Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

11-20, 7-12 Away

Final

17-14, 10-6 Home


KC
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	10	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	3	6	0

Royals Hitting

hitters
D. DeJesusRF-LF
S. PodsednikLF-CF
B. ButlerDH
K. Ka'aihue1B
aJ. GuillenPH-RF
A. Callaspo3B
J. KendallC
M. MaierCF-1B
Y. BetancourtSS
C. Getz2B
bM. AvilesPH
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	1	1	0	0	.264	.336	.471
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.325	.381	.412
3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.341	.373	.472
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.315	.537
4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.303	.344	.492
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.290	.367	.355
3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.236	.348	.364
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.309	.368
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.192	.250	.192
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.350	.350	.500
35	2	10	2	1	3	4

a-grounded to pitcher for K Ka'Aihue in the 7th

b-singled to right for C Getz in the 9th

Batting
2BA Callaspo (6, R Harden)
HRD Dejesus (4, 5th inning off R Harden 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIM Maier (8), D DeJesus (12)
2Out RBIM Maier
GIDPB Butler; D DeJesus
Team LOB9
Team RISP1-13 (M Maier 1-3, Y Betancourt 0-3, K Ka'aihue 0-1, J Kendall 0-2, A Callaspo 0-1, C Getz 0-1, J Guillen 0-1, B Butler 0-1)

Baserunning
SBJ Kendall (2, 2nd base off D Nippert/M Treanor)

Fielding
DP2 (Y Betancourt-C Getz-K Ka'aihue, Y Betancourt-K Ka'aihue)
AssistsM Maier (V Guerrero at 3rd base)

Rangers Hitting

hitters
E. AndrusSS
M. Young3B
J. HamiltonLF
V. GuerreroDH
I. Kinsler2B
D. MurphyRF
J. Smoak1B
M. TreanorC
J. BorbonCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	1	1	1	2	0	.297	.413	.347
3	1	0	0	1	0	.268	.317	.346
4	0	1	1	0	1	.287	.364	.513
3	0	1	0	1	0	.348	.387	.554
3	0	2	1	1	0	.343	.425	.400
4	0	1	0	0	1	.197	.225	.348
2	1	0	0	1	0	.192	.306	.423
2	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.304	.267
3	0	0	0	0	1	.194	.211	.247
26	3	6	3	7	3

Batting
RBIJ Hamilton (18), E Andrus (10), I Kinsler (2)
2Out RBIE Andrus, I Kinsler
GIDPJ Borbon; D Murphy
Team LOB6
Team RISP2-11 (D Murphy 0-2, M Young 0-2, J Hamilton 0-1, M Treanor 0-1, J Borbon 0-2, V Guerrero 0-1, I Kinsler 1-1, E Andrus 1-1)

Baserunning
CSE Andrus (5, 2nd base by G Meche/J Kendall)
SBE Andrus 2 (13, 2nd base off G Meche/J Kendall 2); V Guerrero (4, 2nd base off G Meche/J Kendall); J Smoak (1, 2nd base off G Meche/J Kendall)

Fielding
DP2 (M Young-I Kinsler-J Smoak, E Andrus-I Kinsler-J Smoak)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
G. Meche(L,0-4)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
8.0	6	3	3	7	3	0	128-73	8.24
8.0	6	3	3	7	3	0	128-73

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG Meche 16-33
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG Meche 20-8-23-22
Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 12-7
Game ScoresG Meche 54

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
R. Harden
D. Nippert
D. Oliver
C. Ray(W,1-0)
N. Feliz(S,8)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	2	2	2	3	1	95-58	3.53
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20-12	6.06
1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9-8	2.40
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-11	2.63
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	14-9	4.02
9.0	10	2	2	3	4	1	156-98

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedR Harden 13-23; D Nippert 2-4; D Oliver 3-4; C Ray 2-4; N Feliz 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesR Harden 19-2-21-16; D Nippert 4-2-3-3; D Oliver 3-0-1-4; C Ray 1-1-6-3; N Feliz 4-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Harden 3-9; D Nippert 2-0; D Oliver 3-0; C Ray 1-2; N Feliz 2-1
Game ScoresR Harden 48

Scoring Summary

		KC	TEX
1st	J Hamilton grounded out to first, E Andrus scored.	0	1
2nd	E Andrus singled to right, J Smoak scored.	0	2
4th	M Maier singled to right, B Butler scored, A Callaspo to third.	1	2
5th	D DeJesus homered to right (351 feet).	2	2
8th	I Kinsler singled to right, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third, I Kinsler to second advancing on throw.	2	3

Royals
12
Rangers
13

Game 1

7/5

Royals
1
Rangers
4

Game 2

8/5

Royals
2
Rangers
3

Game 3

9/5

Royals
4
Rangers
6

Game 4

9/5

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 9 May 2010

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 36,349

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Carlson
First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
Second Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover

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

C. Ray1-0

G. Meche0-4

N. Feliz8

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