Royals 7
(20-21, 10-9 away)
Marlins 6
(23-18, 12-10 home)
7:10 PM ET, May 16, 2008
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Final
Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 5/16)
| Game 1: Friday, May 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 17 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 18 | ||
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| Kansas City | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 3 | |
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(20-21, 10-9 away)
(23-18, 12-10 home)
7:10 PM ET, May 16, 2008
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .245 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .311 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | ||
| J Guillen LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 | ||
| R Ramirez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Gobble P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Mahay P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-E German PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .115 | ||
| J Soria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 | ||
| R Gload PR-1B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | ||
| M Olivo C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .268 | ||
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .177 | ||
| B Tomko P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Nunez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D DeJesus LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | |||
| a-flied out to center for R Mahay in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (9, A Miller); J Guillen (14, A Miller); B Butler (10, J Miller) HR: M Olivo (5, 8th inning off J Miller 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Guillen 2 (24), J Gathright (7), M Olivo 2 (13), A Gordon (20) 2-out RBI: J Gathright Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Grudzielanek 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Olivo (1, 2nd base off A Miller/M Treanor) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Pena (5, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Tomko (W, 2-4) | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 78-51 | 5.32 | |
| L Nunez (H, 7) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 1.53 | |
| R Ramirez | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-5 | 1.96 | |
| J Gobble (H, 4) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.91 | |
| R Mahay (H, 6) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.45 | |
| J Soria (S, 11) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18-13 | 1.04 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 136-87 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Gobble HBP: M Treanor (By L Nunez) Batters faced: B Tomko 25; L Nunez 4; R Ramirez 3; J Gobble 2; R Mahay 1; J Soria 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Tomko 6-8; L Nunez 0-3; R Ramirez 1-0; J Gobble 0-1; R Mahay 1-0; J Soria 1-0 Game Scores: B Tomko 57 | ||||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Ross CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .181 | ||
| J Hermida RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | ||
| H Ramirez SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .317 | ||
| J Cantu 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .266 | ||
| D Uggla 2B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 | ||
| L Gonzalez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .267 | ||
| W Helms 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | ||
| M Lindstrom P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Treanor C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 | ||
| A Miller P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .133 | ||
| D Waechter P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-M Jacobs PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | ||
| J Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Pinto P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Amezaga 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |||
| a-fouled out to catcher for D Waechter in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: W Helms 2 (2, B Tomko, J Gobble); D Uggla (14, B Tomko); M Treanor (4, B Tomko) HR: D Uggla (13, 2nd inning off B Tomko 0 on, 1 Out); J Hermida (5, 9th inning off J Soria 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Uggla (30), M Treanor (10), W Helms 2 (10), J Hermida 2 (21) 2-out RBI: M Treanor, W Helms 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Miller 3, J Cantu 1, M Treanor 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Ramirez (8, throw) DP: 1 (C Ross-M Treanor). Outfield Assist: C Ross (M Grudzielanek at Home). | ||||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Miller (L, 3-3) | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 102-65 | 6.18 | |
| D Waechter | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-21 | 2.08 | |
| J Miller | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24-14 | 3.98 | |
| R Pinto | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15-6 | 1.30 | |
| M Lindstrom | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 3.86 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 173-108 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: T Pena (By A Miller) Batters faced: A Miller 24; D Waechter 6; J Miller 5; R Pinto 4; M Lindstrom 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Miller 4-5; D Waechter 2-2; J Miller 0-2; R Pinto 1-0; M Lindstrom 0-1 Game Scores: A Miller 48 | ||||||||||
| KC | FLA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Guillen singled to right, M Grudzielanek and A Gordon scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| FLA | 2nd | D Uggla homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | B Tomko safe at first on error by shortstop H Ramirez, J Guillen scored, M Olivo to third, T Pena to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Gathright walked, M Olivo scored, T Pena to third, B Tomko to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| FLA | 4th | M Treanor doubled to right center, D Uggla scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | M Olivo homered to left, R Gload scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| FLA | 8th | W Helms doubled to deep right center, J Cantu and D Uggla scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 9th | A Gordon singled to right, J Gathright scored, M Grudzielanek to third. | 7 | 4 | |
| FLA | 9th | J Hermida homered to center, C Ross scored. | 7 | 6 |
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| Stadium | Sun Life Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 14,825 (38.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Bill Miller |

