GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (30-46) at LA ANGELS (49-27)

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS LA ANGELS (3) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278
E German 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235
R Shealy 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .221
J LaRue c 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .184
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
J Gathright lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 30 5 7 3 1 7 11

BATTING: RBI - J LaRue (8), D DeJesus (26), R Shealy (21). 2-out RBI - D
DeJesus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, J LaRue 1, R
Shealy 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (1, 2nd base by J Lackey/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (13, throw). DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Shealy).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
C Figgins 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .307
O Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
V Guerrero rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329
H Kendrick 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
K Morales dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296
M Napoli c 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247
E Aybar lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245

Totals 24 3 6 3 0 0 4

BATTING: 2B - V Guerrero (22, J Thomson); K Morales (4, J Thomson). SF - M
Napoli , H Kendrick. RBI - H Kendrick (14), K Morales (6), M Napoli (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Kotchman 1. GIDP - O Cabrera. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - M Napoli (5, catch).


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KANSAS CITY - 041 000 00 -- 5
LA ANGELS - 010 020 0 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Thomson 7 6 3 2 0 0 0 2.57

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 8 7 5 3 1 7 0 2.99

WP - J Lackey. BALK - J Lackey. HBP - J Gathright (by J Lackey); A Gordon (by
J Lackey). Pitches-strikes: J Thomson 81-54; J Lackey 107-71. Ground balls-fly
balls: J Thomson 12-9; J Lackey 9-7. Batters faced: J Thomson 26; J Lackey 33.


UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Randy Marsh.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: JOAKIM SORIA (1-2, 2.64) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: E AYBAR (.245, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Soria relieved J Thomson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
LA ANGELS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: E Aybar (.245, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
LAA - JOHN LACKEY

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.184, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
T PENA JR (.271, 0-FOR-3)
J GATHRIGHT (.293, 1-FOR-2, HBP)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS LA ANGELS (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278
E German 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235
R Shealy 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .221
J LaRue c 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 .184
T Pena Jr ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .271
J Gathright lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .293

Totals 30 5 7 3 1 7 11

BATTING: RBI - J LaRue (8), D DeJesus (26), R Shealy (21). 2-out RBI - D
DeJesus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, J LaRue 1, R
Shealy 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (1, 2nd base by J Lackey/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (13, throw). DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Shealy).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
C Figgins 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306
O Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
V Guerrero rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329
H Kendrick 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
K Morales dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296
M Napoli c 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247
E Aybar lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 27 3 6 3 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - V Guerrero (22, J Thomson); K Morales (4, J Thomson). SF - M
Napoli , H Kendrick. RBI - H Kendrick (14), K Morales (6), M Napoli (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Kotchman 1. GIDP - O Cabrera. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - M Napoli (5, catch).


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KANSAS CITY - 041 000 00 -- 5
LA ANGELS - 010 020 00 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Thomson 7 6 3 2 0 0 0 2.57
J Soria 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.56

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 8 7 5 3 1 7 0 2.99

WP - J Lackey. BALK - J Lackey. HBP - J Gathright (by J Lackey); A Gordon (by
J Lackey). Pitches-strikes: J Thomson 81-54; J Soria 16-10; J Lackey 107-71.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Thomson 12-9; J Soria 0-2; J Lackey 9-7. Batters
faced: J Thomson 26; J Soria 3; J Lackey 33.

UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Randy Marsh.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
LAA: HECTOR CARRASCO (2-1, 6.19) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3

DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: J LARUE (.184, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: H Carrasco relieved J Lackey.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
LA ANGELS 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LaRue (.184, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JOAKIM SORIA
LAA - HECTOR CARRASCO

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.332, 0-FOR-3)
V GUERRERO (.328, 2-FOR-3)
C KOTCHMAN (.329, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS LA ANGELS (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278
E German 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235
R Shealy 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .221
J LaRue c 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .182
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270
J Gathright lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 33 5 7 3 1 9 11

BATTING: RBI - J LaRue (8), D DeJesus (26), R Shealy (21). 2-out RBI - D
DeJesus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, J LaRue 1, R
Shealy 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (1, 2nd base by J Lackey/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (13, throw). DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Shealy).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
C Figgins 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306
O Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332
V Guerrero rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .328
C Kotchman 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329
H Kendrick 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .301
K Morales dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296
M Napoli c 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247
E Aybar lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 27 3 6 3 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - V Guerrero (22, J Thomson); K Morales (4, J Thomson). SF - M
Napoli , H Kendrick. RBI - H Kendrick (14), K Morales (6), M Napoli (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Kotchman 1. GIDP - O Cabrera. Team
LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - M Napoli (5, catch).


