Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Kansas City Royals
May 6, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Matthews lf 4 0 1 0
Aybar ss 5 0 2 0
Guerrero rf 4 2 2 0
Kotchman 1b 5 1 2 0
Hunter cf 5 1 2 0
Anderson dh 5 1 3 5
Wood 3b 5 0 1 0
Rodriguez S. 2b 4 0 2 0
Mathis c 4 0 0 0
Adenhart p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Speier p 0 0 0 0
  Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez F. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 15 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gathright cf 5 0 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 0 0
DeJesus lf 5 0 1 0
Butler dh 3 1 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 2 1
Teahen rf 3 1 0 0
Olivo c 4 1 2 1
Gload 1b 4 0 1 1
Callaspo ss 2 0 0 0
  Pena ss 0 0 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Los Angeles 000 310 1005150
Kansas City 021 000 000381
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Adenhart   4.1 6 3 3 5 3
  Oliver  W(2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Speier   1.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Shields   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez  SV(14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister  L(3-4) 6.2 13 5 5 2 3
  Mahay   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Gobble   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
2

  E–Teahen (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. Callaspo-Grudzielanek-Gload.  PB–Mathis (1).  2B–Los Angeles Hunter (10,off Bannister); Guerrero (7,off Bannister); Aybar (6,off Mahay), Kansas City Olivo (5,off Adenhart); Gload (3,off Adenhart); Butler (6,off Adenhart); Gordon (7,off Adenhart).  3B–Los Angeles Guerrero (2,off Bannister).  HR–Los Angeles Anderson (4,4th inning off Bannister 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  Team–10.  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Tim McClelland, 2B–Mike DiMuro, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–2:46.  A–11,354.
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