MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/16/2007
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1608 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (44-71) 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 11 19 0
Texas Rangers (63-52) 0 1 3 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 18 0
5 Hits for Royals Escobar
Kansas City Royals shortstop Yunel Escobar wielded a big stick against the Texas Rangers and his club walked off the field winners by the score of 11-10. Escobar helped tame Texas with 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Yunel Escobar singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, hit an RBI single in the 5th, walked in the 7th, hit a solo-shot off Bartolo Colon in the 8th and singled in the 10th.

Currently Escobar is hitting .313 and has collected 13 home runs, 64 RBIs and scored 54 times, while playing in 113 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 1 40
B. Giles LF 5 3 3 0 1 0 2 .297 9 56
   c-J. Upton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 1 4
P. Fielder 1B 5 3 4 2 1 1 0 .296 22 74
C. Lee DH 5 1 3 3 1 0 2 .313 22 97
Y. Escobar 3B 5 2 5 2 1 0 0 .313 13 64
M. Scutaro SS 6 1 2 0 0 0 8 .271 3 39
L. Matos CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 4 35
   a-T. Tulowitzki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 11 41
   b-J. Rivera CF, RF, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 1 13
M. Kotsay RF, CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .205 1 14
D. Miller C 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .278 1 3
Totals 45 11 19 10 6 5 26      
a - T. Tulowitzki pinch hit for L. Matos in the 7th
b - J. Rivera substituted for T. Tulowitzki in the 7th
c - J. Upton substituted for B. Giles in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Lee (36, 1st Inning off R. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Giles 2 (30, 1st Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Fielder (30, 5th Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Miller (1, 7th Inning off O. Dotel, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Fielder (22, 3rd Inning off R. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Escobar (13, 8th Inning off B. Colon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 5 , P. Fielder 8 , C. Lee 4 , Y. Escobar 8 , M. Scutaro 2 , M. Kotsay , D. Miller 2
2-out RBI: Y. Escobar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Castillo , B. Giles , J. Rivera , D. Miller
GIDP: C. Lee , M. Scutaro , L. Matos
Hit by Pitch: L. Matos
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Scutaro (7) , L. Matos (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Scutaro-Castillo-Fielder)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Markakis RF 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 .333 15 68
J. Bautista CF 6 0 3 1 0 1 2 .252 13 53
L. Berkman 1B 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .285 23 78
T. Wigginton 3B, 2B 6 3 3 3 0 2 6 .266 24 77
V. Martinez C 6 0 3 1 0 0 5 .316 13 62
J. Spivey 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .237 7 52
   a-C. Jones PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 .329 18 63
N. Schierholtz DH 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .315 1 32
N. Punto SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .223 3 43
J. Reed LF 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .333 1 1
   b-G. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 6 28
Totals 46 10 18 10 3 4 27      
a - C. Jones pinch hit for J. Spivey in the 7th
b - G. Soto pinch hit for J. Reed in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Markakis 2 (43, 3rd Inning off P. Maholm, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off P. Maholm, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Wigginton (17, 3rd Inning off P. Maholm, 2 on, 2 outs) , V. Martinez 2 (20, 3rd Inning off P. Maholm, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. D'Amico, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Schierholtz (15, 4th Inning off P. Maholm, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Berkman (21, 7th Inning off J. D'Amico, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Reed (1, 8th Inning off J. Grilli, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Markakis 4 , J. Bautista 3 , L. Berkman 3 , T. Wigginton 4 , V. Martinez 5 , C. Jones , N. Schierholtz 3 , N. Punto , J. Reed 4
2-out RBI: T. Wigginton , V. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wigginton , V. Martinez 2 , J. Spivey , N. Punto
GIDP: N. Punto
Sac Fly: C. Jones
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Punto-Spivey-Berkman, Wigginton-Spivey-Berkman, Spivey-Punto-Berkman)
OF assists: 1 (Markakis(Fielder at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Maholm 3.1 10 7 7 1 2 0 48 7.53   
F. Nabors 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 4.98   
J. D'Amico BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 17 5.95   
J. Grilli BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 3.54   
D. Gutierrez W (5-6) 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 33 3.57   
H. Frost SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Maholm 11
Batters Faced: P. Maholm 20, F. Nabors 9, J. D'Amico 6, J. Grilli 5, D. Gutierrez 8, H. Frost 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Maholm 6-1, F. Nabors 2-5, J. D'Amico 0-3, J. Grilli 1-2, D. Gutierrez 2-2, H. Frost 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Maholm 48-33, F. Nabors 28-20, J. D'Amico 17-11, J. Grilli 10-6, D. Gutierrez 33-19, H. Frost 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Nabors 1-0 , H. Frost 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Johnson 4.0 10 6 6 2 1 1 79 4.44   
M. Clement 2.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 39 5.64   
O. Dotel BS (2) 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 24 6.82   
B. Colon 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 28 5.30   
F. Cordero L (3-6) 2.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 32 7.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 17
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 23, M. Clement 8, O. Dotel 5, B. Colon 7, F. Cordero 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 5-4, M. Clement 2-2, O. Dotel 0-0, B. Colon 1-3, F. Cordero 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 79-47, M. Clement 39-17, O. Dotel 24-14, B. Colon 28-18, F. Cordero 32-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Clement 1-0 , B. Colon 1-0
WP: R. Johnson
Hit Batsmen: R. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yunel Escobar
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 29858
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