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KANSAS CITY - 041 000 000 -- 5
LA ANGELS - 010 020 00 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Thomson 7 6 3 2 0 0 0 2.57
J Soria 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.56

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey 8 7 5 3 1 7 0 2.99
H Carrasco 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.03

WP - J Lackey. BALK - J Lackey. HBP - J Gathright (by J Lackey); A Gordon (by
J Lackey). Pitches-strikes: J Thomson 81-54; J Soria 16-10; J Lackey 107-71; H
Carrasco 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Thomson 12-9; J Soria 0-2; J Lackey
9-7; H Carrasco 0-1. Batters faced: J Thomson 26; J Soria 3; J Lackey 33; H
Carrasco 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Randy Marsh.

Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE
KAN: OCTAVIO DOTEL (0-0, 3.75) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3

DUE UP FOR LAANGELS: O CABRERA (.332, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Dotel relieved J Soria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
LA ANGELS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O Cabrera (.332, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

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

BATTERIES: KAN - JOHN THOMSON, JOAKIM SORIA (8TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (9TH) AND
JASON LARUE

LAA - JOHN LACKEY, HECTOR CARRASCO (9TH) AND MIKE
NAPOLI

HOME RUNS: KAN - NONE

LAA - NONE</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

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

BATTERIES: KAN - JOHN THOMSON, JOAKIM SORIA (8TH), OCTAVIO DOTEL (9TH) AND
JASON LARUE

LAA - JOHN LACKEY, HECTOR CARRASCO (9TH) AND MIKE
NAPOLI


WP - JOHN THOMSON (1-0)
LP - JOHN LACKEY (10-5)
SAVE - OCTAVIO DOTEL (7)

HOME RUNS: KAN - NONE

LAA - NONE


TIME: 2:23 ATT: 43,895

PROBABLES: KAN - GIL MECHE (4-6, 3.21)
LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (5-7, 5.06)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (5) VS LA ANGELS (3) - FINAL

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278
E German 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .247
M Teahen rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290
B Butler dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250
A Gordon 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .235
R Shealy 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .221
J LaRue c 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .182
T Pena Jr ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270
J Gathright lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 33 5 7 3 1 9 11

BATTING: RBI - J LaRue (8), D DeJesus (26), R Shealy (21). 2-out RBI - D
DeJesus. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E German 1, J LaRue 1, R
Shealy 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Gathright (1, 2nd base by J Lackey/M Napoli).

FIELDING: E - T Pena Jr (13, throw). DP: 1 (A Gordon-E German-R Shealy).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .337
C Figgins 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .306
O Cabrera ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .332
V Guerrero rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .327
C Kotchman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .327
H Kendrick 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .299
K Morales dh 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .296
M Napoli c 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .247
E Aybar lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 30 3 6 3 1 1 5

BATTING: 2B - V Guerrero (22, J Thomson); K Morales (4, J Thomson). SF - M
Napoli , H Kendrick. RBI - H Kendrick (14), K Morales (6), M Napoli (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Kotchman 1, H Kendrick 1. GIDP - O
Cabrera. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - M Napoli (5, catch).


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KANSAS CITY - 041 000 000 -- 5
LA ANGELS - 010 020 000 -- 3
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Thomson (W, 1-0) 7 6 3 2 0 0 0 2.57
J Soria (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.56
O Dotel (S, 7) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.46

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lackey (L, 10-5) 8 7 5 3 1 7 0 2.99
H Carrasco 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.03

WP - J Lackey. BALK - J Lackey. HBP - J Gathright (by J Lackey); A Gordon (by
J Lackey). Pitches-strikes: J Thomson 81-54; J Soria 16-10; O Dotel 14-7; J
Lackey 107-71; H Carrasco 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Thomson 12-9; J Soria
0-2; O Dotel 2-1; J Lackey 9-7; H Carrasco 0-1. Batters faced: J Thomson 26; J
Soria 3; O Dotel 4; J Lackey 33; H Carrasco 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Randy Marsh.

