los angeles angels at kansas city royals

may 18, 2006

top of the first

aaron cook takes the mound for the royals.
mark loretta flied out to center field. <--->
coco crisp flied out to center field. <--->
michael young struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

brad penny takes the mound for the angels.
bernie williams grounded to third. <--->
craig counsell grounded to short. <--->
jeromy burnitz walked. <--1>
jeromy burnitz stole second. <-2->
edgardo alfonzo singled through the left side. <3-1>
tim salmon grounded to third. <3-1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

jose guillen popped up to short. <--->
mike piazza walked. <--1>
kendry morales lined out to the second baseman. <--1>
mike piazza was doubled off first. <--->
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

steve finley homered over the left field fence. <--->
scott hatteberg doubled in the right field gap. <-2->
chad moeller struck out. <-2->
juan castro popped up to the first baseman in foul ground. <-2->
bernie williams popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <-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

phil nevin walked. <--1>
xavier nady grounded to second. <-2->
brandon inge singled through the left side, scoring a run. <--1>
the angels put on the hit and run.
brandon inge was caught stealing second. <--->
mark loretta doubled to left-center. <-2->
coco crisp walked. <-21>
michael young hit an infield single to the second baseman. <321>
jose guillen doubled in the left field gap for three rbis. <-2->
mike piazza hit an infield single to the pitcher. <3-1>
kendry morales doubled into the left field corner, scoring a run. <32->
phil nevin grounded to second. <32->
5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the third, los angeles leads 5 to 1.

bottom of the third

craig counsell grounded to third. <--->
jeromy burnitz homered around the foul pole in left. <--->
edgardo alfonzo grounded to second. <--->
tim salmon homered over the center field fence. <--->
steve finley hit an infield single to second. <--1>
scott hatteberg grounded to first. <--1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, kansas city trails 5 to 3.

top of the fourth

xavier nady grounded to second. <--->
brandon inge popped up behind home plate. <--->
mark loretta grounded to the second baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, los angeles leads 5 to 3.

bottom of the fourth

chad moeller struck out. <--->
juan castro struck out. <--->
bernie williams singled through the left side. <--1>
craig counsell was hit by a pitch. <-21>
jeromy burnitz popped up to third. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, kansas city trails 5 to 3.

top of the fifth

mike stanton came in to pitch for the royals. <--->
coco crisp flied out to right. <--->
michael young doubled to right-center. <-2->
jose guillen flied out to right. <-2->
mike piazza singled back through the middle, scoring a run. <--1>
kendry morales grounded to third. <--1>
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, los angeles leads 6 to 3.

bottom of the fifth

edgardo alfonzo grounded to the shortstop. <--->
tim salmon singled to left. <--1>
steve finley doubled in the right field gap. <32->
scott hatteberg walked. <321>
chad moeller popped up to short. <321>
juan castro grounded to short. <321>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, kansas city trails 6 to 3.

top of the sixth

phil nevin grounded to third. <--->
xavier nady grounded to first. <--->
brandon inge hit an infield single to second. <--1>
mark loretta singled through the hole. <-21>
coco crisp grounded to third. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, los angeles leads 6 to 3.

bottom of the sixth

kevin gregg came in to pitch for the angels. <--->
bernie williams struck out. <--->
craig counsell grounded to third. <--->
jeromy burnitz hit an infield single to third. <--1>
edgardo alfonzo lined out to short. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, kansas city trails 6 to 3.

top of the seventh

adam bernero came in to pitch for the royals. <--->
michael young popped up to the second baseman. <--->
jose guillen flied out to left. <--->
mike piazza singled to right-center. <--1>
kendry morales hit an infield single to the third baseman. <-21>
phil nevin struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, los angeles leads 6 to 3.

bottom of the seventh

tim salmon doubled down the left field line. <-2->
steve finley lined out to left. <-2->
scott hatteberg grounded to short. <--1>
chad moeller was hit by a pitch. <-21>
juan castro struck out. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, kansas city trails 6 to 3.

top of the eighth

xavier nady flied out to left. <--->
brandon inge walked. <--1>
mark loretta singled over the first baseman, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
coco crisp grounded to second for a double play (4-6-3). <3-->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, los angeles leads 6 to 3.

bottom of the eighth

chad orvella came in to pitch for the angels. <--->
bernie williams grounded to second. <--->
craig counsell flied out to left. <--->
jeromy burnitz walked. <--1>
edgardo alfonzo flied out to right. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, kansas city trails 6 to 3.

top of the ninth

michael young struck out. <--->
jose guillen singled to left. <--1>
mike piazza lined out to left. <--1>
kendry morales flied out to right. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, los angeles leads 6 to 3.

bottom of the ninth

francisco rodriguez came in to pitch for the angels. <--->
tim salmon doubled down the left field line. <-2->
steve finley grounded to short. <--1>
scott hatteberg struck out. <--1>
chad moeller struck out. <--1>

angels win: 6-3