Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles
39-47, 20-26 Away
10
39-47, 20-26 Away
Final
44-41, 24-14 Home
7
44-41, 24-14 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Grudzielanek (19, G Olson); B Butler (12, G Olson)
- HRB Butler (2, 2nd inning off G Olson 0 on, 0 Out); T Pena (1, 3rd inning off G Olson 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Butler (19), T Pena (9), J Guillen 3 (64), M Teahen (30), R Gload (17), D DeJesus (43), M Grudzielanek (18), A Gordon (42)
- 2Out RBIJ Guillen 2
- SFA Gordon
- GIDPR Gload; B Butler
- Team LOB4
Orioles Hitting
a-popped out to pitcher for B Fahey in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BA Huff (25, K Davies)
- 3BA Jones (4, K Davies); B Fahey (1, K Davies)
- HRA Huff 2 (17, 4th inning off K Davies 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off K Davies 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIA Huff 3 (52), M Mora (40), A Jones 2 (33), B Fahey (4)
- 2Out RBIM Mora, A Jones 2, B Fahey
- Team LOB3
- Fielding
- DP2 (B Roberts-B Fahey-K Millar, B Fahey-B Roberts-K Millar)
- EK Millar (3, ground ball)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Peralta(W,1-2) |
R. Mahay(H,13) |
J. Soria(S,23) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 77-45 | 4.71 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 5.54 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-17 | 2.03 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 1.22 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 139-88 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Davies 1-7; J Peralta 1-4; R Mahay 1-2; J Soria 0-1
- Game ScoresK Davies 21
Orioles Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Loewen(L,0-2) |
C. Bradford(B,1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89-57 | 5.04 |
| 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 8.41 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-10 | 2.87 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-19 | 1.97 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 146-101 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Olson 9-5; A Loewen 0-0; C Bradford 1-1; L Cormier 3-1; F Cabrera 0-2
- Game ScoresG Olson 30
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Butler homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | T Pena homered to left. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Guillen singled to left center, M Grudzielanek scored, A Gordon to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | A Huff homered to right. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | M Mora singled to left, R Hernandez scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 4th | A Jones tripled to deep center, M Mora and K Millar scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 4th | B Fahey tripled to deep right, A Jones scored. | 3 | 5 | |
| 5th | A Huff homered to right, N Markakis scored. | 3 | 7 | |
| 6th | M Teahen safe at first on error by first baseman K Millar, J Guillen scored, B Butler to third. | 4 | 7 | |
| 6th | R Gload singled to right, B Butler scored, M Teahen to second. | 5 | 7 | |
| 6th | D DeJesus singled to right, M Teahen scored, R Gload to third, T Pena to second. | 6 | 7 | |
| 6th | M Grudzielanek singled to right, R Gload scored, T Pena to third, D DeJesus to second. | 7 | 7 | |
| 6th | A Gordon hit sacrifice fly to left, T Pena scored, D DeJesus to third, M Grudzielanek to second. | 8 | 7 | |
| 6th | J Guillen singled to center, D DeJesus and M Grudzielanek scored. | 10 | 7 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
12:05 AM, 4 July 2008
Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 16,782
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- Second Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
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 East Standings
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