T--2:23. Att--43,895.
Weather: 73 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
KANSAS CITY 5
LA ANGELS 3 FINAL</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (5) AT LA ANGELS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler grounded out to first. A Gordon singled to
right. R Shealy singled to center, A Gordon to third. J LaRue singled to
right, A Gordon scored, R Shealy to second. T Pena Jr struck out swinging.
J Gathright hit by pitch, R Shealy to third, J LaRue to second. D DeJesus
singled to right, R Shealy scored, J LaRue to third, J Gathright to second,
J Gathright and J LaRue scored, D DeJesus to third on error by catcher M Napoli.
E German flied out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 4, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: V Guerrero doubled to deep left center. C Kotchman grounded
out to first, V Guerrero to third. H Kendrick hit sacrifice fly to center,
V Guerrero scored. K Morales flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 4, LA ANGELS 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: M Teahen struck out swinging. B Butler singled to left.
A Gordon hit by pitch, B Butler to second. B Butler to third, A Gordon to
second on balk by J Lackey. R Shealy grounded out to third, B Butler scored.
J LaRue struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 5TH: C Kotchman grounded out to first. H Kendrick singled to
center. K Morales doubled to left center, H Kendrick scored, K Morales to
third on throwing error by shortstop T Pena Jr. M Napoli hit sacrifice fly to
left, K Morales scored. E Aybar grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
1 Error) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
KANSAS CITY (5) AT LA ANGELS (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Kansas City Starting Lineups -- D DeJesus CF, E German 2B, M Teahen RF,
B Butler DH, A Gordon 3B, R Shealy 1B, J LaRue C, T Pena Jr SS, J Gathright LF,
J Thomson RHP.

La Angels Starting Lineups -- R Willits CF, C Figgins 3B, O Cabrera SS,
V Guerrero RF, C Kotchman 1B, H Kendrick 2B, K Morales DH, M Napoli C, E Aybar LF,
J Lackey RHP.

Umpires -- Bob Davidson (HP), Sam Holbrook (1B), Hunter Wendelstedt (2B), Randy Marsh (3B).

Gametime Weather: 73 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 10 mph.


KANSAS CITY 1ST: D DeJesus popped out to second. E German struck out
swinging. M Teahen grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 1ST: R Willits grounded out to shortstop. C Figgins grounded out
to third. O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 0, LA ANGELS 0.

KANSAS CITY 2ND: B Butler grounded out to first. A Gordon singled to
right. R Shealy singled to center, A Gordon to third. J LaRue singled to
right, A Gordon scored, R Shealy to second. T Pena Jr struck out swinging.
J Gathright hit by pitch, R Shealy to third, J LaRue to second. D DeJesus
singled to right, R Shealy scored, J LaRue to third, J Gathright to second,
J Gathright and J LaRue scored, D DeJesus to third on error by catcher M Napoli.
E German flied out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) KANSAS CITY 4, LA ANGELS 0.

LA ANGELS 2ND: V Guerrero doubled to deep left center. C Kotchman grounded
out to first, V Guerrero to third. H Kendrick hit sacrifice fly to center,
V Guerrero scored. K Morales flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 4, LA ANGELS 1.

KANSAS CITY 3RD: M Teahen struck out swinging. B Butler singled to left.
A Gordon hit by pitch, B Butler to second. B Butler to third, A Gordon to
second on balk by J Lackey. R Shealy grounded out to third, B Butler scored.
J LaRue struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 3RD: M Napoli grounded out to shortstop. E Aybar grounded out to
first. R Willits grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 1.

KANSAS CITY 4TH: T Pena Jr grounded out to third. J Gathright reached on
infield single to second. D DeJesus lined out to center. J Gathright caught
stealing second, catcher to shortstop.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5,
LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 4TH: C Figgins singled to left. O Cabrera grounded into double
play, third to second to first, C Figgins out at second. V Guerrero flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 1.

KANSAS CITY 5TH: E German lined out to second. M Teahen grounded out to
second. B Butler struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 1.

