Royals 6, Marlins 2
Emil Brown broke the game open in the sixth inning with a two-run double. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
Mike Sweeney's bases-clearing, three-run double in the seventh inning opened up a five-run lead as the Royals ran their Interleague record to 7-3. Gil Meche turned in his best performance as a Royal, allowing just one run and six hits in eight strong innings for his fourth win of the season.
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Florida
(32-36)
Lost 3
Kansas City 6, Florida 2
Today's Boxes 6/15/07
CHC 4, SD 1
ARI 7, BAL 3
ATL 5, CLE 4
PIT 4, CWS 2
DET 12, PHI 8
NYM 2, NYY 0
BOS 10, SF 2
TOR 7, WSH 2
TEX 7, CIN 6
HOU 5, SEA 1
MIL 11, MIN 3
COL 12, TB 2
OAK 14, STL 3
LAD 2, LAA 1
Kansas City
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Won 2
June 15, 2007
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Standings thru 6/15/07  | Gameday  | Marlins Stats  | Royals Stats
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Amezaga , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Uggla , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .262
Ramirez , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
Cabrera , 3B4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .336
Willingham , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .258
Hermida , RF3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .213
Olivo , C4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .236
Boone , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268
Borchard , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .195
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 4 15
BATTING 2B : Borchard (8, Meche), Cabrera (19, Meche).HR : Olivo (5, 3rd inning off Meche, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Amezaga; Cabrera 3; Olivo 6; Boone; Borchard 2.RBI : Olivo 2 (31).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Uggla 2; Hermida; Borchard.GIDP : Hermida.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E : Ramirez (14, fielding).PB : Olivo (8).DP : 2 (Ramirez-Uggla-Boone, Cabrera-Uggla-Boone).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .265
German , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260
Teahen , RF3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .290
Sweeney , DH4 0 1 3 0 1 3 .250
Gordon , 3B4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .209
Brown , LF4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .236
Shealy , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .215
Buck , C4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264
Pena , SS4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .277
Totals 35 6 13 6 1 3 16
BATTING 2B : Gordon (12, Mitre), Brown (7, Mitre), Sweeney (9, Mitre).TB : DeJesus 3; Teahen 2; Sweeney 2; Gordon 3; Brown 3; Shealy; Pena 2.RBI : Teahen (36), Brown 2 (26), Sweeney 3 (29).2-out RBI : Teahen.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sweeney; Buck; Brown.S : German.GIDP : Brown; German.Team LOB : 7. FIELDING E : German (4, fielding).DP : (Shealy-Pena-Meche).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche (W, 4-6)8.0 6 1 1 1 3 1 3.00
Riske 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.14
Dotel (S, 4)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
IBB : Teahen (by Mitre).Pitches-strikes : Mitre 88-60, Pinto 11-6, Obermueller 14-10, Meche 114-70, Riske 17-10, Dotel 10-6.Ground outs-fly outs : Mitre 10-8, Pinto 0-0, Obermueller 2-1, Meche 11-10, Riske 0-1, Dotel 0-1.Batters faced : Mitre 31, Pinto 2, Obermueller 4, Meche 30, Riske 4, Dotel 2.Inherited runners-scored : Pinto 1-0, Dotel 2-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Marvin Hudson.Weather : 84 degrees, clear.Wind : 6 mph, R to L.T : 2:38.Att : 28,015.
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