AL: KANSAS CITY (61-75) at TEXAS (63-73) <h3>Last-place Rangers look to stay hot vs. Royals</h3> <div class="pre">Kansas City (61-75) at Texas (63-73) 8:05 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Despite being in last place, theTexas Rangers have to feel pretty good about themselves as theyopen a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Monday. Hank Blalock blasted a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inningand C.J. Wilson survived the ninth, as the Rangers posted a 8-7victory over the American League West-leading Los Angeles Angelsof Anaheim on Sunday. It was the first game back for Blalock, who missed the lastthree months after shoulder surgery. His return gave a boost tothe Rangers, who have won seven of their last eight games. Kameron Loe (6-10, 5.35 ERA) takes the mound for the Rangers.The righthander has been struggling, going 1-4 over his lasteight starts. Kansas City, which lost three of four over the weekend to Minnesota,sends Zack Greinke (5-5, 4.07) to the mound. In his second startsince returning to the rotation, the righthander worked fourscoreless innings in his last outing against Detroit on Wednesday.
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS KANSAS CITY TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI David Dejesus CF .269 6 54 Frank Catalanotto LF .270 9 37 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .304 5 44 Ian Kinsler 2B .265 18 53 Ross Gload 1B .300 6 45 Michael Young SS .307 7 69 Billy Butler DH .300 6 43 Marlon Byrd CF .305 7 56 Mark Teahen RF .284 6 52 Brad Wilkerson 1B .237 19 59 Alex Gordon 3B .249 14 50 David Murphy RF .410 1 7 Shane Costa LF .233 0 10 Hank Blalock DH .291 6 20 John Buck C .230 17 45 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .262 5 15 Tony Pena Jr SS .262 1 41 Ramon Vazquez 3B .235 7 25 Zack Greinke RHP (5-5, 4.07) Kameron Loe RHP (6-10, 5.35)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE (5-5, 4.07) TEX - KAMERON LOE (6-10, 5.35) UMPIRES: HP - RON KULPA 1B - PAUL EMMEL 2B - DAN IASSOGNA 3B - ANGEL CAMPOS WEATHER: 79 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 5 mph, in from right</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE AND JOHN BUCK TEX - KAMERON LOE AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.269, 6 HR, 54 RBI) M GRUDZIELA (.304, 5 HR, 44 RBI) R GLOAD (.300, 6 HR, 45 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ALEX GORDON SCORED DAVID DEJESUS AND MARK GRUDZIELANEK. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GORDON ON FIRST, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2 TEXAS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S COSTA (.233, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 2 2 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.270, 9 HR, 37 RBI) I KINSLER (.265, 18 HR, 53 RBI) M YOUNG (.307, 7 HR, 69 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251 S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Totals 4 2 1 2 4 1 5 BATTING: RBI - A Gordon 2 (52). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 2. Team LOB - 3. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 D Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 2 -- 2 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era Z Greinke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 5.44 Pitches-strikes: K Loe 34-15. Ground balls-fly balls: K Loe 1-1. Batters faced: K Loe 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE TEX - KAMERON LOE</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 2 2 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.262, 1 HR, 41 RBI) D DEJESUS (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB) M GRUDZIELANEK (.304, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .304 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .299 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251 S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Totals 4 2 1 2 4 1 5 BATTING: RBI - A Gordon 2 (52). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 2. Team LOB - 3. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 D Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 2 -- 2 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era Z Greinke 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.03 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 5.44 Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 13-8; K Loe 34-15. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 1-1; K Loe 1-1. Batters faced: Z Greinke 3; K Loe 8. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 2 0 2 3 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.305, 7 HR, 56 RBI) B WILKERSON (.237, 19 HR, 59 RBI) D MURPHY (.410, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .298 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251 S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 9 2 3 2 4 2 7 BATTING: RBI - A Gordon 2 (52). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 2, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 5. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 B Wilkerson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 D Murphy rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .410 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 20 -- 2 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era Z Greinke 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.03 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 3 2 2 4 2 0 5.40 Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 13-8; K Loe 53-28. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 1-1; K Loe 3-1. Batters faced: Z Greinke 3; K Loe 13. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 2 0 2 3 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.284, 0-FOR-0, BB) A GORDON (.251, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI) S COSTA (.233, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .298 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 A Gordon 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .251 S Costa lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .229 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 9 2 3 2 4 2 7 BATTING: RBI - A Gordon 2 (52). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 2, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 5. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 H Blalock dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (16, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 20 -- 2 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era Z Greinke 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.99 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 2 3 2 2 4 2 0 5.40 Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 27-17; K Loe 53-28. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 3-2; K Loe 3-1. Batters faced: Z Greinke 7; K Loe 13. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 2 0 0 2 5 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.262, 5 HR, 15 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.235, 7 HR, 25 RBI) F CATALANOTTO (.269, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .298 M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 A Gordon 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .250 S Costa lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 J Buck c 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 13 2 5 2 4 3 9 BATTING: 2B - S Costa (6, K Loe). RBI - A Gordon 2 (52). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 3, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 6. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 H Blalock dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (16, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Wilkerson). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 200 -- 2 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era Z Greinke 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.99 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 3 5 2 2 4 3 0 5.36 Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 27-17; K Loe 68-38. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 3-2; K Loe 3-2. Batters faced: Z Greinke 7; K Loe 17. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 2 0 0 2 5 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE TEX - KAMERON LOE DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.261, 0-FOR-1) D DEJESUS (.269, 0-FOR-1, BB) M GRUDZIELANEK (.306, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 B Butler dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .298 M Teahen rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .286 A Gordon 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .250 S Costa lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .241 J Buck c 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .229 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Totals 13 2 5 2 4 3 9 BATTING: 2B - S Costa (6, K Loe). RBI - A Gordon 2 (52). 2-out RBI - A Gordon 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Buck 3, B Butler 1. Team LOB - 6. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 I Kinsler 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266 M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 B Wilkerson 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 D Murphy rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 H Blalock dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289 J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 Totals 12 0 3 0 0 2 4 BATTING: 2B - B Wilkerson (16, Z Greinke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 1, M Young 1. Team LOB - 3. FIELDING: DP: 1 (B Wilkerson). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 200 -- 2 TEXAS - 000 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era Z Greinke 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 3.95 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Loe 3 5 2 2 4 3 0 5.36 Pitches-strikes: Z Greinke 50-33; K Loe 68-38. Ground balls-fly balls: Z Greinke 4-3; K Loe 3-2. Batters faced: Z Greinke 12; K Loe 17. UMPIRES: HP--Ron Kulpa. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Angel Campos. Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: SCOTT FELDMAN (1-2, 6.00) STARTING THE 4TH CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, TEXAS 0 DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: T PENA JR (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Feldman relieved K Loe. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2 TEXAS 0 TOP, 4TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T Pena Jr (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>
