Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals
Orioles Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Roberts (10, G Meche); N Markakis 2 (13, G Meche, R Tejeda); F Pie (2, R Tejeda)
- 3BC Izturis (1, G Meche)
- HRA Huff (7, 4th inning off G Meche 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIA Huff (32), C Izturis 3 (13), N Markakis 3 (33), M Mora 2 (15)
- 2Out RBIM Mora 2, C Izturis, N Markakis 2
- GIDPG Zaun
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP6-11 (C Izturis 2-3, T Wigginton 0-2, N Markakis 2-3, A Huff 0-1, M Mora 2-2)
- Fielding
- DP3 (C Izturis-B Roberts-A Huff 2, B Roberts-C Izturis-A Huff)
- AssistsN Markakis (J Buck at 2nd base)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. CrispCF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | .373 | .465 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 | .285 | .373 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .372 | .442 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | .333 | .514 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .378 | .408 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .361 | .438 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .381 | .522 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 | .299 | .478 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .221 | .269 |
| 35 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BD DeJesus 2 (7, J Johnson, J Guthrie); J Buck (4, J Guthrie); A Callaspo (14, D Baez)
- 3BC Crisp (5, J Guthrie)
- HRB Butler (3, 7th inning off J Walker 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIC Crisp (13), D DeJesus (15), B Butler 3 (16)
- 2Out RBIC Crisp, D DeJesus, B Butler 3
- GIDPM Teahen 2; J Buck
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP2-7 (M Aviles 0-2, M Jacobs 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, B Butler 1-3)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Callaspo-M Aviles-B Butler)
Orioles Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Guthrie(W,4-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98-61 | 5.21 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23-10 | 2.25 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21-18 | 3.38 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.18 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 162-101 |
- Pitching
- IBBB Roberts (By R Tejeda)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Guthrie 15-22; D Baez 2-5; J Walker 4-6; J Johnson 2-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Guthrie 19-3-21-18; D Baez 3-3-2-2; J Walker 6-1-6-5; J Johnson 4-1-1-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Guthrie 11-2; D Baez 2-0; J Walker 3-0; J Johnson 4-1
- Game ScoresJ Guthrie 39
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Meche(L,2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 87-50 | 4.60 |
| 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43-27 | 3.46 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23-9 | 3.65 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22-11 | 6.16 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 5.11 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 180-101 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG Meche 9-21; R Tejeda 3-9; R Mahay 3-6; S Ponson 3-6; K Farnsworth 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG Meche 13-4-15-18; R Tejeda 7-5-10-5; R Mahay 5-0-0-4; S Ponson 3-4-1-3; K Farnsworth 1-0-0-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 7-5; R Tejeda 1-0; R Mahay 4-0; S Ponson 1-1; K Farnsworth 2-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 30
Scoring Summary
Inning | BAL | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | C Crisp tripled to deep center, M Aviles scored. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | D DeJesus doubled to deep right, C Crisp scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4th | A Huff homered to right. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | C Izturis tripled to deep center, F Pie and B Roberts scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5th | N Markakis doubled to left, C Izturis scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5th | M Mora singled to left, N Markakis scored. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 5th | B Butler singled to left, J Buck and C Crisp scored, D DeJesus to third. | 5 | 4 | ||
| 6th | C Izturis singled to right, F Pie scored, B Roberts to third. | 6 | 4 | ||
| 6th | N Markakis doubled to deep right, B Roberts and C Izturis scored. | 8 | 4 | ||
| 7th | B Butler homered to left. | 8 | 5 | ||
| 8th | M Mora reached on infield single to third, B Roberts scored, A Huff to second. | 9 | 5 | ||
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 15 May 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 24,373
Game Time:3:14
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - James Hoye
- First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Second Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
2025 American League East Standings
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 |

