Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - September 03, 2007 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 3, 2007

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 9/3)

Game 1: Monday, September 3
Kansas City	8	Final
Texas	1	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, September 4
Kansas City	8	Final
Texas	9	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, September 5
Kansas City	2	Final
Texas	3	Final
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Royals 8

(62-75, 31-38 away)

Rangers 1

(63-74, 37-32 home)

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8:05 PM ET, September 3, 2007

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	8	16	0
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0

W: Z. Greinke (6-5)

L: K. Loe (6-11)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D DeJesus CF	4	2	1	0	2	0	2	.269
M Grudzielanek 2B	3	3	1	0	3	0	1	.304
E German 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
R Gload 1B	6	1	3	2	0	0	4	.304
B Butler DH	5	1	2	1	1	2	5	.302
M Teahen RF	5	1	3	1	1	2	3	.288
A Gordon 3B	6	0	3	4	0	1	3	.252
S Costa LF	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.239
a-E Brown PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
b-J Gathright PH-LF	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.320
J Buck C	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.231
T Pena SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.259
Totals	41	8	16	8	9	6	29
a-hit for S Costa in the 7th b-walked for E Brown in the 7th
BATTING 2B: S Costa (6, K Loe); M Teahen (25, M Wood) HR: R Gload (7, 8th inning off M Wood 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Gordon 4 (54), R Gload 2 (47), B Butler (44), M Teahen (53) 2-out RBI: A Gordon 2, M Teahen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, T Pena 1, D DeJesus 2, J Buck 3, M Teahen 2, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 16
BASERUNNING SB: D DeJesus 2 (9, 2nd base off S Feldman/J Saltalamacchia 2); A Gordon (14, 2nd base off S Feldman/J Saltalamacchia)

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Z Greinke (W, 7-7)	5.0	5	0	0	0	4	0	82-55	3.87
J Bale	2.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	41-27	4.18
J Peralta	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22-16	3.73
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	0	6	0	145-98
PITCHING Batters faced: Z Greinke 20; J Bale 9; J Peralta 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 5-6; J Bale 3-3; J Peralta 2-2 Game Scores: Z Greinke 61

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
F Catalanotto LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.270
a-N Cruz PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212
I Kinsler 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.267
M Young SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.307
M Byrd CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.301
B Wilkerson 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.237
D Murphy RF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.395
H Blalock DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.283
J Saltalamacchia C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255
G Quiroz C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R Vazquez 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.237
b-J Hairston PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Totals	34	1	7	1	0	6	8
a-struck out looking for F Catalanotto in the 8th b-grounded to second for R Vazquez in the 8th
BATTING 2B: B Wilkerson (16, Z Greinke); F Catalanotto (19, Z Greinke) 3B: I Kinsler (2, J Bale) RBI: M Young (70) 2-out RBI: M Young Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Young 1, I Kinsler 1, H Blalock 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 1 (B Wilkerson). Outfield Assist: D Murphy (A Gordon at 2nd base).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Loe (L, 6-11)	3.0	5	2	2	4	3	0	68-38	5.36
S Feldman	2.2	3	2	2	3	1	0	45-24	6.06
J Rheinecker	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-7	5.75
M Wood	1.2	6	3	3	1	0	1	35-22	4.20
W Littleton	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	22-13	3.41
Totals	9.0	16	8	8	9	6	1	181-104
PITCHING WP: S Feldman HBP: J Buck (By M Wood) Batters faced: K Loe 17; S Feldman 14; J Rheinecker 2; M Wood 12; W Littleton 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Loe 3-3; S Feldman 6-1; J Rheinecker 0-0; M Wood 3-1; W Littleton 0-3 Game Scores: K Loe 40

Scoring Summary

			KC	TEX
	1st	A Gordon singled to center, D DeJesus and M Grudzielanek scored, M Teahen to third.	2	0
	4th	R Gload singled to right, D DeJesus scored, M Grudzielanek to third.	3	0
	4th	B Butler grounded out to shortstop, M Grudzielanek scored, R Gload to second.	4	0
	8th	R Gload homered to right.	5	0
	8th	A Gordon singled to right, B Butler and M Teahen scored, A Gordon thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.	7	0
	8th	M Young singled to left, I Kinsler scored.	7	1
	9th	M Teahen singled to center, M Grudzielanek scored, B Butler to second.	8	1
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Game Notes

KAMERON LOE LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH AN ELBOW INJURY.