Royals 8-1 Orioles (16 May, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

19-17, 12-7 home


BAL
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0
2	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	-	8	13	0

Z. Greinke7-1

7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

A. Eaton2-4

5.0 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

OriolesTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- Pitch
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Strike Looking
  5
  Ball
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- A. Eaton pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- A. Eaton pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- B Roberts stole third.
  0
  2
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- A. Eaton pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- A. Eaton pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- W Bloomquist stole second.
  1
  6
- 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- A. Eaton pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Hendrickson pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 8th
- J. Cruz pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- M Maier in right field.
  1
  8
- R Andino hit for M Mora.
  1
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Hendrickson pitching for BAL
  BAL
  KC
- R Andino at third base.
  1
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
OriolesTop 9th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  BAL
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Orioles
9
Royals
5

Game 1

15/5

Orioles
1
Royals
8

Game 2

16/5

Orioles
3
Royals
2

Game 3

17/5

Orioles
4
Royals
7

Game 4

17/5

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 16 May 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 38,349

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott
First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Second Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
Third Base Umpire - James Hoye

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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