Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs Kansas City Royals
September 7, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 7, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3, Kansas City Royals 6

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ab   r   h rbi
Figgins 3b 3 0 2 0
Izturis 2b 5 0 1 0
Abreu rf 4 2 2 1
Guerrero dh 3 1 1 0
Hunter cf 3 0 1 1
Morales 1b 5 0 2 1
Rivera lf 4 0 0 0
Aybar ss 3 0 1 0
Mathis c 3 0 0 0
  Matthews ph 1 0 0 0
  Napoli c 0 0 0 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Arredondo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
DeJesus lf 5 1 2 0
Maier rf,cf 5 2 1 0
Butler 1b 4 2 3 4
Jacobs dh 5 0 1 1
Callaspo 2b 4 0 2 1
Teahen 3b 4 0 0 0
Pena c 3 0 0 0
Betancourt ss 3 0 0 0
Anderson cf 3 1 2 0
  Bloomquist ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Davies p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Los Angeles 000 010 2003103
Kansas City 200 021 01x6111
  Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  L(7-8) 5.2 9 5 4 2 5
  Oliver   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Arredondo   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
11
6
5
3
8
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Davies  W(7-9) 5.0 5 1 1 6 1
  Wright   1.2 2 2 2 1 0
  Farnsworth   0.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Colon   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Soria  SV(22) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
8
4

  E–Abreu (7), Morales (7), Santana (1), Betancourt (12).  DP–Kansas City 3. Maier-Teahen, Butler-Betancourt, Wright-Betancourt-Butler.  2B–Los Angeles Morales (39,off Davies); Guerrero (12,off Davies); Abreu (23,off Wright); Figgins (27,off Colon).  HR–Los Angeles Abreu (13,5th inning off Davies 0 on 2 out), Kansas City Butler 2 (17,5th inning off Santana 1 on 0 out,8th inning off Arredondo 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–B. Pena (2,by Santana).  Team–10.  SB–Anderson (18,2nd base off Santana/Mathis); Callaspo (2,2nd base off Oliver/Mathis); Anderson (18,2nd base off Santana/Mathis); Callaspo (2,2nd base off Oliver/Mathis).  U-HP–Jerry Crawford, 1B–Todd Tichenor, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–3:11.  A–18,453.
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