Royals 12, Rangers 3
Matt Harrison allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The Rangers welcomed a struggling Royals offense into Arlington, but it was the Rangers who couldn't get the bats going in the series opener. Ian Kinsler extended his consecutive-hits streak to eight straight at-bats with a single in the third, but the stretch ended in the fifth.
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Kansas City 12, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 4/17/09
NYY 6, CLE 5
CHC 8, STL 7
PIT 3, ATL 0
FLA 3, WSH 2
SD 8, PHI 7
OAK 8, TOR 5
BOS 10, BAL 8
NYM 5, MIL 4
TB 6, CWS 5
CIN 2, HOU 1
MIN 11, LAA 9
LAD 4, COL 3
SEA 6, DET 3
SF 2, ARI 0
April 17, 2009
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2
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6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Kansas City
0
4
0
0
0
2
3
3
0
12 19
0
Texas
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3 12
0
Standings thru 4/17/09 | Recap: KC | TEX | Gameday | Royals stats | Rangers stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF
3
1
1
3
2
1
3
.235
a-Maier , PH-CF
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.000
Aviles , SS
6
0
2
2
0
0
5
.216
Pena, T , SS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
DeJesus , LF
5
0
0
0
1
0
3
.205
Butler, B , 1B
5
1
2
0
1
1
4
.194
Teahen , 3B
6
3
5
1
0
0
1
.351
Jacobs , DH
6
2
2
4
0
3
4
.290
Buck , C
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
.421
Callaspo , 2B
4
2
3
0
1
0
1
.360
Bloomquist , RF
3
1
2
1
1
0
2
.313
Totals 43 12 19 12 7 6 27
a-Flied out for Crisp in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Teahen (3, Eyre), Jacobs (4, Eyre), Buck (2, Eyre), Bloomquist (1, Rupe).HR : Teahen
(1, 2nd inning off Harrison, M, 0 on, 0 out), Crisp (2, 2nd inning off Harrison, M, 2 on, 2 out), Jacobs (3, 8th inning off
Rupe, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Teahen 9; Butler, B 2; Aviles 2; Bloomquist 3; Callaspo 3; Crisp 4; Jacobs 6; Buck 3.RBI :
Teahen (3), Crisp 3 (7), Aviles 2 (4), Jacobs 4 (8), Buck (9), Bloomquist (1).2-out RBI : Crisp 3.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Butler, B; Buck; Jacobs; DeJesus; Aviles.SAC : Bloomquist.GIDP :
Aviles, Butler, B.Team RISP : 7-for-21.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING DP : (Teahen-Callaspo-Butler,
B).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B
4
0
2
0
1
1
3
.476
Young, M , 3B
3
0
1
0
0
0
3
.308
a-Vizquel , PH-3B
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
.400
Hamilton, J , CF
3
0
0
0
0
2
4
.275
Murphy, Dv , CF
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
.000
Blalock , DH
5
1
2
1
0
0
4
.242
Byrd , LF
4
1
1
1
0
0
2
.393
Cruz, N , RF
3
0
1
0
1
1
0
.282
Davis, C , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.176
Saltalamacchia , C
4
1
1
1
0
3
2
.161
Andrus , SS
4
0
3
0
0
0
0
.357
Totals 38 3 12 3 2 9 26
a-Popped out for Young, M in the 7th.
BATTING HR : Blalock (3, 8th inning off Waechter, 0 on, 1 out), Byrd (2, 8th inning off Waechter, 0 on, 1
out), Saltalamacchia (2, 9th inning off Ramirez, H, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Davis, C; Kinsler 2; Andrus 3; Blalock 5;
Saltalamacchia 4; Cruz, N; Young, M; Byrd 4.RBI : Blalock (8), Byrd (9), Saltalamacchia (4).Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out : Hamilton, J 2; Vizquel 2; Blalock.GIDP : Byrd.Team RISP : 1-for-10.Team
LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Kinsler 2 (4, 2nd base off Meche/Buck, 2nd base off Meche/Buck), Andrus
(2, 3rd base off Meche/Buck).FIELDING DP : 2 (Andrus-Kinsler-Davis, C, Young, M-Davis, C).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Meche (W, 1-0)
6.0
6
0
0
2
6
0
2.25
Wright, J
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
Waechter
1.0
2
2
2
0
0
2
4.50
Ramirez, H
1.0
3
1
1
0
1
1
11.12
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Harrison, M (L, 0-2)
5.0
8
6
6
4
3
2
8.44
Eyre
1.1
4
3
3
2
0
0
8.10
Rupe
1.2
6
3
3
1
1
1
15.43
Guardado
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
11.25
Meche pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Harrison, M pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. Game
Scores : Meche 64, Harrison, M 26.IBB : Crisp (by Eyre).Pitches-strikes : Meche 92-57, Wright, J
12-9, Waechter 17-9, Ramirez, H 17-11, Harrison, M 98-55, Eyre 32-14, Rupe 43-25, Guardado 16-13.Groundouts-flyouts :
Meche 8-2, Wright, J 0-0, Waechter 3-0, Ramirez, H 1-1, Harrison, M 8-2, Eyre 2-1, Rupe 0-3, Guardado 1-0.Batters
faced : Meche 25, Wright, J 4, Waechter 5, Ramirez, H 6, Harrison, M 26, Eyre 9, Rupe 12, Guardado 4.Inherited
runners-scored : Wright, J 2-0, Eyre 2-2, Rupe 1-1.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Chris Guccione.
3B: Ed Montague. Weather : 61 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, L to R.T : 3:16.Att :
24,062.Venue : Globe Life Park in Arlington.April 17, 2009 April 17, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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