TODAY'S WRAPS: August 16, 2007
Late rally wins finale By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com
After starter Leo Nunez left in the midst of another quality outing with a thumb injury, the Royals found themselves in a 2-1 hole. But they would not go quietly as Alex Gordon tied the game with a homer in the seventh inning and a four-run rally won the game in the eighth.
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Royals 6, Rangers 2
John Buck hits a bases-clearing double against the Rangers on Thursday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
'Pen falls apart in eighth By Drew Davison / MLB.com
Texas got off on the right foot with Frank Catalanotto's leadoff dinger, and starter John Rheinecker held up his end of the bargain with 7 1/3 quality innings. But the bullpen wasn't able to hold its own, allowing a four-run rally with two outs in the eighth inning as the Rangers bid for a sweep ended with a loss to the Royals.
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Kansas City 6, Texas 2
Today's Boxes 8/16/07
STL 8, MIL 0
CHC 12, CIN 4
OAK 8, CWS 5
ARI 5, FLA 4
DET 8, NYY 5
PIT 10, NYM 7
PHI 4, WSH 2
LAA 4, TOR 3
SF 9, ATL 3
SD 11, COL 9
LAD 6, HOU 2
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Standings thru 8/16/07 | Gameday | Royals Stats | Rangers Stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
German , 3B4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .280
DeJesus , CF4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .272
Grudzielanek , 2B5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .302
Butler , DH3 1 2 1 2 0 1 .308
Teahen , RF5 1 1 1 0 0 6 .285
Brown , LF3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226
a-Gathright , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .336
Gordon , 1B3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .245
Buck , C4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .233
Pena , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
Totals 36 6 10 6 5 3 17
BATTING 2B : Grudzielanek (25, Rheinecker), Buck (17, Eyre).HR : Gordon (11, 7th inning off Rheinecker, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Grudzielanek 4; Butler 2; Teahen; Gordon 5; Buck 3.RBI : Butler (35), Gordon (41), Teahen (51), Buck 3 (43).2-out RBI : Buck 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teahen 3; German; Pena.GIDP : Buck; Brown.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : (Pena-Grudzielanek-Gordon).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Catalanotto , LF3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .249
Kinsler , 2B4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .258
Young , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304
Sosa , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243
Byrd , CF4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .321
Wilkerson , 1B4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .229
Melhuse , 3B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220
Saltalamacchia , C4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .258
Murphy , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .462
Totals 35 2 9 2 1 9 17
BATTING HR : Catalanotto (9, 1st inning off Nunez, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Catalanotto 4; Kinsler 2; Sosa; Byrd 2; Saltalamacchia 2; Murphy.RBI : Catalanotto (35), Kinsler (43).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sosa; Byrd 2.GIDP : Melhuse.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : 2 (Young-Kinsler-Wilkerson, Kinsler-Young-Wilkerson).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Nunez 3.0 4 1 1 1 3 1 1.96
Bale 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 3.77
Braun (W, 1-0)2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.84
Greinke 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.54
Soria 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
WP : Rheinecker.IBB : Butler (by Rheinecker), Gordon (by Eyre).Pitches-strikes : Nunez 66-41, Bale 20-15, Braun 33-22, Greinke 15-9, Soria 12-8, Rheinecker 89-60, Eyre 16-10, Littleton 21-15, Murray 3-2.Ground outs-fly outs : Nunez 4-2, Bale 2-0, Braun 2-4, Greinke 1-0, Soria 2-1, Rheinecker 15-5, Eyre 1-1, Littleton 0-1, Murray 1-0.Batters faced : Nunez 14, Bale 6, Braun 10, Greinke 3, Soria 3, Rheinecker 29, Eyre 7, Littleton 4, Murray 1.Inherited runners-scored : Bale 1-0, Braun 2-0, Murray 2-0.Umpires : HP: Wally Bell. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: John Hirschbeck.Weather : 91 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, In from LF.T : 2:59 (:22 delay).Att : 22,674.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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