Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - April 29, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 29, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 4/29)

Game 1: Tuesday, April 29
Kansas City	9	Final
Texas	5	Final
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Game 2: Wednesday, April 30
Kansas City	9	Final
Texas	11	Final
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Game 3: Thursday, May 1
Kansas City	1	Final
Texas	2	Final
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Royals 9

(12-14, 7-7 away)

Rangers 5

(9-18, 4-8 home)

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8:05 PM ET, April 29, 2008

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	9	14	1
TEX	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	10	0

W: R. Mahay (1-0)

L: J. Jennings (0-5)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
D DeJesus CF-LF	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	.341
M Grudzielanek 2B	6	3	4	0	0	1	3	.319
A Gordon 3B	5	2	2	0	1	3	2	.296
J Guillen LF	4	2	2	5	1	0	1	.190
J Gathright PR-CF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250
M Teahen RF	4	0	2	3	1	0	2	.271
B Butler DH	4	0	2	0	1	0	2	.292
R Gload 1B	5	0	1	1	0	1	6	.293
M Olivo C	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.233
T Pena SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	.139
Totals	42	9	14	9	6	8	22
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (6, J Jennings); M Grudzielanek 3 (4, J Benoit, J Jennings, F Francisco) 3B: M Teahen (2, J Benoit) HR: J Guillen (3, 4th inning off S Feldman 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Guillen 5 (15), M Teahen 3 (7), R Gload (7) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 1, R Gload 1, M Olivo 2, M Grudzielanek 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 12
FIELDING E: M Grudzielanek (1, ground ball)

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Tomko	3.1	7	5	5	3	3	0	89-52	6.26
R Mahay (W, 1-0)	2.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	34-21	2.02
J Gobble (H, 3)	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	10-4	4.76
R Ramirez (H, 5)	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	34-21	0.71
J Soria	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	29-16	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	6	7	0	196-114
PITCHING WP: B Tomko 2 Batters faced: B Tomko 20; R Mahay 9; J Gobble 3; R Ramirez 7; J Soria 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Tomko 3-4; R Mahay 4-3; J Gobble 0-2; R Ramirez 2-1; J Soria 0-1 Game Scores: B Tomko 26

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
I Kinsler 2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.295
G Duran 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	.154
M Young SS	4	1	2	1	1	0	1	.308
J Hamilton RF	5	0	2	1	0	0	3	.336
M Bradley DH	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	.305
D Murphy CF	4	0	0	1	0	1	4	.290
C Shelton 1B	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000
F Catalanotto LF	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.246
a-B Boggs PH-LF	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1.000
J Saltalamacchia C	4	1	1	1	1	1	5	.286
R Vazquez 3B	4	1	2	1	0	2	1	.233
Totals	36	5	10	5	6	7	21
a-singled to center for F Catalanotto in the 5th
BATTING 2B: J Hamilton (10, B Tomko); J Saltalamacchia (1, B Tomko); M Young (8, B Tomko) RBI: J Hamilton (28), D Murphy (13), J Saltalamacchia (1), R Vazquez (2), M Young (11) S: G Duran SF: D Murphy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Shelton 1, D Murphy 1, J Saltalamacchia 2, M Bradley 1 Team LOB: 12

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Jennings (L, 0-5)	2.0	8	5	5	1	0	0	55-33	8.56
S Feldman	4.0	3	2	2	3	4	1	69-40	6.00
J Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-6	4.20
J Benoit	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	0	25-13	7.84
F Francisco	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	5.40
Totals	9.0	14	9	9	6	8	1	173-101
PITCHING IBB: A Gordon (By J Jennings) Batters faced: J Jennings 16; S Feldman 18; J Wright 3; J Benoit 7; F Francisco 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Jennings 2-4; S Feldman 5-3; J Wright 2-0; J Benoit 0-2; F Francisco 0-1 Game Scores: J Jennings 19

Scoring Summary

			KC	TEX
	1st	J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Grudzielanek scored.	1	0
	1st	M Teahen singled to left, A Gordon scored, J Guillen to second.	2	0
	1st	R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Guillen scored, B Butler out at second, M Teahen to third.	3	0
	2nd	J Guillen singled to left, D DeJesus and M Grudzielanek scored, A Gordon to second.	5	0
	3rd	J Hamilton singled to left, G Duran scored, M Young to third.	5	1
	3rd	D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to center, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third.	5	2
	4th	J Guillen homered to left, A Gordon scored.	7	2
	4th	J Saltalamacchia doubled to deep left, F Catalanotto scored.	7	3
	4th	R Vazquez singled to right, J Saltalamacchia scored.	7	4
	4th	M Young doubled to left, R Vazquez scored.	7	5
	8th	M Teahen tripled to deep right, M Grudzielanek and J Gathright scored.	9	5
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Game Notes

TEXAS' JASON JENNINGS LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN IRRITATED ULNAR NERVE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.
HOME PLATE UMPIRE BILL WELKE EJECTED TEXAS' IAN KINSLER IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING FOR ARGUING A CALLED THIRD STRIKE.