Royals 8
(28-42, 15-24 away)
Diamondbacks 3
(37-33, 22-14 home)
4:10 PM ET, June 15, 2008
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
Final
Kansas City won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, June 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 0 | Final in 10 |
| Arizona | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 14 | ||
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| Kansas City | 12 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 | |
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(28-42, 15-24 away)
(37-33, 22-14 home)
4:10 PM ET, June 15, 2008
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF-LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | ||
| M Aviles SS-2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .341 | ||
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .269 | ||
| J Guillen LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .288 | ||
| J Gathright CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 | ||
| T Pena PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .252 | ||
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .253 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .245 | ||
| G Meche P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .250 | ||
| R Ramirez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-E German PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .161 | ||
| J Fulchino P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | |||
| a-flied out to right for R Ramirez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Guillen (25, M Owings); D DeJesus (8, J Cruz); M Teahen (10, L Rosales); J Buck (11, D Slaten) HR: D Dejesus (7, 4th inning off M Owings 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Meche (1), D DeJesus 5 (33), J Guillen (53) 2-out RBI: G Meche, D DeJesus 4, J Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 2, G Meche 2, M Grudzielanek 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gordon (7, throw) | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| G Meche (W, 4-8) | 7.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 115-73 | 5.12 | |
| R Ramirez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 3.31 | |
| J Fulchino | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-14 | 6.00 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 140-89 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 27; R Ramirez 2; J Fulchino 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 5-7; R Ramirez 1-1; J Fulchino 0-1 Game Scores: G Meche 67 | ||||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Drew SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 | ||
| J Upton RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .248 | ||
| O Hudson 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .292 | ||
| C Jackson 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | ||
| M Reynolds 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .256 | ||
| C Young CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | ||
| J Salazar LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .232 | ||
| D Slaten P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Snyder C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | ||
| M Owings P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 | ||
| J Cruz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Rosales P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Romero LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Salazar (4, G Meche) 3B: M Reynolds (2, G Meche) RBI: J Salazar (9), C Young (35) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Owings 1, C Young 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (O Hudson-S Drew). PB: C Snyder. | ||||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Owings (L, 6-5) | 5.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 98-62 | 5.18 | |
| J Cruz | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.77 | |
| L Rosales | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43-27 | 5.40 | |
| D Slaten | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.63 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 162-102 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Owings IBB: R Gload (By L Rosales) HBP: J Buck (By M Owings) Batters faced: M Owings 27; J Cruz 3; L Rosales 11; D Slaten 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Owings 6-6; J Cruz 0-1; L Rosales 1-2; D Slaten 0-3 Game Scores: M Owings 26 | ||||||||||
| KC | ARI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D DeJesus scored, A Gordon to third on wild pitch by M Owings. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | G Meche reached on infield single to second, J Guillen scored, M Grudzielanek to third, J Buck to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | D DeJesus homered to right center, M Grudzielanek, J Buck and G Meche scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 5th | C Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Jackson out at third, M Reynolds to second, M Reynolds scored on throwing error by third baseman A Gordon. | 6 | 1 | |
| 5th | J Salazar doubled to right, C Young scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 6th | D DeJesus doubled to right, R Gload scored, G Meche to third. | 7 | 2 | |
| 7th | C Young grounded out to third, M Reynolds scored. | 7 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Guillen singled to right, A Gordon scored. | 8 | 3 | |
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| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 39,125 (80.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Doug Eddings |

