*** Kansas City Royals @ Cleveland Indians Game Thread (4/21) ***
 

<table border=3 cellpadding = 4>
<tr><td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> KC (9-9) </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> CLE (3-0) </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> X </td><td> 4 </td><td> </td><td> 3 </td></tr>
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http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/ima...s/80x80/kc.png

Loss, (2-1) Jeremy Guthrie 6⅓IP 4R 4ER 0BB 3K 2HR
Kelvin Herrera 1⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.

http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/ima.../80x80/cle.png

Win, (3-0) Zach McAllister 6IP 3R 2ER 1BB 2K
Hold, (1) Marc Rzepczynski 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Hold, (5) Cody Allen 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
Save, (7) John Axford 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Home Runs

KC

none

CLE

Michael Brantley, (4) - Bottom 4th 2-run homer to right
Jason Kipnis, (3) - Bottom 6th 2-run homer to center

AL Central

Final: CWS 3, DET 1

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Norichika Aoki, RF
2. Omar Infante, 2B
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B
4. Billy Butler, DH
5. Alex Gordon, LF
6. Salvador Perez, C
7. Mike Moustakas, 3B
8. Alcides Escobar, SS
9. Jarrod Dyson, CF
9. Justin Maxwell, ph/CF

CLE

1. Michael Bourn, CF
2. Nick Swisher, 1B
3. Jason Kipnis, 2B
4. Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B
5. Michael Brantley, LF
6. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
7. Jason Giambi, DH
8. David Murphy, RF
9. Yan Gomes, C

I know the lineups are out, I'll update it shortly.

Lets do this shit!

Yesterday was the first day in about a week I didn't call for an Esky homerun. :doh!:

Escobar will go yard today!

... and you've just doomed him.

I don't think this pitching matchup is quite as lopsided as it appears. Guts might have an ERA over double that of McAllister, but their WHIP is fairly similar.

Let's hope Guthrie can avoid giving up the big hit and that he doesn't have the chance to start his last inning poorly before he's taken out.

In for a Billy Bomb with barbecue sauce on it.

In for the start of a new winning streak.

Let's do it!

Physioc calling the game today.

Calling it now: I don't know why, call it a gut feeling, but I think this game will be an absolute ass-beating. One team will score 10+ runs, and the game will last 3.5-4 hours.

Which team will deliver the beating? Not sure yet.

1st inning
 

Top 1st

Aoki flies out to left
Infante triples to right
Hosmer lines out to shortstop
Butler grounds out to second

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 1st

Bourn grounds out to second
Swisher flies out to left
Kipnis flies out to center

0 runs, 0 hits

Infante with the wheels!

Omar with the triple!!