Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - May 27, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for May 27, 2011

Final in 14

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 5/27)

Game 1: Friday, May 27
Kansas City	12	Final in 14
Texas	7	Final in 14
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Game 2: Saturday, May 28
Kansas City	1	Final
Texas	10	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 29
Kansas City	6	Final
Texas	7	Final
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Royals 12

(23-27, 6-14 away)

Rangers 7

(26-25, 17-11 home)

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8:05 PM ET, May 27, 2011

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	12	16	1
TEX	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	12	1

W: B. Wood (2-0)

L: D. Bush (0-1)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Gordon LF	6	3	2	1	1	1	26	.286	.345	.493
M Cabrera CF	6	2	2	2	1	2	29	.280	.314	.469
E Hosmer 1B	7	2	4	4	0	0	24	.284	.330	.506
J Francoeur RF	7	0	1	0	0	1	23	.278	.332	.495
B Butler DH	7	1	2	1	0	1	23	.289	.392	.417
W Betemit 3B	6	1	2	1	1	0	25	.315	.384	.448
M Treanor C	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	.220	.360	.319
a-M Aviles PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	.234	.270	.433
B Pena C	2	1	1	3	0	0	4	.216	.282	.351
C Getz 2B	5	1	0	0	1	1	25	.234	.318	.285
A Escobar SS	5	1	1	0	0	1	20	.220	.257	.260
Totals	55	12	16	12	5	8	223
a-walked for M Treanor in the 11th
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (18, C Lewis); M Cabrera (12, C Lewis); E Hosmer (4, C Lewis) HR: A Gordon (6, 9th inning off N Feliz 0 on, 1 Out); M Cabrera (7, 14th inning off D Bush 0 on, 1 Out); E Hosmer (4, 14th inning off D Bush 0 on, 1 Out); B Pena (2, 14th inning off D Bush 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Cabrera 2 (33), E Hosmer 4 (11), W Betemit (21), B Butler (19), A Gordon (28), B Pena 3 (12) S: A Escobar, C Getz 2-out RBI: W Betemit, B Butler, B Pena 3 GIDP: B Butler, C Getz Royals RISP: 6-16 (A Gordon 0-1, B Pena 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, W Betemit 1-2, E Hosmer 2-2, M Cabrera 1-2, B Butler 1-4, J Francoeur 0-3) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: J Francoeur (2, throw) DP: 1 (C Getz-A Escobar-E Hosmer).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
N Adcock	2.2	8	7	7	1	1	2	70-47	4.07
F Paulino	4.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	56-38	0.00
E Teaford	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	1.80
T Collins	1.2	1	0	0	3	2	0	44-21	2.96
L Coleman	2.1	0	0	0	1	3	0	35-22	2.16
B Wood (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	3.05
J Soria	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-13	4.87
Totals	14.0	12	7	7	5	10	2	250-160
PITCHING WP: N Adcock; F Paulino HBP: I Kinsler (By N Adcock); C Gentry (By T Collins) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: N Adcock 14/19; F Paulino 10/14; E Teaford 2/3; T Collins 3/10; L Coleman 2/8; B Wood 0/3; J Soria 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: N Adcock 8-9-13-17; F Paulino 8-6-14-10; E Teaford 2-1-6-3; T Collins 8-3-6-4; L Coleman 7-4-7-4; B Wood 3-1-0-3; J Soria 5-2-3-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Adcock 8-0; F Paulino 5-5; E Teaford 3-0; T Collins 3-0; L Coleman 1-3; B Wood 2-1; J Soria 1-1 Game Scores: N Adcock 14

