AL: KANSAS CITY (62-76) at TEXAS (64-74) <h3>Rangers look for series victory vs. Royals</h3> <div class="pre">Kansas City (62-76) at Texas (64-74) 8:05 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Texas Rangers will look for aseries victory on Wednesday when they take on the Kansas CityRoyals in the rubber game of the three-game series. The Rangers claimed a 9-8 victory on Tuesday after dropping theopener, 8-1. Monday's defeat snapped a five-game home winningstreak, but Texas has been hot of late, winning eight of itslast 10 contests. Vicente Padilla (4-9, 3.36 ERA) takes the hill for the Rangers,who have given him nearly six runs of support a start. The 29-year-old Padilla has faced the Royals once this season,holding them scoreless over five innings, but not factoring in a4-3 win on August 15. Kyle Davies (2-3, 6.75) will look for back-to-back wins for thefirst time since being acquired from the Atlanta Braves at thetrade deadline. Davies allowed three runs - two earned - andfour hits over five innings en route to a 9-4 victory of theMinnesota Twins on Friday. The Royals are 3-3 on a seven-game road trip.
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 .268 6 54 Frank Catalanotto 1B .268 9 37 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .305 5 45 Ian Kinsler 2B .272 18 55 Mark Teahen RF .290 6 54 Michael Young SS .306 7 70 Mike Sweeney DH .259 7 32 Jason Botts LF .224 1 10 Alex Gordon 3B .250 14 54 Brad Wilkerson RF .239 20 61 Billy Butler 1B .305 6 44 David Murphy CF .404 1 7 Joey Gathright LF .320 0 16 Hank Blalock DH .277 6 20 John Buck C .231 17 45 Gerald Laird C .223 8 42 Tony Pena Jr SS .258 1 41 Ramon Vazquez 3B .242 7 25 Kyle Davies RHP (2-3, 6.75) Vicente Padilla RHP (4-9, 6.36)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES (2-3, 6.75) TEX - VICENTE PADILLA (4-9, 6.36) UMPIRES: HP - DAN IASSOGNA 1B - ANGEL CAMPOS 2B - RON KULPA 3B - PAUL EMMEL WEATHER: 84 Degrees, clear WIND: 12 mph, in from right</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES AND JOHN BUCK TEX - VICENTE PADILLA AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.268, 6 HR, 54 RBI) M GRUDZIELA (.305, 5 HR, 45 RBI) M TEAHEN (.290, 6 HR, 54 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 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.268, 9 HR, 37 RBI) I KINSLER (.272, 18 HR, 55 RBI) M YOUNG (.306, 7 HR, 70 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) 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 .268 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 B Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 B Wilkerson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .404 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.30 Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 1-0. Batters faced: V Padilla 4. UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel. Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.250, 14 HR, 54 RBI) B BUTLER (.305, 6 HR, 44 RBI) J GATHRIGHT (.320, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 B Butler 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 B Wilkerson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .404 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.51 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.30 Pitches-strikes: K Davies 14-7; V Padilla 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 2-1; V Padilla 1-0. Batters faced: K Davies 4; V Padilla 4. UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel. Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 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 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.239, 20 HR, 61 RBI) D MURPHY (.404, 1 HR, 7 RBI) H BLALOCK (.277, 6 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 B Wilkerson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .404 H Blalock dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Botts 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.51 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.24 Pitches-strikes: K Davies 14-7; V Padilla 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 2-1; V Padilla 3-1. Batters faced: K Davies 4; V Padilla 7. UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel. Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY HANK BLALOCK SCORED BRAD WILKERSON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, H BLALOCK ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.223, 8 HR, 42 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 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.231, 17 HR, 45 RBI) T PENA JR (.258, 1 HR, 41 RBI) D DEJESUS (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 B Wilkerson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .396 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 5 BATTING: 2B - H Blalock (12, K Davies). RBI - H Blalock (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1, J Botts 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - B Wilkerson (3, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.59 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.24 Pitches-strikes: K Davies 34-19; V Padilla 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 2-2; V Padilla 3-1. Batters faced: K Davies 9; V Padilla 7. UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel. Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.268, 0-FOR-0, BB) I KINSLER (.271, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.306, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Totals 9 0 0 0 1 4 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 B Wilkerson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .396 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 5 BATTING: 2B - H Blalock (12, K Davies). RBI - H Blalock (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1, J Botts 1. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - B Wilkerson (3, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 6.59 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 6.18 Pitches-strikes: K Davies 34-19; V Padilla 36-25. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 2-2; V Padilla 3-2. Batters faced: K Davies 9; V Padilla 10. UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel. Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 1 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.305, 0-FOR-1) M TEAHEN (.290, 0-FOR-0, BB) M SWEENEY (.258, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .290 M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Totals 9 0 0 0 1 4 1 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 I Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 B Wilkerson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .396 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Totals 9 1 1 1 3 2 8 BATTING: 2B - H Blalock (12, K Davies). RBI - H Blalock (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1, J Botts 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - B Wilkerson (3, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0 TEXAS - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 6.37 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 3 0 0 0 1 4 0 6.18 HBP - F Catalanotto (by K Davies). Pitches-strikes: K Davies 50-26; V Padilla 36-25. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 2-4; V Padilla 3-2. Batters faced: K Davies 13; V Padilla 10. UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel. Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 1 0 1 1 0 (BOT 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES TEX - VICENTE PADILLA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.239, 0-FOR-0, BB) D MURPHY (.396, 0-FOR-1) H BLALOCK (.282, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: KANSAS CITY at TEXAS <div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 4TH - IN PROGRESS KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 M Grudzielanek 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .306 M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .289 M Sweeney dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 A Gordon 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249 B Butler 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 J Gathright lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 J Buck c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Totals 13 0 1 0 1 4 4 BATTING: Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena Jr). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg F Catalanotto 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268 I Kinsler 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 J Botts lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .220 B Wilkerson rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239 D Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .396 H Blalock dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .282 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Totals 9 1 1 1 3 2 8 BATTING: 2B - H Blalock (12, K Davies). RBI - H Blalock (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1, J Botts 1. Team LOB - 3. BASERUNNING: SB - B Wilkerson (3, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck). ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY - 000 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era K Davies 3 1 1 1 3 2 0 6.37 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 6.12 HBP - F Catalanotto (by K Davies). Pitches-strikes: K Davies 50-26; V Padilla 50-34. Ground balls-fly balls: K Davies 2-4; V Padilla 4-4. Batters faced: K Davies 13; V Padilla 14. UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Ron Kulpa. 3B--Paul Emmel. Weather: 84 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>
