Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers Game Thread (7/29)
 

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<tr> <td>Final</td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 4 </td><td> 5 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 7 </td><td> 8 </td><td> 9 </td><td> R </td><td> <center>H</center> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> <font color = blue>KC (37-66)</font></td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 5 </td><td> <center>10</center> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> <font color = red>TEX (51-53)</font> </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> <center>13</center> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
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<font color = blue><b>Win, (3-2)</b></font> Jorge De La Rosa 6IP 2R 2ER 2BB 7K
<font color = blue><b>Hold, (3)</b></font> Todd Wellemeyer 0.2IP 1R 1ER 2BB 1K
<font color = blue><b>Hold, (2)</b></font> Jeremy Affeldt 0.1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
<font color = blue><b>Hold, (3)</b></font> Joe Nelson 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K
<font color = blue><b>Save, (16)</b></font> Ambiorix Burgos 1IP 0R 0ER 0BB 1K

VS.

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<font color = red><b>Loss, (10-7)</b></font> Kevin Millwood 5.1IP 4R 4ER 5BB 2K
C.J. Wilson 2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 2K
Rick Bauer 0.2IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K
Akinori Otsuka 1IP 1R 1ER 0BB 1K

Lineups

<font color = blue><u>KC</u></font>

1. David DeJesus, LF
2. Mark Grudzielanek, 2B
3. Mark Teahen, 3B
4. Matt Stairs, 1B
5. Emil Brown, DH
6. Shane Costa, RF
7. John Buck, C
8. Joey Gathright, CF
9. Andres Blanco, SS

<font color = red><u>TEX</u></font>

1. Gary Matthews Jr., CF
2. Michael Young, SS
3. Carlos Lee, LF
4. Mark Teixeira, 1B
5. Ian Kinsler, 2B
6. Gerald Laird, C
7. Mark DeRosa, 3B/RF
8. Brad Wilkerson, DH
9. Nelson Cruz, RF
9. Hank Blalock, ph/3B

the inside the park HR (ground ball) was one of the craziest things I've ever seen in baseball.
I was at the game last night, helped get the "Let's Go Royals" chant going. Can't make it tonight though, but will there tomorrow.

Interesting, Berroa out again. Well, guess we'll see what De La Rosa has.

Royals fans are standing on the tracks, and the train's coming through.

That wasn't an Inside the parker. It was ruled a single and an error.

1st inning
 

Top 1st

DeJesus grounds out to first 3-1
Grudzielanek lines out to second
Teahen walks
Teahen steals second
Stairs strikes out(looking)

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 1st

Matthews strikes out (looking)
Young walks
Lee walks, Young to second
Teixeira strikes out (looking)
Kinsler pops out to third

0 runs, 0 hits

De La Rosa is scared of Lee.

Double play, right here...

A strike out works.

2nd inning
 

Top 2nd

Brown walks
Costa grounds into a 1-6-3 double play, Brown out at second
Buck strikes out (swinging) 2-3

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 2nd

<b><font color = red>Laird homers to left</b></font>
<b><font color = red>DeRosa homers to left</b></font>
Wilkerson strikes out (swinging)
Cruz flies out to right
Matthews singles to left
Young strikes out (swinging)

2 runs, 3 hits

BOOM!

BOOM! BOOM!

De La Rosa sucks.

I don't have details but a couple of Royals' BB's are rumoring that a HUGE deal could be going down either tonight or tomorrow. According to ChiefsInsifer on the scout.com board a LOT of things have to fall into place, if the trade is not does happen by Sun. night it will not happen, and it will NOT involve Gordon or Butler.

Here the link:


http://mb3.scout.com/fkansascityroya...art=21&stop=40

3rd inning
 

Top 3rd

Gathright grounds out to second
Blanco grounds out to first
DeJesus grounds out to second

0 runs, 0 hits

Bottom 3rd

Lee singles to left
Teixeira singles to left, Lee to second
Kinsler strikes out (swinging)
Laird grounds into a 5-4-3 double play, Teixeira out at second

0 runs, 2 hits