Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
May 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 8, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 0 0 0
Mora 3b 3 1 0 0
Markakis rf 3 2 1 3
Huff dh 4 0 1 0
Millar 1b 4 0 0 0
Scott lf 3 0 0 0
  Payton pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 1 0
Jones cf 3 0 1 0
Bynum ss 4 1 2 0
Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 4 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 0 1 0
Butler dh 4 0 0 0
Teahen rf 3 0 0 0
Callaspo lf 3 0 0 0
Gload 1b 3 1 1 0
Buck c 2 0 0 0
Pena ss 3 0 1 1
Hochevar p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 3 1
Baltimore 103 000 000460
Kansas City 000 010 000132
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cabrera  W(3-1) 9.0 3 1 1 1 7
Totals
9.0
3
1
1
1
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar  L(2-2) 7.0 5 4 4 2 5
  Oviedo   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Soria   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Peralta   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Gordon (4), Hochevar (1).  DP–Kansas City 1. Grudzielanek-Pena-Gload.  2B–Baltimore Jones (8,off Hochevar), Kansas City Gordon (8,off D. Cabrera).  HR–Baltimore Markakis (7,3rd inning off Hochevar 2 on 1 out).  HBP–Scott (2,by Soria); Jones (2,by Soria).  Team LOB–6.  Team–3.  U-HP–Jeff Nelson, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Tim Tschida, 3B–Jim Joyce.  T–2:33.  A–11,781.
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