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Piedra(1st), J.Bay(2nd), M.Ramirez(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- M.Grudzielanek(1st), K.Lofton-2(2nd), J.Bay(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Vizquel
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mauer
WALKS- C.Beltran, M.Ellis, J.Bay, M.Ramirez, O.Vizquel
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rodriguez, C.Shelton, M.Ordonez, H.Blalock, K.Lofton-2,
             M.Ellis-2, M.Ramirez-2, T.Clark-4, G.Jenkins-2, J.Larue
GIDP- M.Young, C.Beltran, M.Grudzielanek, M.Ellis
WILD PITCHES- D.Haren
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Joe Mauer blocked the plate, saving a run!

Jason Bay had 4 hits and 3 RBI at The Ballpark where the Cleveland Indians
beat the Kansas City Royals 9 to 5.

Bay provided much of the offense.  He hit a single in the 1st inning, lined a
one-base hit which scored a run in the 2nd inning, stroked a base-hit in the
5th inning and smashed a two-run homer (his 2nd of the season) in the 8th
inning.  Cleveland managed 14 hits in their victory.  

John Patterson(2-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 innings and
allowing 4 runs. Dan Haren(0-2) suffered the loss.  He allowed a few too many
baserunners giving up 12 hits and 2 walks in 5 and 1/3 innings.  



  
Game 2
BOXSCORE: 2005 Kansas City Royals At 2005 Cleveland Indians         10/2/2005

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Mauer C           3  0  0  0 .323     M.Ellis 2B          5  1  3  1 .313  
  J.Rodriguez DH      4  1  2  1 .381     J.Cirillo 3B        5  1  3  0 .471  
  M.Young SS          4  0  0  0 .343   C-J.Randa 3B          0  0  0  0 .308  
  C.Shelton 1B        3  0  1  0 .476     J.Bay LF            5  0  2  1 .464  
  J.Piedra LF         4  0  0  0 .133     M.Ramirez DH        5  0  1  1 .316  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  2  0 .367     T.Clark 1B          4  0  2  0 .194  
  H.Blalock 3B        3  0  1  0 .188     J.Encarnacion CF    4  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Beltran CF        4  0  0  0 .258     G.Jenkins RF        1  0  0  0 .348  
  M.Grudzielanek 2B   3  0  1  0 .300     B.McCann C          3  0  0  0 .375  
                                        A-K.Lofton PH         1  0  0  0 .286  
                                        B-J.Larue C           0  0  0  0 .400  
                                          O.Vizquel SS        4  1  1  0 .391  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  1  7  1                 Totals      37  3 13  3

A-Pinch Hit For McCann In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Lofton In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cirillo In 9th Inning

Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  7  2
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0    -  3 13  0

Royals (4-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Capuano LOSS(2-1)       6 2/3  11   3   3   2   4   0   3.38
A.Otsuka                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.00
D.Hermanson               1       2   0   0   0   0   0   4.05
Totals                    8      13   3   3   2   5   0

Indians (6-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Colon WIN(1-0)          7       3   1   1   3   3   1   4.50
B.Shackelfor HOLD(1st)    0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
A.Fultz HOLD(1st)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Howry SAVE(1st)         1       3   0   0   0   0   0   8.10
Totals                    9       7   1   1   3   3   1

ATTENDANCE- 40,536 DATE- Sunday, October 2nd 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7  Indians:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Indians: 2
ERRORS- C.Shelton, M.Grudzielanek
DOUBLES- T.Clark(1st), O.Vizquel(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Rodriguez(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Bay(2nd)
WALKS- J.Mauer, C.Shelton, H.Blalock, G.Jenkins-2
HIT BY PITCH- G.Jenkins
STRIKE OUTS- M.Young, C.Beltran-2, J.Bay, M.Ramirez, T.Clark, B.McCann,
             K.Lofton
GIDP- M.Young, C.Beltran
BALKS- B.Colon
PASSED BALLS- J.Mauer

Bartolo Colon(1-0) and Chris Capuano(2-1) treated the Cleveland fans to a fine
pitching duel at The Ballpark.  The Cleveland Indians eventually emerged as
victors over the Kansas City Royals by the score of 3 to 1.

Colon delivered a fine performance for Cleveland.  He went 7 innings
surrendering 3 hits and 3 walks lowering his ERA from 7.71 to 4.50.  Kansas
City threatened in the 9th but Cleveland was able to put down the rally.

Bob Howry got the save, his 1st.


 
Game 3
BOXSCORE: 2005 Cleveland Indians At 2005 Kansas City Royals         10/4/2005

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Lofton CF         6  3  4  1 .400     B.Clark RF          5  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  1  2  1 .333     W.Helms 3B          3  3  3  0 .353  
  J.Bay LF            4  0  1  1 .438   B-H.Blalock PH,3B     1  0  0  0 .176  
  M.Ramirez DH        5  0  1  1 .292     M.Young SS          4  2  2  1 .359  
  T.Clark 1B          4  0  4  1 .286     M.Lecroy 1B         4  1  2  1 .400  
  G.Jenkins RF        3  0  0  0 .308   G-C.Shelton 1B        0  0  0  0 .476  
D-J.Cirillo PH        0  0  0  0 .471     M.Ordonez LF        3  0  0  2 .333  
E-R.Shealy PH         1  0  0  0 .500     J.Carroll 2B        4  0  1  0 .385  
F-J.Encarnacion RF    0  0  0  0 .333   C-M.Grudzielanek 2B   0  0  0  0 .300  
  J.Larue C           4  0  0  0 .286     S.Fasano DH         2  0  1  0 .143  
  J.Randa 3B          4  1  1  0 .294   A-J.Rodriguez PH      2  0  1  0 .391  
  O.Vizquel SS        5  0  2  0 .393     C.Beltran CF        3  0  0  1 .235  
                                          J.Mauer C           4  0  0  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  5 15  5                 Totals      35  6 10  5

A-Pinch Hit For Fasano In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Helms In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Carroll In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Jenkins In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Cirillo In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Shealy In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Lecroy In 9th Inning

Indians......... 1 0 0  2 1 0  0 1 0  -  5 15  1
Royals.......... 1 0 3  0 2 0  0 0    -  6 10  0

Indians (6-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
K.Rogers LOSS(0-2)        4       8   6   5   1   2   0   6.55
R.Dempster                2 2/3   2   0   0   2   4   0   4.26
S.Baker                   1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
Totals                    8      10   6   5   4   7   0

Royals (5-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Byrd WIN(2-1)           7      12   4   4   4   5   0   3.00
B.Jenks                   0       1   1   1   0   0   0   9.00
D.Hermanson HOLD(3rd)     0 2/3   0   0   0   1   2   0   3.68
B.Ryan                    0       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
H.Street SAVE(4th)        1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      15   5   5   5   8   0

ATTENDANCE- 8,524 DATE- Tuesday, October 4th 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:16
LEFT ON BASE- Indians:14  Royals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 0  Royals: 2
ERRORS- T.Clark
DOUBLES- M.Ellis(2nd), O.Vizquel(3rd), M.Young(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- K.Lofton(3rd)
WALKS- M.Ellis, J.Bay, T.Clark, G.Jenkins, J.Larue, H.Blalock, M.Young,
       M.Ordonez, C.Beltran
HIT BY PITCH- J.Randa
STRIKE OUTS- K.Lofton, M.Ellis-2, J.Bay, M.Ramirez-3, G.Jenkins, B.Clark,
             M.Lecroy-2, J.Carroll, J.Rodriguez, C.Beltran, J.Mauer
GIDP- G.Jenkins, O.Vizquel
WILD PITCHES- P.Byrd

Michael Young had 2 base hits at Kauffman Stadium as the Kansas City Royals
beat the Cleveland Indians 6 to 5.

