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LAA  4
SEA  1

BAL  7
@BOS  3

CHW  9
DET  1

TEX  8
@KCR  7

(10)
CLE  6
@MIN  1

OAK 12
NYY  0

TOR  4
TBD  3

SFG  6
@ARI  3

ATL  7
CIN  4

COL 11
LAD  3

FLA  4
NYM  2

HOU  6
STL  5

(13)
MIL 12
SDP  2

CHC  7
@PIT  3

PHI  7
@WSN  1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 14,425

Friday, September 2, 2005, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 3:34
Rangers
8
66-69
Won 3
3rd, 10½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   0  1  2   4  0  0   1    8 13  2
Royals          1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  4   0    7 14  0
W: F Cordero (3-1), L: M MacDougal (3-5), S: J Wasdin (3)
Royals
7
43-90
Lost 2
5th, 39 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Dellucci LF                 6   1   1   0    0   2  .255  .877   24    2   0   
M Young SS                    5   1   3   0    0   1  .326  .884   24    3   4   2B
M Teixeira 1B                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .287  .907   20   13   0   3B
H Blalock 3B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .270  .767   15    0   0   SF
A Soriano 2B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .284  .857   25    1   5   SB
K Mench RF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .847   11    1   0   SB
A Gonzalez DH                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .220  .682   20    0   0   SF
G Matthews CF                 4   1   2   1    1   0  .259  .777   18    6   1   2B
R Barajas C                   5   2   2   3    0   2  .258  .784   22    4   2   2·HR

C Young P                                                                0   0
  S Feldman P                                                            0   0
  E Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   1
Totals                       41   8  13   8    3   7              179   30  13
BATTING
2B: M Young (32, off A Sisco); G Matthews (22, off A Burgos).
3B: M Teixeira (2, off A Sisco).
HR: R Barajas 2 (18, off M MacDougal, off Z Greinke; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 10th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: A Gonzalez (2, off A Burgos); H Blalock (2, off Z Greinke).
TB: R Barajas 8; M Young 4; M Teixeira 4; G Matthews 3; K Mench; A Soriano; A Gonzalez; D Dellucci.
RBI: R Barajas 3 (52); H Blalock (80); A Gonzalez (12); G Matthews (46); M Teixeira (108); A Soriano (91).
2-out RBI: R Barajas 3; G Matthews.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 2. G Matthews-M Young-M Teixeira; A Soriano-M Young-M Teixeira.
E: M Young (14); D Brocail ().
BASERUNNING
SB: K Mench (4, 2nd base off A Burgos/J Buck); A Soriano (23, 3rd base off A Burgos/J Buck).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Guiel CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .148  .296   19    3   0   GDP
T Long LF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .276  .689   22    1   0   
E Brown RF                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .282  .779   21    1   0   
M Stairs DH                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .263  .809   22    0   0   2B
  C Ambres PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .258  .721         0   0   
M Teahen 3B                   5   1   4   3    0   1  .238  .654   26    1   1   2·2B
A Berroa SS                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .651   21    4   4   SB
J Buck C                      5   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .607   21    7   0   
J Huber 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .586   20    6   1   
D Hocking 2B                  5   0   2   2    0   0  .255  .641   34    6   2   CS

