GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TEXAS (46-56) at KANSAS CITY (44-57)

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved B Bannister.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0
KANSAS CITY 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Young (.297, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SAMMY SOSA (16) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
8TH OFF JOAKIM SORIA.
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.345, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
KANSAS CITY 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 10 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - RON MAHAY
KAN - JOAKIM SORIA

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.312, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
R GLOAD (.287, 1-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
A GORDON (.243, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS KANSAS CITY (5) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228
M Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .299
S Sosa dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .245
M Byrd cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .343
B Wilkerson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224
A Melhuse c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .255
T Metcalf 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245

Totals 30 1 5 1 2 6 15

BATTING: HR - S Sosa (16, 8th inning off J Soria 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Sosa
(70). 2-out RBI - S Sosa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B
Wilkerson 1, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Byrd (D DeJesus at 3rd base). DP: 3 (J
Wright-M Young-M Teixeira, M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira, R Vazquez-M Young-M
Teixeira).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .278
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .308
M Teahen rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .283
B Butler dh 3 1 1 3 0 0 2 .312
R Gload 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .287
A Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243
E Brown lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227
J Buck c 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .234
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281

Totals 24 5 10 5 4 2 9

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (18, J Wright). HR - B Butler (4, 1st inning off J
Wright 2 on, 1 Out). S - T Pena Jr. SF - R Gload. RBI - B Butler 3 (30), R
Gload (29), M Grudzielanek (34). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Grudzielanek 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr, B Butler, A Gordon. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw).


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TEXAS - 000 000 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 301 000 1 -- 5
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Wright 6 2/3 10 5 5 4 2 1 4.57
R Mahay 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 7 4 0 0 2 6 0 3.42
J Soria 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.44

IBB - D DeJesus (by J Wright). Pitches-strikes: J Wright 98-57; R Mahay 4-3;
B Bannister 116-76; J Soria 19-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 11-5; R
Mahay 1-0; B Bannister 7-8; J Soria 1-2. Batters faced: J Wright 29; R Mahay 1;
B Bannister 28; J Soria 4.

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
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN IN THE BOTTOM
OF THE EIGHTH INNING.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 3 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 5</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
TEX: SCOTT FELDMAN (1-2, 6.23) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 5

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: B BUTLER (.312, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Feldman relieved R Mahay.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
KANSAS CITY 5 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B Butler (.312, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING
AFTER A 36 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 3 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 5</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED ROSS GLOAD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GORDON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
KANSAS CITY 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.227, 1-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
KANSAS CITY 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 12 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - SCOTT FELDMAN
KAN - JOAKIM SORIA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.224, 1-FOR-3)
A MELHUSE (.237, 0-FOR-3)
R VAZQUEZ (.255, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228
M Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .299
S Sosa dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .245
M Byrd cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .343
B Wilkerson rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224
A Melhuse c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .255
T Metcalf 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245

Totals 30 1 5 1 2 6 15

BATTING: HR - S Sosa (16, 8th inning off J Soria 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Sosa
(70). 2-out RBI - S Sosa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B
Wilkerson 1, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Byrd (D DeJesus at 3rd base). DP: 3 (J
Wright-M Young-M Teixeira, M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira, R Vazquez-M Young-M
Teixeira).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .278
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .308
M Teahen rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .283
B Butler dh 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .309
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291
A Gordon 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245
E Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
J Buck c 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .233
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281

Totals 29 6 12 6 4 2 10

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (18, J Wright); A Gordon (21, S Feldman). HR - B Butler
(4, 1st inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out). S - T Pena Jr. SF - R Gload. RBI - B
Butler 3 (30), R Gload (29), M Grudzielanek (34), A Gordon (35). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr, B
Butler, A Gordon. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw).


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TEXAS - 000 000 01 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 301 000 11 -- 6
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TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Wright 6 2/3 10 5 5 4 2 1 4.57
R Mahay 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13
S Feldman 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.32

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister 7 4 0 0 2 6 0 3.42
J Soria 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.44

IBB - D DeJesus (by J Wright). BALK - S Feldman. Pitches-strikes: J Wright
98-57; R Mahay 4-3; S Feldman 18-12; B Bannister 116-76; J Soria 19-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Wright 11-5; R Mahay 1-0; S Feldman 2-1; B Bannister 7-8; J
Soria 1-2. Batters faced: J Wright 29; R Mahay 1; S Feldman 5; B Bannister 28;
J Soria 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf.

(Plus rain delay totaling 36 minutes in the 8th). Weather: 87 degrees, partly
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-2, 2.31) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 6

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.224, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Riske relieved J Soria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 1
KANSAS CITY 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B Wilkerson (.224, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

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

BATTERIES: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT, RON MAHAY (7TH), SCOTT FELDMAN (8TH) AND ADAM
MELHUSE

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JOAKIM SORIA (8TH), DAVID RISKE
(9TH) AND JOHN BUCK

HOME RUNS: TEX - SAMMY SOSA (16) OFF JOAKIM SORIA IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (4) OFF JAMEY WRIGHT IN THE 1ST, 2 ON</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

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

BATTERIES: TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT, RON MAHAY (7TH), SCOTT FELDMAN (8TH) AND ADAM
MELHUSE

KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, JOAKIM SORIA (8TH), DAVID RISKE
(9TH) AND JOHN BUCK


WP - BRIAN BANNISTER (7-6)
LP - JAMEY WRIGHT (3-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TEX - SAMMY SOSA (16) OFF JOAKIM SORIA IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

KAN - BILLY BUTLER (4) OFF JAMEY WRIGHT IN THE 1ST, 2 ON


TIME: 2:30 ATT: 21,730

PROBABLES: TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (7-8, 5.56)
KAN - ODALIS PEREZ (5-9, 5.80)</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">TEXAS (1) VS KANSAS CITY (6) - FINAL

TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .228
M Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .296
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .299
S Sosa dh 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .245
M Byrd cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .343
B Wilkerson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .223
A Melhuse c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .234
R Vazquez 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .253
T Metcalf 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245

Totals 33 1 5 1 2 8 15

BATTING: HR - S Sosa (16, 8th inning off J Soria 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - S Sosa
(70). 2-out RBI - S Sosa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B
Wilkerson 1, F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - M Byrd (D DeJesus at 3rd base). DP: 3 (J
Wright-M Young-M Teixeira, M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira, R Vazquez-M Young-M
Teixeira).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .278
M Grudzielanek 2b 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 .308
M Teahen rf 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .283
B Butler dh 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .309
R Gload 1b 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .291
A Gordon 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245
E Brown lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
J Buck c 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .233
T Pena Jr ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281

Totals 29 6 12 6 4 2 10

BATTING: 2B - M Teahen (18, J Wright); A Gordon (21, S Feldman). HR - B Butler
(4, 1st inning off J Wright 2 on, 1 Out). S - T Pena Jr. SF - R Gload. RBI - B
Butler 3 (30), R Gload (29), M Grudzielanek (34), A Gordon (35). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - M Grudzielanek 1, J Buck 1. GIDP - T Pena Jr, B
Butler, A Gordon. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - D DeJesus (3, 2nd base by J Wright/A Melhuse).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (18, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
TEXAS - 000 000 010 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 301 000 11x -- 6
----------------------------------------------------

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Wright (L, 3-3) 6 2/3 10 5 5 4 2 1 4.57
R Mahay 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13
S Feldman 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.32

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
B Bannister (W, 7-6) 7 4 0 0 2 6 0 3.42
J Soria 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.44
D Riske 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.27

IBB - D DeJesus (by J Wright). BALK - S Feldman. Pitches-strikes: J Wright
98-57; R Mahay 4-3; S Feldman 18-12; B Bannister 116-76; J Soria 19-12; D Riske
9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 11-5; R Mahay 1-0; S Feldman 2-1; B
Bannister 7-8; J Soria 1-2; D Riske 0-1. Batters faced: J Wright 29; R Mahay 1;
S Feldman 5; B Bannister 28; J Soria 4; D Riske 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Tim Tschida. 2B--Todd Tichenor. 3B--Jim Wolf.

T--2:30. (Plus rain delay totaling 36 minutes in the 8th). Att--21,730.

Weather: 87 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TEXAS 1
KANSAS CITY 6 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (1) AT KANSAS CITY (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus singled to center. D DeJesus caught stealing
second, catcher to second. M Grudzielanek singled to center. M Teahen walked,
M Grudzielanek to second. B Butler homered to center, M Grudzielanek and
M Teahen scored. R Gload lined out to left. A Gordon grounded out to first.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: M Teahen doubled to center. B Butler grounded out to
first, M Teahen to third. R Gload hit sacrifice fly to left, M Teahen scored.
A Gordon struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: J Buck singled to left. T Pena Jr sacrificed to pitcher,
J Buck to second. D DeJesus intentionally walked. M Grudzielanek singled to
center, J Buck scored, D DeJesus thrown out at third. R Mahay relieved
J Wright. M Teahen grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
KANSAS CITY 5.

TEXAS 8TH: J Soria relieved B Bannister. M Young flied out to left.
M Teixeira flied out to left. S Sosa homered to left. M Byrd grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 5.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: S Feldman relieved R Mahay. B Butler flied out to right.
R Gload reached on infield single to third. R Gload to second on balk by
S Feldman. A Gordon doubled to center, R Gload scored. E Brown grounded out to
shortstop, A Gordon to third. J Buck grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 6.</div>

 

AL: TEXAS at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TEXAS (1) AT KANSAS CITY (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Texas Starting Lineups -- F Catalanotto LF, M Young SS, M Teixeira 1B,
S Sosa DH, M Byrd CF, B Wilkerson RF, A Melhuse C, R Vazquez 2B, T Metcalf 3B,
J Wright RHP.

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, M Grudzielanek 2B, M Teahen RF,
B Butler DH, R Gload 1B, A Gordon 3B, E Brown LF, J Buck C, T Pena Jr SS,
B Bannister RHP.

