GAME THREAD: AL: BALTIMORE (25-27) at KANSAS CITY (19-34)

AL: BALTIMORE (25-27) at KANSAS CITY (19-34)

<h3>Orioles look to continue dominance against Royals</h3>

Baltimore (25-27) at Kansas City (19-34) 8:10 pm EDT

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Ticker) -- The Baltimore Orioles haven'thad much success in recent years, unless they're playing theKansas City Royals.

The Orioles look to make it six wins in as many games againstthe Royals this season and complete a three-game series sweepwhen the teams meet here Wednesday.

Baltimore hasn't finished a season above .500 since winning theAmerican League East in 1997, but the team has been able beat upon the lowly Royals.

Since 2001, the Orioles own a 35-12 mark against Kansas City,including a 7-0 during the 2002 season. Baltimore can matchthat effort with a win in this series finale and win against theRoyals on September 24 when the teams meet for a makeup game.

Erik Bedard (3-3, 4.10 ERA) gets the start for the Orioles, whohave won four consecutive games. After winning his first threestarts this season, the Orioles' ace has gone seven startswithout a win. The lefthander picked up his second win of theyear in the Orioles' 8-1 victory against the Royals on April 13,allowing one run in six innings and striking out nine.

The Royals, who are an abysmal 9-20 at Kauffman Stadium thisseason, counter with Gil Meche (3-3, 3.18). The righthander hadhis worst start of the year on Friday in a 10-2 loss to theSeattle Mariners.

Meche left the game with back pain and allowed seven earned runsand 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings. After pitching to a 1.91 ERAthrough his first eight starts, Meche has allowed 12 runs over 91/3 innings in his last two outings.

Mark Grudzielanek and Tony Pena, Jr. have combined to hit .400(20-for-50) during the Royals' current homestand.

Baltimore's Miguel Tejada has an eight-game hitting streakduring which he is hitting .433 (13-for-30) with three home runsand nine RBI.

Kansas City has lost six straight games and has been outscored,52-13, during that span. The Orioles have hammered the Royalsto the tune of 31-9 this season.

 

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 .312 2 16 Esteban German 3B .284 2 12
Jay Payton LF .298 1 14 David Dejesus CF .261 4 12
Miguel Tejada SS .324 5 27 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .270 2 18
Aubrey Huff DH .250 4 24 Mike Sweeney DH .242 6 23
Melvin Mora 3B .242 6 25 Mark Teahen RF .285 5 26
Kevin Millar 1B .262 6 18 Emil Brown LF .205 1 15
Jay Gibbons RF .221 3 12 John Buck C .272 8 18
Ramon Hernandez C .263 2 22 Ryan Shealy 1B .235 2 13
Corey Patterson CF .227 1 16 Tony Pena Jr SS .264 0 12

Erik Bedard LHP (3-3, 4.10) Gil Meche RHP (3-3, 3.18)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
WARMUPS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD (3-3, 4.10)
KAN - GIL MECHE (3-3, 3.18)

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

WEATHER: 64 Degrees, rain
WIND: 2 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 36 MINUTE
DELAY.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
STARTING BATS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD AND RAMON HERNANDEZ
KAN - GIL MECHE AND JOHN BUCK

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: B ROBERTS (.312, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
J PAYTON (.298, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
M TEJADA (.324, 5 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.284, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.261, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.270, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Gibbons rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
M Sweeney dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.10

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.14

Pitches-strikes: G Meche 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: G Meche 2-1. Batters
faced: G Meche 4.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 96 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees, rain.
Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

<div class="pre">AL AT KANSAS CITY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: M MORA (.242, 6 HR, 25 RBI)
K MILLAR (.262, 6 HR, 18 RBI)
J GIBBONS (.221, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
M Mora 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
K Millar 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Gibbons rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Bedard-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Grudzielanek. Team LOB - 0.


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BALTIMORE - 0 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.04

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.14

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 9-4; G Meche 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: E Bedard
2-1; G Meche 2-1. Batters faced: E Bedard 3; G Meche 4.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 96 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees, rain.
Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M SWEENEY (.242, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.285, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
E BROWN (.205, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Gibbons rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: GIDP - K Millar. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Bedard-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
M Teahen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
E Brown lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264

Totals 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Grudzielanek. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.04

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 9-4; G Meche 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-1; G Meche 4-2. Batters faced: E Bedard 3; G Meche 7.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 96 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees, rain.
Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: R HERNANDEZ (.263, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
C PATTERSON (.227, 1 HR, 16 RBI)
B ROBERTS (.312, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Gibbons rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
R Hernandez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Patterson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: GIDP - K Millar. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Bedard-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Grudzielanek. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 00 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.99

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.10

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 22-13; G Meche 22-13. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-4; G Meche 4-2. Batters faced: E Bedard 6; G Meche 7.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 96 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees, rain.
Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.272, 8 HR, 18 RBI)
R SHEALY (.235, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
T PENA JR (.264, 0 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Gibbons rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226

Totals 9 0 1 0 1 1 4

BATTING: GIDP - K Millar. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Bedard-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
D DeJesus cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Buck c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
R Shealy 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264

Totals 5 0 0 0 1 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - M Grudzielanek. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.99

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 22-13; G Meche 37-21. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-4; G Meche 5-3. Batters faced: E Bedard 6; G Meche 10.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 96 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees, rain.
Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: J PAYTON (.296, 0-FOR-1)
M TEJADA (.322, 0-FOR-1)
A HUFF (.249, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .310
J Payton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
M Tejada ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
A Huff dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
M Mora 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
K Millar 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
J Gibbons rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
R Hernandez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
C Patterson cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226

Totals 9 0 1 0 1 1 4

BATTING: GIDP - K Millar. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Bedard-M Tejada-K Millar).


KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .260
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Sweeney dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Teahen rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
E Brown lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
J Buck c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
R Shealy 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 1 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D DeJesus 1. GIDP - M
Grudzielanek. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E German-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy).


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BALTIMORE - 000 -- 0
KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
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BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era
E Bedard 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.93

KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
G Meche 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.05

Pitches-strikes: E Bedard 41-25; G Meche 37-21. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Bedard 2-6; G Meche 5-3. Batters faced: E Bedard 11; G Meche 10.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 96 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees, rain.
Wind: 2 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: BALTIMORE at KANSAS CITY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BAL - ERIK BEDARD
KAN - GIL MECHE

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.269, 0-FOR-1)
M SWEENEY (.240, 0-FOR-1)
M TEAHEN (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>