GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (23-27) at KANSAS CITY (19-32)

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 8 10 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SHEALY (.223, 1-FOR-2)
T PENA JR (.260, 0-FOR-2)
J LARUE (.113, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (8) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .310
N Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
M Tejada ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .253
J Payton lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300
K Millar 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .260
M Mora 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .238
R Hernandez c 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .250
C Patterson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226

Totals 33 8 10 8 4 6 13

BATTING: 2B - A Huff (8, S Elarton). HR - R Hernandez (2, 4th inning off S
Elarton 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Huff (23), J Payton (13), R Hernandez 4 (20), K
Millar (17), M Tejada (27). 2-out RBI - A Huff, K Millar, M Tejada. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 1, A Huff 1. GIDP - M Mora. Team LOB -
5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Patterson (R Shealy at Home). DP: 1 (K
Millar-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .277
M Teahen rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
M Sweeney dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248
A Gordon 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .189
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
R Shealy 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J LaRue c 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .113

Totals 23 1 4 1 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (4, S Trachsel); M Grudzielanek (14, S Trachsel). RBI - M
Sweeney (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1. GIDP - M
Teahen. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Duckworth-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 100 511 00 -- 8
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 1 -- 1
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 7 4 1 1 1 0 0 3.50

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 5 6 7 7 4 5 1 7.65
B Duckworth 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.45

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 66-42; S Elarton 99-63; B Duckworth 35-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Trachsel 14-6; S Elarton 4-6; B Duckworth 4-4. Batters
faced: S Trachsel 24; S Elarton 25; B Duckworth 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 8 10 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: N MARKAKIS (.264, 0-FOR-4)
M TEJADA (.322, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
A HUFF (.253, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (8) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .310
N Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264
M Tejada ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .253
J Payton lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .300
K Millar 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .260
M Mora 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .238
R Hernandez c 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .250
C Patterson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226

Totals 33 8 10 8 4 6 13

BATTING: 2B - A Huff (8, S Elarton). HR - R Hernandez (2, 4th inning off S
Elarton 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Huff (23), J Payton (13), R Hernandez 4 (20), K
Millar (17), M Tejada (27). 2-out RBI - A Huff, K Millar, M Tejada. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 1, A Huff 1. GIDP - M Mora. Team LOB -
5.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Patterson (R Shealy at Home). DP: 1 (K
Millar-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .277
M Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286
M Sweeney dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248
A Gordon 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .189
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
R Shealy 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
J LaRue c 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .113

Totals 27 1 5 1 3 0 10

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (4, S Trachsel); M Grudzielanek (14, S Trachsel); T Pena
Jr (6, S Trachsel). RBI - M Sweeney (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D DeJesus 1, M Teahen 2. GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Duckworth-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 100 511 00 -- 8
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 8 5 1 1 3 0 0 3.44

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 5 6 7 7 4 5 1 7.65
B Duckworth 3 4 1 1 0 1 0 2.45

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 88-53; S Elarton 99-63; B Duckworth 35-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Trachsel 14-9; S Elarton 4-6; B Duckworth 4-4. Batters
faced: S Trachsel 30; S Elarton 25; B Duckworth 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Bynum hit for M Tejada.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 8
KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: F Bynum (.176, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAY PAYTON SCORED FREDDIE BYNUM.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9
KANSAS CITY 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.260, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 9 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - BRANDON DUCKWORTH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.248, 0-FOR-3, RBI)
A GORDON (.189, 0-FOR-2, BB)
E BROWN (.207, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (9) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .310
N Markakis rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262
M Tejada ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .322
a-F Bynum ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
A Huff dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .251
J Payton lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .306
K Millar 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .260
M Mora 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .237
R Hernandez c 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .250
C Patterson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226

