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Wednesday, April 30, 2008, 7:05PM
, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Attendance: 17,705, Time of Game: 3:28
Royals
9
12-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Rangers
11
10-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   0  0  0   5  1  2    9 12  1
Rangers         2  5  0   0  2  0   2  0  X   11 13  3

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Joey Gathright CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .260 .587 23 14 0.004 0.45 0.053 -0.050 1.3 3 0 3B,SB,HBP
Mark Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .319 .755 8 6 -0.010 0.47 0.016 -0.027 0.1 0 2
   Esteban German 2B 2 1 0 1 0 0 .056 .161 9 5 -0.033 0.77 0.000 -0.033 -0.7 1 1
David DeJesus LF 4 1 1 3 1 0 .333 .871 25 14 -0.005 0.44 0.034 -0.039 1.4 1 0 HR
Jose Guillen DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .183 .566 15 9 -0.027 0.49 0.021 -0.048 -0.5
Mark Teahen RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .277 .766 27 15 -0.008 0.48 0.034 -0.042 -0.8 2 0
Billy Butler 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .290 .721 20 14 -0.005 0.49 0.036 -0.041 0.1 4 0 2B
Alex Gordon 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .301 .809 16 12 0.058 0.77 0.085 -0.027 0.9 2 0
John Buck C 4 2 1 2 0 2 .221 .669 23 14 -0.084 0.88 0.024 -0.108 0.5 10 0 HR,HBP
Tony Pena SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 .156 .383 18 14 0.008 0.41 0.042 -0.033 1.7 1 2 2B
Brian Bannister P 0 0
   Joel Peralta P 0 0
   Yasuhiko Yabuta P 0 0
Team Totals 41 9 12 9 3 4 .293 .906 184 117 -0.102 0.56 0.345 -0.448 4.1 24 5
2B: B Butler (5, off C Wilson); T Pena (2, off K Millwood).
3B: J Gathright (1, off K Millwood).
HR: D DeJesus (2, off K Millwood; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Buck (2, off C Wilson; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: J Gathright (2, by J Wright); J Buck (1, by K Millwood).
TB: J Gathright 4; J Buck 4; D DeJesus 4; T Pena 3; M Teahen 2; A Gordon 2; B Butler 2; M Grudzielanek.
RBI: D DeJesus 3 (12); J Buck 2 (11); M Grudzielanek (3); E German (2); J Gathright (2); A Gordon (11).
2-out RBI: A Gordon.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Pena-E German-B Butler.
E: A Gordon (3).
Baserunning
SB: J Gathright (8, 2nd base off K Millwood/G Laird).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ian Kinsler 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .300 .740 20 15 -0.008 0.23 0.018 -0.027 -0.3 2 6 SB,GDP
Michael Young SS 4 2 2 0 1 2 .315 .862 20 12 0.031 0.35 0.035 -0.004 0.1 3 2
Josh Hamilton DH 5 1 1 4 0 0 .330 .970 18 13 0.101 0.56 0.133 -0.032 2.7 HR
Milton Bradley RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .314 .912 13 9 0.179 0.24 0.181 -0.002 1.7 3 0 HR
   Frank Catalanotto LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 .753 5 1 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 0.1 0 0
David Murphy CF 5 1 1 2 0 1 .286 .814 27 17 -0.008 0.18 0.014 -0.022 0.4 2 0 HR
Chris Shelton 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 .000 .222 25 12 -0.001 0.24 0.016 -0.017 0.3 9 2 SB
Brandon Boggs LF-RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .667 1.881 20 12 0.076 0.24 0.084 -0.008 1.0 2 0 HR
Gerald Laird C 4 1 1 2 0 2 .268 .728 19 11 0.027 0.25 0.047 -0.020 0.8 5 0 HR
German Duran 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .235 .513 16 9 -0.002 0.14 0.007 -0.009 -0.1 0 0
   Ramon Vazquez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .676 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kevin Millwood P 1 0
   Frank Francisco P 0 0
   Jamey Wright P 0 1
   C.J. Wilson P 0 1
Team Totals 37 11 13 11 4 10 .351 1.171 183 111 0.395 0.27 0.535 -0.141 6.7 27 12
HR: M Bradley (3, off B Bannister; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); G Laird (3, off Y Yabuta; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); J Hamilton (6, off B Bannister; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); B Boggs (1, off B Bannister; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Murphy (2, off J Peralta; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: B Boggs 5; M Bradley 5; G Laird 4; D Murphy 4; J Hamilton 4; I Kinsler 2; M Young 2; G Duran 2.
GIDP: I Kinsler (3).
RBI: J Hamilton 4 (32); G Laird 2 (13); D Murphy 2 (15); M Bradley 2 (12); B Boggs (1).
2-out RBI: J Hamilton 4; M Bradley 2; G Laird 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
E: G Duran 2 (2); M Bradley (1).
Baserunning
SB: I Kinsler (7, 2nd base off Y Yabuta/J Buck); C Shelton (1, 2nd base off Y Yabuta/J Buck).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brian Bannister, L (3-3) 3 7 7 7 2 3 3 4.04 18 90 52 32 6 14 3 10 3 0 18 -0.350 0.51 -5.4
Joel Peralta 2 2 2 2 0 4 1 6.75 8 32 23 8 7 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 -0.008 0.06 -0.9
Yasuhiko Yabuta 3 4 2 2 2 3 1 8.31 15 61 36 17 6 13 3 7 3 0 0 0 -0.038 0.10 -0.4
Team Totals 8 13 11 11 4 10 5 12.38 41 183 111 57 19 35 8 19 7 0 18 0 0 -0.396 0.56 -6.7

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kevin Millwood, W (2-2) 6.1 7 5 5 2 2 1 3.86 30 114 70 48 7 15 10 15 7 0 39 0.096 0.50 -1.5
Frank Francisco 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 7.36 4 19 11 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.059 0.51 -1.2
Jamey Wright, H (4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.41 7 30 19 9 2 8 5 0 0 0 2 0 0.051 0.78 -0.0
C.J. Wilson 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.27 5 21 17 10 1 6 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.016 0.62 -1.5
Team Totals 9 12 9 9 3 4 2 9.00 46 184 117 72 13 32 17 20 10 0 39 2 0 0.104 0.27 -4.1
Balks: None.
WP: B Bannister (2); Y Yabuta (1); K Millwood (1).
HBP: K Millwood (2; J Buck); J Wright (1; J Gathright).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Bill Welke.
Time of Game: 3:28.
Attendance: 17,705.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 29mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Texas Rangers
1 Joey Gathright CF 1 Ian Kinsler 2B
2 Mark Grudzielanek 2B 2 Michael Young SS
3 David DeJesus LF 3 Josh Hamilton DH
4 Jose Guillen DH 4 Milton Bradley RF
5 Mark Teahen RF 5 David Murphy CF
6 Billy Butler 1B 6 Chris Shelton 1B
7 Alex Gordon 3B 7 Brandon Boggs LF
8 John Buck C 8 Gerald Laird C
9 Tony Pena SS 9 German Duran 3B
Brian Bannister P Kevin Millwood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR TEX M. Bradley B. Bannister 18% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
b2 3-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR TEX J. Hamilton B. Bannister 13% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Duran Scores; Kinsler Scores; Young Scores
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R TEX B. Boggs B. Bannister 8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 0-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck K. Millwood 6% 74% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
t7 5-9 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR A. Gordon F. Francisco -5% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Teahen Scores; Butler to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Kevin Millwood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Gathright K. Millwood 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek K. Millwood 2% 54% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus K. Millwood 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX I. Kinsler B. Bannister -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX M. Young B. Bannister 2% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX J. Hamilton B. Bannister -3% 52% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR TEX M. Bradley B. Bannister 18% 70% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 10,(3-2)  O TEX D. Murphy B. Bannister -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Kevin Millwood facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Guillen K. Millwood 2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Teahen K. Millwood -3% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t2 0-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR B. Butler K. Millwood 3% 72% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Gordon K. Millwood -3% 69% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Teahen to 3B
t2 0-2 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Buck K. Millwood -1% 68% Wild Pitch; Gordon to 2B
t2 0-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck K. Millwood 6% 74% Popfly: C (Front of Home)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX C. Shelton B. Bannister -2% 73% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R TEX B. Boggs B. Bannister 8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b2 3-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX G. Laird B. Bannister -1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX G. Duran B. Bannister 1% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 3-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX I. Kinsler B. Bannister 1% 82% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Duran to 3B
b2 3-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  TEX M. Young B. Bannister 1% 83% Walk; Kinsler to 2B
b2 3-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  RRRR TEX J. Hamilton B. Bannister 13% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Duran Scores; Kinsler Scores; Young Scores
b2 7-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Bradley B. Bannister -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Rangers 7.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Rangers' Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
t3 0-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena K. Millwood 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t3 0-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Gathright K. Millwood -2% 95% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-7 1 --3 4,(1-2)  R KCR M. Grudzielanek K. Millwood -2% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Gathright Scores
t3 1-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O KCR D. DeJesus K. Millwood 1% 95% Flyball: CF
t3 1-7 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Guillen K. Millwood -1% 94% Walk; Grudzielanek to 2B
t3 1-7 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O KCR M. Teahen K. Millwood 2% 96% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Royals' Brian Bannister facing 5-6-7
b3 7-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX D. Murphy B. Bannister -0% 95% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b3 7-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX C. Shelton B. Bannister 0% 96% Walk
b3 7-1 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  TEX B. Boggs B. Bannister 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Shelton to 2B
b3 7-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  TEX B. Boggs B. Bannister 1% 97% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Shelton to 3B
b3 7-1 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O TEX G. Laird B. Bannister -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
b3 7-1 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O TEX G. Duran B. Bannister -1% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 7.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Rangers' Kevin Millwood facing 6-7-8
t4 1-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler K. Millwood 1% 96% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR A. Gordon K. Millwood 1% 96% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t4 1-7 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. Buck K. Millwood 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 1-2-3
Joel Peralta replaces Brian Bannister pitching
b4 7-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX I. Kinsler J. Peralta -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX M. Young J. Peralta -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b4 7-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX J. Hamilton J. Peralta -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 7.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-7, Rangers' Kevin Millwood facing 9-1-2
t5 1-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR T. Pena K. Millwood -1% 94% Reached on E9 (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t5 1-7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Gathright K. Millwood 1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
t5 1-7 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Grudzielanek K. Millwood 1% 97% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
t5 1-7 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. DeJesus K. Millwood -0% 97% Gathright Steals 2B
t5 1-7 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  KCR D. DeJesus K. Millwood -1% 96% Walk
t5 1-7 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Guillen K. Millwood 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Royals' Joel Peralta facing 4-5-6
b5 7-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Bradley J. Peralta 0% 98% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home)
b5 7-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TEX D. Murphy J. Peralta 1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Bradley Scores
b5 9-1 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TEX C. Shelton J. Peralta -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 9-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX B. Boggs J. Peralta -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b5 9-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX G. Laird J. Peralta -0% 99% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 9.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Rangers' Kevin Millwood facing 5-6-7
t6 1-9 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O KCR M. Teahen K. Millwood 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR B. Butler K. Millwood 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t6 1-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR A. Gordon K. Millwood 0% 100% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Royals' Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 9-1-2
Yasuhiko Yabuta replaces Joel Peralta pitching
Esteban German replaces Mark Grudzielanek playing 2B batting 2nd
b6 9-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX G. Duran Y. Yabuta 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 9-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO TEX I. Kinsler Y. Yabuta -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b6 9-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX M. Young Y. Yabuta 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
b6 9-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX J. Hamilton Y. Yabuta 0% 100% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Young to 2B
b6 9-1 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O TEX M. Bradley Y. Yabuta -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Rangers 9.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-9, Rangers' Kevin Millwood facing 8-9-1
t7 1-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Buck K. Millwood -0% 99% Hit By Pitch
t7 1-9 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR T. Pena K. Millwood -1% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Buck to 3B
t7 1-9 0 -23 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Gathright K. Millwood -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive); Buck Scores; Pena to 3B
t7 2-9 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  RO KCR E. German K. Millwood 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pena Scores
t7 3-9 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  RR KCR D. DeJesus K. Millwood -3% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); German Scores
Frank Francisco replaces Kevin Millwood pitching
t7 5-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Guillen F. Francisco 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 5-9 2 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Teahen F. Francisco -1% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t7 5-9 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  KCR B. Butler F. Francisco -1% 94% Walk; Teahen to 2B
t7 5-9 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR A. Gordon F. Francisco -5% 89% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Teahen Scores; Butler to 2B
Jamey Wright replaces Frank Francisco pitching
Frank Catalanotto replaces Milton Bradley (RF) playing LF batting 4th
Brandon Boggs moves from LF to RF
t7 6-9 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Wright 4% 94% Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-6, Royals' Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 5-6-7
b7 9-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX D. Murphy Y. Yabuta -1% 93% Popfly: 3B
b7 9-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX C. Shelton Y. Yabuta 1% 94% Walk
b7 9-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TEX B. Boggs Y. Yabuta -0% 93% Strikeout Swinging, Shelton Steals 2B
b7 9-6 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR TEX G. Laird Y. Yabuta 5% 98% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Shelton Scores
b7 11-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TEX G. Duran Y. Yabuta -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Rangers 11.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-11, Rangers' Jamey Wright facing 9-1-2
t8 6-11 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR T. Pena J. Wright -2% 96% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Pena to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
t8 6-11 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  KCR J. Gathright J. Wright -2% 94% Hit By Pitch
t8 6-11 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O KCR E. German J. Wright 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Pena to 3B
t8 6-11 1 1-3 5,(1-2)  RO KCR D. DeJesus J. Wright 2% 98% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Pena Scores
t8 7-11 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  KCR J. Guillen J. Wright -1% 97% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); DeJesus to 2B
t8 7-11 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Teahen J. Wright 2% 99% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-7, Royals' Yasuhiko Yabuta facing 1-2-3
b8 11-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX I. Kinsler Y. Yabuta 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b8 11-7 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Young Y. Yabuta -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b8 11-7 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TEX J. Hamilton Y. Yabuta 0% 99% Kinsler Steals 2B
b8 11-7 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O TEX J. Hamilton Y. Yabuta -0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b8 11-7 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TEX F. Catalanotto Y. Yabuta 0% 99% Walk
b8 11-7 2 12- 3,(1-1)  TEX D. Murphy Y. Yabuta 0% 99% Wild Pitch; Kinsler to 3B; Catalanotto to 2B
b8 11-7 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O TEX D. Murphy Y. Yabuta -0% 98% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 7, Rangers 11.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-11, Rangers' C.J. Wilson facing 6-7-8
C.J. Wilson replaces Jamey Wright pitching
Ramon Vazquez replaces German Duran playing 3B batting 9th
t9 7-11 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR B. Butler C. Wilson -2% 96% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t9 7-11 0 -2- 9,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon C. Wilson 2% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Butler to 3B
t9 7-11 1 --3 4,(1-2)  RR KCR J. Buck C. Wilson -2% 96% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Butler Scores
t9 9-11 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O KCR T. Pena C. Wilson 3% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t9 9-11 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Gathright C. Wilson 1% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 9, Rangers 11.

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