Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

18-9, 8-9 Away

Final

16-13, 8-7 Home


KC
BAL

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

S. Ponson3-2

8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB

R. Hernandez4-1

7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 1st
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 2nd
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 3rd
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 4th
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- J Conine safe at first on error by first baseman K Harvey.
  1
  1
- M Lopez at first base.
  1
  1
- 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 5th
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- J Hairston caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- R Ibanez stole second.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 6th
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- 1 Run, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 7th
- R. Hernandez pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- S. Ponson pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesBottom 8th
- R. Bukvich pitching for KC
  KC
  BAL
- J Conine stole second.
  1
  4
- L Bigbie ran for B Surhoff.
  1
  6
- L Bigbie to third on wild pitch by R Bukvich.
  1
  6
- L Bigbie in left field.
  1
  6
- 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- K. Ligtenberg pitching for BAL
  KC
  BAL
- B Berger hit for M Lopez.
  1
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
5
Orioles
2

Game 1

3/5

Royals
1
Orioles
6

Game 2

3/5

Royals
4
Orioles
0

Game 3

4/5

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

6:35 PM, 3 May 2003

Baltimore, Maryland

Attendance: 27,461

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Andy Fletcher
First Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro

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
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

S. Ponson3-2

R. Hernandez4-1

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Swinging
4 Strike Looking
5 Foul Ball
6 Strike Swinging