AL: TEXAS (46-56) at KANSAS CITY (44-57) <h3>Wright gets start as Texas goes for fifth straight win</h3> Texas (46-56) at Kansas City (44-57), 8:10 pm EDT KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Jamey Wright will take themound as the Texas Rangers look to win their fifth consecutivegame when they square off with the Kansas City Royals in theopener of a three-game series Friday. Wright (3-2, 4.15 ERA) lasted just 3 1/3 innings, giving upthree runs - one earned - and one hit with six walks in an 8-5triumph over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. The Rangers are 5-2 when the 32-year-old righthander starts thisseason. The Royals will counter with Brian Bannister (6-6, 3.68), whohas posted a 6-3 record after not earning a victory over thefirst two months of the season. The 26-year-old Bannister gave up just one run and four hitswith three strikeouts over seven innings in a 5-2 victory overthe Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Kansas City's 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursdaysnapped a three-game losing streak.
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">TEXAS AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS TEXAS KANSAS CITY AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Frank Catalanotto LF .233 6 24 David Dejesus CF .275 5 39 Michael Young SS .297 4 57 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .301 4 33 Mark Teixeira 1B .299 13 49 Mark Teahen RF .283 5 44 Sammy Sosa DH .241 15 69 Billy Butler DH .311 3 27 Marlon Byrd CF .350 3 34 Ross Gload 1B .284 3 28 Brad Wilkerson RF .223 15 46 Alex Gordon 3B .245 7 34 Adam Melhuse C .247 1 8 Emil Brown LF .226 4 42 Ramon Vazquez 2B .256 5 17 John Buck C .232 16 33 Travis Metcalf 3B .253 1 6 Tony Pena Jr SS .282 1 33 Jamey Wright RHP (3-2, 4.15) Brian Bannister RHP (6-6, 3.68)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY WARMUPS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT (3-2, 4.15) KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER (6-6, 3.68) UMPIRES: HP - ROB DRAKE 1B - TIM TSCHIDA 2B - TODD TICHENOR 3B - JIM WOLF WEATHER: 83 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY STARTING BATS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT AND ADAM MELHUSE KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JOHN BUCK DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOT (.233, 6 HR, 24 RBI) M YOUNG (.297, 4 HR, 57 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.299, 13 HR, 49 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 1 0 KANSAS CITY 0 0 1 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.275, 5 HR, 39 RBI) M GRUDZIELANEK (.301, 4 HR, 33 RBI) M TEAHEN (.283, 5 HR, 44 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 B Wilkerson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 2. KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 R Gload 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 KANSAS CITY - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Bannister 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.64 Pitches-strikes: B Bannister 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Bannister 1-2. Batters faced: B Bannister 5. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BILLY BUTLER (4) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF JAMEY WRIGHT SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK AND MARK TEAHEN. CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 3 DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.284, 3 HR, 28 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 1 0 KANSAS CITY 3 3 3 1 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.223, 15 HR, 46 RBI) A MELHUSE (.247, 1 HR, 8 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.256, 5 HR, 17 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 B Wilkerson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 A Melhuse c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 Totals 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. Team LOB - 2. KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304 M Teahen rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 B Butler dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .316 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 BATTING: HR - B Butler (4, 1st inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Butler 3 (30). Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse). FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 KANSAS CITY - 3 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.79 KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Bannister 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.64 Pitches-strikes: J Wright 28-15; B Bannister 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 1-1; B Bannister 1-2. Batters faced: J Wright 6; B Bannister 5. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 2 0 KANSAS CITY 3 3 3 1 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.226, 4 HR, 42 RBI) J BUCK (.232, 16 HR, 33 RBI) T PENA JR (.282, 1 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 B Wilkerson rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Totals 9 0 2 0 1 1 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 4. KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304 M Teahen rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 B Butler dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .316 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Totals 5 3 3 3 1 0 0 BATTING: HR - B Butler (4, 1st inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Butler 3 (30). Team LOB - 0. BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse). FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 KANSAS CITY - 3 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.79 KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Bannister 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.60 Pitches-strikes: J Wright 28-15; B Bannister 38-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 1-1; B Bannister 2-3. Batters faced: J Wright 6; B Bannister 10. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 2 0 KANSAS CITY 3 0 3 4 1 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.296, 0-FOR-1) M TEIXEIRA (.302, 1-FOR-1) S SOSA (.241, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 B Wilkerson rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Totals 9 0 2 0 1 1 8 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 4. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wright-M Young-M Teixeira). KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .303 M Teahen rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 B Butler dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .316 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 E Brown lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 8 3 4 3 3 0 3 BATTING: HR - B Butler (4, 1st inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Butler 3 (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse). FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 KANSAS CITY - 30 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 2 4 3 3 3 0 1 4.66 KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Bannister 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.60 Pitches-strikes: J Wright 50-25; B Bannister 38-24. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 3-2; B Bannister 2-3. Batters faced: J Wright 11; B Bannister 10. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL TEXAS AT KANSAS CITY NOTE: TEXAS SHORTSTOP MICHAEL YOUNG SINGLED IN THE THIRD INNINGT TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 0 4 0 KANSAS CITY 3 0 3 4 1 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB) B BUTLER (.316, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI) R GLOAD (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS KANSAS CITY (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 M Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 M Teixeira 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .301 S Sosa dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 M Byrd cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .347 B Wilkerson rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Totals 14 0 4 0 1 2 13 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B Wilkerson 1, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wright-M Young-M Teixeira). KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .303 M Teahen rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 B Butler dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .316 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 E Brown lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 8 3 4 3 3 0 3 BATTING: HR - B Butler (4, 1st inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Butler 3 (30). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse). FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 -- 0 KANSAS CITY - 30 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 2 4 3 3 3 0 1 4.66 KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Bannister 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 3.56 Pitches-strikes: J Wright 50-25; B Bannister 56-37. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 3-2; B Bannister 3-4. Batters faced: J Wright 11; B Bannister 15. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED MARK TEAHEN. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 KANSAS CITY 4 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.244, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 0 4 0 KANSAS CITY 3 0 1 4 5 1 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.243, 0-FOR-1) R VAZQUEZ (.256, 0-FOR-0, BB) T METCALF (.250, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS KANSAS CITY (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 M Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 M Teixeira 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .301 S Sosa dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 M Byrd cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .347 B Wilkerson rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 A Melhuse c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Totals 14 0 4 0 1 2 13 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B Wilkerson 1, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 6. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wright-M Young-M Teixeira). KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 M Grudzielanek 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .303 M Teahen rf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .285 B Butler dh 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .314 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .282 A Gordon 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 E Brown lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 Totals 11 4 5 4 3 1 3 BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (18, J Wright). HR - B Butler (4, 1st inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out). SF - R Gload. RBI - B Butler 3 (30), R Gload (29). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse). FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw). ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 -- 0 KANSAS CITY - 301 -- 4 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 3 5 4 4 3 1 1 4.78 KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Bannister 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 3.56 Pitches-strikes: J Wright 65-36; B Bannister 56-37. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 4-3; B Bannister 3-4. Batters faced: J Wright 15; B Bannister 15. UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf. Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>
