MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/03/2003
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2082 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (75-65) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Texas Rangers (42-98) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Royals Deal Rangers 4-2 Loss
Kansas City beat Texas on the strength of starter Tony J Armas's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 4-2. Byung-Hyun Kim converted his 14th save in 19 tries. Kansas City raised its record to 75-65 with the win.

Kansas City relied on the hitting of Jerry Hairston Jr to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals on top, 4-2. For the game, Hairston Jr had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I felt we were ready to go," said Kansas City manager Royals GM. "Our pregame was pretty good."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hairston Jr 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .296 8 46
C. Patterson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .288 16 67
M. Holliday DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .315 5 26
M. Cabrera 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .327 29 104
A. Cora SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .302 3 33
T. Naehring 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .278 6 45
R. Winn CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .285 11 63
R. Cedeno RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 2 22
R. Fick C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .269 9 37
Totals 32 4 7 4 4 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Holliday (10, 3rd Inning off D. Wright, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Cabrera (43, 8th Inning off D. Wright, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hairston Jr (8, 5th Inning off D. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hairston Jr 5 , M. Holliday 3 , M. Cabrera 2 , A. Cora , R. Cedeno
2-out RBI: J. Hairston Jr , M. Holliday
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Naehring
GIDP: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Naehring (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .218 6 13
L. Overbay 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .270 13 65
R. Palmeiro DH 5 1 0 1 0 1 5 .234 17 40
A. Belle LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 26 82
J. Hammonds CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .242 7 55
J. Canseco RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .233 5 27
G. Blum SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 11 61
T. Pratt C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .262 1 14
G. Norton 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .211 3 6
Totals 31 2 4 1 6 7 18      
BATTING
Total Bases: R. Alomar , L. Overbay , G. Norton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Palmeiro 2 , G. Blum , T. Pratt 2
Sac Bunt: R. Alomar
Hit by Pitch: T. Pratt
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blum-Alomar-Overbay)
OF assists: 1 (Hammonds(Holliday at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Armas W (12-13) 6.0 3 2 1 4 4 0 103 3.81   
O. Dotel H (4) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 32 2.68   
B. Kim SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Armas 60
Batters Faced: T. Armas 26, O. Dotel 7, B. Kim 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Armas 7-7, O. Dotel 2-1, B. Kim 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Armas 103-65, O. Dotel 32-23, B. Kim 22-11
Hit Batsmen: B. Kim
Balk: T. Armas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wright L (9-10) 7.1 7 4 4 4 4 1 107 5.61   
M. Koplove 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wright 48
Batters Faced: D. Wright 31, M. Koplove 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wright 6-10, M. Koplove 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wright 107-63, M. Koplove 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Koplove 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony J Armas
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 13035
Special Notes: SP Dan Wright was injured while pitching.
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