MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
10/18/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 13553 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 2
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 4 11 0
Royals Hammered by Ethier, Drop Game 3 to Rangers
The Texas Rangers have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Kansas City Royals, winning, 4-2, at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. Rangers right fielder Andre Ethier was 4 for 4 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 3 times. The win cuts the deficit facing the Rangers to 2-1 in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Guo-quiang Ting contributed to the Texas win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the catcher had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

Ting called the win a test of his team's "mettle."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Thursday, October 19th , 2006.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns CF 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .425 2 10
O. Robles 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .316 2 6
   a-S. Duncan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Medina DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .308 2 10
H. Pacheco RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .371 0 4
G. Atkins 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 .303 0 2
P. Magness LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .324 1 9
A. LaRoche 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .147 0 0
D. Barton C 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .371 0 6
J. Hardy SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .323 0 4
Totals 33 2 8 2 5 6 17      
a - S. Duncan pinch hit for O. Robles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kearns (3, 1st Inning off S. Noguchi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 2 , O. Robles 2 , H. Pacheco 2 , G. Atkins , P. Magness , J. Hardy
2-out RBI: H. Pacheco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Medina , P. Magness , A. LaRoche
GIDP: A. LaRoche
Sac Fly: G. Atkins
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: A. LaRoche 2
OF assists: 1 (Kearns(Mendoza at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .256 1 2
J. Bartlett 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .348 1 4
A. Mendoza LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .267 0 1
T. Holley 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .318 1 10
J. Orozco DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 1 3
A. Ethier RF 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .333 3 7
J. Uribe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .186 2 7
G. Ting C 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .324 2 7
L. Milledge CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 6
   a-S. Pena CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 4 1 6 17      
a - S. Pena substituted for L. Milledge in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ethier (3, 2nd Inning off P. Blake, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Mendoza (3, 7th Inning off P. Blake, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Ting (2, 4th Inning off P. Blake, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Ethier (3, 6th Inning off P. Blake, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bartlett , A. Mendoza 4 , A. Ethier 8 , G. Ting 5 , S. Pena
2-out RBI: , G. Ting 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Figgins , T. Holley 3 , J. Orozco , G. Ting
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Uribe-Figgins-Holley)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Blake L (1-1) 7.2 11 4 4 1 5 2 111 3.32   
C. Hamilton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Blake 45
Batters Faced: P. Blake 36, C. Hamilton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Blake 10-7, C. Hamilton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Blake 111-78, C. Hamilton 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hamilton 2-0
WP: P. Blake
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Noguchi 5.2 7 2 2 5 4 0 112 2.17   
A. Otsuka W (1-0) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.25   
O. Parra SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Noguchi 46
Batters Faced: S. Noguchi 28, A. Otsuka 5, O. Parra 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Noguchi 7-5, A. Otsuka 0-3, O. Parra 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Noguchi 112-60, A. Otsuka 21-15, O. Parra 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Otsuka 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andre Ethier
Ballpark: Ameriquest Field in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 59638
Special Notes: LF Lastings Milledge was injured while throwing the ball.
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