los angeles angels at kansas city royals

may 16, 2006

top of the first

kenny rogers takes the mound for the royals.
choo freeman grounded to short. <--->
coco crisp walked. <--1>
the angels put on the hit and run.
michael young singled to center field, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
jose guillen popped up to short. <3-1>
kendry morales flied out to center. <3-1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

philip humber takes the mound for the angels.
bernie williams hit an infield single to first base. <--1>
craig counsell struck out. <--1>
jeromy burnitz grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

adam everett flied out to left. <--->
mark loretta flied out to left. <--->
brandon inge popped up to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the second

edgardo alfonzo hit an infield single to third. <--1>
tim salmon lined out to center. <--1>
steve finley popped up to short. <--1>
edgardo alfonzo stole second. <-2->
scott hatteberg doubled to right, scoring a run. <-2->
chad moeller grounded to short. <-2->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, kansas city leads 1 to 0.

top of the third

michael napoli singled to center. <--1>
choo freeman grounded to second for a double play (4-6-1). <--->
coco crisp popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, los angeles trails 1 to 0.

bottom of the third

juan castro walked. <--1>
bernie williams popped up to second. <--1>
craig counsell flied out to left. <--1>
jeromy burnitz homered around the foul pole in right for two rbis. <--->
edgardo alfonzo grounded to first base. <--->
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, kansas city leads 3 to 0.

top of the fourth

michael young singled to left. <--1>
michael young went for an extra base and was thrown out at second. <--->
jose guillen grounded to second. <--->
kendry morales struck out. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, los angeles trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

tim salmon flied out to center. <--->
steve finley grounded to short. <--->
scott hatteberg flied out to left. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, kansas city leads 3 to 0.

top of the fifth

adam everett grounded to short. <--->
mark loretta struck out. <--->
brandon inge flied out to right. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, los angeles trails 3 to 0.

bottom of the fifth

chad moeller singled up the middle. <--1>
juan castro grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <--->
bernie williams singled to right. <--1>
craig counsell walked. <-21>
jeromy burnitz flied out to left. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, kansas city leads 3 to 0.

top of the sixth

michael napoli homered over the center field fence. <--->
choo freeman doubled in the left field gap. <-2->
coco crisp grounded to third. <-2->
michael young grounded to second. <3-->
jose guillen struck out. <3-->
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, los angeles trails 3 to 1.

bottom of the sixth

edgardo alfonzo grounded to the third baseman. <--->
tim salmon struck out. <--->
steve finley hit an infield single to short. <--1>
scott hatteberg struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, kansas city leads 3 to 1.

top of the seventh

kendry morales flied out to right field. <--->
adam everett singled to center. <--1>
mark loretta doubled over the center fielder. <32->
brandon inge reached second on a fielding error by the center fielder - two runs
scored. <-2->
michael napoli struck out. <-2->
choo freeman reached second on a fielding error by the right fielder - a run
scored. <-2->
mike stanton came in to pitch for the royals. <-2->
coco crisp grounded to the third baseman. <-2->
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, los angeles leads 4 to 3.
bottom of the seventh
chad moeller singled down the left field line. <--1>
juan castro grounded to second for a double play (4-6-3). <--->
bernie williams flied out to center. <--->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, kansas city trails 4 to 3.

top of the eighth

michael young grounded to first. <--->
jose guillen grounded to the pitcher. <--->
kendry morales grounded to the second baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, los angeles leads 4 to 3.

bottom of the eighth

joe saunders came in to pitch for the angels. <--->
craig counsell singled in the left field gap. <--1>
jeromy burnitz singled to left. <-21>
edgardo alfonzo singled through the left side. <321>
craig counsell went for an extra base and was thrown out at home. <-21>
tim salmon flied out to center. <-21>
steve finley singled to right, scoring a run. <3-1>
scott hatteberg singled to right, scoring a run. <3-1>
chad moeller grounded to third. <3-1>
2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, kansas city leads 5 to 4.

top of the ninth

adam bernero came in to pitch for the royals. <--->
adam everett grounded to second. <--->
mark loretta walked. <--1>
brandon inge singled to center, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
chris hammond came in to pitch for the royals. <3-1>
michael napoli walked. <321>
choo freeman grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <32->

royals win: 5-4