GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (67-88) at BALTIMORE (66-89)

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: JAMIE WALKER (2-2, 3.24) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, BALTIMORE 2

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: R GLOAD (.287, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Walker relieved D Cabrera.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
BALTIMORE 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R Gload (.287, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Grudzielanek hit for R Gload.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
BALTIMORE 2 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M Grudzielanek (.298, 5 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 8TH OFF JAMIE WALKER.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, BALTIMORE 2

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.297, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
BAL - JAMIE WALKER

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.277, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.289, 0-FOR-3)
M TEJADA (.298, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS BALTIMORE (2) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264
E German 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .268
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
b-M Grudzielanek ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
B Butler dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .296
M Teahen rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229
J Huber pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .307
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
a-J Smith ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205

Totals 28 2 8 2 3 5 14

a-struck out swinging for T Pena Jr in the 7th; b-homered to left for R Gload
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - E German (15, D Cabrera); M Teahen (30, D Cabrera). HR - M
Grudzielanek (6, 8th inning off J Walker 0 on, 0 Out). S - D DeJesus , J
Gathright. RBI - M Teahen (58), M Grudzielanek (51). 2-out RBI - M Teahen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, R Gload 2, A Gordon 1, B
Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (8, 2nd base by D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - D DeJesus (4, bobble).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293
M Mora 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277
N Markakis rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .289
M Tejada ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298
K Millar dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255
A Huff 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
R Hernandez c 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251
J Payton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
T Redman cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318

Totals 27 2 6 2 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - T Redman (7, G Meche). RBI - T Redman (14), M Mora (54). 2-out
RBI - T Redman, M Mora. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez
1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Huff-M Tejada).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 001 01 -- 2
BALTIMORE - 000 020 0 -- 2
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 7 6 2 2 1 5 0 3.66

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 7 6 1 1 3 5 0 5.36
J Walker 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.34

WP - G Meche. IBB - D DeJesus (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: G Meche
108-71; D Cabrera 106-60; J Walker 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: G Meche 7-9; D
Cabrera 7-8; J Walker 2-1. Batters faced: G Meche 28; D Cabrera 29; J Walker 4.


UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E German at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M Mora (.277, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Grudzielanek at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M Mora (.277, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Gordon at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
BALTIMORE 2 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M Mora (.277, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NICK MARKAKIS (22) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF GIL MECHE.
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, BALTIMORE 3

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.298, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - GIL MECHE
BAL - JAMIE WALKER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.150, 4 HR, 13 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.307, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB, SAC)
J SMITH (.205, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS BALTIMORE (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .264
E German 2b-3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .268
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
b-M Grudzielanek ph-2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
B Butler dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .296
M Teahen rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229
J Huber pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .307
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
a-J Smith ph-ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205

Totals 28 2 8 2 3 5 14

a-struck out swinging for T Pena Jr in the 7th; b-homered to left for R Gload
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - E German (15, D Cabrera); M Teahen (30, D Cabrera). HR - M
Grudzielanek (6, 8th inning off J Walker 0 on, 0 Out). S - D DeJesus , J
Gathright. RBI - M Teahen (58), M Grudzielanek (51). 2-out RBI - M Teahen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, R Gload 2, A Gordon 1, B
Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (8, 2nd base by D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - D DeJesus (4, bobble).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293
M Mora 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .276
N Markakis rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .290
M Tejada ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297
K Millar dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255
A Huff 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
R Hernandez c 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251
J Payton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
T Redman cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318

Totals 31 3 7 3 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - T Redman (7, G Meche). HR - N Markakis (22, 8th inning off G
Meche 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Redman (14), M Mora (54), N Markakis (109). 2-out
RBI - T Redman, M Mora. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez
1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Huff-M Tejada).


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BALTIMORE - 000 020 01 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 8 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.69

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 7 6 1 1 3 5 0 5.36
J Walker 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.34

WP - G Meche. IBB - D DeJesus (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: G Meche
124-84; D Cabrera 106-60; J Walker 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: G Meche 9-10;
D Cabrera 7-8; J Walker 2-1. Batters faced: G Meche 32; D Cabrera 29; J Walker
4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - PITCHING CHANGE
BAL: CHAD BRADFORD (3-7, 3.47) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, BALTIMORE 3

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: J LARUE (.150, 4 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Bradford relieved J Walker.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LaRue (.150, 4 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Costa hit for J LaRue.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
BALTIMORE 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S Costa (.222, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

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

BATTERIES: KAN - GIL MECHE AND JOHN BUCK, JASON LARUE (7TH)

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMIE WALKER (8TH), CHAD BRADFORD
(9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ

HOME RUNS: KAN - MARK GRUDZIELANEK (6) OFF JAMIE WALKER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

BAL - NICK MARKAKIS (22) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

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

BATTERIES: KAN - GIL MECHE AND JOHN BUCK, JASON LARUE (7TH)

BAL - DANIEL CABRERA, JAMIE WALKER (8TH), CHAD BRADFORD
(9TH) AND RAMON HERNANDEZ


WP - JAMIE WALKER (3-2)
LP - GIL MECHE (9-13)
SAVE - CHAD BRADFORD (2)

HOME RUNS: KAN - MARK GRUDZIELANEK (6) OFF JAMIE WALKER IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

BAL - NICK MARKAKIS (22) OFF GIL MECHE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:35 ATT: 15,769

PROBABLES: TOR - A.J. BURNETT (9-7, 3.40)
BAL - BRIAN BURRES (6-6, 5.27)

PROBABLES: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (12-9, 3.61)
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (10-16, 5.51)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS BALTIMORE (3) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264
E German 2b-3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .268
R Gload 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287
b-M Grudzielanek ph-2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300
B Butler dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .296
M Teahen rf 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .285
A Gordon 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251
J Buck c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229
J Huber pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
c-S Costa ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .307
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .258
a-J Smith ph-ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203

Totals 31 2 9 2 3 5 15

a-struck out swinging for T Pena Jr in the 7th; b-homered to left for R Gload
in the 8th; c-singled to center for J Larue in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - E German (15, D Cabrera); M Teahen (30, D Cabrera). HR - M
Grudzielanek (6, 8th inning off J Walker 0 on, 0 Out). S - D DeJesus , J
Gathright 2. RBI - M Teahen (58), M Grudzielanek (51). 2-out RBI - M Teahen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, R Gload 2, D DeJesus 1, A
Gordon 1, B Butler 1. GIDP - A Gordon. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (8, 2nd base by D Cabrera/R Hernandez).

FIELDING: E - D DeJesus (4, bobble).


BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293
M Mora 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .276
N Markakis rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .290
M Tejada ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .297
K Millar dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .255
A Huff 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .279
R Hernandez c 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .251
J Payton lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
T Redman cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .318

Totals 31 3 7 3 1 5 8

BATTING: 2B - T Redman (7, G Meche). HR - N Markakis (22, 8th inning off G
Meche 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - T Redman (14), M Mora (54), N Markakis (109). 2-out
RBI - T Redman, M Mora. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Hernandez
1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Huff-M Tejada).


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BALTIMORE - 000 020 01x -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche (L, 9-13) 8 7 3 3 1 5 1 3.69

BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
D Cabrera 7 6 1 1 3 5 0 5.36
J Walker (W, 3-2; B, 6) 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.34
C Bradford (S, 2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.41

WP - G Meche. IBB - D DeJesus (by D Cabrera). Pitches-strikes: G Meche
124-84; D Cabrera 106-60; J Walker 11-7; C Bradford 15-10. Ground balls-fly
balls: G Meche 9-10; D Cabrera 7-8; J Walker 2-1; C Bradford 3-0. Batters
faced: G Meche 32; D Cabrera 29; J Walker 4; C Bradford 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Lance Barksdale. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Jim Reynolds. 3B--Gary
Cederstrom.

T--2:35. Att--15,769.
Weather: 83 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 2
BALTIMORE 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at BALTIMORE

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KANSAS CITY (2) AT BALTIMORE (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
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BALTIMORE 5TH: A Huff struck out looking. R Hernandez singled to right.
J Payton grounded out to second, R Hernandez to second. T Redman doubled to deep
right, R Hernandez scored. B Roberts walked. M Mora singled to center,
T Redman scored, B Roberts to second, B Roberts to third on error by center
fielder D DeJesus. N Markakis grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
KANSAS CITY 0, BALTIMORE 2.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: E German singled to right. R Gload grounded out to
second, E German to second. B Butler struck out swinging. M Teahen doubled to
deep left center, E German scored. A Gordon grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 1, BALTIMORE 2.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: J Walker relieved D Cabrera. M Grudzielanek hit for
R Gload. M Grudzielanek homered to left. B Butler flied out to left. M Teahen
reached on infield single to shortstop. A Gordon grounded into double play,
first to shortstop, M Teahen out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 2, BALTIMORE 2.

BALTIMORE 8TH: E German at third base. M Grudzielanek at second base.
A Gordon at first base. M Mora flied out to right. N Markakis homered to center.
M Tejada grounded out to second. K Millar grounded out to second. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 2, BALTIMORE 3.</div>