<strong><span class="subhead">RANGERS 8, ROYALS 5</span></strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table">
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Kansas City</td><td>ab</td><td>r</td><td>h</td><td>bi</td><td align="left">Texas</td><td>ab</td><td>r</td><td>h</td><td>bi</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Maier cf-rf</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Kinsler 2b</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Grudzielanek 2b</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Vallejo 2b</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Callaspo 2b</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Young ss</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Gordon 3b</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td align="left">Vazquez 3b</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Smith 3b</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td align="left">Hamilton dh</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Guillen rf</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Berkery ph-dh</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Gathright cf</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Blalock 3b</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Butler dh</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Botts lf</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Teahen lf</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Bradley rf</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Hollins lf</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td align="left">Cruz rf</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Shealy 1b</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Murphy lf</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Buck c</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td align="left">Ellison cf</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Olivo c</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Byrd cf</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Peña ss</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td align="left">James ss</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Berroa ss</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td align="left">Laird c</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="left">Melhuse c</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="left">Teagarden c</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="left">Broussard 1b</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left" > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td > </td><td align="left">Mench 1b</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Totals</td><td>39</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td align="left">Totals</td><td>33</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>8</td></tr>
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<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Kansas City</td><td>002</td><td align="char">000</td><td>102</td><td>—</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Texas</td><td>203</td><td align="char">100</td><td>11x</td><td>—</td><td>8</td><td>10</td><td>1</td></tr>
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<strong>E</strong>: Turner. <strong>LOB</strong>: Kansas City 11, Texas 8. <strong>2B</strong>: Smith, Byrd, Mench 2, Cruz. <strong>3B</strong>: Gordon. <strong>HR</strong>: Buck, Blalock, Bradley. <strong>S</strong><strong>B</strong>: Maier. <strong>SF</strong>: Hollins, Berkery.</p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table">
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left"><strong>Kansas City</strong></td><td><strong>IP</strong></td><td><strong>H</strong></td><td><strong>R</strong></td><td><strong>ER</strong></td><td><strong>BB</strong></td><td><strong>SO</strong></td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Maroth, L</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Salmon</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Peralta</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Ramirez</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Duckworth</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Musser</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left"><strong>Texas</strong></td><td><strong>IP</strong></td><td><strong>H</strong></td><td><strong>R</strong></td><td><strong>ER</strong></td><td><strong>BB</strong></td><td><strong>SO</strong></td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Jennings, W</td><td>5 1/3 </td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Falcon</td><td> 2/3 </td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-even-row"><td align="left">Dennis</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td align="left">Turner</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr>
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<strong>WP</strong>: Duckworth, Falcon, Dennis. <strong>Time</strong>: 2:59. <strong>Announced attendance</strong>: 7,236.
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