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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Before he got the win in Texas' 6-5
victory over Kansas City on Saturday night, Jeff Zimmerman got
raked over by the fans.
Zimmerman, who spent the first six innings in the visitors
bullpen alongside the left-field bleachers, could not remember fans
in Kauffman Stadium being so rude.
"You expect behavior like that in New York or Boston," said
Zimmerman, who tossed two innings of scoreless relief as the
Rangers won a series for the first time in six weeks.
"But here in Kansas City, you don't expect them to talk about
your mother and your sister like New Yorkers. It's nothing I
haven't heard before, but it's a little unexpected here."
Gabe Kapler had two hits and two RBI in a six-run fourth inning for the Rangers, who hadn't won a series since taking two of three
from Anaheim in late July.
Kansas City's Johnny Damon, who was 4-for-5 the night before,
went 3-for-5 with a two-run double. He also stole his AL-leading
42nd base and scored his league-leading 121st run.
"We stunk," Damon said. "We had situations to score a few
more runs but just came up short."
Rangers rookie Doug Davis retired the first nine batters but
failed to get out of the fifth inning and was replaced by Jonathan
Johnson.
Zimmerman (4-5) gave up one hit in two innings. John Wetteland
got two outs for his 32nd save in 40th chances.
Kapler ignited the Texas fourth with a leadoff single against
Mac Suzuki (8-9). A single by Ricky Ledee and a walk to Ruben
Sierra loaded the bases. Bill Haselman drove in a run with an
infield out and then Mike Lamb made it 2-0 with an infield RBI
single.
A third run scored on Suzuki's wild pickoff attempt to first,
then Luis Alicea's single drove in a run before Kapler's two-out,
two-run single made it 6-0.
"A brush fire broke out," Royals manager Tony Muser said. "We
got ourselves into one of those Montana fires and couldn't put it
out."
Suzuki went 3 2/3 innings and gave up six runs on seven hits and
four walks. He had three strikeouts.
Davis, going for his third win in four decisions, allowed three
runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
He walked Mark Quinn leading off the fifth and gave up an RBI
single to Carlos Beltran before Damon's two-run double made it 6-3.
Damon singled leading off the seventh and made it 6-4 on Mike
Sweeney's RBI single.
Jermaine Dye had an RBI single in the ninth.
Zimmerman wasn't exactly angry with the rude fans.
"You have to give them credit. They're there from the first inning on to the ninth," he said. "They kept ragging on us. I don't think they'll be able to sing much in church tomorrow."
"That kind of behavior," said Wetteland, "is rampant in baseball."
Game notes
The Royals' two double plays increased their AL-leading
total to 163. ... Kapler, who set a club record with a 28-game
hitting streak July 17-Aug. 15, has now hit safely in seven
straight. ... Beltran was playing right field for the first time in
his life. ... Damon's 191 hits are second in the AL to Darin
Erstad. ... The Texas half of the fourth took 30 minutes.
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