Kansas City Royals vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
April 16, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 2008 at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Kansas City Royals 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gathright cf 5 1 3 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 2 0
Teahen lf 4 1 3 0
Butler dh 5 0 1 1
Guillen rf 4 0 1 0
Gordon 3b 4 0 2 1
Olivo c 4 0 1 0
Gload 1b 2 0 0 0
Pena ss 4 0 0 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 13 2
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Figgins 3b 5 0 2 0
Matthews lf 4 0 2 0
Guerrero rf 4 0 0 0
  Rivera rf 0 0 0 0
Anderson dh 4 1 1 0
Hunter cf 3 1 2 0
Kotchman 1b 4 0 1 2
Izturis 2b 3 0 0 0
Napoli c 3 0 0 0
Aybar ss 4 0 0 0
Weaver p 0 0 0 0
  O'Day p 0 0 0 0
  Serrano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 8 2
Kansas City 210 000 0003130
Los Angeles 000 200 000281
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  W(1-2) 6.0 6 2 2 3 2
  Ramirez   0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Gobble   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Soria  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Weaver  L(1-3) 6.0 10 3 2 1 1
  O'Day   2.0 2 0 0 2 2
  Serrano   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Weaver (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. Olivo-Grudzielanek-Gload, Los Angeles 1. Kotchman-Aybar-Izturis.  2B–Kansas City Guillen (5,off Weaver); Olivo (3,off O'Day); Teahen (4,off Serrano), Los Angeles Hunter (2,off Meche); Figgins (3,off Meche).  IBB–Gload 2 (2,by Weaver,by O'Day).  Team LOB–10.  Team–8.  SB–Gordon (2,2nd base off Weaver/Napoli); Gathright (7,2nd base off Weaver/Napoli).  CS–Gathright (2,3rd base by O'Day/Napoli).  U-HP–Brian Gorman, 1B–Bruce Dreckman, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:08.  A–41,336.
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