Top 1

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Cabrera
  
  DeJesus strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  German vs. Cabrera
  
  German hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Gload vs. Cabrera
  
  Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. German moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Butler vs. Cabrera
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. Meche
  
  Roberts hits a fly ball into left field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mora vs. Meche
  
  Mora hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Markakis vs. Meche
  
  Markakis strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Tejada vs. Meche
  
  Tejada hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mora moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Millar vs. Meche
  
  Millar hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Cabrera
  
  Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Redman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Cabrera
  
  Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Buck vs. Cabrera
  
  Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Markakis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Huff vs. Meche
  
  Huff hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Meche
  
  Hernandez strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Payton vs. Meche
  
  Payton hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Cabrera
  
  Gathright takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Pena vs. Cabrera
  
  Pena hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mora fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gathright moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  DeJesus vs. Cabrera
  
  DeJesus bunts towards first. Huff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. Gathright moves to third. Pena moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  German vs. Cabrera
  
  German strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Gload vs. Cabrera
  
  Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Redman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Redman vs. Meche
  
  Redman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Redman for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. Meche
  
  Roberts strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Mora vs. Meche
  
  Mora hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Cabrera
  
  Butler strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Cabrera
  
  Teahen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Cabrera
  
  Gordon hits a line drive into center field. Redman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Buck vs. Cabrera
  
  Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Redman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Markakis vs. Meche
  
  Markakis strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Meche
  
  Tejada hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Millar vs. Meche
  
  Millar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gathright vs. Cabrera
  
  Gathright takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Pena vs. Cabrera
  
  Pena bunts towards the mound. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  DeJesus vs. Cabrera
  
  There goes Gathright. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Tejada applying the tag. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  DeJesus vs. Cabrera
  
  DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Huff vs. Meche
  
  Huff strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hernandez vs. Meche
  
  Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Payton vs. Meche
  
  Payton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Redman vs. Meche
  
  Redman hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Redman reaches second base with a double. Hernandez scores. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Roberts vs. Meche
  
  Roberts takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Mora vs. Meche
  
  Mora hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DeJesus. Redman scores. Roberts moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
  Markakis vs. Meche
  
  Markakis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  German vs. Cabrera
  
  German hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Gload vs. Cabrera
  
  Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. German moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Butler vs. Cabrera
  
  Butler strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 0 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Teahen vs. Cabrera
  
  Teahen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Redman. Teahen reaches second base with a double. German scores. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Gordon vs. Cabrera
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Meche
  
  Tejada hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Millar vs. Meche
  
  Millar hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Huff vs. Meche
  
  There's a wild pitch. Tejada moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Huff vs. Meche
  
  Huff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Hernandez vs. Meche
  
  Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Buck vs. Cabrera
  
  Buck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gathright vs. Cabrera
  
  Justin Huber pinch runs for John Buck.
  
  Gathright bunts towards the mound. Cabrera fields it and throws to first for the out. Huber moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Cabrera
  
  Jason Smith pinch hits for Tony Pena.
  
  Smith strikes out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  DeJesus vs. Cabrera
  
  DeJesus is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  German vs. Cabrera
  
  German hits a fly ball into center field. Redman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Payton vs. Meche
  
  Jason LaRue now catching. Jason Smith now playing shortstop.
  
  Payton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Redman vs. Meche
  
  Redman hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Roberts vs. Meche
  
  Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roberts for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Royals, 1 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Grudzielanek vs. Walker
  
  Jamie Walker now pitching. Mark Grudzielanek pinch hits for Ross Gload.
  
  Grudzielanek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Walker
  
  Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Teahen vs. Walker
  
  Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Walker
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Huff fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Teahen for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Mora vs. Meche
  
  Esteban German now playing third base. Mark Grudzielanek now playing second base. Alex Gordon now playing first base.
  
  Mora hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Markakis vs. Meche
  
  Markakis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Tejada vs. Meche
  
  Tejada 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, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Millar vs. Meche
  
  Millar 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 9

• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Costa vs. Bradford
  
  Chad Bradford now pitching. Shane Costa pinch hits for Jason LaRue.
  
  Costa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Gathright vs. Bradford
  
  Gathright bunts towards first. Huff scoops it up and throws to first, with Roberts covering, for the out. Costa moves to second. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Smith vs. Bradford
  
  Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Costa moves to third. View Play 
• Royals, 2 - Orioles, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
  DeJesus vs. Bradford
  
  DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/24/2007 -- Kansas City at Baltimore (N)

  Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI    Baltimore          AB  R  H RBI
DeJesus D, cf         3  0  0  0   Roberts B, 2b         3  0  0  0   
German E, 2b-3b       4  1  2  0   Mora M, 3b            4  0  2  1   
Gload R, 1b           3  0  0  0   Markakis N, rf        4  1  1  1   
Grudzielanek , ph-2b  1  1  1  1   Tejada M, ss          4  0  2  0   
Butler B, dh          4  0  0  0   Millar K, dh          4  0  0  0   
Teahen M, rf          4  0  3  1   Huff A, 1b            3  0  0  0   
Gordon A, 3b-1b       4  0  0  0   Hernandez R, c        3  1  1  0   
Buck J, c             3  0  1  0   Payton J, lf          3  0  0  0   
Huber J, pr           0  0  0  0   Redman T, cf          3  1  1  1   
LaRue J, c            0  0  0  0                                      
Costa S, ph           1  0  1  0                                      
Gathright J, lf       0  0  0  0                                      
Pena T, ss            2  0  1  0                                      
Smith J, ph-ss        2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  9  2                        31  3  7  3

Kansas City      000 001 010 --  2
Baltimore        000 020 01x --  3

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meche G (L)           8.0  7  3  3  1  5

  Baltimore            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Cabrera D             7.0  6  1  1  3  5
Walker J (W)          1.0  2  1  1  0  0
Bradford C (S)        1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- DeJesus D
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Kansas City 8, Baltimore 5
2B -- German E, Redman T, Teahen M
HR -- Grudzielanek M, Markakis N
CS -- Gathright J
SH -- DeJesus D, Gathright J 2
WP -- Meche G
T -- 2:35
A -- 15769

    

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