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	KC rides early runs to win

Royals 8, Rangers 1

Zack Greinke struck out four and walked none to earn his sixth win. (RM Otero/AP)

Gordon's two-run single

Gload's solo homer

Gordon's two-RBI single

By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com

Alex Gordon knocked in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the first inning to lead the Royals to a series-opening victory over the Rangers. Zack Greinke threw five shutout innings and allowed just five hits to earn the win, while Ross Gload and Billy Butler added RBIs.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 09/03: KC 8, TEX 1
Tue. 09/04: TEX 9, KC 8
Wed. 09/05: TEX 3, KC 2

Kansas City (62-75)
Won 2

Kansas City 8, Texas 1

Texas (63-74)
Lost 1

September 3, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	8	16	0
Texas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0

Standings thru 9/3/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Rangers Stats

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, CF	4	2	1	0	2	0	2	.269
Grudzielanek, 2B	3	3	1	0	3	0	1	.304
German, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
Gload, 1B	6	1	3	2	0	0	4	.304
Butler, DH	5	1	2	1	1	2	5	.302
Teahen, RF	5	1	3	1	1	2	3	.288
Gordon, 3B	6	0	3	4	0	1	3	.252
Costa, LF	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.239
a-Brown, PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245
b-Gathright, PH-LF	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.320
Buck, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.231
Pena, SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	.259
Totals	41	8	16	8	9	6	29
a-Batted for Costa in the 7th. b-Walked for Brown in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Costa (6, Loe), Teahen (25, Wood). HR: Gload (7, 8th inning off Wood, 0 on, 1 out). TB: DeJesus; Grudzielanek; Gload 6; Butler 2; Teahen 4; Gordon 3; Costa 2; Gathright; Buck. RBI: Gordon 4 (54), Gload 2 (47), Butler (44), Teahen (53). 2-out RBI: Gordon 2; Teahen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Buck 3; Butler; Teahen 2; DeJesus 2; Pena; Gordon. Team LOB: 16. BASERUNNING SB: DeJesus 2 (9, 2nd base off Feldman/Saltalamacchia, 2nd base off Feldman/Saltalamacchia), Gordon (14, 2nd base off Feldman/Saltalamacchia).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Catalanotto, LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.270
b-Cruz, PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.267
Young, SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.307
Byrd, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.301
Wilkerson, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.237
Murphy, RF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.395
Blalock, DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.283
Saltalamacchia, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271
Quiroz, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Vazquez, 3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.237
a-Hairston, PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192
Totals	34	1	7	1	0	6	8
a-Grounded out for Vazquez in the 8th. b-Struck out for Catalanotto in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Wilkerson (16, Greinke), Catalanotto (19, Greinke). 3B: Kinsler (2, Bale). TB: Catalanotto 2; Kinsler 4; Young; Wilkerson 2; Murphy; Vazquez. RBI: Young (70). 2-out RBI: Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blalock; Young; Kinsler. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING Outfield assists: Murphy (Gordon at 2nd base). DP: (Wilkerson).

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Greinke (W, 6-5)	5.0	5	0	0	0	4	0	3.87
Bale	2.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	4.18
Peralta	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.73

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Loe (L, 6-11)	3.0	5	2	2	4	3	0	5.36
Feldman	2.2	3	2	2	3	1	0	6.06
Rheinecker	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.75
Wood	1.2	6	3	3	1	0	1	4.20
Littleton	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	3.41

WP: Feldman.
HBP: Buck (by Wood).
Pitches-strikes: Greinke 82-55, Bale 41-27, Peralta 22-16, Loe 68-38, Feldman 45-24, Rheinecker 11-7, Wood 35-22, Littleton 22-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Greinke 5-6, Bale 3-3, Peralta 2-2, Loe 3-3, Feldman 6-1, Rheinecker 0-0, Wood 3-1, Littleton 0-3.
Batters faced: Greinke 20, Bale 9, Peralta 5, Loe 17, Feldman 14, Rheinecker 2, Wood 12, Littleton 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Peralta 1-1, Rheinecker 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Dan Iassogna. 3B: Angel Campos.
Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:09.
Att: 19,214.

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