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No good start goes unpunished in KC

Gil Meche pitched eight strong frames in Arlington. But the right-hander, like other Royals pitchers, had to settle for the loss as he gave up three runs and the KC offense could only find two for its starter.

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Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
DeJesus, RF-LF	5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.264
Podsednik, LF-CF	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.325
Butler, DH	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	.341
Ka'aihue, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.250
a-Guillen, J, PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273
Callaspo, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	.303
Kendall, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.290
Maier, CF-1B	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.236
Betancourt, Y, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.283
Getz, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.192
b-Aviles, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.350
Totals	35	2	10	2	3	4	21	.274

a-Grounded out for Ka'aihue in the 7th. b-Singled for Getz in the 9th.

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Andrus, SS	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	.297
Young, M, 3B	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.268
Hamilton, LF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.287
Guerrero, DH	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.348
Kinsler, 2B	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	.343
Murphy, Dv, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	5	.197
Smoak, 1B	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	.192
Treanor, C	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.200
Borbon, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.194
Totals	26	3	6	3	7	3	14	.253

BATTING
2B: Callaspo (6, Harden).
HR: DeJesus (4, 5th inning off Harden, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: DeJesus 5; Podsednik; Butler 2; Callaspo 3; Kendall; Maier; Aviles.
RBI: Maier (8), DeJesus (12).
2-out RBI: Maier.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Betancourt, Y 2; Callaspo; Getz; Guillen, J.
GIDP: Butler; DeJesus.
Team RISP: 1-for-13.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Kendall (2, 2nd base off Nippert/Treanor).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Maier (Guerrero at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Betancourt, Y-Getz-Ka'aihue, Betancourt, Y-Ka'aihue).

BATTING
TB: Andrus; Hamilton; Guerrero; Kinsler 2; Murphy, Dv.
RBI: Hamilton (18), Andrus (10), Kinsler (2).
2-out RBI: Andrus; Kinsler.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Murphy, Dv 3; Young, M.
GIDP: Borbon; Murphy, Dv.
Team RISP: 2-for-11.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Guerrero (4, 2nd base off Meche/Kendall), Smoak (1, 2nd base off Meche/Kendall), Andrus 2 (13, 2nd base off Meche/Kendall, 2nd base off Meche/Kendall).
CS: Andrus (5, 2nd base by Meche/Kendall).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Young, M-Kinsler-Smoak, Andrus-Kinsler-Smoak).

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Meche(L, 0-4)	8.0	6	3	3	7	3	0	8.24
Totals	8.0	6	3	3	7	3	0	5.11

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Harden	5.0	6	2	2	2	3	1	3.53
Nippert	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6.06
Oliver	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.40
Ray(W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.63
Feliz(S, 8)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.02
Totals	9.0	10	2	2	3	4	1	3.74

Pitches-strikes: Meche 128-73, Harden 95-58, Nippert 20-12, Oliver 9-8, Ray 18-11, Feliz 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Meche 10-3, Harden 3-5, Nippert 1-0, Oliver 2-0, Ray 1-1, Feliz 1-1.
Batters faced: Meche 33, Harden 23, Nippert 4, Oliver 4, Ray 4, Feliz 3.
Umpires: HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 73 degrees, clear.
Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
T: 2:43.
Att: 36,349.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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