Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
June 11, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 11, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 11, Kansas City Royals 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 6 1 3 2
Young ss 5 1 0 0
Hamilton rf 6 1 3 1
Bradley dh 3 1 0 0
Murphy lf 5 2 3 5
Byrd cf 3 3 3 0
Catalanotto 1b 2 0 0 0
  Shelton 1b 1 1 1 0
Laird c 4 0 1 2
Vazquez 3b 4 1 2 1
Padilla p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 16 11
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 3 0 2 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 2 4
Gordon 3b 3 1 0 0
Guillen rf 5 0 3 0
  German pr 0 0 0 0
Olivo dh 5 0 0 0
Teahen 1b 4 0 2 0
Buck c 4 0 0 0
Aviles ss 4 2 2 0
Gathright cf 3 1 0 0
Davies p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Yabuta p 0 0 0 0
  Tomko p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Texas 000 100 70311162
Kansas City 002 012 0005111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla  W(8-3) 6.0 7 5 4 3 2
  Wright   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Guardado   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Francisco   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Davies   6.0 6 1 1 5 3
  Fulchino   0.0 1 3 2 1 0
  Gobble  L(0-2) 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Yabuta   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Tomko   1.0 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
0
0

  E–Kinsler (13), Padilla (2), Aviles (1).  DP–Texas 1. Vazquez-Catalanotto, Kansas City 3. Aviles-Grudzielanek-Teahen, Grudzielanek-Teahen, Grudzielanek-Teahen.  2B–Texas Byrd 2 (6,off Davies,off Gobble); Kinsler (19,off Yabuta), Kansas City Grudzielanek (14,off Padilla).  3B–Texas Vazquez (3,off Fulchino).  HR–Texas Murphy 2 (10,7th inning off Gobble 3 on 0 out,9th inning off Tomko 0 on 0 out), Kansas City Grudzielanek (2,6th inning off Padilla 1 on 2 out).  SH–Catalanotto (2,off Yabuta); DeJesus (2,off Padilla).  SF–Laird (1,off Yabuta).  Team LOB–10.  HBP–Gathright (3,by Padilla); Gordon (4,by Padilla).  IBB–Teahen (1,by Padilla).  Team–10.  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Mike DiMuro, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–3:38.  A–20,840.
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