Royals 7, 
Rockies 3
| W: | Z. Greinke (7-4) |
| L: | J. De La Rosa (2-4) |
| Colorado Rockies | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Spilborghs CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| J Baker DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .281 |
| M Holliday LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .332 |
| T Helton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .267 |
| G Atkins 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| B Hawpe RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| Y Torrealba C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .245 |
| T Tulowitzki SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .152 |
| C Barmes 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .338 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: Y Torrealba (13, Z Greinke); B Hawpe (9, Z Greinke) HR: M Holliday (10, 6th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Spilborghs (25), M Holliday (38), B Hawpe (30) 2-out RBI: R Spilborghs GIDP: T Tulowitzki Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Baker 1, T Tulowitzki 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: R Spilborghs (1st base by Z Greinke) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Barmes (3, throw); T Helton (3, throw) DP: 1 (T Helton). | ||||||||
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J De La Rosa (L, 2-4) | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 81-48 | 6.23 |
| J Grilli | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-16 | 2.82 |
| R Speier | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19-11 | 3.55 |
| T Buchholz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 1.40 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 138-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J De La Rosa 22; J Grilli 6; R Speier 5; T Buchholz 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J De La Rosa 4-5; J Grilli 1-1; R Speier 1-0; T Buchholz 1-0 Game Scores: J De La Rosa 43 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .307 |
| M Aviles 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .352 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .265 |
| J Guillen LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| M Olivo DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .257 |
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .256 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .154 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Buck (13, J De La Rosa) HR: A Gordon (9, 7th inning off R Speier 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Olivo (27), R Gload (12), D DeJesus (38), M Aviles (14), T Pena (8), A Gordon 2 (34) S: T Pena 2-out RBI: M Olivo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Olivo 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gordon (8, ground ball) DP: 1 (A Gordon-M Aviles-R Gload). Outfield Assist: M Teahen (B Hawpe at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 7-4) | 6.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 99-70 | 3.40 |
| R Mahay (H, 12) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 2.04 |
| R Ramirez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.84 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 140-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: Z Greinke 25; R Mahay 4; R Ramirez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 2-4; R Mahay 1-1; R Ramirez 3-0 Game Scores: Z Greinke 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| COL | KAN | |||
 | 4th | M Olivo singled to left, M Aviles scored, J Guillen to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 5th | R Spilborghs singled to left center, B Hawpe scored, C Barmes to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | R Gload singled to center, J Buck scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | D DeJesus singled to right, R Gload scored, T Pena to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 5th | M Aviles singled to left, T Pena scored, D DeJesus to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 6th | M Holliday homered to left. | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | B Hawpe doubled to deep right center, G Atkins scored, B Hawpe out at third. | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | T Pena grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Teahen scored, R Gload out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | A Gordon homered to right center, M Aviles scored. | 3 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| HOME PLATE UMPIRE BRIAN O'NORA LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING DUE TO A HEAD INJURY. HE WAS REPLACED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE PAUL NAUERT. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 19,169 (50.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:01 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - Angel Campos, Third Base - Jerry Crawford |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, June 24th 2008
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 12 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 14 |
| LA Angels | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Seattle | 11 | Final |
| NY Mets | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |