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Indians' Sabathia goes for first home win

May 3, 2008 - 12:54 PM Kansas City (12-16) at Cleveland (13-15) 7:05 pm EDT

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - C.C. Sabathia seems to have put his early struggles behind him.

Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians go for their third straight win on Saturday when they face the Kansas City Royals.

The reigning American League Cy Young award winner, Sabathia (1-4, 7.88 ERA) was a major disappointment through his first four starts of the season, allowing 27 runs in 18 innings while posting an 0-3 record.

But the 27-year-old has returned to his dominant form in his last two outings, surrendering just one run and eight hits over 14 frames with 19 strikeouts.

The 6-7 lefthander is seeking his first win at Progessive Field - formerly known as Jacobs Field.

Sabathia pitched well enough to earn the win during his last start, but despite yielding just one run and four hits in eight innings, the Indians suffered a 1-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

Luke Hochevar (1-1, 5.91) counters for the Royals, who hope for some revenge after getting swept in a three-game series at home last month by the Indians.

The 24-year-old Hochevar yielded one run and six hits through six innings en route to his first win of the season during Monday's 2-1 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Friday's series opener between the Indians and Royals was postponed due to rain.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 12 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - LUKE HOCHEVAR, RON MAHAY (7TH), RAMON RAMIREZ (8TH), JOAKIM
    SORIA (9TH) AND JOHN BUCK
    CLE - C.C. SABATHIA, MASAHIDE KOBAYASHI (7TH), RAFAEL
    PEREZ (7TH), JENS

    May 3 11:14 PM
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    Royals 4, Guardians 2  Top 8, 0 OutsMay 3 10:55 PM


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    AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
    CLE: JENSEN LEWIS (0-1, 3.71) IN THE 7TH
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, B BUTLER ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, CLEVELAND 2
    DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: M OLIVO (.239, 1-FOR-3)

    Royals 4, Guardians 2  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 3 10:50 PM


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    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED DAVID DEJESUS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, A GORDON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 3
    CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.280, 2-FOR-3)

    Royals 3, Guardians 2  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 3 10:36 PM
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    Royals 3, Guardians 2  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 3 10:36 PM


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    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED TONY PENA.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J GUILLEN (.171, 0-FOR-3)

    Royals 2, Guardians 2  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 3 10:25 PM


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    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID DEJESUS SCORED JOHN BUCK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D DEJESUS ON FIRST, T PENA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    CLEVELAND 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.304, 0-FOR-3)

    Royals 1, Guardians 2  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 3 10:22 PM


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    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY GRADY SIZEMORE (4) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF LUKE HOCHEVAR.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0, CLEVELAND 2
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.266, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals 0, Guardians 2  Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 3 9:50 PM


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    AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY LUKE HOCHEVAR ALLOWED DAVID DELLUCCI TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.237, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Royals 0, Guardians 1  Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 3 9:37 PM

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