Z Greinke P                                                              0   0
  A Sisco P                                                              0   0
  A Burgos P                                                             0   0
  L Nunez P                                                              1   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   1
Totals                       42   7  14   7    3   4              206   30   9
BATTING
2B: M Teahen 2 (23, off F Cordero, off C Young); M Stairs (21, off C Young).
TB: M Teahen 6; J Huber 2; T Long 2; D Hocking 2; A Guiel 2; M Stairs 2; A Berroa.
GIDP: A Guiel (1).
RBI: M Teahen 3 (37); D Hocking 2 (5); M Stairs (52); T Long (48).
2-out RBI: M Teahen 3; D Hocking 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
BASERUNNING
SB: A Berroa (6, 2nd base off C Young/R Barajas).
CS: D Hocking (1, 2nd base by C Young/R Barajas).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Young                        5.1   8   3   1    1   4   0   4.22   23  104-70   45·11·14    4·10· 4· 0     47    -     1.09  -0.10
S Feldman                      1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   20-12    9· 0· 3    5· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.09   0.13
E Ramirez                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.26    4   16-11    5· 1· 5    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.45   0.03
D Brocail                      0.2   3   2   2    0   0   0   4.92    5   21-14    9· 1· 4    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.70  -0.02
F Cordero, BS (8), W (3-1)     0.2   1   2   2    2   0   0   3.68    5   26-13    9· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    2.30  -0.45
J Wasdin, S (3)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.33    3   12-6     3· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.21
Totals                        10    14   7   5    3   4   0          45  199-126  80·14·32   19·12· 7· 0          5-2 
Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Greinke                      5.2   7   3   3    3   3   1   6.22   27  102-67   39· 8·20    8·10· 3· 0     43    -     1.20  -0.02
A Sisco                        0.2   2   2   2    0   1   0   2.58    4   21-13    9· 1· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.28  -0.23
A Burgos                       0.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   3.86    5   16-12    8· 2· 2    0· 2· 2· 0          1-1    0.99  -0.18
L Nunez                        2     0   0   0    0   0   0   8.12    6   14-9     7· 0· 2    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
M MacDougal, L (3-5)           1     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.69    4   21-11    4· 2· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.52  -0.29
Totals                        10    13   8   8    3   7   2          46  174-112  67·13·32   12·18· 6· 0          1-1 
Balks: None.
WP: C Young (3); Z Greinke (4).
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Adam Dowdy, 3B - Laz Diaz.
Time of Game: 3:34.
Attendance: 14,425.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 81° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals                   
1. D Dellucci           LF    1. A Guiel              CF 
2. M Young              SS    2. T Long               LF 
3. M Teixeira           1B    3. E Brown              RF 
4. H Blalock            3B    4. M Stairs             DH 
5. A Soriano            2B    5. M Teahen             3B 
6. K Mench              RF    6. A Berroa             SS 
7. A Gonzalez           DH    7. J Buck               C  
8. G Matthews           CF    8. J Huber              1B 
9. R Barajas            C     9. D Hocking            2B 

