Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Kansas City 9,
Baltimore 1
When: 2:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 5, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 53°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 29927
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 53°
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Mike DiMuro
Attendance: 29927
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Baltimore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 9 | 12 | 0 |
Baltimore
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Brian Roberts | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| Nick Markakis | RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .241 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Adam Jones | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| Luke Scott | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Mark Reynolds | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .198 |
| Jake Fox | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .107 |
| Robert Andino | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .295 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Nick Markakis 2, Adam Jones, Mark Reynolds, Robert Andino | |||||||||
| RBI - Adam Jones (16) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Adam Jones (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Luke Scott 2 (9) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Chris Tillman (L 1-3) | 3.2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.16 |
| Josh Rupe | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.65 |
| Clay Rapada | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.75 |
| WP - Chris Tillman, Josh Rupe | ||||||||
| HBP - Mike Aviles (by Rupe) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Chris Tillman 79-53, Josh Rupe 53-31, Clay Rapada 11-8 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Chris Tillman 4-3, Josh Rupe 7-1, Clay Rapada 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Chris Tillman 22, Josh Rupe 14, Clay Rapada 3 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Josh Rupe 1-0 | ||||||||
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Chris Getz | 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Melky Cabrera | CF | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .293 |
| Alex Gordon | LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .320 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 |
| Jeff Francoeur | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .305 |
| Wilson Betemit | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .322 |
| Mike Aviles | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Brayan Pena | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .234 |
| Alcides Escobar | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Chris Getz (2), Melky Cabrera (10), Billy Butler (9), Wilson Betemit (11), Alcides Escobar (6) | |||||||||
| HR - Melky Cabrera (3) | |||||||||
| TB - Chris Getz 3, Melky Cabrera 7, Alex Gordon, Billy Butler 2, Wilson Betemit 2, Mike Aviles 2, Alcides Escobar 3 | |||||||||
| RBI - Chris Getz (10), Melky Cabrera 4 (20), Alex Gordon (21), Billy Butler (13), Wilson Betemit (16), Mike Aviles (23) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Melky Cabrera (6), Billy Butler (5), Wilson Betemit (3), Mike Aviles (9) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Billy Butler (10), Jeff Francoeur (14), Brayan Pena (8) | |||||||||
| S - Chris Getz (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Chris Getz (6, 2nd off Tillman/Fox), Mike Aviles (7, 2nd off Tillman/Fox) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Bruce Chen (W 4-1) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.59 |
| Jeremy Jeffress | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| IBB - Vladimir Guerrero (by Chen) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Bruce Chen 104-66, Jeremy Jeffress 35-25 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Bruce Chen 5-6, Jeremy Jeffress 4-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Bruce Chen 28, Jeremy Jeffress 6 | ||||||||