Cleveland never recovered after Kansas City took the lead in the 5th inning
with 2 runs on 3 hits.  Wes Helms led off and started the attack as he
smacked a single.  Young came to the plate and delivered a base-hit.  Matt
Lecroy then stroked a single to load the bases.  Magglio Ordonez came up and
he drew a walk.  Jamey Carroll was a strikeout victim, unable to help out.
John Rodriguez was next to the plate, but was promptly struck out.  Carlos
Beltran stepped into the batter's box and he drew a walk.  Cleveland
threatened in the 9th but Kansas City was able to put down the rally.  

Paul Byrd(2-1) allowed 4 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory. Huston
Street recorded his 4th save.  Kenny Rogers(0-2) was hit with the loss.  He
gave up 6 runs in 4 innings of work.  


 


Game 4
BOXSCORE: 2005 Cleveland Indians At 2005 Kansas City Royals         10/5/2005

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  K.Lofton CF         4  0  0  0 .333     J.Piedra LF         5  0  0  0 .100  
  M.Ellis 2B          4  1  1  0 .325     J.Mauer C           4  1  1  0 .282  
  J.Bay LF            4  1  3  0 .472     M.Young SS          4  1  2  0 .372  
  M.Ramirez DH        2  0  0  0 .269     M.Ordonez RF        3  1  0  0 .306  
  T.Clark 1B          3  0  0  0 .263     C.Shelton 1B        1  1  0  1 .455  
  G.Jenkins RF        3  0  0  1 .276     H.Blalock 3B        2  0  0  1 .158  
  J.Larue C           3  0  1  1 .294   A-W.Helms PH,3B       1  0  1  0 .389  
  J.Randa 3B          4  0  1  0 .286     C.Beltran CF        3  0  0  1 .216  
  O.Vizquel SS        4  0  1  0 .375     K.Millar DH         1  0  0  0 .000  
                                        B-J.Rodriguez PH      1  0  0  0 .375  
                                          M.Grudzielanek 2B   4  0  1  0 .292  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  7  2                 Totals      29  4  5  3

A-Pinch Hit For Blalock In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Millar In 7th Inning

Indians......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  3
Royals.......... 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 0    -  4  5  0

Indians (6-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Prior LOSS(1-1)         5 2/3   4   4   4   6   6   0   4.97
R.Dempster                0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   3.86
B.Shackelfor              0       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Hasegawa                1 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   2.25
Totals                    8       5   4   4   8   8   0

Royals (6-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren WIN(1-2)          7       7   2   2   5   5   0   4.62
B.Ryan HOLD(1st)          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
H.Street SAVE(5th)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2   5   7   0

ATTENDANCE- 10,032 DATE- Wednesday, October 5th 2005 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 8  Royals:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Royals: 1
ERRORS- J.Randa-2, M.Prior
DOUBLES- J.Bay(3rd), J.Mauer(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- K.Lofton
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Beltran
WALKS- K.Lofton, M.Ramirez-2, T.Clark, J.Larue, J.Mauer, M.Young, M.Ordonez,
       C.Shelton-2, H.Blalock, K.Millar-2
HIT BY PITCH- G.Jenkins, M.Ordonez, C.Shelton
STRIKE OUTS- K.Lofton, T.Clark-2, G.Jenkins-2, O.Vizquel-2, J.Piedra-2,
             M.Young-2, C.Beltran, K.Millar, J.Rodriguez, M.Grudzielanek
GIDP- J.Randa, H.Blalock
WILD PITCHES- M.Prior
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Carlos Beltran robbed Mark Ellis of an extra base hit.

Shortstop Michael Young had 2 base hits as the Kansas City Royals beat the
Cleveland Indians by a score of 4 to 2.

Kansas City came up with all the runs they needed in the 1st inning as they
scored 4 runs on 2 base hits.  That early scoring held up.  The pitchers took
over after the 1st inning as neither team was able to score again.  