Totals 38 9 12 9 5 6 15

a-doubled to right for M Tejada in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Huff (8, S Elarton); F Bynum (2, B Duckworth). HR - R Hernandez
(2, 4th inning off S Elarton 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Huff (23), J Payton 2 (14),
R Hernandez 4 (20), K Millar (17), M Tejada (27). 2-out RBI - A Huff, K Millar,
M Tejada, J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 2, A Huff
1. GIDP - M Mora. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Patterson (R Shealy at Home). DP: 1 (K
Millar-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .277
M Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286
M Sweeney dh 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .248
A Gordon 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .189
E Brown lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207
R Shealy 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
J LaRue c 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .113

Totals 27 1 5 1 3 0 10

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (4, S Trachsel); M Grudzielanek (14, S Trachsel); T Pena
Jr (6, S Trachsel). RBI - M Sweeney (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D DeJesus 1, M Teahen 2. GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Duckworth-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 100 511 001 -- 9
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 8 5 1 1 3 0 0 3.44

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 5 6 7 7 4 5 1 7.65
B Duckworth 4 6 2 2 1 1 0 2.67

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 88-53; S Elarton 99-63; B Duckworth 53-32. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Trachsel 14-9; S Elarton 4-6; B Duckworth 5-6. Batters
faced: S Trachsel 30; S Elarton 25; B Duckworth 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Bynum at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 9
KANSAS CITY 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Sweeney (.248, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 9 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

KAN - SCOTT ELARTON, BRANDON DUCKWORTH (6TH) AND JASON
LARUE

HOME RUNS: BAL - RAMON HERNANDEZ (2) OFF SCOTT ELARTON IN THE 4TH, 3 ON

KAN - NONE</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 9 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

KAN - SCOTT ELARTON, BRANDON DUCKWORTH (6TH) AND JASON
LARUE


WP - STEVE TRACHSEL (4-3)
LP - SCOTT ELARTON (1-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BAL - RAMON HERNANDEZ (2) OFF SCOTT ELARTON IN THE 4TH, 3 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:27 ATT: 14,578

PROBABLES: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (2-1, 3.09)
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA (4-4, 4.65)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (9) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - FINAL

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .310
N Markakis rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262
M Tejada ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .322
a-F Bynum ph-ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
A Huff dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .251
J Payton lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .306
K Millar 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .260
M Mora 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .237
R Hernandez c 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .250
C Patterson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226

Totals 38 9 12 9 5 6 15

a-doubled to right for M Tejada in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Huff (8, S Elarton); F Bynum (2, B Duckworth). HR - R Hernandez
(2, 4th inning off S Elarton 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Huff (23), J Payton 2 (14),
R Hernandez 4 (20), K Millar (17), M Tejada (27). 2-out RBI - A Huff, K Millar,
M Tejada, J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 2, A Huff
1. GIDP - M Mora. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Patterson (R Shealy at Home). DP: 1 (K
Millar-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .277
M Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286
M Sweeney dh 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188
E Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205
R Shealy 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
J LaRue c 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .113

Totals 30 1 5 1 3 0 10

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (4, S Trachsel); M Grudzielanek (14, S Trachsel); T Pena
Jr (6, S Trachsel). RBI - M Sweeney (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D DeJesus 1, M Teahen 2. GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Duckworth-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 100 511 001 -- 9
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 100 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel (W, 4-3) 9 5 1 1 3 0 0 3.39

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton (L, 1-1) 5 6 7 7 4 5 1 7.65
B Duckworth 4 6 2 2 1 1 0 2.67

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 103-61; S Elarton 99-63; B Duckworth 53-32.
Ground balls-fly balls: S Trachsel 16-10; S Elarton 4-6; B Duckworth 5-6.
Batters faced: S Trachsel 33; S Elarton 25; B Duckworth 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

