GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (32-46) at LA ANGELS (49-29)

AL: KANSAS CITY (32-46) at LA ANGELS (49-29)

<h3>De La Rosa, Royals aim for three-game series sweep of Angels</h3>

Kansas City (32-46) at La Angels (49-29) 3:35 pm EDT



ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- The Los Angeles Angels may havethe best record in baseball, but the Kansas City Royals have notbeen intimated.

Jorge De La Rosa (4-9, 5.75 ERA) takes the hill Wednesday as theRoyals aim for a season-high fourth straight win and theirfirst three-game sweep of the Angels in 11 years.

The Royals have not swept the Angels since they took a four-gameseries from May 6-9 of 1996. De La Rosa, who is 0-5 with a 8.42ERA in his last seven starts, is hoping the Royals' recent hotstreak will prevent him from becoming the AL's first 10-gameloser.

The 26-year-old lefthander was roughed up for seven runs and 10hits in five-plus innings by Milwaukee on Friday.

Kansas City, owners of the worst record in the American League,has outscored Anaheim 17-7 in the first two games after takingWednesday's game 12-4 behind Gil Meche and homers by John Buck,and rookies Alex Gordon and Billy Butler.

Should Kansas City complete the sweep it would be their firstsince taking the final three-games of last season from theDetroit Tigers.

Meanwhile, Jered Weaver (6-3, 3.80) makes his first start sinceJune 16. He was sidelined with a sore right shoulder which wasinjured during a head-first slide into second base against theLos Angeles Dodgers. The 24-year-old righthander won that game,yielding three hits over 5 1/3 scoreless innings.

Weaver is 5-0 with a 3.22 ERA over his last eight outings andhas received six runs or more in four of his last five wins.The Angels received an offensive boost on Wednesday when firstbaseman Casey Kotchman returned after missing eight games with aconcussion he sustained on June 16.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at LA ANGELS

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

KANSAS CITY LA ANGELS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
David Dejesus CF .279 4 27 Reggie Willits CF .337 0 24
Esteban German 2B .254 2 23 Chone Figgins 3B .306 1 21
Mark Teahen 1B .293 5 41 Orlando Cabrera SS .332 4 44
Emil Brown RF .237 2 29 Vladimir Guerrero DH .331 14 69
Alex Gordon 3B .238 6 22 Robb Quinlan RF .282 3 14
Billy Butler DH .245 1 5 Howie Kendrick 2B .298 3 14
Jason Larue C .182 2 8 Kendry Morales 1B .290 2 7
Tony Pena Jr SS .270 1 21 Mike Napoli C .247 7 28
Joey Gathright LF .333 0 7 Erick Aybar LF .242 0 15

Jorge De La Rosa LHP (4-9, 5.75) Jered Weaver RHP (6-3, 3.80)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
WARMUPS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA (4-9, 5.75)
LAA - JERED WEAVER (6-3, 3.80)

UMPIRES: HP - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT
1B - RANDY MARSH
2B - BOB DAVIDSON
3B - SAM HOLBROOK

WEATHER: 81 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 7 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
STARTING BATS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA AND JASON LARUE
LAA - JERED WEAVER AND MIKE NAPOLI

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.279, 4 HR, 27 RBI)
E GERMAN (.254, 2 HR, 23 RBI)
M TEAHEN (.293, 5 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.337, 0 HR, 24 RBI)
C FIGGINS (.306, 1 HR, 21 RBI)
O CABRERA (.332, 4 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .337
C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
V Guerrero dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
R Quinlan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.75

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: J Weaver 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Weaver 0-2. Batters
faced: J Weaver 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL KANSAS CITY AT LA ANGELS
NOTE: LOS ANGELES THIRD BASEMAN CHONE FIGGINS EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.237, 2 HR, 29 RBI)
A GORDON (.238, 6 HR, 22 RBI)
B BUTLER (.245, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
A Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-E German-M Teahen).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
R Quinlan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - V Guerrero. Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.68

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74

Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 17-10; J Weaver 17-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J
De La Rosa 3-0; J Weaver 0-2. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 4; J Weaver 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R QUINLAN (.282, 3 HR, 14 RBI)
H KENDRICK (.298, 3 HR, 14 RBI)
K MORALES (.290, 2 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-E German-M Teahen).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
R Quinlan rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
H Kendrick 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
K Morales 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - V Guerrero. Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.68

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.68

Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 17-10; J Weaver 37-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
J De La Rosa 3-0; J Weaver 0-3. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 4; J Weaver 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.270, 1 HR, 21 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.333, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
E German 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Teahen 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-E German-M Teahen).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
R Quinlan rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
K Morales 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - V Guerrero. Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.62

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.68

Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 30-17; J Weaver 37-21. Ground balls-fly balls:
J De La Rosa 4-2; J Weaver 0-3. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 8; J Weaver 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED JOEY GATHRIGHT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON FIRST, D DEJESUS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.235, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: E AYBAR (.242, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
R WILLITS (.335, 0-FOR-1)
C FIGGINS (.310, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
E German 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M Teahen 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .294
E Brown rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Gathright lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 3 4

BATTING: RBI - M Teahen (42). 2-out RBI - M Teahen. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Gathright (5, 2nd base off J Weaver/M Napoli).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-E German-M Teahen).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
C Figgins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
R Quinlan rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
K Morales 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
E Aybar lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - V Guerrero. Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 001 -- 1
LA ANGELS - 00 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.62

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 3.76

Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 30-17; J Weaver 56-32. Ground balls-fly balls:
J De La Rosa 4-2; J Weaver 0-6. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 8; J Weaver 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: A GORDON (.237, 0-FOR-1)
B BUTLER (.260, 1-FOR-1)
J LARUE (.180, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278
E German 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M Teahen 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .294
E Brown rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
A Gordon 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
B Butler dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .180
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Gathright lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .348

Totals 12 1 3 1 1 3 4

BATTING: RBI - M Teahen (42). 2-out RBI - M Teahen. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - E Brown 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Gathright (5, 2nd base off J Weaver/M Napoli).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Pena Jr-E German-M Teahen).


LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Willits cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338
C Figgins 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
O Cabrera ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
V Guerrero dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .330
R Quinlan rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
H Kendrick 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
K Morales 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .313
M Napoli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
E Aybar lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240

Totals 11 0 4 0 0 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - V Guerrero. Team LOB - 2.


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KANSAS CITY - 001 -- 1
LA ANGELS - 000 -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
J De La Rosa 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.56

LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Weaver 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 3.76

Pitches-strikes: J De La Rosa 41-23; J Weaver 56-32. Ground balls-fly balls:
J De La Rosa 5-3; J Weaver 0-6. Batters faced: J De La Rosa 11; J Weaver 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 81 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - JORGE DE LA ROSA
LAA - JERED WEAVER

DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: O CABRERA (.334, 1-FOR-1)
V GUERRERO (.330, 0-FOR-1)
R QUINLAN (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>