Indians Spoil Home Opening Day For Royals

 GAME 1:

Game MVP:Albert Belle

Injury: Jacoby (today only)

Royals Stadium    (08-23-2026 19:16:49)       Time 2:47, 68 , Cloudy, Light Rain, Wind: 6 MPH Out to RCF  Day Game

Apr 8, 1991            1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1991 Cleveland         2 1 0   0 0 0   0 1 0      4  9  1

1991 Kansas City       0 0 0   0 1 0   0 2 0      3 11  2

Recap

Cle  1st: Scored 2 runs on a hit, on one walk and an error.

Cle      Albert Belle hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Cle  2 KC 0.

Cle  2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Cle      Alex Cole singled scoring Baerga.  Cle  3 KC 0.

KC   5th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and on one walk.

KC       Kevin Seitzer doubled scoring Thurman.  Cle  3 KC 1.

Cle  8th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Cle      Sandy Alomar Jr. singled scoring Belle.  Cle  4 KC 1.

KC   8th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

KC       Mike Macfarlane hit a 2 run HR(1).  Cle  4 KC 3.

KC  :    George Brett DP with with 2 on, end 9th.

Cle  Albert Belle: 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 2 runs.

Cle  Alex Cole: 2 for 4, double.

KC   Kirk Gibson: 2 for 4, triple.

KC   Mike Macfarlane: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Cle  Greg Swindell pitched 8 innings to earn the win: 3 earned runs, 10 hits, 1 BB, 9 K. He's now 1-0 on the year.

Cle  Steve Olin pitched a shutout 9th to record his 1st save of the year.

KC   Bret Saberhagen pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 3 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 4 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.

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Cleveland                      IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Swindell W(1-0)               8.0 10  3  3  1  1  9  110  82  28   3.38  35 110(108)       58

 Olin S(1)                    1.0  1  0  0  0  1  1   18  12   6   0.00   4   25(29)

                              9.0 11  3  3  1  2 10  128  94  34   3.00  39

Kansas City                    IP  H  R ER HR  W  K   Ct   S   B    ERA  BF     EPC  Stf  GSc

Saberhagen L(0-1)             8.0  9  4  3  1  2  4  122  90  32   3.38  35 115(114)       52

 Davis,M                      1.0  0  0  0  0  0  0    8   7   1   0.00   3   65(75)

                              9.0  9  4  3  1  2  4  130  97  33   3.00  38

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Cle: Allred hit for Webster in the 7th

     Allred moved to RF in the 7th

     Manto moved to 1B in the 8th

 KC: Cromartie hit for Shumpert in the 9th

     Pecota ran for Cromartie in the 9th

  E-Jacoby(1), Shumpert(1), Stillwell(1)

 2B-Cole(1), Seitzer(1), Tartabull(1)

 3B-Gibson(1)

 HR-Cle Belle(1) off Saberhagen(1) in the 1st with 1 on base, 393 feet

     KC Macfarlane(1) off Swindell(1) in the 8th with 1 on base, 390 feet

 SB-Cle Cole(1) off Saberhagen(1) + Macfarlane(1), 2nd

    Cle Baerga(1) off Saberhagen(2) + Macfarlane(2), 4th

    Cle Belle(1) off Saberhagen(3) + Macfarlane(3), 8th

     KC Gibson(1) off Swindell(1) + Alomar Jr.(1), 2nd

 CS-Cle Webster(1) by Saberhagen(1) and Macfarlane(1), 4th

RBI-Cle  - Alomar Jr.(1), Belle 2(2), Cole(1)

     KC  - Macfarlane 2(2), Seitzer(1)

 SH-Browne(1), Fermin(1), Shumpert(1)

OfA-Cole(1)

LOB-Cleveland 7 Kansas City 9

 DP-Cleveland 2 Kansas City 1

GWRBI-Belle