T--2:27. Att--14,578.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BALTIMORE 9
KANSAS CITY 1 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (9) AT KANSAS CITY (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts walked. N Markakis struck out looking. M Tejada
flied out to center. B Roberts stole second. A Huff singled to center,
B Roberts scored. J Payton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 4TH: M Tejada walked. A Huff doubled to deep right, M Tejada to
third. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Tejada scored,
A Huff tagged out at third. K Millar walked, J Payton to second. M Mora walked,
J Payton to third, K Millar to second. R Hernandez homered to left center,
J Payton, K Millar and M Mora scored. C Patterson struck out swinging.
B Roberts struck out looking. (5 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6,
KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 5TH: N Markakis flied out to center. M Tejada singled to left.
A Huff struck out looking. J Payton singled to right, M Tejada to second.
K Millar singled to left center, M Tejada scored, J Payton to third. M Mora
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 6TH: B Duckworth relieved S Elarton. R Hernandez singled to left.
C Patterson flied out to center. B Roberts singled to right, R Hernandez to
second. N Markakis flied out to left. M Tejada singled to center, R Hernandez
scored, B Roberts to second. A Huff grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, M Tejada out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 8,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: M Grudzielanek doubled to deep right. M Teahen grounded
out to first, M Grudzielanek to third. M Sweeney grounded out to shortstop,
M Grudzielanek scored. A Gordon walked. E Brown flied out to center. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 8, KANSAS CITY 1.

BALTIMORE 9TH: N Markakis flied out to left. F Bynum hit for M Tejada.
F Bynum doubled to right. A Huff flied out to left, F Bynum to third. J Payton
singled to left center, F Bynum scored. K Millar walked, J Payton to second.
M Mora grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Millar out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, KANSAS CITY 1.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BALTIMORE (9) AT KANSAS CITY (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS, A Huff DH,
J Payton LF, K Millar 1B, M Mora 3B, R Hernandez C, C Patterson CF, S Trachsel RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
M Sweeney DH, A Gordon 3B, E Brown LF, R Shealy 1B, T Pena Jr SS, J LaRue C,
S Elarton RHP.

Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Marty Foster (2B),
Paul Schrieber (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 9 mph.


BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts walked. N Markakis struck out looking. M Tejada
flied out to center. B Roberts stole second. A Huff singled to center,
B Roberts scored. J Payton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus grounded out to second. M Grudzielanek lined
out to second. M Teahen grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 2ND: K Millar grounded out to shortstop. M Mora grounded out to
shortstop. R Hernandez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 1, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: M Sweeney grounded out to pitcher. A Gordon grounded out
to first. E Brown grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1,
KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 3RD: C Patterson flied out to left. B Roberts flied out to
center. N Markakis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: R Shealy singled to center. T Pena Jr popped out to
second. J LaRue doubled to deep center, R Shealy thrown out at home.
D DeJesus grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 1,
KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 4TH: M Tejada walked. A Huff doubled to deep right, M Tejada to
third. J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Tejada scored,
A Huff tagged out at third. K Millar walked, J Payton to second. M Mora walked,
J Payton to third, K Millar to second. R Hernandez homered to left center,
J Payton, K Millar and M Mora scored. C Patterson struck out swinging.
B Roberts struck out looking. (5 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: M Grudzielanek singled to center. M Teahen grounded into
double play, first to shortstop to first, M Grudzielanek out at second.
M Sweeney grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 6,
KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 5TH: N Markakis flied out to center. M Tejada singled to left.
A Huff struck out looking. J Payton singled to right, M Tejada to second.
K Millar singled to left center, M Tejada scored, J Payton to third. M Mora
flied out to right. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: A Gordon grounded out to pitcher. E Brown lined out to
right. R Shealy grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 7, KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 6TH: B Duckworth relieved S Elarton. R Hernandez singled to left.
C Patterson flied out to center. B Roberts singled to right, R Hernandez to
second. N Markakis flied out to left. M Tejada singled to center, R Hernandez
scored, B Roberts to second. A Huff grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, M Tejada out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 8,
KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: T Pena Jr flied out to left. J LaRue popped out to
second. D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 8, KANSAS CITY 0.

