Marlins 9, Royals 8
Jorge De La Rosa allowed seven runs on 13 hits in 4 2/3 innings. (Dick Whipple/AP)
By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
Jorge De La Rosa's home woes continued on Saturday, as the Royals lefty gave up seven runs and a season-high 13 hits. Mike Sweeney had a two-run double and John Buck clocked two home runs to help the Royals fashion a comeback, but they could not overcome two home runs by the Marlins' Miguel Cabrera.
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Florida
(33-36)
Won 1
Florida 9, Kansas City 8
Today's Boxes 6/16/07
NYY 11, NYM 8
SD 1, CHC 0
TOR 7, WSH 3
LAA 3, LAD 0
ATL 6, CLE 2
BOS 1, SF 0
ARI 8, BAL 4
CWS 6, PIT 1
PHI 6, DET 3
HOU 9, SEA 4
MIL 5, MIN 2
CIN 8, TEX 4
COL 10, TB 5
STL 15, OAK 6
Kansas City
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Lost 1
June 16, 2007
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Standings thru 6/16/07  | Gameday  | Marlins Stats  | Royals Stats
Florida AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Amezaga , CF5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .249
Uggla , 2B4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .265
Ramirez , SS5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .320
Cabrera , DH5 2 2 4 0 1 3 .337
Willingham , LF5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .257
Hermida , RF5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .221
Olivo , C5 1 5 1 0 0 0 .252
Boone , 3B4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .267
Wood , 1B4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .212
Totals 42 9 17 9 3 7 22
BATTING 2B : Amezaga (6, De La Rosa), Uggla (26, De La Rosa), Ramirez (16, De La Rosa), Olivo 2 (12, De La Rosa, De La Rosa).HR : Cabrera 2 (16, 5th inning off De La Rosa, 1 on, 1 out; 6th inning off Peralta, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Amezaga 2; Uggla 3; Ramirez 3; Cabrera 8; Willingham; Hermida 2; Olivo 7; Boone; Wood.RBI : Uggla (39), Willingham (46), Boone (25), Cabrera 4 (51), Olivo (32), Wood (13).2-out RBI : Willingham; Olivo; Wood.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cabrera; Amezaga 2; Uggla.GIDP : Wood; Cabrera.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Olivo (2, 3rd base off Musser/Buck). FIELDING E : Willingham 2 (2, fielding, throw), Benitez (1, fielding).DP : 3 (Uggla-Ramirez-Wood 2, Uggla-Ramirez).
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .268
Cortez , 2B3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667
a-German , PH-2B 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .265
Teahen , RF4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .286
Sweeney , DH5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .249
Gordon , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .210
Shealy , 1B4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .209
Buck , C3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .272
Pena , SS4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .277
Gathright , LF4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
Totals 37 8 11 8 3 9 12
a-Walked for Cortez in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Sweeney (10, Vanden Hurk), Pena (9, Vanden Hurk).3B : DeJesus (4, Gregg).HR : Buck 2 (12, 2nd inning off Vanden Hurk, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Benitez, 0 on, 2 out).TB : DeJesus 4; Cortez 2; German; Sweeney 2; Gordon; Buck 8; Pena 2; Gathright.RBI : Sweeney 2 (31), Buck 2 (24), Pena (19), DeJesus 2 (23), German (19).2-out RBI : Buck.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Shealy; Pena.GIDP : Teahen 2.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Gordon (6, 2nd base off Vanden Hurk/Olivo). FIELDING DP : 2 (Cortez-Pena-Shealy, German-Pena-Shealy).
Vanden Hurk pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.WP : Vanden Hurk.IBB : Boone (by De La Rosa).Pitches-strikes : Vanden Hurk 95-59, Tankersley 15-8, Lindstrom 2-1, Benitez 19-11, Gregg 10-6, De La Rosa 86-56, Peralta 29-17, Musser 39-22, Riske 2-2.Ground outs-fly outs : Vanden Hurk 5-6, Tankersley 0-2, Lindstrom 0-1, Benitez 1-0, Gregg 2-1, De La Rosa 6-4, Peralta 1-1, Musser 3-3, Riske 1-1.Batters faced : Vanden Hurk 27, Tankersley 3, Lindstrom 1, Benitez 5, Gregg 4, De La Rosa 27, Peralta 6, Musser 10, Riske 2.Inherited runners-scored : Tankersley 2-2, Lindstrom 1-0, Peralta 2-0, Riske 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Ed Montague.Weather : 89 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, R to L.T : 3:09.Att : 24,323.
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