Rangers 11, Royals 9
Brandon Boggs follows the flight of his first Major League home run. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com
Milton Bradley, David Murphy and Gerald Laird each hit a two-run homer, while rookie Brandon Boggs drilled his first career home run and Josh Hamilton nailed a grand slam, as the Rangers topped the Royals. Hamilton finished the month of April with a league-leading 32 RBIs.
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Texas 11, Kansas City 9
Today's Boxes 4/30/08
MIN 4, CWS 3
PIT 13, NYM 1
STL 5, CIN 2
ARI 8, HOU 7
SF 3, COL 2
WSH 3, ATL 2
DET 6, NYY 2
SD 4, PHI 2
CLE 8, SEA 3
TB 8, BAL 1
BOS 2, TOR 1
LAD 13, FLA 1
CHC 19, MIL 5
LAA 6, OAK 1
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Standings thru 4/30/08 | Recap: KC | TEX | Gameday | Royals stats | Rangers stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gathright , CF5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .260
Grudzielanek , 2B3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .319
German , 2B 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 .056
DeJesus , LF4 1 1 3 1 0 2 .333
Guillen , DH4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .183
Teahen , RF5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .277
Butler , 1B4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .290
Gordon , 3B5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .301
Buck , C4 2 1 2 0 2 4 .221
Pena , SS5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .156
Totals 41 9 12 9 3 4 19
BATTING 2B : Pena (2, Millwood), Butler (5, Wilson).3B : Gathright (1, Millwood).HR : DeJesus (2, 7th inning off Millwood, 1 on, 1 out), Buck (2, 9th inning off Wilson, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Gathright 4; Grudzielanek; DeJesus 4; Teahen 2; Butler 2; Gordon 2; Buck 4; Pena 3.RBI : Grudzielanek (3), Gathright (2), German (2), DeJesus 3 (12), Gordon (11), Buck 2 (11).2-out RBI : Gordon.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Buck 3; Teahen 2; Guillen.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Gathright (8, 2nd base off Millwood/Laird).FIELDING E : Gordon (3, fielding).DP : (Pena-German-Butler).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300
Young , SS4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .315
Hamilton , DH5 1 1 4 0 0 2 .330
Bradley , RF4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .314
Catalanotto , LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
Murphy , CF5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .286
Shelton , 1B2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .000
Boggs , LF-RF4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .667
Laird , C4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .268
Duran , 3B4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .235
Vazquez , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
Totals 37 11 13 11 4 10 13
BATTING HR : Bradley (3, 1st inning off Bannister, 1 on, 2 out), Boggs (1, 2nd inning off Bannister, 0 on, 1 out), Hamilton (6, 2nd inning off Bannister, 3 on, 2 out), Murphy (2, 5th inning off Peralta, 1 on, 0 out), Laird (3, 7th inning off Yabuta, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Kinsler 2; Young 2; Hamilton 4; Bradley 5; Murphy 4; Boggs 5; Laird 4; Duran 2.RBI : Bradley 2 (12), Boggs (1), Hamilton 4 (32), Murphy 2 (15), Laird 2 (13).2-out RBI : Bradley 2; Hamilton 4; Laird 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Duran; Bradley; Murphy 2.GIDP : Kinsler.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Kinsler (7, 2nd base off Yabuta/Buck), Shelton (1, 2nd base off Yabuta/Buck).FIELDING E : Bradley (1, fielding), Duran 2 (2, throw, throw).
WP : Bannister, Yabuta, Millwood.HBP : Buck (by Millwood), Gathright (by Wright).Pitches-strikes : Bannister 90-52, Peralta 32-23, Yabuta 61-36, Millwood 114-70, Francisco 19-11, Wright 30-19, Wilson 21-17.Ground outs-fly outs : Bannister 2-4, Peralta 1-1, Yabuta 2-4, Millwood 9-8, Francisco 0-0, Wright 3-0, Wilson 1-2.Batters faced : Bannister 18, Peralta 8, Yabuta 15, Millwood 30, Francisco 4, Wright 7, Wilson 5.Inherited runners-scored : Wright 2-0.Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Bill Welke.Weather : 80 degrees, clear.Wind : 29 mph, In from RF.T : 3:28.Att : 17,705.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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