The win went to Dan Haren(1-2) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Haren got help
from Huston Street who was credited with his 5th save.  Mark Prior(1-1) was
the loser.  

'He gutted it out' Brooks Crandall said of Haren.  'I was very impressed by
his tenacity.'


 
Game 5
BOXSCORE: 2005 Cleveland Indians At 2005 Kansas City Royals         10/6/2005

  Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Ellis 2B          4  0  0  0 .295     J.Mauer C           3  0  0  0 .262  
  J.Cirillo 3B        4  0  0  0 .381     J.Rodriguez DH      2  1  0  0 .346  
  J.Bay LF            4  1  1  0 .450     M.Young SS          3  0  1  0 .370  
  M.Ramirez DH        3  0  0  0 .241     C.Shelton 1B        4  0  0  0 .385  
  T.Clark 1B          4  0  1  1 .262     M.Ordonez RF        4  1  1  0 .300  
  J.Encarnacion CF    3  1  2  0 .381     H.Blalock 3B        3  0  1  0 .182  
A-R.Shealy PH         1  0  0  0 .400   C-W.Helms PH          1  0  0  0 .368  
B-K.Lofton CF         0  0  0  0 .333     C.Beltran CF        4  1  2  1 .244  
  G.Jenkins RF        4  0  0  0 .242     B.Clark LF          4  0  3  1 .130  
  B.McCann C          3  0  0  0 .316     M.Grudzielanek 2B   3  0  0  0 .259  
  O.Vizquel SS        3  0  2  1 .400                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  6  2                 Totals      31  3  8  2

A-Pinch Hit For Encarnacion In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Shealy In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Blalock In 9th Inning

Indians......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  6  0
Royals.......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 1  -  3  8  0

Indians (6-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Patterson               6 2/3   5   2   2   1   6   1   3.80
S.Hasegawa                0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   2.08
A.Fultz LOSS(0-1)         1 1/3   2   1   1   1   1   0   1.80
B.Howry                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   8.10
Totals                    8 1/3   8   3   3   3   7   1

Royals (7-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Capuano                 6 2/3   6   2   2   1   3   0   3.20
K.Farnsworth              1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   1.50
B.Jenks                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   6.75
D.Hermanson WIN(1-0)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.38
Totals                    9       6   2   2   1   6   0

ATTENDANCE- 19,350 DATE- Thursday, October 6th 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Indians: 5  Royals: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Indians: 1  Royals: 0
DOUBLES- T.Clark(2nd), J.Encarnacion(2nd), O.Vizquel(4th), M.Young(4th)
TRIPLES- J.Bay(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Beltran(1st)
STOLEN BASES- J.Rodriguez(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Clark
WALKS- M.Ramirez, J.Mauer, J.Rodriguez, M.Young
HIT BY PITCH- J.Rodriguez
STRIKE OUTS- M.Ellis, J.Bay, M.Ramirez, T.Clark, G.Jenkins, B.McCann, J.Mauer,
             J.Rodriguez, C.Shelton-2, M.Ordonez, H.Blalock, W.Helms
GIDP- M.Young
WILD PITCHES- J.Patterson
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Carlos Beltran robbed Geoff Jenkins of a Homerun!
          Top 9th: Michael Young robbed Geoff Jenkins of a base hit.

Kansas City Royals broke the deadlock in their last at bats, pulling out a 3
to 2 win over the Cleveland Indians and sending their hometown fans home
smiling.

The game was won by Kansas City with a run in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Magglio Ordonez lined a single.  Wes Helms dug into the batters box next, but
he struck out.  Carlos Beltran then lined a base-hit.  Brady Clark was up
next and he banged out a single giving Kansas City the win much to the
delight of the home town crowd.  Kansas City had a total of 8 hits for the
game.  

Dustin Hermanson(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2/3 of an
inning. Aaron Fultz(0-1) was hit with the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 hits
and 1 walk in 1 and 1/3 innings.  




