Rangers 6, 
Royals 5
| W: | F. Francisco (1-0) |
| L: | K. Farnsworth (0-3) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .200 | .373 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .200 | .213 |
T Pena SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .234 | .308 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .211 | .302 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .318 | .400 |
| M Jacobs 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .282 | .349 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .375 | .412 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .409 | .480 |
| M Maier RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .000 | .200 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 161 | ||
| BATTING HR: M Jacobs (4, 2nd inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out); D Dejesus (1, 5th inning off V Padilla 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Jacobs 2 (10), D DeJesus 2 (4), J Buck (10) S: C Crisp 2-out RBI: D DeJesus Royals RISP: 3-7 (M Aviles 0-1, M Maier 0-1, A Callaspo 1-1, D DeJesus 1-1, C Crisp 0-1, J Buck 1-1, B Butler 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Jacobs (2, ground ball) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Davies | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 111-59 | 2.89 |
| J Cruz (H, 4) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17-9 | 0.00 |
| R Mahay (H, 3) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-9 | 9.00 |
| J Wright (B, 2) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| K Farnsworth (L, 1-3) | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-1 | 18.90 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 151-84 | |
| PITCHING R Mahay pitched to 2 batters in the 8th; K Farnsworth pitched to 1 batter in the 9th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Davies 14/26; J Cruz 3/3; R Mahay 2/3; J Wright 4/5; K Farnsworth 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Davies 12-18-16-13; J Cruz 1-5-3-0; R Mahay 1-1-4-3; J Wright 1-0-0-5; K Farnsworth 0-0-0-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 4-6; J Cruz 0-0; R Mahay 0-1; J Wright 1-2; K Farnsworth 0-0 Game Scores: K Davies 57 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .460 | .518 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .298 | .389 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .229 | .283 |
| A Jones DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .500 | .650 |
| H Blalock 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .250 | .273 |
| N Cruz RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .289 | .377 |
| D Murphy LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .000 | .182 |
| T Teagarden C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .091 | .231 |
a-C Davis PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .179 | .238 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .200 | |
| E Andrus SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .353 | .389 |
| Totals | 31 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 151 | ||
| a-reached on infield single to second for T Teagarden in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Jones (4, R Mahay) HR: I Kinsler (4, 2nd inning off K Davies 0 on, 1 Out); M Young (3, 9th inning off K Farnsworth 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: H Blalock (9), D Murphy (1), I Kinsler (14), N Cruz (13), C Davis (4), M Young (7) SF: H Blalock 2-out RBI: D Murphy, C Davis Rangers RISP: 1-7 (D Murphy 0-1, J Hamilton 0-1, C Davis 1-1, N Cruz 0-1, I Kinsler 0-1, T Teagarden 0-1, H Blalock 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler 2 (6, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck, 3rd base off K Davies/J Buck); M Young (2, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck) | |||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: N Cruz (M Jacobs at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Padilla | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 94-58 | 9.64 |
| J Jennings | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-16 | 0.00 |
| C Wilson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-13 | 5.68 |
| F Francisco (W, 1-1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 161-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: V Padilla First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: V Padilla 12/23; J Jennings 4/6; C Wilson 1/4; F Francisco 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: V Padilla 24-4-13-17; J Jennings 7-3-3-3; C Wilson 4-1-4-4; F Francisco 5-0-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 4-5; J Jennings 2-1; C Wilson 1-2; F Francisco 0-2 Game Scores: V Padilla 35 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | TEX | |||
 | 1st | H Blalock hit sacrifice fly to left, I Kinsler scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | D Murphy walked, M Young scored, A Jones to third, N Cruz to second. | 0 | 2 |
 | 2nd | M Jacobs homered to left, B Butler scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 2nd | I Kinsler homered to left. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | D DeJesus reached on infield single to second, M Maier scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 4th | J Buck singled to right, M Teahen scored, A Callaspo to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | D DeJesus homered to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 8th | N Cruz grounded out to second, A Jones scored, H Blalock to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 8th | C Davis reached on infield single to second, H Blalock scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 9th | M Young homered to center. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 27,635 (56.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First Base - Ed Montague, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Tony Randazzo |
MLB Scores
Sunday, April 19th 2009
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Atlanta | 11 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 12 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 14 |
| St. Louis | Postponed | |
| Chi Cubs |