   C Young              P        Z Greinke            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  7-4  123  5  -51%  39% M Teahen        F Cordero       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Guiel Scores; Brown Scores; Ambres Scores
   t10   2  7-7  ---  4   41%  80% R Barajas       M MacDougal     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 6   2  3-1  1--  4   25%  44% R Barajas       Z Greinke       Home Run (Fly Ball); Matthews Scores
   t 7   0  3-3  -2-  2   19%  80% M Teixeira      A Sisco         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores
   b 4   2  0-1  -23  9  -15%  15% D Hocking       C Young         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Teahen Scores/unER; Berroa Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Dellucci      Popfly: SS
          ---  5   50%  M Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   54%  M Teixeira      Walk; Young to 2B
   O      12-  4   49%  H Blalock       Popfly: 2B
          12-  7   52%  A Soriano       Walk; Young to 3B; Teixeira to 2B
   O      123  3   45%  K Mench         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  A Guiel         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   45%  T Long          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      43%  E Brown         Wild Pitch; Long to 2B
          -2-  4   42%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   28%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Long Scores; Brown to 3B
   O      -23  6   35%  M Teahen        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   40%  A Berroa        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   37%  A Gonzalez      Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  6   36%  G Matthews      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   34%  R Barajas       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Young facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   36%  J Buck          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   34%  J Huber         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   31%  D Hocking       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Huber to 2B
   OO     12-  5   39%  A Guiel         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   36%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   39%  M Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   36%  M Teixeira      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   33%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Young facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   30%  T Long          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  5   37%  E Brown         Fly Ball Double Play: CF (Deep CF); Long out at 1B/CF-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Zack Greinke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   35%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   33%  K Mench         Popfly: 2B (CF-RF)
          ---  1   34%  A Gonzalez      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   38%  G Matthews      Single to CF (Line Drive); Gonzalez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   31%  R Barajas       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Chris Young facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   28%  M Teahen        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   23%  A Berroa        Fielder's Choice 2B; Teahen to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Berroa to 1B
   O      12-  2   28%  J Buck          Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   32%  J Huber         Flyball: RF (CF-RF); Teahen to 3B
          1-3      31%  D Hocking       Berroa Steals 2B
   RR     -23  9   15%  " "             Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Teahen Scores/unER; Berroa Scores/unER
   O      1--  1   17%  A Guiel         Hocking Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Zack Greinke facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   20%  D Dellucci      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   17%  M Young         Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   21%  M Teixeira      Single to LF (Fly Ball); Dellucci to 2B
          12-      25%  H Blalock       Wild Pitch; Dellucci to 3B; Teixeira to 2B
   RO     -23  3   23%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Dellucci Scores; Teixeira to 3B
   O      --3  7   19%  A Soriano       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chris Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   20%  A Guiel         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   22%  T Long          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   22%  E Brown         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Zack Greinke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   19%  K Mench         Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   17%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   19%  G Matthews      Walk
   RR     1--  4   44%  R Barajas       Home Run (Fly Ball); Matthews Scores
                  Andrew Sisco replaces Zack Greinke pitching
   O      ---  7   42%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Chris Young facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   46%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   39%  M Teahen        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Scott Feldman replaces Chris Young pitching
   O      -2-  3   44%  A Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B; Teahen to 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  J Buck          Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Andrew Sisco facing 2-3-4
          ---  9   61%  M Young         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   80%  M Teixeira      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Young Scores
   O      --3  3   75%  H Blalock       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Ambiorix Burgos replaces Andrew Sisco pitching
   R      --3  4   81%  A Soriano       Single to LF (Line Drive); Teixeira Scores
          1--  1   84%  K Mench         Single to CF (Line Drive); Soriano to 2B
          12-      87%  A Gonzalez      Soriano Steals 3B; Mench Steals 2B
   RO     -23  4   89%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Soriano Scores; Mench to 3B
   R      --3  2   94%  G Matthews      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Mench Scores
   O      -2-  5   93%  R Barajas       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Scott Feldman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   95%  J Huber         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   96%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   95%  A Guiel         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
                  Erasmo Ramirez replaces Scott Feldman pitching
   O      1--  3   96%  T Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 3.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Leo Nunez facing 1-2-3
                  Leo Nunez replaces Ambiorix Burgos pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  D Dellucci      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   96%  M Young         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   95%  M Teixeira      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Erasmo Ramirez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   97%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   97%  M Teahen        Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Doug Brocail replaces Erasmo Ramirez pitching
          1--  4   96%  A Berroa        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Teahen to 2B
   O      12-  1   98%  J Buck          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 3.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Leo Nunez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   98%  H Blalock       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  A Soriano       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  K Mench         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   95%  J Huber         Single to P (Ground Ball); Huber to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw)
   O      -2-  8   98%  D Hocking       Lineout: LF
          -2-  3   95%  A Guiel         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Huber to 3B
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   RO     1-3  3   98%  T Long          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Huber Scores; Guiel to 2B
          -2-  6   96%  E Brown         Walk
          12-  6   90%  M Stairs        Walk; Guiel to 3B; Brown to 2B
                  Chip Ambres pinch runs for Matt Stairs batting 4th
   RRR    123  5   39%  M Teahen        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Guiel Scores; Brown Scores; Ambres Scores
   O      -2-  6   50%  A Berroa        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 7.

Top of the 10th, Rangers Batting, Tied 7-7, Mike MacDougal facing 7-8-9
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Leo Nunez pitching
   O      ---  7   44%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  G Matthews      Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  4   80%  R Barajas       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6   79%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-8, John Wasdin facing 7-8-9
                  John Wasdin replaces Francisco Cordero pitching
   O      ---  6   88%  J Buck          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   95%  J Huber         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Hocking       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 7.

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