Los Angeles Angels @ Kansas City Royals
22-14, 12-6 Away
4
22-14, 12-6 Away
Final
15-18, 6-9 Home
9
15-18, 6-9 Home
Angels Hitting
- Batting
- 3BG Anderson (1, Z Greinke)
- HRM Napoli (8, 7th inning off Z Greinke 1 on, 0 Out); G Anderson (5, 9th inning off Y Yabuta 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIV Guerrero (15), M Napoli 2 (15), G Anderson (19)
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- CSV Guerrero (1, 3rd base by Z Greinke)
- Fielding
- DP1 (E Aybar-S Rodriguez-R Quinlan)
Royals Hitting
a-struck out looking for M Grudzielanek in the 5th
b-lined out to second for J Guillen in the 6th
- Batting
- 2BB Butler (7, J Weaver); J Guillen 2 (10, J Weaver 2); M Grudzielanek (6, J Weaver)
- HRD Dejesus (3, 2nd inning off J Weaver 2 on, 1 Out); A Gordon (4, 4th inning off J Weaver 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIB Butler (13), T Pena (6), D DeJesus 3 (16), J Buck (12), A Gordon 2 (15), R Gload (9)
- 2Out RBIB Butler, R Gload
- SFJ Buck
- GIDPB Butler
- Team LOB7
Angels Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Weaver(L,2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 82-51 | 5.59 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44-31 | 10.57 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 3.86 |
| 8.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 146-93 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Weaver 5-4; C Bootcheck 3-3; D O'Day 3-2
- Game ScoresJ Weaver 8
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(W,4-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 107-69 | 1.80 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 7.45 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26-17 | 8.36 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 139-90 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 8-4; J Peralta 2-1; Y Yabuta 0-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 61
Scoring Summary
Inning | LAA | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | V Guerrero reached on infield single to second, G Matthews scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | B Butler doubled to deep center, M Grudzielanek scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | T Pena singled to left, J Guillen scored, J Buck to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | D DeJesus homered to right, J Buck and T Pena scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 3rd | J Buck hit sacrifice fly to center, J Guillen scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | A Gordon homered to right, M Grudzielanek scored. | 1 | 8 | |
| 4th | R Gload singled to left, M Teahen scored, J Guillen to second. | 1 | 9 | |
| 7th | M Napoli homered to left, R Willits scored. | 3 | 9 | |
| 9th | G Anderson homered to right. | 4 | 9 | |
LAA win 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 8 May 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,084
Game Time:2:42
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
- First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 5 | 2 | .714 | - | W5 |
| Texas | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | L2 |
| Seattle | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | L1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.5 | L1 |
2026 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 5 | 3 | .625 | - | W2 |
| Kansas City | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.5 | W2 |
| Detroit | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Chicago | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.5 | W1 |
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