Umpires -- Rob Drake (HP), Tim Tschida (1B), Todd Tichenor (2B), Jim Wolf (3B).


Gametime Weather: 87 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 8 mph.


TEXAS 1ST: F Catalanotto flied out to right. M Young grounded out to
shortstop. M Teixeira singled to left center. S Sosa safe at first on
throwing error by shortstop T Pena Jr, M Teixeira to second. M Byrd flied out
to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 0.

KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus singled to center. D DeJesus caught stealing
second, catcher to second. M Grudzielanek singled to center. M Teahen walked,
M Grudzielanek to second. B Butler homered to center, M Grudzielanek and
M Teahen scored. R Gload lined out to left. A Gordon grounded out to first.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 3.

TEXAS 2ND: B Wilkerson singled to center. A Melhuse struck out swinging.
R Vazquez walked, B Wilkerson to second. T Metcalf popped out to second.
F Catalanotto grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: E Brown singled to left. J Buck walked, E Brown to
second. T Pena Jr grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first,
J Buck out at second, E Brown to third. D DeJesus walked. M Grudzielanek popped
out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 3.

TEXAS 3RD: M Young singled to center. M Teixeira struck out swinging.
S Sosa singled to center, M Young to second. M Byrd flied out to right.
B Wilkerson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
KANSAS CITY 3.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: M Teahen doubled to center. B Butler grounded out to
first, M Teahen to third. R Gload hit sacrifice fly to left, M Teahen scored.
A Gordon struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 4.

TEXAS 4TH: A Melhuse flied out to left. R Vazquez flied out to center.
T Metcalf flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: E Brown grounded out to first. J Buck flied out to
center. T Pena Jr grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
KANSAS CITY 4.

TEXAS 5TH: F Catalanotto grounded out to shortstop. M Young grounded out
to second. M Teixeira struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: D DeJesus singled to right. M Grudzielanek singled to
center, D DeJesus to third. M Teahen struck out looking. B Butler grounded
into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Grudzielanek out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 4.

TEXAS 6TH: S Sosa struck out swinging. M Byrd struck out looking.
B Wilkerson grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: R Gload singled to left. A Gordon grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, R Gload out at second. E Brown flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 4.

TEXAS 7TH: A Melhuse struck out looking. R Vazquez walked. T Metcalf
flied out to center. F Catalanotto grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 0, KANSAS CITY 4.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: J Buck singled to left. T Pena Jr sacrificed to pitcher,
J Buck to second. D DeJesus intentionally walked. M Grudzielanek singled to
center, J Buck scored, D DeJesus thrown out at third. R Mahay relieved
J Wright. M Teahen grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0,
KANSAS CITY 5.

TEXAS 8TH: J Soria relieved B Bannister. M Young flied out to left.
M Teixeira flied out to left. S Sosa homered to left. M Byrd grounded out to
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 5.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: S Feldman relieved R Mahay. B Butler flied out to right.
R Gload reached on infield single to third. R Gload to second on balk by
S Feldman. A Gordon doubled to center, R Gload scored. E Brown grounded out to
shortstop, A Gordon to third. J Buck grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 6.

TEXAS 9TH: D Riske relieved J Soria. B Wilkerson struck out swinging.
A Melhuse lined out to second. R Vazquez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TEXAS 1, KANSAS CITY 6.</div>

 

Bannister, Royals snap Rangers' winning streak

<h3>KANSAS CITY 6, TEXAS 1</h3>KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- Brian Bannister helped theKansas CIty Royals end the Texas Rangers' season-long, four-gamewinning streak.


Bannister pitched seven scoreless innings and Billy Butlerblasted a three-run homer to lift the Royals to a 6-1 victoryover the Rangers on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

Bannister (7-6) scattered four hits with two walks and sixstrikeouts to earn his second consecutive win.


The 26-year-old righthander has now gone 11 straight inningswithout allowing a run. In his last start on Sunday against theDetroit Tigers, Bannister allowed just one run and four hitsover seven innings in a 5-2 triumph.


Butler gave Bannister all the run support he would need in thefirst inning when he connected on a three-run shot to centerfield off Rangers starter Jamey Wright (3-3).


It was the 21-year-old rookie's fourth career homer and his 24thRBI in his last 18 contests.


Mark Grudzielanek had three hits, drove in a run and scoredanother for the Royals, who have won two in a row after losingthree straight. Grudzielanek is batting .500 (20-for-40) withsix RBI and 11 runs scored over his current nine-game hittingstreak.


The Royals extended their lead to 4-0 in the third inning on aRoss Gload one-out sacrifice fly that plated Mark Teahen.

Sammy Sosa's 16th home run and 604th of his career in the eighthcut the Royals lead to 5-1.


Wright (3-3), a former Royal who had not faced Kansas City since2001, allowed five runs and 10 hits with four walks over 6 2/3innings for his first career loss in three decisions to theRoyals.


The Rangers had won eight of their previous 12 games.