AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: N Cruz in right field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6 TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Gathright (.320, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Murphy in left field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6 TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J Gathright (.320, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E German hit for J Gathright. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6 TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E German (.263, 3 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: FRANK FRANCISCO (1-1, 4.64) STARTING THE 8TH CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6, TEXAS 8 DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: E GERMAN (.263, 3 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: F Francisco relieved J Rheinecker. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6 TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E German (.263, 3 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Costa hit for J LaRue. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, E GERMAN ON FIRST, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6 TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: S Costa (.239, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED SHANE COSTA. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R GLOAD (.301, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: JOAQUIN BENOIT (7-3, 2.65) IN THE 8TH SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7, TEXAS 8 DUE UP FOR KANSASCITY: R GLOAD (.301, 0-FOR-3)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Benoit relieved F Francisco. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 8 TOP, 8TH DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R Gload (.301, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 3 2 0 0 1 7 10 1 TEXAS 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 12 0 (BOT 8) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JIMMY GOBBLE TEX - JOAQUIN BENOIT DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.391, 1-FOR-3) R VAZQUEZ (.242, 2-FOR-3) M BYRD (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (7) VS TEXAS (8) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .268 M Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 2 1 0 1 5 .305 R Gload 1b 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .300 M Sweeney dh 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .260 M Teahen rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .290 A Gordon 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .250 J Smith ss 3 1 1 4 0 2 0 .200 J Gathright lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 a-E German ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .263 J LaRue c 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .145 b-S Costa ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 Totals 32 7 10 7 5 9 17 a-walked for J Gathright in the 8th; b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Larue in the 8th. BATTING: 2B - M Grudzielanek (29, K Millwood); M Sweeney 2 (13, K Millwood 2); J Gathright (7, K Millwood). HR - J Smith (5, 4th inning off K Millwood 2 on, 2 Out). SF - J Smith. RBI - M Sweeney (32), J Smith 4 (14), M Teahen (54), M Grudzielanek (45). 2-out RBI - M Sweeney, J Smith 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Sweeney 2, M Grudzielanek 2, J Gathright 1, M Teahen 1. GIDP - R Gload. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: E - J LaRue (4, throw). DP: 2 (B Buckner-J Smith-R Gload, R Gload-J Smith-B Buckner). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .268 a-M Byrd ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 I Kinsler 2b 3 2 3 2 1 0 0 .273 M Young ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .306 J Botts lf 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .224 N Cruz pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 B Wilkerson rf-1b 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 .239 H Blalock dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277 J Saltalamacchia c 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .255 D Murphy cf-rf-lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .391 R Vazquez 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .242 Totals 29 8 12 7 4 4 12 a-popped out to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 6th. BATTING: 2B - I Kinsler (20, B Buckner); J Botts 2 (6, N Musser, 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 2 (10), B Wilkerson 2 (61), J Saltalamacchia (16). 2-out RBI - J Saltalamacchia. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - H Blalock 1. GIDP - H Blalock, F Catalanotto. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - I Kinsler (18, 3rd base off L Nunez/J LaRue), M Young (12, 2nd base off L Nunez/J LaRue). CS - I Kinsler (2, 2nd base by N Musser/J LaRue), N Cruz (3, 2nd base by J Gobble/J LaRue). FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Benoit-I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 100 320 01 -- 7 TEXAS - 510 000 2 -- 8 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era B Buckner 4 7 6 6 3 2 2 5.40 N Musser 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.18 L Nunez 1/3 3 2 2 0 0 0 4.54 J Gobble 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.22 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era K Millwood 5 8 6 6 3 7 1 5.30 J Wright 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.88 J Rheinecker 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.62 F Francisco 1/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.77 J Benoit 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.62 B Buckner pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. L Nunez pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. HBP - H Blalock (by J Gobble); D DeJesus (by F Francisco). Pitches-strikes: B Buckner 74-45; N Musser 30-18; L Nunez 15-9; J Gobble 20-12; K Millwood 98-64; J Wright 17-9; J Rheinecker 10-8; F Francisco 16-7; J Benoit 3-3. Ground balls-fly balls: B Buckner 8-2; N Musser 1-2; L Nunez 0-1; J Gobble 0-1; K Millwood 3-5; J Wright 2-0; J Rheinecker 1-1; F Francisco 1-0; J Benoit 2-0. Batters faced: B Buckner 20; N Musser 7; L Nunez 4; J Gobble 3; K Millwood 26; J Wright 5; J Rheinecker 3; F Francisco 4; J Benoit 1. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Emmel. 1B--Dan Iassogna. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Ron Kulpa. Weather: 82 degrees, drizzle. Wind: 9 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Buck catching. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D Murphy (.391, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Gordon at first base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D Murphy (.391, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E German at third base. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D Murphy (.391, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: S Costa in left field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D Murphy (.391, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE KAN: DAVID RISKE (1-3, 2.31) IN THE 8TH SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7, TEXAS 8 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Riske relieved J Gobble. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 8 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Byrd (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL KANSAS CITY AT TEXAS NOTE: KANSAS CITY FIRST BASEMAN ROSS GLOAD LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT KNEE INJURY.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY MARLON BYRD SCORED DAVID MURPHY. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7 TEXAS 9 BOTTOM, 8TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.273, 3-FOR-3, BB, 2 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 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 7 10 1 TEXAS 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 13 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - DAVID RISKE TEX - JOAQUIN BENOIT DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.260, 3-FOR-4, RBI) M TEAHEN (.290, 2-FOR-4, RBI) A GORDON (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>
