KC 16 vs. TEX 20

BOXSCORE: 2011 Kansas City Royals At 2011 Texas Rangers              5/9/2011
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rangers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Gordon LF         4  1  1  3 .254     I.Kinsler 2B        3  0  1  0 .253  
  M.Cabrera CF        5  0  0  0 .250     M.Young DH          5  1  1  0 .363  
  B.Butler DH         3  1  1  0 .227     M.Napoli C          4  0  3  0 .405  
  E.Hosmer 1B         5  0  0  0 .197     J.Hamilton CF       4  1  1  0 .357  
  J.Francoeur RF      4  2  2  1 .313     A.Beltre 3B         4  0  1  0 .354  
  M.Moustakas 3B      5  1  3  1 .305     N.Cruz RF           5  0  1  0 .244  
  S.Perez C           3  1  2  2 .412     D.Murphy LF         4  0  2  0 .365  
  C.Getz 2B           5  1  2  1 .293     E.Andrus SS         2  1  1  1 .290  
  A.Escobar SS        5  1  1  0 .183     M.Moreland 1B       4  0  3  1 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  8 12  8                 Totals      35  3 14  2
 
 
Royals.......... 0 1 0  1 6 0  0 0 0  -  8 12  0
Rangers......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  3 14  0
 
Royals (11-5)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Paulino WIN(1-0)        6      12   2   2   4   4   0 117   2.57
G.Holland                 2       1   1   1   1   3   0  33   1.93
J.Soria                   1       1   0   0   1   1   0  16   0.00
Totals                    9      14   3   3   6   8   0
 
Rangers (14-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
D.Holland LOSS(4-1)       6      12   8   8   4   3   3 109   3.15
M.Gonzalez                3       0   0   0   2   4   0  48   1.17
Totals                    9      12   8   8   6   7   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 31,452 DATE-  TIME- Day 
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Tim McClelland, Ted Barrett, Brian Runge
T- 3:38
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10  Rangers:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 4  Rangers: 0
DOUBLES- B.Butler(5th), M.Moreland(2nd)
TRIPLES- S.Perez(1st), M.Moreland(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Gordon(4th), J.Francoeur(5th), S.Perez(2nd)
RBIs- A.Gordon-3(7th), J.Francoeur(8th), M.Moustakas(4th), S.Perez-2(5th),
      C.Getz(7th), E.Andrus(4th), M.Moreland(6th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- E.Andrus
WALKS- A.Gordon, B.Butler-2, J.Francoeur, S.Perez-2, I.Kinsler-2, M.Napoli,
       J.Hamilton, A.Beltre, E.Andrus
STRIKE OUTS- A.Gordon-2, M.Cabrera, E.Hosmer, M.Moustakas, S.Perez, C.Getz,
             M.Young, M.Napoli, J.Hamilton-3, A.Beltre, N.Cruz, D.Murphy
GIDP- M.Young, A.Beltre, N.Cruz, M.Moreland
BALKS- F.Paulino
WILD PITCHES- F.Paulino-3, G.Holland, M.Gonzalez
2-out RBI- M.Moustakas, S.Perez-2, A.Gordon-3
RLISP 2-out- A.Escobar, M.Moreland, M.Cabrera-2, A.Beltre-2, I.Kinsler-2,
             A.Gordon, N.Cruz, J.Francoeur, M.Young
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Salvador Perez blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
In a one-sided affiar at Rangers Ballpark the final score was the Kansas City
Royals 8, the Texas Rangers 3.
 
Felipe Paulino(1-0) got the win but did not look spectacular.  He gave up 12
hits and 4 walks in 6 innings.  Kansas City had a total of 12 hits for the
game.  
 
Derek Holland(4-1) took the loss.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 6 innings.
Kansas City continued their winnings ways improving their record to a
division leading 11-5.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games.  With the loss,
the Texas ballclub's record is 14-6.