Royals (8) vs Rangers (9) · Sep 4, 2007 · MLB Scores

FINAL

Sep 4, 2007

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	8	12	1	10
TEX	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	-	9	13	0	5

win:

J. Rheineckerloss: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Carlos Oviedosave: Texas Rangers logo

C. Wilson

Scoring Summary

KCTEX

1
Mike Sweeney doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder David Murphy. Mark Grudzielanek scores. [1 run]
10
1
Ian Kinsler doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Gathright. Frank Catalanotto scores. [1 run]
11
1
Jason Botts doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Joey Gathright. Ian Kinsler scores. [1 run]
12
1
Brad Wilkerson homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Jason Botts scores. [2 runs]
14
1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
15
2
Ian Kinsler singles on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Ramon Vazquez scores. [1 run]
16
4
Jason Smith homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Mike Sweeney scores. Mark Teahen scores. [3 runs]
46
5
Mark Teahen singles on a line drive to right fielder Brad Wilkerson. Ross Gload scores. Mike Sweeney to 3rd. Mark Teahen to 2nd. [1 run]
56
5
Jason Smith out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder David Murphy. Mike Sweeney scores. Mark Teahen to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs]
66
7
Ian Kinsler steals (18) 3rd base. Michael Young steals (12) 2nd base. Throwing error by catcher Jason LaRue. [1 run]
67
7
Jason Botts singles on a ground ball to center fielder David DeJesus. Michael Young scores. [2 runs]
68
8
Mark Grudzielanek singles on a line drive to left fielder David Murphy. Shane Costa scores. David DeJesus to 3rd. [1 run]
78
8
Marlon Byrd out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder David DeJesus. David Murphy scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
79
9
Esteban German singles on a line drive to center fielder Marlon Byrd. Emil Brown scores. Billy Butler to 2nd. [1 run]
89

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1David DeJesusCF	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	.268
2Mark Grudzielanek2B	2	5	1	1	1	0	0	5	.305
3Ross Gload1B	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	5	.300
John BuckC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
4Mike SweeneyDH	3	5	2	1	0	0	0	2	.259
5Mark TeahenRF	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	.290
6Alex Gordon3B-1B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.250
Emil BrownPH	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.245
7Jason SmithSS	1	3	1	4	2	0	1	0	.202
Billy ButlerPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305
Justin HuberPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
8Joey GathrightLF	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.320
Esteban GermanPH-3B	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.265
9Jason LaRueC	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.145
Shane CostaPH-LF	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.236
Tony Pena Jr.PH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.258
TOTAL	12	37	8	8	9	6	1	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Billy BucknerRHP	4.0	7	6	6	2	3	2	74	5.40
Neal MusserLHP	1.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	30	4.18
Juan Carlos OviedoRHP	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0	15	4.54
Jimmy GobbleLHP	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	27	3.40
David RiskeRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2.29

TOTAL	8.0	13	9	9	4	4	2	150	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Frank Catalanotto1B	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	.268
Marlon ByrdPH-CF	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	.300
2Ian Kinsler2B	3	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	.272
3Michael YoungSS	1	4	1	0	1	0	0	3	.306
4Jason BottsLF	3	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.224
Nelson CruzPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212
5Brad WilkersonRF-1B	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	0	.239
6Hank BlalockDH	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.277
7Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.271
8David MurphyCF-RF-LF	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.404
9Ramon Vazquez3B	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	.242





TOTAL	13	31	9	8	4	4	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kevin MillwoodRHP	5.0	8	6	6	7	3	1	98	5.30
Jamey WrightRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	17	3.88
John RheineckerLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	5.62
Frank FranciscoRHP	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	16	4.77
Joaquin BenoitRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2.61
C.J. WilsonLHP	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	17	2.89
TOTAL	8.3	12	8	8	9	6	1	164	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — David DeJesus called out on strikes. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Mark Grudzielanek doubles (29) on a line drive to center fielder David Murphy.
00
STRIKEOUT — Ross Gload strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
DOUBLE — Mike Sweeney doubles (12) on a line drive to center fielder David Murphy. Mark Grudzielanek scores. [1 run]
10
FLYOUT — Mark Teahen flies out to center fielder David Murphy. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Frank Catalanotto walks.
10
DOUBLE — Ian Kinsler doubles (20) on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Gathright. Frank Catalanotto scores. [1 run]
11
GROUNDOUT — Michael Young grounds out, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek to first baseman Ross Gload. Ian Kinsler to 3rd. [1 out]
11
DOUBLE — Jason Botts doubles (5) on a line drive to left fielder Joey Gathright. Ian Kinsler scores. [1 run]
12
HOME RUN — Brad Wilkerson homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. Jason Botts scores. [2 runs]
14
GROUNDOUT — Hank Blalock grounds out, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek to first baseman Ross Gload. [2 outs]
14
HOME RUN — Jarrod Saltalamacchia homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
15
GROUNDOUT — David Murphy grounds out to first baseman Ross Gload. [3 outs]
15

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Team Stats

TEX

8Runs9

12Hits13

1Errors0

.324Batting Avg.419

37At Bats31

5Extra-base Hits7

1Home Runs2

8Runs-Batted-In8

6Walks4

0Stolen Bases2

9Strikeouts4

10Left on Base5

19Total Bases25

Game Details

Tuesday, September 4, 2007 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 18,892 (46.9%)

weather: 82 degrees, drizzle