Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Padilla
  
  DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Wilkerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Padilla
  
  Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Teahen vs. Padilla
  
  Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Stairs vs. Padilla
  
  There goes Grudzielanek. The throw from Barajas and he is safe. Grudzielanek steals second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Stairs vs. Padilla
  
  Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grudzielanek scores. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Brown vs. Padilla
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Hudson
  
  Matthews strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Hudson
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Teixeira vs. Hudson
  
  Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Lee vs. Hudson
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Teixeira moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Blalock vs. Hudson
  
  Blalock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Costa. Blalock reaches second base with a double. Teixeira scores. Lee moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Kinsler vs. Hudson
  
  Kinsler hits a line drive into right field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Costa vs. Padilla
  
  Costa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buck vs. Padilla
  
  Buck hits a line drive into left field. Wilkerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gathright vs. Padilla
  
  Gathright hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Costa moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Blanco vs. Padilla
  
  Blanco hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Matthews chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Kinsler. Kinsler fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Kinsler. Costa scores. Gathright goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  DeJesus vs. Padilla
  
  DeJesus hits a line drive into center field. Matthews picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Matthews. Blanco scores. DeJesus moves all the way to home. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Padilla
  
  Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into right field. DeRosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Padilla
  
  Teahen hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Padilla
  
  Stairs strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  DeRosa vs. Hudson
  
  DeRosa strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Wilkerson vs. Hudson
  
  Wilkerson hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barajas vs. Hudson
  
  Barajas hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Barajas reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Matthews vs. Hudson
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Padilla
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Costa vs. Padilla
  
  Costa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Buck vs. Padilla
  
  Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Hudson
  
  Young strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Teixeira vs. Hudson
  
  Teixeira hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stairs scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teixeira for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Hudson
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Blalock vs. Hudson
  
  Blalock strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Padilla
  
  Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Blanco vs. Padilla
  
  Blanco hits a line drive into left field. Wilkerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Padilla
  
  DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grudzielanek vs. Padilla
  
  Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 6 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Teahen vs. Padilla
  
  Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus scores. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Stairs vs. Benoit
  
  Joaquin Benoit now pitching.
  
  The ball gets by Barajas for a passed ball. Teahen moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
  Stairs vs. Benoit
  
  Stairs takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Brown vs. Benoit
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Wilkerson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kinsler vs. Hudson
  
  Kinsler strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeRosa vs. Hudson
  
  DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Wilkerson vs. Hudson
  
  Wilkerson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Barajas vs. Hudson
  
  Barajas strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Costa vs. Benoit
  
  Costa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Costa for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Buck vs. Benoit
  
  Buck strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Benoit
  
  Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benoit fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Hudson
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Hudson
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Teixeira vs. Hudson
  
  Teixeira strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Blanco vs. Benoit
  
  Blanco hits a popup, foul, towards third. Blalock settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Benoit
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Benoit
  
  Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Hudson
  
  Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Blalock vs. Hudson
  
  Blalock takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Kinsler vs. Hudson
  
  Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blalock moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  DeRosa vs. Hudson
  
  DeRosa hits a ball on the ground towards second. Grudzielanek throws to second for one, and Blanco throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Blalock scores. DeRosa moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wilkerson vs. Hudson
  
  There's a wild pitch. DeRosa moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Wilkerson vs. Hudson
  
  Wilkerson hits a fly ball into right field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Mahay
  
  Ron Mahay now pitching.
  
  Teahen strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Stairs vs. Mahay
  
  Stairs strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Mahay
  
  Brown strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Barajas vs. Nelson
  
  Joe Nelson now pitching.
  
  Barajas hits a popup towards short. Blanco settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Nelson
  
  Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Nelson
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Teixeira vs. Nelson
  
  Teixeira hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Costa vs. Mahay
  
  Costa hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Wilkerson. Costa reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Buck vs. Mahay
  
  Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Gathright vs. Mahay
  
  Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Costa moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Blanco vs. Mahay
  
  Blanco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Costa scores. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  DeJesus vs. Mahay
  
  DeJesus hits a line drive towards third. Blalock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Affeldt
  
  Jeremy Affeldt now pitching.
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Blalock vs. Affeldt
  
  Blalock hits a fly ball into right field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Kinsler vs. Affeldt
  
  Kinsler hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeRosa vs. Affeldt
  
  DeRosa hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. DeRosa reaches second base with a double. Kinsler goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Wilkerson vs. Affeldt
  
  Wilkerson hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Wasdin
  
  John Wasdin now pitching.
  
  Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Teahen vs. Wasdin
  
  Teahen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grudzielanek moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Stairs vs. Wasdin
  
  Stairs is hit by the pitch. Grudzielanek moves to third. Teahen moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 8 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Brown vs. Wasdin
  
  Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Grudzielanek scores. Teahen scores. Stairs moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 10 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Costa vs. Wasdin
  
  Costa hits a fly ball into center field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 10 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Buck vs. Wasdin
  
  Buck hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stairs scores. Brown moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Gathright vs. Wasdin
  
  Gathright strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Blanco vs. Wasdin
  
  Blanco is hit by the pitch. Buck moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  DeJesus vs. Wasdin
  
  DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Royals, 11 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Nunez
  
  Leo Nunez now pitching. Nelson Cruz pinch hits for Rod Barajas.
  
  Cruz strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Matthews vs. Nunez
  
  Matthews takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Nunez
  
  Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 11 - Rangers, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Teixeira vs. Nunez
  
  Teixeira hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/28/2006 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Texas              AB  R  H RBI
DeJesus D, lf         6  2  2  1   Matthews G, cf        4  0  0  0   
Grudzielanek M, 2b    4  2  1  0   Young M, ss           5  0  1  0   
Teahen M, 3b          5  2  3  2   Teixeira M, 1b        5  1  1  0   
Stairs M, 1b          3  1  1  1   Lee C, dh             4  0  2  0   
Brown E, dh           5  0  1  2   Blalock H, 3b         3  1  1  1   
Costa S, rf           5  2  2  0   Kinsler I, 2b         4  1  2  0   
Buck J, c             5  0  1  1   DeRosa M, rf          4  0  1  1   
Gathright J, cf       5  1  1  0   Wilkerson B, lf       4  0  1  0   
Blanco A, ss          4  1  2  2   Barajas R, c          3  0  1  0   
                                   Cruz N, ph            1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     42 11 14  9                        37  3 10  2

Kansas City      150 100 013 -- 11
Texas            100 001 010 --  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hudson L (W)          6.0  7  2  2  1  7
Nelson J              1.0  1  0  0  0  0
Affeldt J             1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Nunez L               1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Padilla V (L)         3.2  9  7  7  1  1
Benoit J              2.1  0  0  0  1  2
Mahay R               2.0  2  1  1  0  3
Wasdin J              1.0  3  3  2  0  1

E -- Kinsler I, Matthews G, Blanco A, Young M
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Texas 9
2B -- Blalock H, Blanco A, Barajas R, Young M, Costa S, DeRosa M
HR -- Teahen M
SB -- Grudzielanek M
HBP -- by Wasdin J (Stairs M), by Wasdin J (Blanco A)
WP -- Hudson L
PB -- Barajas R
T -- 2:49
A -- 30202

    

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