Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Padilla
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Padilla
  
  Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Padilla
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Catalanotto vs. Meche
  
  Catalanotto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Kinsler vs. Meche
  
  Kinsler strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Meche
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Padilla
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gload vs. Padilla
  
  Gload hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Padilla
  
  Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Buck vs. Padilla
  
  Buck strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Byrd vs. Meche
  
  Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Botts vs. Meche
  
  Botts strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Meche
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Laird vs. Meche
  
  Laird hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Padilla
  
  Gathright bunts towards the mound. Padilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Padilla
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  DeJesus vs. Padilla
  
  DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into right field. Here's the throw into the infield and Laird commits an error. Pena is thrown out. DeJesus moves all the way to home. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Padilla
  
  Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Saltalamacchia vs. Meche
  
  Saltalamacchia takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Vazquez vs. Meche
  
  Vazquez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Catalanotto vs. Meche
  
  Catalanotto strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Padilla
  
  Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Padilla
  
  Butler strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gload vs. Padilla
  
  Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Kinsler vs. Meche
  
  Kinsler strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Meche
  
  Young hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Byrd vs. Meche
  
  Byrd hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Buck fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Botts vs. Meche
  
  Botts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Padilla
  
  Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Catalanotto. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Buck vs. Padilla
  
  Buck strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Gathright vs. Padilla
  
  Gathright strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Pena vs. Padilla
  
  Pena strikes out. Laird drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Pena out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Meche
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Laird vs. Meche
  
  Laird hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Saltalamacchia vs. Meche
  
  Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Wood
  
  Mike Wood now pitching.
  
  DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Catalanotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Wood
  
  Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Wood
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Vazquez vs. Meche
  
  Vazquez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Catalanotto vs. Meche
  
  Catalanotto hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kinsler vs. Meche
  
  Kinsler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vazquez moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Young vs. Meche
  
  Young hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Young reaches second base with a double. Vazquez scores. Kinsler goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Byrd vs. Meche
  
  Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pena. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Botts vs. Meche
  
  Botts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Meche covering. It's a double play. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Wood
  
  Butler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Catalanotto. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gload vs. Wood
  
  Gload hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butler moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Gordon vs. Francisco
  
  Frank Francisco now pitching.
  
  Gordon strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Buck vs. Francisco
  
  Buck takes first base on ball four. Gload moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Gathright vs. Francisco
  
  Jason Smith pinch runs for Billy Butler.
  
  Gathright hits a line drive towards cemter. Byrd catches it and throws to home to double up Smith. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Meche
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Laird vs. Meche
  
  Laird bunts towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Saltalamacchia vs. Meche
  
  Saltalamacchia takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Vazquez vs. Gobble
  
  Jimmy Gobble now pitching.
  
  Gobble fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gobble. Cruz scores. Saltalamacchia moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Vazquez vs. Gobble
  
  Vazquez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sosa vs. Peralta
  
  Sammy Sosa pinch hits for Frank Catalanotto. Joel Peralta now pitching.
  
  Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peralta fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Benoit
  
  David Murphy now playing left field. Joaquin Benoit now pitching.
  
  Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  DeJesus vs. Benoit
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Grudzielanek vs. Benoit
  
  Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Teahen vs. Benoit
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Kinsler vs. Peralta
  
  Kinsler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Peralta
  
  Young hits a line drive towards short. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Byrd vs. Peralta
  
  Byrd strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Botts vs. Peralta
  
  Botts strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Wilson
  
  C.J. Wilson now pitching. Emil Brown pinch hits for Jason Smith.
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  German vs. Wilson
  
  Esteban German pinch hits for Ross Gload.
  
  There goes Brown. The throw from Laird and he is safe. Brown steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  German vs. Wilson
  
  German takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Gordon vs. Wilson
  
  Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Buck vs. Wilson
  
  Buck hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Murphy. Buck reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. German moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Gathright vs. Wilson
  
  Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. German scores. Buck moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Pena vs. Wilson
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vazquez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 8/15/2007 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Texas              AB  R  H RBI
DeJesus D, cf         4  1  1  0   Catalanotto F, lf     3  0  0  0   
Grudzielanek M, 2b    4  0  0  0   Sosa S, ph            1  0  0  0   
Teahen M, rf          4  0  0  0   Murphy D, lf          0  0  0  0   
Butler B, dh          3  0  1  0   Kinsler I, 2b         4  2  2  1   
Smith J, pr           0  0  0  0   Young M, ss           4  0  1  2   
Brown E, ph           1  1  0  0   Byrd M, cf            4  0  1  0   
Gload R, 1b           3  0  2  0   Botts J, dh           4  0  0  0   
German E, ph          0  1  0  0   Cruz N, rf            3  1  2  0   
Gordon A, 3b          4  0  1  0   Laird G, c            2  0  0  0   
Buck J, c             3  0  1  1   Saltalamacchia J, 1b  1  0  0  0   
Gathright J, lf       4  0  1  1   Vazquez R, 3b         2  1  0  0   
Pena T, ss            3  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  8  2                        28  4  6  3

Kansas City      001 000 002 --  3
Texas            000 002 11x --  4

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meche G (L)           6.1  5  3  2  3  4
Gobble J              0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Peralta J             1.1  1  1  1  0  2

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Padilla V             5.0  4  1  0  0  8
Wood M (W)*           1.0  2  0  0  0  1
Francisco F           1.0  0  0  0  1  1
Benoit J              1.0  0  0  0  1  3
Wilson C (S)          1.0  2  2  1  1  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Laird G, Pena T, Gobble J, Saltalamacchia J
DP -- Kansas City 2, Texas 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Texas 4
2B -- Gordon A, Young M, Butler B, Buck J
HR -- Kinsler I
SB -- Brown E
SH -- Laird G
WP -- Meche G
T -- 2:56
A -- 24529

    

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