Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

7-4, 4-1 Away

Final

4-7, 4-4 Home


KC
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

Z. Greinke3-0

9.0 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 10 K, 0 BB

K. Millwood1-1

9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
C. CrispCF
M. AvilesSS
D. DeJesusLF
B. Butler1B
M. Teahen3B
M. JacobsDH
A. Callaspo2B
M. OlivoC
W. BloomquistRF
M. MaierRF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.216	.396	.595
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.220	.233	.268
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.186	.271	.256
3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.206	.308	.294
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.325	.413	.475
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.257	.333	.629
3	0	2	0	0	0	0	.393	.433	.464
3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.167	.167	.333
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.316
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
30	2	5	2	1	3	3

Batting
2BB Butler (3, K Millwood)
HRM Olivo (1, 7th inning off K Millwood 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIB Butler (2), M Olivo (1)
2Out RBIB Butler, M Olivo
GIDPD DeJesus
Team LOB4
Team RISP2-7 (A Callaspo 1-1, M Olivo 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, W Bloomquist 0-1, D DeJesus 0-1, M Teahen 0-1, B Butler 1-1)

Baserunning
CSW Bloomquist (1, 2nd base by K Millwood/J Saltalamacchia)

Rangers Hitting

hitters
I. Kinsler2B
M. Young3B
J. HamiltonCF
H. BlalockDH
M. ByrdLF
N. CruzRF
C. Davis1B
J. SaltalamacchiaC
E. AndrusSS
team

AB	H	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	2	.457	.510	.848
4	1	0	.302	.388	.512
4	0	2	.250	.306	.386
4	2	0	.270	.300	.568
4	0	1	.344	.344	.656
4	1	1	.279	.347	.674
4	0	3	.158	.220	.316
3	1	1	.176	.200	.412
2	1	0	.367	.406	.567
33	7	10

Batting
2BJ Saltalamacchia (2, Z Greinke)
3BH Blalock (1, Z Greinke)
SHE Andrus
Team LOB7
Team RISP0-6 (M Young 0-1, C Davis 0-2, N Cruz 0-1, I Kinsler 0-1, M Byrd 0-1)

Fielding
DP1 (E Andrus-C Davis)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
Z. Greinke(W,8-1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
9.0	7	0	0	0	10	0	111-76	0.00
9.0	7	0	0	0	10	0	111-76

Pitching
WPZ Greinke
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedZ Greinke 21-34
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesZ Greinke 20-17-15-24
Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 10-7
Game ScoresZ Greinke 83

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
K. Millwood(L,4-4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
9.0	5	2	2	3	3	1	111-68	1.17
9.0	5	2	2	3	3	1	111-68

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedK Millwood 22-33
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesK Millwood 13-8-20-27
Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Millwood 12-11
Game ScoresK Millwood 69

Scoring Summary

Inning				KC	TEX
		6th	B Butler doubled to left, C Crisp scored.	1	0
		7th	M Olivo homered to left.	2	0

Royals
12
Rangers
3

Game 1

18/4

Royals
2
Rangers
0

Game 2

19/4

Royals
5
Rangers
6

Game 3

19/4

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 19 April 2009

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 37,635

Game Time:2:23

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tony Randazzo
First Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Second Base Umpire - Ed Montague
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne

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

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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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

Z. Greinke3-0

K. Millwood1-1

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