Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Angels
9-7, 6-4 Away
3
9-7, 6-4 Away
Final
10-7, 4-4 Home
5
10-7, 4-4 Home
Royals Hitting
a-flied out to center for T Pena in the 7th
b-fouled out to first for J Gathright in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BJ Guillen (6, J Garland)
- RBID DeJesus (3), J Guillen (6), A Callaspo (2)
- GIDPM Grudzielanek; J Guillen
- Team LOB8
- Baserunning
- CSA Gordon (2, 2nd base by J Garland/J Mathis)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Callaspo-M Grudzielanek-R Gload)
Angels Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. AybarSS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .487 | .431 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .316 | .382 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .280 | .431 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .368 | .525 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .379 | .597 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .109 | .163 | .109 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .182 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 | .348 | .696 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .333 | .364 |
| 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BG Anderson (7, B Tomko); J Mathis (2, B Tomko); E Aybar (2, B Tomko); C Kotchman (4, R Mahay)
- RBIG Anderson 3 (9), E Aybar (2), G Matthews (11)
- 2Out RBIG Anderson 3
- GIDPT Hunter
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP2 (C Figgins-M Izturis-C Kotchman, E Aybar-M Izturis-C Kotchman)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPB Tomko
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Tomko 13-5; R Mahay 2-0
- Game ScoresB Tomko 47
Angels Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Garland(W,2-2) |
J. Speier(H,4) |
S. Shields(H,3) |
F. Rodriguez(S,6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 98-60 | 4.81 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 5.68 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 1.42 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-18 | 6.14 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 147-95 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Garland
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Garland 11-6; J Speier 1-1; S Shields 1-0; F Rodriguez 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Garland 49
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | LAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | D DeJesus singled to center, J Buck scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | G Anderson doubled to deep center, E Aybar, C Figgins and G Matthews scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | J Guillen doubled to left center, B Butler scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 5th | E Aybar doubled to right, J Mathis scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | G Matthews grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Aybar scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 9th | A Callaspo singled to left, A Gordon scored, J Buck to second. | 3 | 5 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Angel Stadium
3:05 AM, 18 April 2008
Anaheim, California
Attendance: 40,021
Game Time:2:42
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
- First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- Second Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
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