Game Wrapup


	A KC comeback

Royals 6, Rangers 5

Brian Bannister threw 127 pitches on Thursday. (Ed Zurga/AP)

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com

It looked as though the Royals would suffer a third straight late-game heartbreaker to the Rangers. Instead, the offense rallied for two runs in the eighth inning. Though he didn't get the win, starter Brian Bannister gave a gutsy performance by throwing 127 pitches in seven innings.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 06/10: TEX 6, KC 5
Wed. 06/11: TEX 11, KC 5
Thu. 06/12: KC 6, TEX 5

Texas (34-34)
Lost 1

Kansas City 6, Texas 5

Kansas City (26-41)
Won 1

June 12, 2008

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

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.311
Boggs, DH	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.260
Young, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.299
Hamilton, RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.316
Murphy, LF	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.289
Byrd, CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.273
Catalanotto, 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.268
Shelton, 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
Saltalamacchia, C	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.256
Duran, 3B	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	.203
a-Vazquez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.331
Totals	33	5	7	5	1	5	7
a-Flied out for Duran in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Boggs (9, Bannister), Hamilton 2 (18, Bannister, Ramirez). HR: Duran (3, 2nd inning off Bannister, 2 on, 2 out), Kinsler (9, 2nd inning off Bannister, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Kinsler 4; Boggs 2; Hamilton 4; Catalanotto; Saltalamacchia; Duran 4. RBI: Duran 3 (9), Kinsler (39), Murphy (47). 2-out RBI: Duran 3; Kinsler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hamilton; Byrd 2. SF: Murphy. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING E: Saltalamacchia (4, throw).

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.296
Callaspo, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.301
1-Pena, PR-SS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.155
Gordon, 3B	4	2	2	2	0	1	0	.267
Guillen, DH	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.283
Teahen, RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.253
Buck, C	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	.247
Gload, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241
Aviles, M, SS-2B	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	.321
Gathright, CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.239
Totals	31	6	8	5	0	5	6
1-Ran for Callaspo in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Guillen (23, Hurley, E), Gordon (16, Francisco). HR: Gordon (7, 1st inning off Hurley, E, 1 on, 1 out), Aviles, M (1, 4th inning off Hurley, E, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Callaspo 2; Gordon 6; Guillen 2; Teahen; Aviles, M 4; Gathright. RBI: Gordon 2 (29), Aviles, M 2 (3), Guillen (50). 2-out RBI: Aviles, M 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Buck; DeJesus. SF: Guillen. Team LOB: 3.

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hurley, E	6.0	6	4	4	0	3	2	6.00
Wright	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.10
Francisco (BS, 3)(L, 1-2)	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	3.55

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bannister	7.0	6	4	4	0	4	2	5.00
Ramirez	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.48
Mahay (W, 2-0)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.48
Soria (S, 15)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.55

WP: Francisco.
HBP: Buck (by Hurley, E), Young (by Bannister).
Pitches-strikes: Hurley, E 92-63, Wright 13-10, Francisco 26-16, Bannister 127-78, Ramirez 13-5, Mahay 7-3, Soria 14-9.
Ground outs-fly outs: Hurley, E 3-12, Wright 1-1, Francisco 1-1, Bannister 12-5, Ramirez 0-1, Mahay 0-2, Soria 0-2.
Batters faced: Hurley, E 25, Wright 3, Francisco 5, Bannister 28, Ramirez 3, Mahay 2, Soria 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Mahay 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Mike DiMuro. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, R to L.
T: 2:32.
Att: 15,515.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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