Game 6
BOXSCORE: 2005 Kansas City Royals At 2005 Cleveland Indians         10/8/2005

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Indians            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Mauer C           5  0  0  0 .234     K.Lofton CF         5  1  2  0 .345  
  J.Rodriguez DH      4  1  2  0 .367     M.Ellis 2B          4  1  0  0 .271  
G-K.Millar PH         1  0  0  0 .000     J.Bay LF            5  1  2  0 .444  
  M.Young SS          4  3  3  1 .400     M.Ramirez DH        4  0  0  0 .212  
  C.Shelton 1B        5  0  2  0 .387     T.Clark 1B          4  1  2  4 .283  
  J.Piedra LF         3  1  2  3 .174     G.Jenkins RF        4  0  1  0 .243  
C-M.Lecroy PH         1  0  1  0 .438     J.Larue C           2  0  0  0 .263  
D-J.Carroll PR,3B     1  1  0  0 .357   A-R.Shealy PH         1  0  0  0 .333  
  M.Ordonez RF        3  1  1  0 .302   B-B.McCann C          1  0  0  0 .300  
  H.Blalock 3B        3  0  0  0 .160     J.Randa 3B          3  0  2  0 .333  
E-W.Helms PH          0  1  0  1 .368     O.Vizquel SS        4  0  1  0 .385  
F-B.Clark LF          0  0  0  0 .130                                          
  C.Beltran CF        4  1  1  4 .244                                          
  M.Grudzielanek 2B   3  0  1  0 .267                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  9 13  9                 Totals      37  4 10  4

A-Pinch Hit For Larue In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Shealy In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Piedra In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Lecroy In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Blalock In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Helms In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 9th Inning

Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 3  0 5 1  -  9 13  0
Indians......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 0  -  4 10  0

Royals (8-4)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Byrd WIN(3-1)           6       6   0   0   0   4   0   2.25
D.Hermanson               0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.12
B.Jenks                   0 1/3   1   1   1   0   1   0  10.80
H.Street                  1 1/3   2   3   3   2   2   1   3.24
B.Ryan                    0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9      10   4   4   2   7   1

Indians (6-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
B.Colon LOSS(1-1)         6       8   3   3   0   8   1   4.50
A.Fultz                   1 1/3   1   1   1   1   2   0   2.84
B.Howry                   0       1   2   2   1   0   0  13.50
B.Shackelfor              0 2/3   1   2   2   1   0   1  13.50
S.Baker                   1       2   1   1   0   0   1   2.70
Totals                    9      13   9   9   3  10   3

ATTENDANCE- 25,008 DATE- Saturday, October 8th 2005 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Travis Katzenmeier, Scott Higgins, Jim Reynolds, Charlie Williams
T- 3:04
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 5  Indians: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Indians: 3
DOUBLES- J.Randa(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Young(1st), J.Piedra(2nd), C.Beltran(2nd), T.Clark(3rd)
WALKS- M.Young, M.Ordonez, W.Helms, M.Ellis, J.Randa
HIT BY PITCH- M.Grudzielanek
STRIKE OUTS- J.Mauer-2, J.Rodriguez-2, C.Shelton, J.Piedra, H.Blalock-2,
             C.Beltran, M.Grudzielanek, M.Ellis, T.Clark-2, G.Jenkins, J.Larue,
             B.McCann, O.Vizquel
GIDP- C.Shelton, J.Carroll, H.Blalock

Left fielder Jorge Piedra homered and had 3 RBI as the Kansas City Royals
defeated the Cleveland Indians 9 to 4 at The Ballpark.

In the 6th inning Kansas City went on top for good when they scored 3 runs on
3 hits.  The key at-bat was by Piedra who silenced The Ballpark as he belted
a three-run homer (his 2nd of the season).  The game was a scoreless duel
until the 6th inning.  

The victory went to Paul Byrd(3-1) who went 6 innings, allowing no runs.
Bartolo Colon(1-1) was charged with the loss.  He surrendered 3 runs and 8
hits in 6 innings.