Royals 8, 
Rockies 4
| W: | B. Bannister (7-6) |
| L: | J. Francis (3-7) |
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| W Taveras CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 |
| J Baker DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .290 |
| M Holliday LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .329 |
| T Helton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| G Atkins 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .305 |
| B Hawpe RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .254 |
| T Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .157 |
| C Iannetta C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| C Barmes 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .341 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Holliday (19, H Ramirez) HR: M Holliday (9, 5th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Baker (22), M Holliday 2 (37), T Helton (28) 2-out RBI: J Baker, M Holliday 2 GIDP: C Barmes Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Baker 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Francis (L, 3-7) | 4.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 88-56 | 5.65 |
| M Herges | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.65 |
| R Speier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.96 |
| L Vizcaino | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22-13 | 6.75 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 143-89 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Francis 23; M Herges 5; R Speier 3; L Vizcaino 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Francis 6-4; M Herges 2-3; R Speier 3-0; L Vizcaino 1-1 Game Scores: J Francis 21 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| M Aviles 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .338 |
| A Gordon 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .257 |
| M Teahen RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| E German LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .152 |
| J Gathright CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| T Pena SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .157 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Aviles (9, J Francis); J Guillen (28, J Francis); M Olivo (15, J Francis) 3B: D DeJesus (3, J Francis) HR: M Teahen (8, 1st inning off J Francis 2 on, 2 Out); J Guillen (13, 3rd inning off J Francis 0 on, 1 Out); R Gload (1, 8th inning off L Vizcaino 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Aviles (13), M Teahen 3 (26), J Guillen 2 (60), M Olivo (26), R Gload (11) 2-out RBI: M Teahen 3, R Gload Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E German (3, fly ball) DP: 2 (B Bannister-M Olivo-R Gload, A Gordon-R Gload). PB: M Olivo. | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (W, 7-6) | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 113-66 | 4.47 |
| H Ramirez | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 9.00 |
| R Ramirez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 142-84 | |
| PITCHING WP: H Ramirez; R Ramirez Batters faced: B Bannister 29; H Ramirez 5; R Ramirez 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 10-6; H Ramirez 2-0; R Ramirez 1-2 Game Scores: B Bannister 64 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| COL | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Aviles doubled to left, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | M Teahen homered to left center, M Aviles and A Gordon scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 3rd | J Guillen homered to left. | 0 | 5 |
 | 5th | J Baker singled to center, C Barmes scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | M Holliday homered to center, J Baker scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 5th | J Guillen doubled to deep right center, A Gordon scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 5th | M Olivo doubled to deep left, J Guillen scored. | 3 | 7 |
| 8th | T Helton grounded out to second, M Holliday scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | R Gload homered to right. | 4 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 12,260 (32.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Crawford, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
MLB Scores
Monday, June 23rd 2008
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Arizona | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 1 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |