Final
Peralta's four RBIs help Indians' Huff beat Royals
Sep 13, 2009 - 3:52 AM CLEVELAND(AP) -- Jhonny Peralta got better results on his hits, and so did the Cleveland Indians.Peralta drove in four runs to help David Huff become Cleveland's first 10-game winner, and the Indians snapped the Kansas City Royals' five-game winning streak with a 13-6 victory Saturday night.
"It was great to see Jhonny have a big night offensively after he had such tough luck," Indians manager Eric Wedge said.
On Friday night, Peralta twice got key hits in a tie game that Cleveland eventually lost in 12 innings, 2-1. On consecutive at-bats in the ninth and 11th, Peralta hit sharp singles with a runner on second base - and both times was deprived of a winning RBI when the baserunner was thrown out at the plate.
"That was pretty strange but there was nothing I could do about it," Peralta said. "Tonight, they scored. I'm a lot happier."
Peralta had a two-run double in the fourth off Luke Hochevar (6-10) and his two-run single capped a five-run sixth that put Cleveland ahead 11-3.
Huff (10-9) won his third straight start, improving to 5-1 in six outings since Aug. 9. The left-hander allowed three runs and seven hits over six innings, striking out a career-high six. He is the first Cleveland rookie to win 10 games since Ryan Drese went 10-9 in 2002.
"It's been a different year to say the least," said Wedge, who used eight other starters before Huff was called up from Triple-A Columbus on May 17. "It's nice to see him string some good starts together.
"He's been utilizing his fastball, but I liked the way he used his changeup tonight, too," Wedge said.
Hochevar gave up five runs over five innings and extended the longest active losing streak in the AL to seven games. The right-hander went 6-1 in nine starts from June 6-July 25. In nine starts since, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 draft is 0-7 with an 8.21 ERA.
"I know things haven't been going the way I want," Hochevar said. "All I can control is how I prepare. I will find a way to get it done. I'm not going to second guess myself. I'll get it done."
Hochevar again had trouble in a couple innings. He has been scored upon in 44 total innings this season, allowing multiple runs in 22 of them.
"He can't limit the damage," Royals manager Trey Hillman said. "He's got to make quality pitches at key times. More often than not, he's had trouble with the middle of the order. Those guys are there for a reason."
Cleveland's top five hitters in the order went a combined 13 for 22 with nine runs and 11 RBIs. Michael Brantley had four hits and Jamey Carroll three as Cleveland broke a four-game losing streak and won for the third time in 12 games. The Indians tied a season high with seven doubles.
Shin-Soo Choo hit his 15th homer, first since Aug. 15, in a three-run fifth that gave the Indians a 5-3 lead. It was Choo's second homer in 217 at-bats since July 8.
Peralta's two-run double put Cleveland ahead 2-1 in the fourth. Asdrubal Cabrera walked and Choo beat out an infield single. Peralta then hit a sharp grounder under the glove of third baseman Alex Gordon, scoring both runners.
Willie Bloomquist's two-run double in the fifth gave the Royals a 3-2 lead.
Cleveland tied it at 3 in the bottom half. Brantley singled, stole second and scored on a double by Carroll.
Brantley's RBI single off Dusty Hughes gave Cleveland a 6-3 lead in the sixth. Carroll followed with a run-scoring single off Victor Marte. Cabrera then hit a ground-rule double that bounced over the wall in right-center, scoring Brantley and sending Carroll to third. After Choo was walked intentionally, Peralta added a two-run single to left. Another run scored on a throwing error by Royals shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt later in the inning.
Mike Jacobs had a two-run double and Alberto Callaspo an RBI single in the Royals' ninth off Jess Todd.
NOTES: Cleveland is 10-7 against the Royals this year and has not lost a season series to them since 2003. ... Royals 3B Mark Teahen was a late scratch due to a stiff back. ... DeJesus extended his hitting streak to 13 games. ... Billy Butler got his first career stolen base in his 355 games. ... Indians C Chris Gimenez struck out twice in two at-bats and is 2 for 44 (.045) in his last 15 games. ... Brantley has hit .381 since being called up Sept. 1. He is the first Cleveland rookie with a four-hit game in his first 10 games since Andy Allanson in 1986.
- Indians 13, Royals 6 - FINAL
KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .277
va-L Hernandez ph-ss 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .200
W Bloomquist rf 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .259
B Butler 1b 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .304
M Jacobs dh 5 0 1 2 0 3 3 .234
A Callaspo 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 .299
M Olivo
Sep 12 10:35 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERTO CALLASPO SCORED BILLY BUTLER
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A CALLASPO ON FIRST, M JACOBS ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
CLEVELAND 13 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B PENA (.271, 5 HR, 15 RBI)
Royals 6, Guardians 13 Top 9, 0 OutsSep 12 10:30 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE JACOBS SCORED LUIS HERNANDEZ AND ALEX GORDON
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M JACOBS ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
CLEVELAND 13 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A CALLASPO (.297, 1-FOR-3, BB)
Royals 5, Guardians 13 Top 9, 0 OutsSep 12 10:27 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ANDY MARTE SCORED NIUMAN ROMERO
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A MARTE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 13 BOTTOM,8TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T CROWE (.214, 1-FOR-4)
Royals 3, Guardians 13 Bot 8, 0 OutsSep 12 10:06 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ASDRUBAL CABRERA SCORED KELLY SHOPPACH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CABRERA ON SECOND, M BRANTLEY ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 12 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S CHOO (.300, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 2 RBI)
Royals 3, Guardians 12 Bot 7, 0 OutsSep 12 9:45 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT ALLOWED SHIN-SOO CHOO TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 11 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A MARTE (.232, 0-FOR-0, 3 BB)
Royals 3, Guardians 11 Bot 6, 0 OutsSep 12 9:26 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED ASDRUBAL CABRERA AND JAMEY
CARROLL
SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J PERALTA ON FIRST, S CHOO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 10 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.281, 0-FOR-3)
Royals 3, Guardians 10 Bot 6, 0 OutsSep 12 9:23 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ASDRUBAL CABRERA SCORED MICHAEL BRANTLEY
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A CABRERA ON SECOND, J CARROLL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 8 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S CHOO (.300, 2-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)
Royals 3, Guardians 8 Bot 6, 0 OutsSep 12 9:20 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAMEY CARROLL SCORED TREVOR CROWE
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CARROLL ON FIRST, M BRANTLEY ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 7 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A CABRERA (.310, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Royals 3, Guardians 7 Bot 6, 0 OutsSep 12 9:18 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MICHAEL BRANTLEY SCORED ANDY MARTE
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BRANTLEY ON FIRST, T CROWE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 6 BOTTOM,6TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J CARROLL (.290, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
Royals 3, Guardians 6 Bot 6, 0 OutsSep 12 9:13 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY SHIN-SOO CHOO (15) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 5TH OFF LUKE HOCHEVAR SCORED JAMEY CARROLL.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3, CLEVELAND 5
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.274, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)
Royals 3, Guardians 5 Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 12 8:52 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JAMEY CARROLL SCORED MICHAEL BRANTLEY
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CARROLL ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM,5TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: A CABRERA (.310, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Royals 3, Guardians 3 Bot 5, 0 OutsSep 12 8:47 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY WILLIE BLOOMQUIST SCORED DAVID DEJESUS AND
YUNIESKY BETANCOURT
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, W BLOOMQUIST ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
CLEVELAND 2 TOP,5TH
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.305, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
Royals 3, Guardians 2 Top 5, 0 OutsSep 12 8:34 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED SHIN-SOO CHOO AND ASDRUBAL
CABRERA
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J PERALTA ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CLEVELAND 2 BOTTOM,4TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.283, 0-FOR-1)
Royals 1, Guardians 2 Bot 4, 0 OutsSep 12 8:17 PM - AL
AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED YUNIESKY BETANCOURT
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
CLEVELAND 0 TOP,3RD
DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M JACOBS (.234, 0-FOR-1)
Royals 1, Guardians 0 Top 3, 0 OutsSep 12 7:49 PM
Related News
- Royals Rumblings - News for December 26, 2023 Dec 26
- Royals Rundown: Recapping moves, MJ Melendez update, and love/hate new MLB rules? Dec 25
- A note from the front while awaiting news of anything resembling a baseball thing at all Dec 25
- Analysis of the ZiPS Projections for the 2024 Guardians Dec 24
- Copy of Happy Holidays From the CTC Team: Tell us your Guardians’ Christmas Wish Dec 24
- N&N: Padres ink Yuki Matsui for 5 years Dec 24
- The Royals got me what I wanted for Christmas Dec 23
- Weekend Rumblings - News for December 23, 2023 Dec 23
- Where Are They Now? - Your Favorite Forgotten Players From 2016 - 2023 Dec 22
- Royals Review Roundtable: The free-spending Royals Dec 22
- Royals Rumblings - News for December 22, 2023 Dec 22
- News and Notes: Is MLB's Hot Stove About to Burst Into Flame? Dec 22