AL: KANSAS CITY (62-75) at TEXAS (63-74) <h3>Royals look to continue dominance of Rangers</h3> <div class="pre">Kansas City (62-75) at Texas (63-74) 8:05 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Kansas City Royals will finishthe season with fewer than 100 losses for the first time in fouryears. The Texas Rangers have helped them along the way. Rookie Billy Buckner makes his first-career starts as the Royalslook to continue their dominance of the Rangers in the secondgame of a three-game series on Tuesday. Fellow rookie Alex Gordon drove in four runs to back fivescoreless innings from Zack Greinke as Kansas City posted a 8-1win on Monday. It was the Royals' fifth win in seven gamesagainst the Rangers this season. With a win, Kansas City can ensure it will not lose 100 gamesfor the first time since 2003, when it finished 83-79. Buckner (0-0, 1.17 ERA) was 9-7 with a 3.78 ERA in 27 games - 15starts - for Class AAA Omaha. The righthander has made tworelief appearances for the Royals this season. Kevin Millwood (9-11, 5.11) gets the ball for Texas, which haswon seven of nine. Millwood allowed one run and six hits inseven innings of a 5-1 win over Chicago on Thursday. The righthander, who has pitched seven innings in each of hislast four starts, is 4-3 with a 3.92 ERA in seven starts againstKansas City.
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 1B .270 9 37 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .304 5 44 Ian Kinsler 2B .267 18 53 Ross Gload 1B .304 7 47 Michael Young SS .307 7 70 Mike Sweeney DH .251 7 31 Jason Botts LF .202 1 8 Mark Teahen RF .288 6 53 Brad Wilkerson RF .237 19 59 Alex Gordon 3B .252 14 54 Hank Blalock DH .283 6 20 Jason Smith SS .196 4 10 Jarrod Saltalamacc C .255 5 15 Joey Gathright LF .320 0 16 David Murphy CF .395 1 7 Jason Larue C .140 4 12 Ramon Vazquez 3B .237 7 25 Billy Buckner RHP (0-0, 1.17) Kevin Millwood RHP (9-11, 5.11)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER (0-0, 1.17) TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (9-11, 5.11) UMPIRES: HP - PAUL EMMEL 1B - DAN IASSOGNA 2B - ANGEL CAMPOS 3B - RON KULPA WEATHER: 84 Degrees, cloudy WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER AND JASON LARUE TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.269, 6 HR, 54 RBI) M GRUDZIELA (.304, 5 HR, 44 RBI) R GLOAD (.304, 7 HR, 47 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MIKE SWEENEY SCORED MARK GRUDZIELANEK. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1 TEXAS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.288, 6 HR, 53 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 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.270, 9 HR, 37 RBI) I KINSLER (.267, 18 HR, 53 RBI) M YOUNG (.307, 7 HR, 70 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 M Sweeney dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (29, K Millwood); M Sweeney (12, K Millwood). RBI - M Sweeney (32). 2-out RBI - M Sweeney. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 B Wilkerson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .395 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Buckner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.17 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.13 Pitches-strikes: K Millwood 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Millwood 0-1. Batters faced: K Millwood 5. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY IAN KINSLER SCORED FRANK CATALANOTTO. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I KINSLER ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.307, 7 HR, 70 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JASON BOTTS SCORED IAN KINSLER. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BOTTS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1 TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.237, 19 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY BRAD WILKERSON (20) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF BILLY BUCKNER SCORED JASON BOTTS. CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, TEXAS 4 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: H BLALOCK (.283, 6 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA (6) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF BILLY BUCKNER. CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1, TEXAS 5 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.395, 1 HR, 7 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 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 5 5 4 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.252, 14 HR, 54 RBI) J SMITH (.196, 4 HR, 10 RBI) J GATHRIGHT (.320, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TEXAS (5) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 M Sweeney dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 J Smith ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (29, K Millwood); M Sweeney (12, K Millwood). RBI - M Sweeney (32). 2-out RBI - M Sweeney. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270 I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 B Wilkerson rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .240 H Blalock dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 J Saltalamacchia c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Totals 7 5 4 5 1 0 0 BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (20, B Buckner); J Botts (5, B Buckner). HR - B Wilkerson (20, 1st inning off B Buckner 1 on, 1 Out), J Saltalamacchia (6, 1st inning off B Buckner 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - I Kinsler (54), J Botts (9), B Wilkerson 2 (61), J Saltalamacchia (16). 2-out RBI - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 1 -- 1 TEXAS - 5 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Buckner 1 4 5 5 1 0 2 6.23 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.13 Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 35-19; K Millwood 14-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Buckner 3-0; K Millwood 0-1. Batters faced: B Buckner 8; K Millwood 5. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 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 1 0 1 2 0 TEXAS 5 5 4 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.237, 7 HR, 25 RBI) F CATALANOTTO (.270, 0-FOR-0, BB) I KINSLER (.269, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TEXAS (5) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 M Sweeney dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 J Smith ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 4 2 BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (29, K Millwood); M Sweeney (12, K Millwood). RBI - M Sweeney (32). 2-out RBI - M Sweeney. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .270 I Kinsler 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .269 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .211 B Wilkerson rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .240 H Blalock dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 J Saltalamacchia c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 Totals 7 5 4 5 1 0 0 BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (20, B Buckner); J Botts (5, B Buckner). HR - B Wilkerson (20, 1st inning off B Buckner 1 on, 1 Out), J Saltalamacchia (6, 1st inning off B Buckner 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - I Kinsler (54), J Botts (9), B Wilkerson 2 (61), J Saltalamacchia (16). 2-out RBI - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1 TEXAS - 5 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Buckner 1 4 5 5 1 0 2 6.23 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 5.10 Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 35-19; K Millwood 31-23. Ground balls-fly balls: B Buckner 3-0; K Millwood 1-1. Batters faced: B Buckner 8; K Millwood 8. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa. Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL KANSAS CITY AT TEXAS NOTE: TEXAS SECOND BASEMAN IAN KINSLER DOUBLED IN THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY IAN KINSLER SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I KINSLER ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1 TEXAS 6 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 1 0 1 2 0 TEXAS 5 1 6 6 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BILLY BUCKNER TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J LARUE (.140, 4 HR, 12 RBI) D DEJESUS (.269, 0-FOR-1) M GRUDZIELANEK (.306, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (1) VS TEXAS (6) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 R Gload 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .303 M Sweeney dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255 M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 J Smith ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 4 2 BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (29, K Millwood); M Sweeney (12, K Millwood). RBI - M Sweeney (32). 2-out RBI - M Sweeney. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .269 I Kinsler 2b 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .271 M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 J Botts lf 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .208 B Wilkerson rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .240 H Blalock dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 J Saltalamacchia c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 R Vazquez 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 Totals 12 6 6 6 1 1 3 BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (20, B Buckner); J Botts (5, B Buckner). 3B - R Vazquez (3, B Buckner). HR - B Wilkerson (20, 1st inning off B Buckner 1 on, 1 Out), J Saltalamacchia (6, 1st inning off B Buckner 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - I Kinsler 2 (55), J Botts (9), B Wilkerson 2 (61), J Saltalamacchia (16). 2-out RBI - J Saltalamacchia. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 10 -- 1 TEXAS - 51 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Buckner 2 6 6 6 1 1 2 6.52 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 2 2 1 1 0 4 0 5.10 Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 50-30; K Millwood 31-23. Ground balls-fly balls: B Buckner 4-1; K Millwood 1-1. Batters faced: B Buckner 13; K Millwood 8. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa. Weather: 82 degrees, drizzle. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