LA ANGELS 5TH: C Kotchman grounded out to first. H Kendrick singled to
center. K Morales doubled to left center, H Kendrick scored, K Morales to
third on throwing error by shortstop T Pena Jr. M Napoli hit sacrifice fly to
left, K Morales scored. E Aybar grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

KANSAS CITY 6TH: A Gordon grounded out to third. R Shealy grounded out to
first. J LaRue walked. T Pena Jr flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

LA ANGELS 6TH: R Willits grounded out to pitcher. C Figgins reached on
infield single to third. O Cabrera flied out to center. V Guerrero singled to
right center, C Figgins to third. C Kotchman flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

KANSAS CITY 7TH: J Gathright grounded out to second. D DeJesus flied out
to center. E German grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

LA ANGELS 7TH: H Kendrick flied out to right. K Morales flied out to left.
M Napoli flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

KANSAS CITY 8TH: M Teahen singled to left. B Butler struck out swinging.
A Gordon struck out looking. M Teahen to second on wild pitch by J Lackey.
R Shealy flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

LA ANGELS 8TH: J Soria relieved J Thomson. E Aybar flied out to right.
R Willits struck out swinging. C Figgins flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

KANSAS CITY 9TH: H Carrasco relieved J Lackey. J LaRue struck out swinging.
T Pena Jr struck out swinging. J Gathright bunt popped out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.

LA ANGELS 9TH: O Dotel relieved J Soria. O Cabrera walked. V Guerrero
grounded out to second, O Cabrera to second. C Kotchman grounded out to third,
O Cabrera to third. H Kendrick fouled out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3.</div>

 

Thomson pays off for Royals in win over Angels* ================================================

<h3>KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- It did not take long for thesigning of John Thomson to pay off for the Kansas City Royals.

Signed to a one-year contract by the Royals on Friday, two daysafter being released by the Toronto Blue Jays, Thomson held thebest home team in baseball in check as the Royals posted a 5-3victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Thomson pitched seven strong innings to hand the Angles a rarehome loss. They entered Monday as the best home team inbaseball, sporting a 29-10 record.

Thomson (1-0) allowed three runs on six hits in a stark contrastto his last outing. Thomson last pitched for the Toronto BlueJays Class AAA affiliate, allowing six runs on seven hits infive innings.

Joakim Soria logged the eighth and Octavio Dotel pitched aperfect ninth for his seventh save of the season.

Kansas City got to starter John Lackey (10-5) in the secondinning, reaching him for four hits in the frame. Alex Gordonsingled to right with one out, followed by a single from RyanShealy and then a RBI single from catcher Jason LaRue.

Lackey got a strikeout, but then hit Joey Gathright with a pitchto load the bases. Leadoff hitter David DeJesus then added arun-scoring single to right which was followed by an error onAngels catcher Mike Napoli which allowed the other two runnersto score making it 4-0.

Lackey, who was skipped in the rotation on Sunday due totightness in his right shoulder, pitched eight innings andallowed three earned runs on seven hits while fanning seven andwalking one. Lackey's career record against the Royals is now2-3.

The Angels got on the board in the second inning when VladimirGuerrero led off the inning with a double and later scored on asacrifice fly by Howie Kendrick to make the score 5-1.

Kendrick then singled with one out in the fifth and was platedby Kendry Morales' double to cut the deficit to 5-2. Moraleslater scored on a sacrifice fly by Napoli to make it 5-3.

 

Thomson pays off for Royals in win over Angels* ================================================

<h3>KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- It did not take long for thesigning of John Thomson to pay off for the Kansas City Royals.

Signed to a one-year contract by the Royals on Friday, two daysafter being released by the Toronto Blue Jays, Thomson held thebest home team in baseball in check as the Royals posted a 5-3victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Thomson pitched seven strong innings to hand the Angles a rarehome loss. They entered Monday as the best home team inbaseball, sporting a 29-10 record.

"It's definitely a good feeling to come back and pitch up hereagain after dealing with all my injuries," Thomson said.

Thomson (1-0) allowed three runs on six hits in a stark contrastto his last outing. Thomson last pitched for the Toronto BlueJays Class AAA affiliate, allowing six runs on seven hits infive innings.

"It was tough work to get back where I wanted to be," Thomsonsaid. "I know as I get older that I have to keep working hardto stay up here."

Joakim Soria logged the eighth and Octavio Dotel pitched aperfect ninth for his seventh save of the season.

