Royals 7, 
Orioles 4
| W: | J. Cruz (3-0) |
| L: | J. Johnson (2-2) |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Roberts 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .294 | .374 |
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .243 | .281 |
R Andino SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .280 |
| N Markakis RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .336 | .414 |
| A Huff DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .281 | .355 |
| M Mora 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .262 | .319 |
| N Reimold LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .235 | .235 |
| T Wigginton 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .210 | .254 |
| G Zaun C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .198 | .294 |
a-L Montanez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .288 |
| F Pie CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .203 | .284 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 146 | ||
| a-flied out to center for G Zaun in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 3B: F Pie (1, L Hochevar) RBI: F Pie (4), B Roberts (16), N Reimold (2) Orioles RISP: 1-8 (A Huff 0-2, B Roberts 1-1, M Mora 0-2, F Pie 0-1, N Reimold 0-1, G Zaun 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Roberts (9, 2nd base off L Hochevar/J Buck); C Izturis (8, 2nd base off R Tejeda/J Buck) CS: A Huff (3, 2nd base by L Hochevar/J Buck) Picked Off: B Roberts (1st base by L Hochevar) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Ray (2, throw) | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Uehara | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 94-64 | 4.34 |
| J Walker | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.12 |
| C Ray | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 33-14 | 5.68 |
| J Johnson (L, 2-2) | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.42 |
| B Bass | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 5.04 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 167-104 | |
| PITCHING K Uehara pitched to 4 batters in the 6th IBB: M Jacobs (By C Ray) HBP: M Jacobs (By B Bass) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Uehara 15/23; J Walker 2/2; C Ray 4/8; J Johnson 2/4; B Bass 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Uehara 17-10-19-18; J Walker 2-2-2-2; C Ray 7-2-3-2; J Johnson 1-0-2-4; B Bass 5-0-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Uehara 3-9; J Walker 1-1; C Ray 1-1; J Johnson 2-0; B Bass 0-1 Game Scores: K Uehara 40 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .245 | .361 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .341 | .396 |
| B Butler 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .278 | .359 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .262 | .338 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .279 | .398 |
M Maier RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .405 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .289 | .368 |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .237 | .288 |
| J Buck C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .236 | .309 |
| W Bloomquist SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .333 | .410 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 167 | ||
| BATTING 2B: B Butler (11, K Uehara); J Guillen (3, K Uehara); D DeJesus (8, J Johnson) 3B: D DeJesus (2, K Uehara); J Buck (3, J Johnson) RBI: J Buck 2 (19), B Butler 2 (18), J Guillen 2 (15), C Crisp (14) S: C Crisp 2-out RBI: B Butler Royals RISP: 4-14 (A Callaspo 0-1, W Bloomquist 0-2, M Jacobs 1-1, D DeJesus 0-1, C Crisp 0-1, M Teahen 0-2, J Buck 1-2, J Guillen 1-2, B Butler 1-2) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crisp (11, 2nd base off B Bass/G Zaun) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Callaspo 2 (3, ground ball 2); J Buck (4, throw); W Bloomquist (2, ground ball) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar | 3.1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 70-34 | 16.88 |
| R Tejeda | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43-27 | 2.87 |
| R Mahay (H, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.37 |
| J Cruz (W, 3-1; B, 2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 1.45 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 146-83 | |
| PITCHING R Mahay pitched to 2 batters in the 8th WP: L Hochevar HBP: T Wigginton (By L Hochevar) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 4/16; R Tejeda 3/10; R Mahay 5/5; J Cruz 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 10-5-8-11; R Tejeda 6-6-9-6; R Mahay 3-2-1-5; J Cruz 4-2-0-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 4-3; R Tejeda 3-2; R Mahay 2-1; J Cruz 1-4 Game Scores: L Hochevar 42 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | KAN | |||
 | 3rd | F Pie tripled to deep center, T Wigginton scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | B Roberts reached on infield single to shortstop, F Pie scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | B Roberts scored, N Markakis to second on wild pitch by L Hochevar. | 3 | 0 |
 | 3rd | J Buck grounded out to shortstop, D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | B Butler doubled to deep center, A Callaspo scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | J Guillen doubled to left, B Butler and M Jacobs scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 8th | N Reimold grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Markakis scored, A Huff out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 8th | J Buck tripled to deep center, D DeJesus scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 8th | C Crisp sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Buck scored. | 4 | 6 |
| 8th | B Butler singled to left, C Crisp scored. | 4 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| BALTIMORE SHORTSTOP CESAR IZTURIS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING AFTER STRAINING HIS GROIN. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 22,791 (59.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Dimuro, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Dale Scott, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
MLB Scores
Sunday, May 17th 2009
| Oakland | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 11 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | in 10 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| LA Dodgers | 12 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Arizona | Postponed | |
| Atlanta |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 11 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| LA Angels | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |
