GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (23-27) at KANSAS CITY (19-32)

AL: BALTIMORE (23-27) at KANSAS CITY (19-32)

<h3>Trachsel seeks another win as Orioles visit Royals</h3>



Baltimore (23-27) at Kansas City (19-32), 7:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) - Both the Baltimore Orioles andtheir starting pitcher will be after a third consecutive winwhen they visit the Kansas City Royals on Monday.

Baltimore stater Steve Trachsel (3-3, 3.77 ERA) has won his lasttwo starts and is looking to win three consecutive games forthe first time since August 18-29, when he was a member of theNew York Mets. Though he did not get the win, the righthanderwas in control during his last start against the Royals on April12, allowing one run and three hits in seven innings.

Scott Elarton (1-0, 6.00) will be making his fourth start of the<div class="pre">season for the Royals, who have dropped four in a row. The</div>6-7 righthander has failed to pitch more than 5 1/3 innings in anyof his starts this far and has been prone to the longball, givingup five home runs.

The Royals will be looking to change their luck at home, wherethey own a major league worst 9-18 record. The Seattle Marinerscompleted a three-game series sweep here on Sunday. The Royalsare 11-14 this month and have not finished a month above the.500 mark since July 2003.

The Orioles are 3-0 against the Royals this season and have won18 of the last 23 games between the teams dating back to 2004.

Baltimore's Miguel Tejada hit his third home run in four gameson Sunday in an 8-4 win against the Oakland Athletics.

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE AT KANSAS CITY -- LINEUPS

BALTIMORE KANSAS CITY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Roberts 2B .311 2 16 David Dejesus CF .270 4 12
Nick Markakis RF .269 7 27 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .270 2 18
Miguel Tejada SS .316 5 26 Mark Teahen RF .292 4 25
Aubrey Huff DH .247 4 22 Mike Sweeney DH .253 6 22
Jay Payton LF .302 1 12 Alex Gordon 3B .191 3 8
Kevin Millar 1B .250 5 16 Emil Brown LF .212 1 15
Melvin Mora 3B .242 6 25 Ryan Shealy 1B .217 2 13
Ramon Hernandez C .239 1 16 Tony Pena Jr SS .263 0 12
Corey Patterson CF .232 1 16 Jason Larue C .098 1 3

Steve Trachsel RHP (3-3, 3.77) Scott Elarton RHP (1-0, 6.00)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (3-3, 3.77)
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON (1-0, 6.00)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM MCCLELLAND
1B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
2B - MARTY FOSTER
3B - PAUL SCHRIEBER

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL AND RAMON HERNANDEZ
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON AND JASON LARUE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.311, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
N MARKAKIS (.269, 7 HR, 27 RBI)
M TEJADA (.316, 5 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AUBREY HUFF SCORED BRIAN ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A HUFF ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 1
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.302, 1 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.270, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.270, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.292, 4 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - A Huff (23). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Sweeney dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 1 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.77

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 6.19

Pitches-strikes: S Elarton 20-14. Ground balls-fly balls: S Elarton 0-1.
Batters faced: S Elarton 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.250, 5 HR, 16 RBI)
M MORA (.242, 6 HR, 25 RBI)
R HERNANDEZ (.239, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - A Huff (23). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Sweeney dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 1 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 6.19

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 7-6; S Elarton 20-14. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Trachsel 2-1; S Elarton 0-1. Batters faced: S Trachsel 3; S Elarton 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.253, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
A GORDON (.191, 3 HR, 8 RBI)
E BROWN (.212, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - A Huff (23). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Sweeney dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 10 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.70

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.82

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 7-6; S Elarton 29-21. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Trachsel 2-1; S Elarton 3-1. Batters faced: S Trachsel 3; S Elarton 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.232, 1 HR, 16 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.311, 0-FOR-0, BB)
N MARKAKIS (.268, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .311
N Markakis rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232

Totals 7 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - A Huff (23). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 10 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.64

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.82

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 17-12; S Elarton 29-21. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Trachsel 5-1; S Elarton 3-1. Batters faced: S Trachsel 6; S Elarton 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: R SHEALY (.217, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
T PENA JR (.263, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
J LARUE (.098, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 10 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - A Huff (23). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .098

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 100 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.64

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.50

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 17-12; S Elarton 43-30. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Trachsel 5-1; S Elarton 3-4. Batters faced: S Trachsel 6; S Elarton 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 1 1 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M TEJADA (.315, 0-FOR-1)
A HUFF (.251, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J PAYTON (.299, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">BALTIMORE (1) VS KANSAS CITY (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .309
N Markakis rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315
A Huff dh 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .251
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .299
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Mora 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231

Totals 10 1 1 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - A Huff (23). 2-out RBI - A Huff. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Roberts (19, 2nd base off S Elarton/J LaRue).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Patterson (R Shealy at Home).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
R Shealy 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J LaRue c 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .115

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J LaRue (4, S Trachsel). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- D DeJesus 1. Team LOB - 1.


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BALTIMORE - 100 -- 1
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
S Trachsel 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Elarton 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 5.50

Pitches-strikes: S Trachsel 30-20; S Elarton 43-30. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Trachsel 6-2; S Elarton 3-4. Batters faced: S Trachsel 10; S Elarton 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JAY PAYTON SCORED MIGUEL TEJADA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PAYTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 2
KANSAS CITY 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY RAMON HERNANDEZ (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1 OUT
IN THE 4TH OFF SCOTT ELARTON SCORED JAY PAYTON, KEVIN MILLAR AND
MELVIN MORA.
CURRENT SCORE: BALTIMORE 6, KANSAS CITY 0

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: C PATTERSON (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BALTIMORE 1 0 0 5 6 3 0
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL
KAN - SCOTT ELARTON

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.268, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.291, 0-FOR-1)
M SWEENEY (.252, 0-FOR-1)</div>