Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
August 25, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 25, 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 9, Kansas City Royals 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Arias 2b 6 1 3 0
Young ss 5 3 3 0
Hamilton cf 5 2 2 1
Bradley dh 4 0 3 3
  Boggs pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Blalock 1b 5 0 1 0
Byrd lf 4 1 2 1
Cruz rf 5 1 3 3
Laird c 5 0 1 0
Davis 3b 4 1 1 1
Feldman p 0 0 0 0
  Madrigal p 0 0 0 0
  Rupe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 9 19 9
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Aviles ss 4 1 1 0
Callaspo 2b 4 0 1 1
DeJesus lf,rf 4 0 3 1
Guillen rf 4 0 0 0
  German lf 0 0 0 0
Teahen 3b 4 0 0 0
Butler dh 4 2 2 0
Gload 1b 4 0 2 1
Buck c 4 1 1 1
Gathright cf 3 0 1 0
Meche p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Tejeda p 0 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 11 4
Texas 104 000 0409190
Kansas City 002 000 1014110
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman  W(5-5) 7.0 8 3 2 0 3
  Madrigal   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rupe   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
0
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Meche  L(10-10) 6.1 14 5 5 1 4
  Peralta   0.2 2 3 3 1 0
  Tejeda   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Fulchino   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Texas 3. Davis-Arias-Blalock, Young-Blalock, Arias-Young-Blalock, Kansas City 1. Meche-Buck-Gload.  PB–Laird (4).  2B–Texas Bradley (28,off Meche); Cruz (1,off Meche); Arias (2,off Fulchino), Kansas City Buck (21,off Feldman).  HR–Texas Cruz (1,3rd inning off Meche 2 on 2 out); Davis (13,8th inning off Peralta 0 on 0 out).  SF–Bradley (3,off Meche); Byrd (2,off Tejeda).  Team LOB–11.  Team–4.  SB–Laird (2,2nd base off Meche/Buck).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Gary Darling, 2B–Paul Emmel, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:59.  A–12,399.
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