Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/4)
| Game 1: Monday, September 3 | ||
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| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 4 | ||
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| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 5 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 3 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 4, 2007
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .268 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .305 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .300 | ||
| J Buck C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | ||
| M Sweeney DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .290 | ||
| A Gordon 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .250 | ||
| c-E Brown PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | ||
| J Smith SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | ||
| d-B Butler PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | ||
| J Huber PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Gathright LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 | ||
| a-E German PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | ||
| J LaRue C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .145 | ||
| b-S Costa PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 | ||
| e-T Pena PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |||
| a-walked for J Gathright in the 8th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Larue in the 8th c-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for A Gordon in the 9th d-singled to left for J Smith in the 9th e-grounded into fielder's choice to second for S Costa in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Grudzielanek (29, K Millwood); M Sweeney 2 (13, K Millwood 2); J Gathright (7, K Millwood) HR: J Smith (5, 4th inning off K Millwood 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Sweeney (32), J Smith 4 (14), M Teahen (54), M Grudzielanek (45), E German (34) SF: J Smith 2-out RBI: M Sweeney, J Smith 3, E German GIDP: R Gload Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Gathright 1, M Sweeney 2, T Pena 1, M Grudzielanek 2, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J LaRue (4, throw) DP: 2 (B Buckner-J Smith-R Gload, R Gload-J Smith-B Buckner). | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Buckner | 4.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 74-45 | 5.40 | |
| N Musser | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-18 | 4.18 | |
| L Nunez (L, 2-4) | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.54 | |
| J Gobble | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-16 | 3.40 | |
| D Riske | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 2.29 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 150-92 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: H Blalock (By J Gobble) Batters faced: B Buckner 20; N Musser 7; L Nunez 4; J Gobble 5; D Riske 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Buckner 8-2; N Musser 1-2; L Nunez 0-1; J Gobble 1-1; D Riske 0-2 Game Scores: B Buckner 23 | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| F Catalanotto 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .268 | ||
| a-M Byrd PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 | ||
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| M Young SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .306 | ||
| J Botts LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 | ||
| N Cruz PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 | ||
| B Wilkerson RF-1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .239 | ||
| H Blalock DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 | ||
| J Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 | ||
| D Murphy CF-RF-LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .404 | ||
| R Vazquez 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |||
| a-popped out to shortstop for F Catalanotto in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: I Kinsler (20, B Buckner); J Botts 2 (6, N Musser, B Buckner); D Murphy (7, J Gobble) 3B: R Vazquez (3, B Buckner) HR: B Wilkerson (20, 1st inning off B Buckner 1 on, 1 Out); J Saltalamacchia (6, 1st inning off B Buckner 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: I Kinsler 2 (55), J Botts 2 (10), B Wilkerson 2 (61), J Saltalamacchia (16), M Byrd (57) S: R Vazquez SF: M Byrd 2-out RBI: J Saltalamacchia GIDP: H Blalock, F Catalanotto Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Blalock 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (18, 3rd base off L Nunez/J LaRue); M Young (12, 2nd base off L Nunez/J LaRue) CS: I Kinsler (2, 2nd base by N Musser/J LaRue); N Cruz (3, 2nd base by N Musser/J LaRue2nd base by J Gobble/J LaRue) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Benoit-I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson). | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Millwood | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 98-64 | 5.30 | |
| J Wright | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 3.88 | |
| J Rheinecker (W, 4-3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.62 | |
| F Francisco (H, 21) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 4.77 | |
| J Benoit (H, 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 2.61 | |
| C Wilson (S, 12) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.89 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 164-104 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: D DeJesus (By F Francisco) Batters faced: K Millwood 26; J Wright 5; J Rheinecker 3; F Francisco 4; J Benoit 2; C Wilson 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 3-5; J Wright 2-0; J Rheinecker 1-1; F Francisco 1-0; J Benoit 2-1; C Wilson 2-0 Game Scores: K Millwood 31 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| KC | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Sweeney doubled to center, M Grudzielanek scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | I Kinsler doubled to left, F Catalanotto scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st | J Botts doubled to deep left, I Kinsler scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st | B Wilkerson homered to left center, J Botts scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st | J Saltalamacchia homered to right center. | 1 | 5 | |
| 2nd | I Kinsler singled to center, R Vazquez scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | J Smith homered to right, M Sweeney and M Teahen scored. | 4 | 6 | |
| 5th | M Teahen singled to right, R Gload scored, M Sweeney to third, M Teahen to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 6 | |
| 5th | J Smith hit sacrifice fly to center, M Sweeney scored, M Teahen to third. | 6 | 6 | |
| 7th | I Kinsler scored on throwing error by catcher J LaRue. | 6 | 7 | |
| 7th | J Botts singled to center, M Young scored. | 6 | 8 | |
| 8th | M Grudzielanek singled to left center, S Costa scored, D DeJesus to third. | 7 | 8 | |
| 8th | M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to center, D Murphy scored. | 7 | 9 | |
| 9th | E German singled to center, E Brown scored, B Butler to second. | 8 | 9 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 18,892 (39.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:33 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Angel Campos, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |