Late bid for KC win stalls
Rangers 3, Royals 2
Kyle Davies struck out five and walked four over five innings. (LM Otero/AP)
By Conor Nicholl / MLB.com
After scoring eight runs on Tuesday, the Royals struggled to get anything going in Wednesday night's finale. The bats mustered just five hits -- although one was a two-run homer by John Buck in the seventh inning -- but they weren't enough to complete the comeback.
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Texas 3, Kansas City 2
Today's Boxes 9/5/07
CIN 7, NYM 0
ATL 9, PHI 8
CLE 6, MIN 2
OAK 6, LAA 2
DET 2, CWS 1
WSH 6, FLA 4
NYY 10, SEA 2
TOR 6, BOS 4
TB 17, BAL 2
MIL 14, HOU 2
CHC 8, LAD 2
PIT 8, STL 2
SF 5, COL 3
ARI 9, SD 6
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Standings thru 9/5/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Rangers Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .269
Grudzielanek , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .305
Teahen , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .290
Sweeney , DH2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
a-Costa , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Gordon , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250
Butler , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Gathright , LF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318
Buck , C4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .231
Pena , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7 9
BATTING HR : Buck (18, 7th inning off Littleton, 1 on, 1 out).TB : DeJesus; Grudzielanek; Teahen; Gordon; Gathright; Buck 4.RBI : Buck 2 (47).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gordon 2.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING PO : Gordon (1st base by Wright).FIELDING E : Butler (2, pickoff).DP : (Grudzielanek-Pena).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Catalanotto , 1B2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .270
Byrd , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
Kinsler , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269
Young , SS3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .308
Botts , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .216
Cruz , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Wilkerson , RF-1B3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .240
Murphy , CF-LF4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .373
Blalock , DH3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .285
Laird , C3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
Vazquez , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
Totals 29 3 6 3 4 7 16
BATTING 2B : Blalock (12, Davies).TB : Catalanotto; Young 2; Wilkerson; Blalock 3.RBI : Blalock 2 (22), Young (71).2-out RBI : Young.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Botts; Vazquez 2.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Wilkerson (3, 2nd base off Davies/Buck).FIELDING Pickoffs : Wright (Gordon at 1st base).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Davies (L, 6-12)5.0 3 2 1 4 5 0 5.81
Bale 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.34
Braun 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.27
Soria 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.56
HBP : Catalanotto (by Davies), Sweeney (by Padilla).Pitches-strikes : Davies 87-49, Bale 14-11, Braun 9-6, Soria 7-7, Padilla 90-60, Littleton 14-10, White 10-6, Wright 14-8, Benoit 18-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Davies 3-7, Bale 1-2, Braun 2-1, Soria 1-0, Padilla 7-6, Littleton 1-1, White 0-1, Wright 1-0, Benoit 1-1.Batters faced : Davies 22, Bale 5, Braun 4, Soria 3, Padilla 23, Littleton 4, White 3, Wright 2, Benoit 3.Umpires : HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Angel Campos. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Paul Emmel.Weather : 84 degrees, clear.Wind : 12 mph, In from RF.T : 2:43.Att : 17,232.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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