Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
May 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 4

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 0 1 0
Mora 3b 4 1 1 2
Markakis rf 4 2 2 0
Huff dh 5 2 2 3
Millar 1b 5 0 2 1
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
  Payton lf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez c 4 0 2 0
Jones cf 3 0 0 0
Bynum ss 4 2 2 0
Trachsel p 0 0 0 0
  Albers p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Sherrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus cf 5 0 2 0
Teahen rf 4 1 1 0
  Butler ph 0 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 4 1 2 3
Olivo dh 5 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 1 2 0
Guillen lf 3 0 1 0
Gload 1b 4 0 0 0
Buck c 4 0 2 1
Callaspo ss 3 1 0 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Yabuta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 10 4
Baltimore 002 030 2007120
Kansas City 200 000 1104101
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W(2-4) 5.1 5 2 2 1 2
  Albers   1.0 1 1 1 3 0
  Walker   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Johnson   1.1 2 1 1 0 1
  Sherrill  SV(12) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  L(2-5) 5.0 6 5 5 2 2
  Mahay   1.1 3 2 2 1 1
  Ramirez   0.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Yabuta   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
2

  E–Meche (1).  DP–Baltimore 2. Roberts-Bynum-Millar, Bynum-Roberts-Millar.  2B–Baltimore Bynum (1,off Meche); Huff (9,off Mahay), Kansas City Buck (5,off Trachsel).  HR–Baltimore Mora (5,3rd inning off Meche 1 on 2 out); Huff (6,5th inning off Meche 2 on 2 out), Kansas City Gordon (5,1st inning off Trachsel 1 on 1 out).  IBB–Markakis (3,by Meche).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  SB–Roberts (11,2nd base off Yabuta/Buck).  U-HP–Adrian Johnson, 1B–Tim Tschida, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Jeff Nelson.  T–3:19.  A–21,873.
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