GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (61-75) at TEXAS (63-73)

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.


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KANSAS CITY - 2 -- 2
TEXAS - -- 0
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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>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - ZACK GREINKE
TEX - KAMERON LOE</div>

 

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<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.


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KANSAS CITY - 2 -- 2
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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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>

 

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<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.


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KANSAS CITY - 20 -- 2
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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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>

 

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<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.


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KANSAS CITY - 20 -- 2
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
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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).


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KANSAS CITY - 200 -- 2
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
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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).


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KANSAS CITY - 200 -- 2
TEXAS - 000 -- 0
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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>

 

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<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>