Royals 6, 
Orioles 5
| W: | R. Mahay (4-0) |
| L: | C. Bradford (3-3) |
| SV: | J. Soria (22) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles SS | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .319 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .307 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .260 |
| J Guillen LF-RF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .281 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| a-M Olivo PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| E German LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .169 |
| B Butler DH | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| J Buck C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Totals | 43 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |
| a-homered to left center for M Teahen in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (20, B Burres); R Gload (10, R Bukvich) HR: M Olivo (9, 9th inning off G Sherrill 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Gordon (40), J Buck (23), M Aviles (15), M Olivo (28), J Guillen (61) S: M Grudzielanek 2-out RBI: A Gordon, J Buck, M Aviles, M Olivo GIDP: B Butler, E German Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Grudzielanek 1, J Guillen 3, J Buck 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Gathright (18, 2nd base off B Burres/R Hernandez) CS: J Gathright (4, 2nd base by C Bradford/R Hernandez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (R Ramirez-M Aviles-R Gload, M Aviles-M Grudzielanek-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 86-57 | 3.65 |
| H Ramirez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.45 |
| R Ramirez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34-17 | 2.68 |
| R Mahay (W, 4-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-18 | 2.13 |
| J Soria (S, 22) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-10 | 1.25 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 168-110 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Mora (By R Ramirez) Batters faced: Z Greinke 23; H Ramirez 4; R Ramirez 7; R Mahay 7; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 5-5; H Ramirez 1-2; R Ramirez 5-0; R Mahay 1-4; J Soria 1-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 37 | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .295 |
| N Markakis RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| A Huff DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| K Millar 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| L Scott LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| J Payton PR-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| M Mora 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .229 |
| R Hernandez C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 |
| A Jones CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| A Cintron SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| B Fahey PR-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 |
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Roberts (30, Z Greinke); A Cintron (3, Z Greinke); A Huff (24, Z Greinke); L Scott (15, R Ramirez) 3B: A Jones (3, Z Greinke) HR: R Hernandez (7, 3rd inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Hernandez (29), A Cintron (7), N Markakis (40), A Huff (46), K Millar (44) 2-out RBI: N Markakis, A Huff, K Millar GIDP: B Roberts, R Hernandez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Markakis 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Hernandez (7, throw) DP: 2 (M Mora-B Roberts-K Millar, B Fahey-B Roberts-K Millar). | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Burres | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 95-52 | 5.09 |
| R Bukvich | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-14 | 7.71 |
| D Sarfate (H, 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 2.97 |
| J Johnson (H, 13) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 1.17 |
| G Sherrill (B, 5) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18-11 | 3.68 |
| C Bradford (L, 3-3) | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-15 | 2.64 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 199-118 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Gordon (By C Bradford) Balk: D Sarfate Batters faced: B Burres 23; R Bukvich 6; D Sarfate 5; J Johnson 4; G Sherrill 4; C Bradford 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Burres 6-6; R Bukvich 3-0; D Sarfate 0-0; J Johnson 2-1; G Sherrill 0-2; C Bradford 5-0 Game Scores: B Burres 53 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | BAL | |||
 | 3rd | A Gordon doubled to deep right, J Gathright scored, M Grudzielanek to third. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | R Hernandez homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | A Cintron hit a ground rule double to deep center, A Jones scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | N Markakis singled to center, A Cintron scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | A Huff doubled to deep right, N Markakis scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | K Millar singled to right center, A Huff scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | J Buck singled to left, R Gload scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 6th | M Aviles singled to left, J Buck scored, J Gathright to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | J Guillen scored, B Butler to second on balk by D Sarfate. | 4 | 5 |
| 9th | M Olivo homered to left center. | 5 | 5 |
| 11th | J Guillen singled to right, M Aviles scored, A Gordon to third. | 6 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 30 MINUTE DELAY. |
| BALTIMORE'S ALEX CINTRON LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEVENTH INNING WITH A STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 15,289 (31.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:43 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Larry Vanover, Second Base - Mike Everitt, Third Base - Mike Dimuro |
MLB Scores
Monday, June 30th 2008
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| St. Louis | 7 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 | in 11 |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Washington | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 6 | in 10 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
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| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
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| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| San Diego | 15 | Final |
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| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
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| Seattle | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |