Royals 6, 
Rangers 3
| W: | L. Hochevar (6-3) |
| L: | D. Holland (3-6) |
| SV: | J. Soria (15) |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .242 | .316 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .313 | .368 |
| J Hamilton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .228 | .279 |
| A Jones DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .222 | .332 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .255 | .298 |
| M Byrd LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .280 | .320 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .268 | .336 |
| T Teagarden C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .200 | .255 |
| O Vizquel SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .277 | .341 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 149 | ||
| BATTING 2B: N Cruz (16, J Soria) HR: M Young (13, 1st inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Young (39), N Cruz (55) Rangers RISP: 1-5 (J Hamilton 0-1, N Cruz 0-1, M Byrd 1-1, T Teagarden 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Cruz (16, 2nd base off L Hochevar/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Holland (L, 3-6) | 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 85-54 | 6.13 |
| J Grilli | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-11 | 1.26 |
| J Jennings | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.55 |
| W Eyre | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.26 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 132-83 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Holland 17/23; J Grilli 3/5; J Jennings 4/6; W Eyre 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Holland 14-7-16-17; J Grilli 1-4-4-2; J Jennings 2-0-2-6; W Eyre 1-0-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Holland 5-5; J Grilli 2-0; J Jennings 0-3; W Eyre 0-3 Game Scores: D Holland 36 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .263 | .328 |
| W Bloomquist CF-1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .265 | .311 |
| B Butler 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .289 | .347 |
M Maier CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .289 |
| M Teahen 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .295 | .349 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .305 | .356 |
| M Olivo C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .239 | .272 |
| J Buck DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .212 | .288 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .241 | .266 |
| R Freel RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .250 | .353 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 132 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (23, D Holland); R Freel (2, D Holland); D DeJesus (20, D Holland); W Bloomquist (5, J Jennings); A Callaspo (26, J Jennings); M Olivo (11, J Jennings) HR: B Butler (10, 5th inning off D Holland 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Buck (20), D DeJesus (46), B Butler 2 (42), M Teahen (35), M Olivo (36) SF: M Teahen 2-out RBI: J Buck, M Olivo Royals RISP: 5-13 (A Callaspo 1-2, M Olivo 1-3, W Bloomquist 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, M Teahen 0-1, J Buck 1-3, B Butler 1-2) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Teahen (8, throw) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar (W, 6-3) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 112-76 | 4.84 |
| J Soria (S, 15) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37-25 | 1.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 149-101 | |
| PITCHING WP: L Hochevar 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 18/27; J Soria 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 16-23-24-13; J Soria 9-6-6-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 4-4; J Soria 0-3 Game Scores: L Hochevar 70 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | KAN | |||
 | 1st | M Young homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | I Kinsler scored, M Young to second on wild pitch by L Hochevar. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | N Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Blalock scored, M Byrd out at second. | 3 | 0 |
 | 4th | J Buck singled to left center, M Teahen scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 5th | D DeJesus doubled to deep right, R Freel scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | B Butler homered to right, D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 7th | M Teahen hit sacrifice fly to right, W Bloomquist scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 7th | M Olivo doubled to deep left, A Callaspo scored. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| ROYALS MANAGER TREY HILLMAN WAS EJECTED IN THE TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE JERRY CRAWFORD FOR ARGUING A CALL AT FIRST BASE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 27,602 (72.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Muchlinski, First Base - Jerry Crawford, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
MLB Scores
Saturday, July 25th
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 | in 12 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 | in 10 |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 14 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| LA Angels | 11 |
| Cleveland | 10 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| NY Mets | 10 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 13 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| Colorado | 8 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |