Kansas City 6, Texas 5
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
Kansas City 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 13 0
WP: O. Perez (6-9) S: O. Dotel (11)
LP: K. Millwood (7-9)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Texas
- N. Cruz homered to deep left, B. Wilkerson scored
Bot 2nd: Kansas City
- J. Buck singled to right, E. Brown scored
- M. Grudzielanek hit by pitch, J. Buck scored, T. Pena Jr. to third, D. DeJesus to second
Bot 3rd: Kansas City
- J. Buck singled to left, R. Gload scored, A. Gordon to third, E. Brown to second
- T. Pena Jr. singled to center, E. Brown and A. Gordon scored, J. Buck out at third, T. Pena Jr. to second advancing on throw
- D. DeJesus singled to left, T. Pena Jr. scored
Top 4th: Texas
- N. Cruz grounded out to second, G. Laird scored
Top 9th: Texas
- N. Cruz homered to deep left, B. Wilkerson scored
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
J. Hairston Jr. 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
    R. Vazquez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251
M. Young ss 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 .300
M. Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
S. Sosa dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .242
M. Byrd cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .337
G. Laird c 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237
B. Wilkerson lf 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .225
N. Cruz rf 3 2 2 5 1 0 0 .197
T. Metcalf 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .237
    F. Catalanotto ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232
    D. Relaford pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115
 Totals 36 5 9 5 2 9 13  
 Batting
2B - M Young (28, O Perez); G Laird (12, O Perez); F Catalanotto (11, O Dotel).
HR - N Cruz 2 (5, 2nd inning off O Perez 1 on, 1 Out, 9th inning off O Dotel 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - N Cruz 5 (17).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 2, M Young 1.
Team LOB - 6.
 Base Running
SB - M Young (9, 3rd base off O Perez/J Buck).
 
 Fielding
Outfield assists - M Byrd (J Buck at 3rd base).
DP - 3 (J Hairston Jr-M Young-M Teixeira, M Young-M Teixeira, M Teixeira-G Laird-T Metcalf).
 Kansas City
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. DeJesus cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .279
M. Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .304
M. Teahen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280
B. Butler dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .315
R. Gload 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .284
A. Gordon 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .245
E. Brown lf 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .235
J. Buck c 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .243
T. Pena Jr. ss 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .284
 Totals 32 6 13 6 2 2 13  
 Batting
2B - E Brown 2 (9, F Francisco, K Millwood); R Gload (12, K Millwood).
S - T Pena Jr.
RBI - J Buck 2 (35), M Grudzielanek (35), T Pena Jr 2 (35), D DeJesus (40).
2-out RBI - J Buck, M Grudzielanek, D DeJesus.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Teahen 2, B Butler 1.
GIDP - T Pena Jr, A Gordon.
Team LOB - 7.
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
K. Millwood (L, 7-9) 2.2 9 6 6 1 1 0 5.95
W. Eyre 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.99
J. Rheinecker 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.18
F. Francisco 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.17
C.J. Wilson 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.54
 Kansas City
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
O. Perez (W, 6-9) 6.0 7 3 3 0 4 1 5.73
D. Riske (H, 11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.22
Z. Greinke (H, 9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.33
O. Dotel (S, 11) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 3.91
HBP - D DeJesus (by K Millwood); M Grudzielanek (by K Millwood).
Pitches-strikes - K Millwood 77-47; W Eyre 31-20; J Rheinecker 19-11; F Francisco 11-6; C Wilson 3-1; O Perez 91-64; D Riske 13-7; Z Greinke 16-11; O Dotel 27-17.
Ground balls-fly balls - K Millwood 5-1; W Eyre 4-5; J Rheinecker 2-1; F Francisco 1-0; C Wilson 1-0; O Perez 6-8; D Riske 0-2; Z Greinke 1-0; O Dotel 0-1.
Batters faced - K Millwood 19; W Eyre 10; J Rheinecker 4; F Francisco 3; C Wilson 1; O Perez 25; D Riske 4; Z Greinke 3; O Dotel 6.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Todd Tichenor. 2B--Jim Wolf. 3B--Rob Drake.
Time: 3:01.
Attendance: 27,700.
Weather: 88 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, swirling.
Game Notes
TEXAS SHORTSTOP MICHAEL YOUNG SINGLED IN THE FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES.

Updated on Sunday, Jul 29, 2007 5:13 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Texas
N. Cruz N. Cruz
2-3, 2 HR
5 RBI
 Kansas City
J. Buck J. Buck
3-3
2 RBI