BALTIMORE 7TH: J Payton grounded out to third. K Millar singled to center.
M Mora grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, K Millar out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 8, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: M Grudzielanek doubled to deep right. M Teahen grounded
out to first, M Grudzielanek to third. M Sweeney grounded out to shortstop,
M Grudzielanek scored. A Gordon walked. E Brown flied out to center. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 8, KANSAS CITY 1.

BALTIMORE 8TH: R Hernandez struck out looking. C Patterson popped out to
shortstop. B Roberts flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
BALTIMORE 8, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: R Shealy flied out to center. T Pena Jr doubled to
center. J LaRue walked. D DeJesus lined out to left. M Grudzielanek walked,
T Pena Jr to third, J LaRue to second. M Teahen flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 8, KANSAS CITY 1.

BALTIMORE 9TH: N Markakis flied out to left. F Bynum hit for M Tejada.
F Bynum doubled to right. A Huff flied out to left, F Bynum to third. J Payton
singled to left center, F Bynum scored. K Millar walked, J Payton to second.
M Mora grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Millar out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, KANSAS CITY 1.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: F Bynum at shortstop. M Sweeney lined out to left.
A Gordon grounded out to first. E Brown grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) BALTIMORE 9, KANSAS CITY 1.</div>

 

Trachsel goes the distance as Orioles pound Royals

<h3>BALTIMORE 9, KANSAS CITY 1</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Steve Trachsel is on a roll.The same can't be said for the Kansas City Royals.

Trachsel tossed a complete game and won his third straight startMonday as the Baltimore Orioles posted a 9-1 victory over theRoyals in the opener of a three-game series.

Trachsel (4-3) allowed five hits to win three consecutive gamesfor the first time since August 18-29, when he was a member ofthe New York Mets.

Trachsel blanked the Royals for six innings before allowing arun on a groundout by Mike Sweeney in the seventh. By then hehad so much run support, it didn't matter.

Ramon Hernandez hit his fifth career grand slam in the fourthinning off Kansas City starter Scott Elarton (1-1). The blasthighlighted a five-run uprising in the frame and gave Baltimorea 6-0 lead.

Elarton allowed seven runs and six hits with four walks in fiveinnings. The 6-7 righthander has failed to pitch more than 51/3 innings in any of his starts this season.

The Royals have lost five straight overall and and are a majorleague-worst 9-19 at home. Kansas City is 11-15 this month andhas not finished a month above the .500 mark since July 2003.

The Orioles are 4-0 against the Royals this season and have won19 of the last 24 games between the teams dating to 2004.

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (9) VS KANSAS CITY (1) - FINAL

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .310
N Markakis rf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262
M Tejada ss 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .322
a-F Bynum ph-ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222
A Huff dh 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .251
J Payton lf 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .306
K Millar 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .260
M Mora 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .237
R Hernandez c 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .250
C Patterson cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226

Totals 38 9 12 9 5 6 15

a-doubled to right for M Tejada in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Huff (8, S Elarton); F Bynum (2, B Duckworth). HR - R Hernandez
(2, 4th inning off S Elarton 3 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Huff (23), J Payton 2 (14),
R Hernandez 4 (20), K Millar (17), M Tejada (27). 2-out RBI - A Huff, K Millar,
M Tejada, J Payton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Mora 2, A Huff
1. GIDP - M Mora. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Patterson (R Shealy at Home). DP: 1 (K
Millar-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265
M Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .277
M Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286
M Sweeney dh 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188
E Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205
R Shealy 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264
J LaRue c 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .113

Totals 30 1 5 1 3 0 10

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (4, S Trachsel); M Grudzielanek (14, S Trachsel); T Pena
Jr (6, S Trachsel). RBI - M Sweeney (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D DeJesus 1, M Teahen 2. GIDP - M Teahen. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Duckworth-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


----------------------------------------------------
BALTIMORE - 100 511 001 -- 9
KANSAS CITY - 000 000 100 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel (W, 4-3) 9 5 1 1 3 0 0 3.39

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton (L, 1-1) 5 6 7 7 4 5 1 7.65
B Duckworth 4 6 2 2 1 1 0 2.67

