The Star Beacon; Ashtabula, Ohio

September 5, 2008

Tribe Capsule: Indians at Royals


n Schedule — Tonight, 8:10; Saturday, 7:10; Sunday, 2:10.

n TV/Radio — SportsTime Ohio; WFUN Saturday and Sunday, WTAM.

n Probable Pitchers — Tonight, RHP Anthony Reyes (2-1, 2.01) vs. RHP Brandon Duckworth (2-0, 4.91); Saturday, LHP Zach Jackson (0-1, 6.17) vs. RHP Gil Meche (10-10, 4.07); Sunday, LHP Cliff Lee (20-2, 2.32) vs. RHP Zack Greinke (9-9, 3.72).

n Notable — Grady Sizemore loves Royals pitching. His 21 home runs and 61 RBI against Kansas City are career highs. He also has a .317 career batting average (95-for-300) against the Royals. He’s hitting .370 with seven home runs and 18 RBI against KC this season. ... Meche allowed only two hits and one earned run over seven innings in a no-decision against the Indians on Aug. 20. ... Miguel Olivo (11-for-33) and David DeJesus (15-for-45) are each hitting .333 off Tribe pitching this season. ... Reyes is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in two career starts vs. the Royals. ... The Indians are 4-2 at Kauffman Stadium this season. They hold a 7-4 advantage on the Royals in the season series.

n Up Next — Cleveland at Baltimore, Monday through Thursday.

— Josh Weir