Angels 7-2 Royals (6 Sep, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

51-85, 26-44 home


LAA
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	1
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	0

J. Saunders12-7

5.1 IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 2 K, 1 BB

L. Hochevar6-9

3.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

AngelsTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ball
  5
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Saunders pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AngelsTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Saunders pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AngelsTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Saunders pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AngelsTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- T Hunter to second on wild pitch by D Hughes.
  7
  1
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Saunders pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AngelsTop 5th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Saunders pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AngelsTop 6th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Saunders pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- Y Betancourt safe at first on error by pitcher J Bulger, M Olivo to third, M Maier to second.
  7
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AngelsTop 7th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- K Morales caught stealing second, pitcher to second.
  7
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- M. Palmer pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AngelsTop 8th
- D. Hughes pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Palmer pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AngelsTop 9th
- V. Marte pitching for KC
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Arredondo pitching for LAA
  LAA
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Angels
2
Royals
1

Game 1

5/9

Angels
2
Royals
1

Game 2

6/9

Angels
7
Royals
2

Game 3

6/9

Angels
3
Royals
6

Game 4

7/9

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 6 September 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 16,745

Game Time:3:02

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Onora
First Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Second Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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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Kansas City Royals

J. Saunders12-7

L. Hochevar6-9

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Ball
5 Line Out