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 104-62; S Elarton 99-63; B Duckworth 53-32.
Ground balls-fly balls: S Trachsel 16-10; S Elarton 4-6; B Duckworth 5-6.
Batters faced: S Trachsel 33; S Elarton 25; B Duckworth 18.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

T--2:27. Att--14,758.
Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 9 12 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

KAN - SCOTT ELARTON, BRANDON DUCKWORTH (6TH) AND JASON
LARUE


WP - STEVE TRACHSEL (4-3)
LP - SCOTT ELARTON (1-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BAL - RAMON HERNANDEZ (2) OFF SCOTT ELARTON IN THE 4TH, 3 ON

KAN - NONE


TIME: 2:27 ATT: 14,758

PROBABLES: BAL - JEREMY GUTHRIE (2-1, 3.09)
KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA (4-4, 4.65)</div>

 

Trachsel goes the distance as Orioles pound Royals

<h3>BALTIMORE 9, KANSAS CITY 1</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Steve Trachsel is on a roll.The same can't be said for the Kansas City Royals.

Trachsel tossed a complete game, his first nine-inning completegame since August 18, 2003 against the Colorado Rockies and wonhis third straight start Monday as the Baltimore Orioles posteda 9-1 victory over the Royals in the opener of a three-gameseries.

Trachsel (4-3) allowed five hits to win three consecutive gamesfor the first time since August 18-29, when he was a member ofthe New York Mets. He had a four-inning complete game win on May11, 2006 at Philadelphia in a game shortened by rain.

"Trachsel made them put the ball in play," Orioles manager SamPerlozzo said. "We made some good defensive plays for him and hekept pumping strikes. I think he tries to get ahead early. Someteams take some pitches. I thought they went out and swung atthem tonight."

"We helped him early on, we were swinging at the first pitch,"Royals manager Buddy Bell said. Trachsel, who threw 102 pitchesand had only tossed 50 through six innings, blanked the Royalsfor six before allowing a run on a groundout by Mike Sweeney inthe seventh. By then he had so much run support, it didn'tmatter.

"They were extremely aggressive," Trachsel said. "Once we gotthe early lead I was able to mix up my pitches and throw strikeswith all of them. They were swinging at 1-0 curveballs. Whenthey're doing that and hitting balls on the ground, the pitchcount should stay low."

Ramon Hernandez hit his fifth career grand slam in the fourthinning off Kansas City starter Scott Elarton (1-1). The blasthighlighted a five-run uprising in the frame and gave Baltimorea 6-0 lead.

"I was trying to get a pitch to hit and a good count to hit andI got it," Hernandez said. "I was trying to hit the ball hardand trying to get at least one in. Luckily, it went out of thepark."

"Ramon has been struggling a little bit and he came up in theright spot," Perlozzo said. "He was patient and got a ball tohit. That was a big hit for us." Elarton allowed seven runs andsix hits with four walks in five innings. The 6-7 righthanderhas failed to pitch more than 5 1/3 innings in any of his startsthis season.

"Just another example of how walking guys kills you," Elartonsaid. "It hurt me in the first and it hurt me in the fourth. IfI don't walk anybody in those situations, it's a differentgame."

"Scotty just couldn't find the plate there in the fourthinning," Bell said. "That's at least the second straight gamethat he's had trouble in the fourth. I don't know what else tosay." The Royals have lost five straight overall and and are amajor league-worst 9-19 at home. Kansas City is 11-15 this monthand has not finished a month above the .500 mark since July2003.

"If there was an answer, I wish somebody would share it withus," Elarton said. "You've just got to go out there and keepbattling. I wanted to get out there today and turn it around andit's just plain unfair for everybody because we were on a goodroll and it's turned back around just as quick as it gotstarted. We had that taste of success and that makes it evenmore disappointing."

The Orioles are 4-0 against the Royals this season and have won19 of the last 24 games between the teams dating to 2004.