Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers Game Thread (4/24)
 

<table border=3 cellpadding = 4>
<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> </td><td> E </td></tr>
<tr> <td> KC (12-10) </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 2 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 3 </td><td> 7 </td><td> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
<tr> <td> TEX (14-7) </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 1 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 1 </td><td> 6 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> 0 </td><td> X </td><td> 8 </td><td> </td><td> 0 </td></tr>
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http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/ima...s/80x80/kc.png

Loss, (3-1) Bruce Chen 4⅓IP 6R 6ER 3BB 2K 3HR
Jeremy Jeffress ⅔IP 2R 2ER 2BB 1K
Blake Wood 1⅔IP 0R 0ER 0BB 3K
Tim Collins 1IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K
Aaron Crow ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

VS.

http://kansascity.royals.mlb.com/ima.../80x80/tex.png

Win, (3-0) C.J. Wilson 7IP 4R 4ER 1BB 10K 2HR
Brett Tomko 1⅔IP 3R 3ER 0BB 3K 1HR
Save, (1) Arthur Rhodes ⅓IP 0R 0ER 0BB 0K

Home Runs

KC

Jeff Francoeur, (4) - Top 4th solo shot to the left foul pole
Mike Aviles, (2) - Top 5th solo shot to center
Mike Aviles, (3) - Top 9th 3-run homer to left

TEX

Mike Napoli, (5) - Bottom 2nd solo shot to left
Adrian Beltre, (7) - Bottom 4th solo shot to left
Andres Blanco, (1) - Bottom 5th solo shot to left

AL Central

Final: CWS 0, DET 3
Final: CLE 3, MIN 4

Starting Lineups

KC

1. Mike Aviles, 3B
2. Melky Cabrera, CF
3. Alex Gordon, LF
4. Billy Butler, 1B
5. Jeff Francoer, RF
5. Mitch Maier, RF
6. Wilson Betemit, DH
7. Brayan Pena, C
8. Alcides Escobar, SS
9. Chris Getz, 2B

TEX

1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. Mitch Moreland, 1B
3. Michael Young, DH
4. Adrian Beltre, 3B
5. Nelson Cruz, RF
6. Mike Napoli, C
7. David Murphy, LF
8. Andres Blanco, SS
9. Julio Borbon, CF

That whole "I need to take a break for a few days" thing? Changed my mind, this matchup is too interesting. Is Chen a fluke or not? Will he continue his improbable 2010 performance? We'll start to find out today.

Aviles in at 3rd and leading off, Betemit in at DH, Kila out, Getz batting 9th behind Escobar.

Keep the faith brother. Something feels different about this team.

I don't get the Pena catching lefties and Treanor catching righties thing. The former's bat is much better, so he should be getting the vast majority of PT.

And it will be interesting to see how Kila is handled from here out...Just a day of rest? Beginning of the end?

God...this team desperately needs more power at the plate.

1st inning
 

Top 1st

Aviles singles to left
Cabrera strikes out (looking)
Aviles steals second
Gordon strikes out (swinging)
Butler strikes out (looking)

0 runs, 1 hit

Bottom 1st

Kinsler singles to left
Moreland flies out to center
Kinsler steals second
Young flies out to third, Kinsler to third
Beltre walks
Cruz strikes out (swinging)

0 runs, 1 hit

kinda funny that Denny had to pause to see how they scored that. That's a hit in any other ballpark, but this Texas scorer is so tough on fielders you had to wait and see.

You guys got a hit already?

Strike zone looks solid so far. He's not giving the bottom edge, but almost no one does. Outside edge is a strike today.

Allright Chen let's shut 'em down

Glad to see you with us today alnorth

We gotta have this win.

so close, almost an 8-3 double play

Damn he had 4 steps before Chen let it go