"J.T. came out here and gave us a great outing," Royals managerBuddy Bell said. "We got four runs early which helped us get toour bullpen, which is the strength of our team."

Kansas City got to starter John Lackey (10-5) in the secondinning, reaching him for four hits in the frame. Alex Gordonsingled to right with one out, followed by a single from RyanShealy and then a RBI single from catcher Jason LaRue.

"I ran into some trouble and made bad mistakes early on in thegame," Lackey said.

Lackey got a strikeout, but then hit Joey Gathright with a pitchto load the bases. Leadoff hitter David DeJesus then added arun-scoring single to right which was followed by an error onAngels catcher Mike Napoli which allowed the other two runnersto score making it 4-0.

"We know that he (Lackey) is one of the toughest pitchers in theLeague so we just had to put runs on the board before hesettled down," Gathright said.

Lackey, who was skipped in the rotation on Sunday due totightness in his right shoulder, pitched eight innings andallowed three earned runs on seven hits while fanning seven andwalking one. Lackey's career record against the Royals is now2-3.

"My arm felt fine out there tonight," Lackey said. "I just needto put this outing behind me and get ready to make my nextstart."

The Angels got on the board in the second inning when VladimirGuerrero led off the inning with a double and later scored on asacrifice fly by Howie Kendrick to make the score 5-1.

"We put ourselves in a hole and had to play catch up the rest ofthe way," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We lost, but itwas good to see Lack (Lackey) back out there for us again."

Kendrick then singled with one out in the fifth and was platedby Kendry Morales' double to cut the deficit to 5-2. Moraleslater scored on a sacrifice fly by Napoli to make it 5-3.

 

Thomson pays off for Royals in win over Angels

<h3>KANSAS CITY 5, LA ANGELS 3</h3>ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- It did not take long for thesigning of John Thomson to pay off for the Kansas City Royals.

Signed to a one-year contract by the Royals on Friday, two daysafter being released by the Toronto Blue Jays, Thomson held thebest home team in baseball in check as the Royals posted a 5-3victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Thomson pitched seven strong innings to hand the Angles a rarehome loss. They entered Monday as the best home team inbaseball, sporting a 29-10 record.

"It's definitely a good feeling to come back and pitch up hereagain after dealing with all my injuries," Thomson said.

Thomson (1-0) allowed three runs on six hits in a stark contrastto his last outing. Thomson last pitched for the Toronto BlueJays Class AAA affiliate, allowing six runs on seven hits infive innings.

"It was tough work to get back where I wanted to be," Thomsonsaid. "I know as I get older that I have to keep working hardto stay up here."

Joakim Soria logged the eighth and Octavio Dotel pitched aperfect ninth for his seventh save of the season.

"J.T. came out here and gave us a great outing," Royals managerBuddy Bell said. "We got four runs early which helped us get toour bullpen, which is the strength of our team."

Kansas City got to starter John Lackey (10-5) in the secondinning, reaching him for four hits in the frame. Alex Gordonsingled to right with one out, followed by a single from RyanShealy and then a RBI single from catcher Jason LaRue.

"I ran into some trouble and made bad mistakes early on in thegame," Lackey said.

Lackey got a strikeout, but then hit Joey Gathright with a pitchto load the bases. Leadoff hitter David DeJesus then added arun-scoring single to right which was followed by an error onAngels catcher Mike Napoli which allowed the other two runnersto score making it 4-0.

"We know that he (Lackey) is one of the toughest pitchers in theLeague so we just had to put runs on the board before hesettled down," Gathright said.

Lackey, who was skipped in the rotation on Sunday due totightness in his right shoulder, pitched eight innings andallowed three earned runs on seven hits while fanning seven andwalking one. Lackey's career record against the Royals is now2-3.

"My arm felt fine out there tonight," Lackey said. "I just needto put this outing behind me and get ready to make my nextstart."

The Angels got on the board in the second inning when VladimirGuerrero led off the inning with a double and later scored on asacrifice fly by Howie Kendrick to make the score 5-1.

"We put ourselves in a hole and had to play catch up the rest ofthe way," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We lost, but itwas good to see Lack (Lackey) back out there for us again."

Kendrick then singled with one out in the fifth and was platedby Kendry Morales' double to cut the deficit to 5-2. Moraleslater scored on a sacrifice fly by Napoli to make it 5-3.