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	4	2	1	1	2	0	29	.238	.350	.418
E Andrus SS	7	1	1	0	0	0	22	.259	.306	.326
J Hamilton DH	6	1	1	1	1	0	21	.333	.397	.509
M Young 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	15	.339	.380	.490
C Gentry CF	2	0	1	0	0	1	11	.206	.341	.235
A Beltre 3B	5	1	1	0	2	2	31	.250	.303	.464
N Cruz LF-RF	7	0	0	1	0	3	34	.202	.275	.419
D Murphy CF-LF	7	1	1	2	0	2	37	.228	.301	.335
Y Torrealba C	6	0	2	0	0	0	27	.222	.254	.341
M Moreland RF-1B	5	0	2	0	0	1	19	.286	.358	.476
E Chavez PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.407	.458
M Napoli 1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.183	.339	.419
Totals	54	7	12	6	5	10	250
BATTING 2B: J Hamilton (5, N Adcock); M Young (17, N Adcock); C Gentry (1, J Soria) HR: I Kinsler (6, 1st inning off N Adcock 0 on, 0 Out); D Murphy (4, 1st inning off N Adcock 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: I Kinsler (19), M Young (33), N Cruz (21), D Murphy 2 (14), J Hamilton (10) 2-out RBI: D Murphy 2 GIDP: M Moreland Rangers RISP: 2-12 (D Murphy 1-2, M Young 1-1, J Hamilton 0-1, A Beltre 0-2, N Cruz 0-4, E Andrus 0-2) Team LOB: 12
FIELDING E: Y Torrealba (2, throw) DP: 2 (E Andrus-M Young, M Young-E Andrus). PB: Y Torrealba.

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Lewis	6.0	7	6	4	2	3	0	107-76	3.90
A Rhodes (H, 5)	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-7	3.65
M Lowe (H, 4)	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-12	3.86
N Feliz (B, 3)	2.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	26-20	1.50
D Oliver	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14-8	2.70
M Kirkman	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-4	19.29
Y Tateyama	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-12	4.50
D Bush (L, 0-1)	1.0	4	5	5	1	1	3	24-14	4.66
Totals	14.0	16	12	10	5	8	4	223-153
PITCHING IBB: W Betemit (By D Bush) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Lewis 19/28; A Rhodes 2/2; M Lowe 4/5; N Feliz 3/7; D Oliver 3/4; M Kirkman 1/3; Y Tateyama 4/5; D Bush 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Lewis 23-6-25-22; A Rhodes 2-1-3-1; M Lowe 2-0-6-4; N Feliz 2-6-6-6; D Oliver 2-1-3-2; M Kirkman 2-0-0-2; Y Tateyama 3-1-4-4; D Bush 4-2-2-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lewis 5-10; A Rhodes 0-0; M Lowe 4-1; N Feliz 2-3; D Oliver 2-0; M Kirkman 1-1; Y Tateyama 2-1; D Bush 2-0 Game Scores: C Lewis 39

Scoring Summary

			KC	TEX
	1st	M Cabrera doubled to deep center, A Gordon scored.	1	0
	1st	E Hosmer doubled to left, M Cabrera scored.	2	0
	1st	W Betemit singled to center, E Hosmer scored.	3	0
	1st	I Kinsler homered to left (399 feet).	3	1
	1st	M Young doubled to left center, J Hamilton scored.	3	2
	1st	N Cruz grounded out to third, M Young scored, A Beltre to second.	3	3
	1st	D Murphy homered to center (420 feet), A Beltre scored.	3	5
	2nd	E Hosmer singled to center, C Getz and A Escobar scored, A Gordon to second.	5	5
	2nd	B Butler singled to right, A Gordon scored, E Hosmer to third.	6	5
	2nd	E Andrus singled to right, I Kinsler to third, I Kinsler scored, E Andrus to third on throwing error by right fielder J Francoeur.	6	6
	2nd	J Hamilton grounded out to second, E Andrus scored.	6	7
	9th	A Gordon homered to right (423 feet).	7	7
	14th	M Cabrera homered to center (403 feet).	8	7
	14th	E Hosmer homered to center (426 feet).	9	7
	14th	B Pena homered to center (420 feet), B Butler and W Betemit scored.	12	7
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Game Notes

MELKY CABRERA AND ERIC HOSMER OF THE ROYALS HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THE 14TH INNING.

Game Information

Stadium	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Attendance	39,390 (81.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	4:36
Weather	96 degrees, clear
Wind	8 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Jeff Nelson