Rangers 6, 
Royals 5
| W: | E. Guardado (1-1) |
| L: | Y. Yabuta (1-1) |
| SV: | C. Wilson (12) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| J Hamilton CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .309 |
| M Bradley RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .338 |
| M Byrd RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .287 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| F Catalanotto 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 |
| a-C Shelton PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| B Boggs DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .258 |
| R Vazquez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .328 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
| a-grounded to third for F Catalanotto in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Laird (10, G Meche); R Vazquez (11, G Meche); M Bradley (20, B Tomko); I Kinsler (18, Y Yabuta) RBI: J Hamilton (70), M Bradley 2 (45), D Murphy (41), C Shelton (10) 2-out RBI: M Bradley 2, D Murphy, C Shelton GIDP: B Boggs Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 2, R Vazquez 2, B Boggs 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Laird (5, throw); M Bradley (3, bobble); C Shelton (2, ground ball) DP: 3 (I Kinsler-M Young-F Catalanotto, F Catalanotto-M Young-F Catalanotto, M Young-I Kinsler-C Shelton). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Millwood | 6.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 104-66 | 4.91 |
| J Rupe | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 4.21 |
| E Guardado (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 3.20 |
| C Wilson (S, 12) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-14 | 4.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 152-100 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Millwood 30; J Rupe 3; E Guardado 3; C Wilson 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 11-2; J Rupe 2-0; E Guardado 1-1; C Wilson 0-1 Game Scores: K Millwood 32 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .296 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .266 |
| J Guillen RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .276 |
| M Teahen 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .249 |
| M Olivo DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .281 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Guillen (22, K Millwood) HR: A Gordon (6, 5th inning off K Millwood 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Guillen (49), J Buck (18), A Gordon (27), J Gathright (12) GIDP: M Teahen, D DeJesus, M Olivo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Olivo 1, D DeJesus 2, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Aviles (1, 2nd base off K Millwood/G Laird) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Teahen (2, catch) DP: 1 (M Aviles-M Grudzielanek-M Teahen). PB: J Buck. | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100-64 | 5.25 |
| R Mahay | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-13 | 2.53 |
| B Tomko | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 6.64 |
| Y Yabuta (L, 1-1; B, 1) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-10 | 4.78 |
| R Ramirez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 170-103 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Bradley (By R Ramirez) Batters faced: G Meche 23; R Mahay 7; B Tomko 2; Y Yabuta 6; R Ramirez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 11-3; R Mahay 4-1; B Tomko 0-0; Y Yabuta 1-1; R Ramirez 0-0 Game Scores: G Meche 62 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | KAN | |||
 | 1st | J Guillen singled to center, D DeJesus scored, A Gordon to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | J Buck singled to left, J Guillen scored, M Olivo to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | A Gordon homered to center. | 0 | 3 |
 | 6th | J Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Vazquez scored, M Young out at second, I Kinsler to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | M Aviles singled to right, J Buck scored, M Aviles to third on error by right fielder M Bradley. | 1 | 4 |
| 6th | J Gathright singled to center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | C Shelton singled to right, D Murphy scored, G Laird to second, G Laird to third advancing on throw. | 5 | 5 |
| 9th | I Kinsler scored, M Bradley to second on passed ball by J Buck. | 6 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| HOME PLATE UMPIRE MIKE EVERITT EJECTED ROYALS MANAGER TREY HILLMAN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES |
| MICHAEL YOUNG EXTENDED HIS HIT STREAK TO 23 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 14,741 (38.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 19 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Tim Mcclelland, Second Base - Mike Dimuro, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, June 10th 2008
| Baltimore | 10 | Final |
| Boston | 6 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 |
| Arizona | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Atlanta | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| LA Angels | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |