KANSAS CITY (25-40) @ CLEVELAND (33-30)
STARTING PITCHERS
7X (7-5 2.72) 14 XY (6-2 2.01)
KCA 010 000 011 3 6 0
CLE 000 220 00x 4 10 0
2B KCA Monday 5
HR KCA R. Jackson 2 (9th off Tiant)
CLE Alvis 7 (4th off Nash)
RBI KCA Donaldson 1 R. Jackson 3 Harrelson 8
CLE Alvis 2(19) Azcue 2(12)
SB KCA Roof 1
PITCHING LINE IP H HR BB SO R ER BF GSC
Nash 7 10 1 1 14 4 4 32 54
Tiant 8.2 6 1 2 8 3 3 33 68
WP Tiant 7-2 2.13 LP Nash 7-6 2.88 SV Bob Allen 4
SCORING PLAYS:
TOP 2 .. Cater singled. R. Jackson singled for runners on the corners. Donaldson grounded out scoring a run. KCA 1 CLE 0
BOTTOM 4 .. Whitfield singled. Alvis homered scoring two runs. KCA 1 CLE 2
BOTTOM 5 .. Hinton singled. Wagner singled. Both runners advanced on a grounder, Azcue singled to score two runs. KCA 1 CLE 4
TOP 8 .. Roof singled then stole second base. Harrelson singled scoring a run. KCA 2 CLE 4
TOP 9 .. R. Jackson homered. KCA 3 CLE 4
NOTES: Prior to this sweep, Cleveland lost 7 of 8. With the 8 whiffs in this game Tiant now has over 100 strikeouts on the season joining teammates Sam McDowell and Steve Hargan over the century mark. The Lake Erie staff now have 18 games with 19 of more strikeouts. Speaking of flamethrowers, Jim Nash with his 14 now leads the league at 129 whiffs. The 14 is his season high. He now has fanned 10 or more in three straight games and has 7 games with 10+.
STAR OF THE GAME: 2-4 HR 2RBI
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