Top 1

• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Belcher
  
  Vizquel hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Belcher
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Belcher
  
  Ramirez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thome vs. Belcher
  
  Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Offerman vs. Colon
  
  Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Damon vs. Colon
  
  There's a wild pitch. Offerman moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Damon vs. Colon
  
  Damon strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Myers vs. Colon
  
  Myers hits a popup, foul, towards third. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Davis vs. Colon
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Indians, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Belcher
  
  Justice hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Belcher
  
  Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Giles vs. Belcher
  
  Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Alomar vs. Belcher
  
  Alomar hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grissom vs. Belcher
  
  Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Colon
  
  Cooper hits a popup towards short. Vizquel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Colon
  
  Dye takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sutton vs. Colon
  
  Sutton hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Macfarlane vs. Colon
  
  Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double. Dye goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Martinez vs. Colon
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Grissom who is chasing the ball. Martinez reaches third base with a triple. Macfarlane scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
  Offerman vs. Colon
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Belcher
  
  Vizquel hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fernandez vs. Belcher
  
  Fernandez hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ramirez vs. Belcher
  
  Ramirez hits a popup towards short. Martinez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Thome vs. Belcher
  
  Thome hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thome for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Colon
  
  Damon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ramirez. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Myers vs. Colon
  
  Myers bunts towards the mound. Colon picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Colon. Damon scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Davis vs. Colon
  
  Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Cooper vs. Colon
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Belcher
  
  Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Belcher
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Myers. Williams reaches second base with a double. Justice moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Giles vs. Belcher
  
  Giles hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Macfarlane settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Alomar vs. Belcher
  
  Alomar strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
  Grissom vs. Belcher
  
  Grissom hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dye vs. Colon
  
  Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Sutton vs. Colon
  
  Sutton hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Macfarlane vs. Colon
  
  Macfarlane hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Colon
  
  Martinez takes first base on ball four. Macfarlane moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Offerman vs. Colon
  
  There's a wild pitch. Macfarlane moves to third. Martinez moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Offerman vs. Colon
  
  Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
  Damon vs. Colon
  
  Damon takes first base on ball four. Macfarlane scores. Martinez moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Myers vs. Jacome
  
  Jason Jacome now pitching.
  
  Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Vizquel vs. Belcher
  
  Vizquel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Belcher
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sutton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Belcher
  
  Ramirez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Thome vs. Belcher
  
  Thome hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Jacome
  
  Davis strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Jacome
  
  Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Dye vs. Jacome
  
  Dye hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Sutton vs. Jacome
  
  Sutton takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to third. Dye moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Macfarlane vs. Jacome
  
  There's a wild pitch. Cooper scores. Dye moves to third. Sutton moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Macfarlane vs. Jacome
  
  Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dye scores. Sutton scores. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Martinez vs. Jacome
  
  Martinez hits a popup towards first. Thome settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Offerman vs. Jacome
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Justice vs. Belcher
  
  Justice takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Belcher
  
  Williams strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Giles vs. Belcher
  
  Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Justice moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Alomar vs. Belcher
  
  Alomar hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Justice moves to third. Giles moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Grissom vs. Belcher
  
  Grissom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Vizquel vs. Belcher
  
  Vizquel hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Jacome
  
  Einar Diaz now catching.
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jacome, and towards Fernandez, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Myers vs. Jacome
  
  Myers hits a line drive into right field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Davis vs. Jacome
  
  Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Belcher
  
  Fernandez hits a popup towards third. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Ramirez vs. Belcher
  
  Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Belcher
  
  Thome takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Justice vs. Belcher
  
  There's a wild pitch. Thome moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Justice vs. Belcher
  
  Justice hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Cooper vs. Jacome
  
  Jeff Branson now playing shortstop. Bruce Aven now playing left field. Brian Giles now playing right field.
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thome fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Jacome drops the ball. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Dye vs. Jacome
  
  Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sutton vs. Jacome
  
  Sutton hits a fly ball into left field. Aven settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Macfarlane vs. Jacome
  
  Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Grissom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Belcher
  
  Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Giles vs. Belcher
  
  Giles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 1 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Diaz vs. Belcher
  
  Diaz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Diaz reaches second base with a double. Williams goes all the way around to score. Diaz moves to third. View Play 
• Indians, 2 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Grissom vs. Belcher
  
  Grissom hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Diaz tags and scores. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Branson vs. Belcher
  
  Branson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Martinez vs. Morman
  
  Alvin Morman now pitching.
  
  Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Offerman vs. Morman
  
  Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Branson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Damon vs. Morman
  
  Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Offerman moves to second. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Myers vs. Morman
  
  There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Myers vs. Morman
  
  Myers strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Davis vs. Morman
  
  Davis is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
  Cooper vs. Morman
  
  Cooper hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Giles who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. Offerman scores. Damon scores. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Dye vs. Morman
  
  Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Indians, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Fernandez vs. Pichardo
  
  Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
  
  Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Aven vs. Pichardo
  
  Aven strikes out. View Play 
• Indians, 3 - Royals, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Thome vs. Pichardo
  
  Thome strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/19/1997, game 1 -- Cleveland at Kansas City (N)

  Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Vizquel O, ss         4  0  1  0   Offerman J, 2b        4  1  1  0   
Branson J, ss         1  0  0  0   Damon J, cf           4  2  2  1   
Fernandez T, 2b       5  0  0  0   Myers R, lf           5  0  1  0   
Ramirez M, rf         4  0  2  0   Davis C, dh           4  1  0  0   
Aven B, lf            1  0  0  0   Cooper S, 3b          5  1  2  3   
Thome J, 1b           4  0  0  0   Dye J, rf             4  2  1  0   
Justice D, dh         2  1  1  1   Sutton L, 1b          3  1  0  0   
Williams M, 3b        4  1  2  0   Macfarlane M, c       4  2  3  3   
Giles B, lf-rf        3  0  1  0   Martinez F, ss        3  0  2  1   
Alomar Jr. S, c       3  0  1  0                                      
Diaz E, c             1  1  1  1                                      
Grissom M, cf         3  0  0  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  3  9  3                        36 10 12  8

Cleveland        010 000 020 --  3
Kansas City      021 130 03x -- 10

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Colon B (L)           3.2  6  4  4  4  1
Jacome J              3.1  3  3  3  1  1
Morman A              1.0  3  3  3  1  1

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Belcher T (W)         8.0  9  3  3  4  2
Pichardo H            1.0  0  0  0  0  2

E -- Colon B, Jacome J
DP -- Cleveland 1
LOB -- Cleveland 10, Kansas City 8
2B -- Macfarlane M, Vizquel O, Damon J, Williams M, Diaz E
3B -- Martinez F, Cooper S
HR -- Justice D
SB -- Damon J, Offerman J
SF -- Grissom M
WP -- Colon B 2, Jacome J, Belcher T
T -- 2:44
A -- 0

    

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