MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/26/2008
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 7919 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (53-80) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Kansas City Royals (43-90) 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 10 0
Simpson Fires 7-0 Shutout in Royals Win
Today at Kauffman Stadium, Gerrit Simpson of the Kansas City Royals baffled Texas Rangers batters on 2 hits en route to a 7-0 shutout.

"He was able to keep hitters off-balance and got the ball down," said Royals skipper K Shea about his starter's performance.

Simpson had 6 strikeouts and 2 walks in the game.

Thus far this season, Simpson has worked 154.2 innings with 87 strikeouts en route to a 5-15 record and a 4.54 ERA.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Mayorson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 5 39
A. Raglani DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258 20 49
A. Gonzalez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .319 30 87
J. Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 21 68
D. Perales LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 5 25
   a-B. Roberts PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
J. Lex C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .223 5 22
S. Burroughs 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 3 31
A. Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283 2 26
J. Cooper CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 7 22
   b-M. Miller PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .500 0 1
Totals 29 0 2 0 2 6 10      
a - B. Roberts pinch hit for D. Perales in the 7th
b - M. Miller pinch hit for J. Cooper in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Lex , S. Burroughs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lex , M. Miller
Hit by Pitch: A. Gonzalez , D. Perales
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burroughs (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hoffmann LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .294 3 15
   a-R. Davis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 0 1
B. Boesch RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .270 11 55
J. Lowrie SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .231 11 51
J. Baker 1B 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .259 9 52
J. Koutnik 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .231 12 55
A. Lind DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .202 5 16
J. Olmeda 2B 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .212 4 39
J. Garcia CF 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 .228 1 28
J. Jaramillo C 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 .195 5 25
Totals 33 7 10 7 7 8 23      
a - R. Davis substituted for J. Hoffmann in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowrie (38, 1st Inning off T. Redmond, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Baker (31, 8th Inning off J. Stevens, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hoffmann , B. Boesch , J. Lowrie 2 , J. Baker 5 , J. Koutnik , A. Lind , J. Jaramillo
2-out RBI: B. Boesch , J. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hoffmann , J. Lowrie 2 , A. Lind
Sac Fly: A. Lind
Hit by Pitch: B. Boesch
Team LOB: 11
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Redmond L (2-4) 2.1 4 7 7 6 3 0 75 6.00   
A. Castillo 2.2 4 0 0 0 4 0 39 5.02   
S. Mathieson 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 5.00   
J. Stevens 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Redmond 14
Batters Faced: T. Redmond 18, A. Castillo 12, S. Mathieson 8, J. Stevens 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Redmond 1-2, A. Castillo 1-3, S. Mathieson 3-2, J. Stevens 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Redmond 75-33, A. Castillo 39-26, S. Mathieson 28-17, J. Stevens 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Castillo 3-2
WP: A. Castillo
Hit Batsmen: T. Redmond
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Simpson W (5-15) 9.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 119 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Simpson 87
Batters Faced: G. Simpson 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Simpson 7-14
Pitches - Strikes: G. Simpson 119-75
Hit Batsmen: G. Simpson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gerrit Simpson
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 19990
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