2009 Quarter-Finals

Kansas City over Los Angeles 4-3  

Game 1
 
BOXSCORE: 2009 Kansas City Royals At 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers       9/20/2009

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Werth CF,RF       4  3  1  0 .250     C.Pennington SS     2  1  0  0 .000  
  J.Mauer C           5  2  5  01.000   H-O.Cabrera PH,SS     1  0  0  0 .000  
  H.Ramirez SS        6  2  2  3 .333     C.Crawford LF       5  1  2  0 .400  
  J.Drew RF,LF        4  2  2  3 .500     C.Utley 2B          5  1  1  4 .200  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      6  2  2  2 .333     M.Cabrera 1B        4  1  1  0 .250  
  D.Barton 1B         2  1  0  0 .000     N.McLouth CF,RF     3  0  0  0 .000  
B-A.Gonzalez PH,1B    3  1  1  4 .333   I-A.Torres PH,RF,CF   1  1  0  0 .000  
  R.Johnson LF        3  0  0  0 .000     C.Blake 3B          4  2  2  0 .500  
C-N.Morgan PH,CF      3  1  1  0 .333     W.Venable RF        1  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Gonzalez 2B       1  0  1  01.000   F-C.Ross PH,CF,RF     2  2  1  4 .500  
D-J.Thome PH          0  0  0  0 ----     G.Zaun C            4  0  0  0 .000  
E-H.Kendrick 2B       1  0  0  0 .000     M.Buehrle P         2  1  0  0 .000  
  D.Haren P           2  0  0  0 .000     C.Wilson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
A-M.Ordonez PH        2  1  1  2 .500     R.Ramirez P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Soria P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Palmer P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Oliver P          0  0  0  0 ----   G-R.Ruiz PH           1  0  1  21.000  
  K.Calero P          0  0  0  0 ----     B.Lyon P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Broxton P         1  0  0  0 .000   J-R.Belliard PH       1  0  1  01.000  
                                          H.Street P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          T.Stauffer P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43 15 16 14                 Totals      36 10  9 10

A-Pinch Hit For Haren In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Barton In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 6th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Thome In 6th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Venable In 6th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Palmer In 6th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Pennington In 6th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For McLouth In 7th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Lyon In 8th Inning

Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 1 9  0 0 5  - 15 16  2
Dodgers......... 0 0 0  0 4 2  4 0 0  - 10  9  1

Royals (1-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren                   5       4   4   4   1   8   1   7.20
J.Soria                   0 2/3   1   2   2   0   1   0  27.00
D.Oliver                  1       2   1   0   0   2   0   0.00
K.Calero                  0 1/3   2   3   0   1   0   1   0.00
J.Broxton WIN(1-0)        2       0   0   0   1   4   0   0.00
Totals                    9       9  10   6   3  15   2

Dodgers (0-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Buehrle                 5 2/3   6   4   4   6   3   0   6.35
C.Wilson BS(1st)          0       1   3   0   2   0   0   ----
R.Ramirez                 0       3   3   0   1   0   1   ----
M.Palmer                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
B.Lyon                    2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
H.Street LOSS(0-1)        0 1/3   3   3   3   0   0   0  81.00
T.Stauffer                0 2/3   2   2   2   0   0   1  27.00
Totals                    9      16  15   9   9   4   2

ATTENDANCE- 54,868 DATE- Sunday, September 20th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Royals:10  Dodgers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- J.Mauer, R.Zimmerman, C.Blake
DOUBLES- J.Mauer(1st), H.Ramirez(1st), R.Zimmerman(1st), N.Morgan(1st),
         M.Ordonez(1st), C.Blake(1st), R.Ruiz(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Zimmerman(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st), C.Utley(1st), C.Ross(1st)
STOLEN BASES- R.Belliard(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Cabrera
WALKS- J.Werth-2, J.Mauer, J.Drew-2, D.Barton, A.Gonzalez-2, J.Thome,
       C.Pennington, M.Cabrera, C.Blake
HIT BY PITCH- W.Venable, C.Ross
STRIKE OUTS- H.Ramirez, J.Drew, R.Johnson-2, C.Pennington, C.Crawford-3,
             C.Utley-2, M.Cabrera, N.McLouth, A.Torres, C.Blake, W.Venable,
             C.Ross, G.Zaun-2, M.Buehrle
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- A.Torres
2-out RBI- C.Utley-4, H.Ramirez-2, A.Gonzalez-4, M.Ordonez, R.Ruiz-2, C.Ross-4
RLISP 2-out- R.Zimmerman-5, N.McLouth, A.Gonzalez, D.Haren, C.Crawford, J.Mauer,
             J.Drew, J.Thome, J.Werth-2, O.Cabrera, C.Blake, C.Utley

Ryan Zimmerman left the yard and had 2 RBI as the Kansas City Royals defeated
the Los Angeles Dodgers by the score of 15 to 10 at Dodger Stadium.

Kansas City came up with the deciding runs in the top of the 9th inning as
they scored 5 runs on 5 base hits.  The biggest moment was provided by
Zimmerman who silenced Dodger Stadium as he cracked a two-run shot.  Kansas
City kept the scorekeepers busy in the 6th inning when they had 9 runs on 5
hits and the 9th inning which saw them score 5 runs on 5 hits.  Kansas City
out-hit Los Angeles for the game, 16 hits to 9.  

Jonathan Broxton(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings.
Huston Street(0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief.



Game 2
 
BOXSCORE: 2009 Kansas City Royals At 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers       9/21/2009

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Werth CF,RF       5  1  1  0 .222     O.Cabrera SS        5  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Mauer C           5  2  3  3 .800     C.Blake 3B          3  2  1  0 .429  
  H.Ramirez SS        3  1  2  0 .444     A.Torres CF         3  0  1  0 .250  
  J.Drew RF,LF        4  0  1  0 .375   G-N.McLouth PH,RF     1  0  0  0 .000  
  R.Johnson LF        3  0  1  1 .167     M.Cabrera 1B        3  1  1  3 .286  
E-N.Morgan PH,CF      0  0  0  1 .333     C.Utley 2B          4  0  0  0 .111  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  1  0 .300     C.Ross RF,CF        4  0  0  0 .167  
  D.Barton 1B         2  0  0  0 .000     G.Soto C            3  0  0  0 .000  
B-A.Gonzalez PH,1B    2  0  1  0 .400     R.Ramirez P         0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Gonzalez 2B       2  0  1  0 .667     C.Wilson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
C-L.Castillo PH,2B    1  0  0  0 .000     M.Palmer P          0  0  0  0 ----  
F-H.Kendrick 2B       1  0  0  0 .000     B.Lyon P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Lee P             2  0  0  0 .000     H.Street P          0  0  0  0 ----  
D-J.Thome PH          0  1  0  0 ----   I-R.Ruiz PH           1  0  1  01.000  
  J.Soria P           0  0  0  0 ----     C.Crawford LF       2  0  1  0 .429  
H-M.Ordonez PH        1  0  1  0 .667     R.Rowland-Smith P   2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Broxton P         0  0  0  0 .000   A-G.Zaun C            2  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  5 12  5                 Totals      33  3  5  3

A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Rowland-Smith In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Barton In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lee In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Castillo In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Torres In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Soria In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Street In 9th Inning

Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 4 0  -  5 12  2
Dodgers......... 1 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  5  0

Royals (2-0)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Lee WIN(1-0)            7       3   3   3   4   7   1   3.86
J.Soria HOLD(1st)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0  10.80
J.Broxton SAVE(1st)       1       2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       5   3   3   4   9   1

Dodgers (0-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Rowland-Sm              6       5   1   1   1   4   0   1.50
R.Ramirez HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
C.Wilson L(0-1) BS(2nd)   0       2   3   3   1   0   1   ----
M.Palmer                  0       2   1   1   0   0   0  27.00
B.Lyon                    1 1/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
H.Street                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  27.00
Totals                    9      12   5   5   2   6   1

ATTENDANCE- 50,915 DATE- Monday, September 21st 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 2:47
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 6  Dodgers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Dodgers: 0
ERRORS- R.Zimmerman, A.Gonzalez
DOUBLES- J.Drew(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st), M.Ordonez(2nd), C.Blake(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Mauer(1st), M.Cabrera(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- N.Morgan, M.Cabrera
WALKS- H.Ramirez, J.Thome, C.Blake-2, C.Crawford-2
STRIKE OUTS- J.Werth, J.Drew-2, R.Johnson, A.Gonzalez, C.Lee, O.Cabrera,
             C.Blake, A.Torres, M.Cabrera, C.Ross-2, G.Soto, R.Rowland-Smith,
             G.Zaun
2-out RBI- M.Cabrera-2, R.Johnson
RLISP 2-out- C.Utley-2, J.Mauer, O.Cabrera, C.Blake-2

The Kansas City Royals tallied 4 runs in the 8th inning and got by the Los
Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.  The final score was 5 to 3.

Kansas City had the winning rally in the 8th inning when they came up with 4
runs on 6 hits.  The crucial at-bat was provided by Joe Mauer who helped
quiet the crowd when he smacked a three-run homer.  Los Angeles tried
unsuccessfully to come back in the 9th.  

Cliff Lee(1-0) got the win allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. Jonathan Broxton
gained credit for his 1st save.  The losing pitcher was C.J. Wilson(0-1) in
relief.  



Game 3
 
BOXSCORE: 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers At 2009 Kansas City Royals       9/23/2009

  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Pennington SS     2  0  0  0 .000     L.Castillo 2B       2  0  2  0 .667  
B-O.Cabrera PH,SS     1  0  0  0 .000     J.Mauer C           4  0  1  0 .643  
  C.Crawford LF       4  1  2  2 .455     H.Ramirez SS        4  0  1  0 .385  
  R.Ruiz DH           3  0  1  0 .600     A.Gonzalez 1B       5  0  0  0 .200  
C-R.Belliard PH,DH    1  0  1  01.000     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  2  2  1 .357  
  M.Cabrera 1B        4  0  0  0 .182     J.Drew LF           3  0  1  0 .364  
  C.Utley 2B          4  0  0  0 .077     J.Werth RF          3  0  0  0 .167  
  N.McLouth CF        4  1  1  1 .125     J.Thome DH          2  0  0  0 .000  
D-G.Soto C            0  0  0  0 .000   A-M.Ordonez PH,DH     1  0  0  1 .500  
  C.Blake 3B          4  0  2  0 .455     N.Morgan CF         4  0  0  0 .143  
  W.Venable RF        4  0  1  0 .200                                          
  G.Zaun C            3  1  1  0 .111                                          
E-C.Ross CF           0  0  0  0 .167                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  9  3                 Totals      32  2  7  2

A-Pinch Hit For Thome In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Pennington In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ruiz In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For McLouth In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Zaun In 9th Inning

Dodgers......... 1 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  9  1
Royals.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  7  1

Dodgers (1-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Harden                  4       6   1   1   4   4   1   2.25
C.Wilson                  1       0   0   0   1   2   0  27.00
R.Ramirez HOLD(2nd)       1 2/3   0   1   1   2   2   0   3.38
T.Stauffer                0       0   0   0   1   0   0  27.00
M.Palmer                  0       0   0   0   2   0   0  27.00
B.Lyon HOLD(1st)          0 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
H.Street WIN(1-1)         2       1   0   0   0   3   0   9.00
Totals                    9       7   2   2  11  12   1

Royals (2-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Billingsle LOSS(0-1)    5 1/3   6   3   3   0   4   2   5.06
J.Grabow                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Soria                   0       2   0   0   0   0   0  10.80
D.Oliver                  2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
K.Calero                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       9   3   3   0   7   2

ATTENDANCE- 37,709 DATE- Wednesday, September 23rd 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh
T- 2:52
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 5  Royals:14
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Royals: 1
ERRORS- C.Pennington, L.Castillo
DOUBLES- G.Zaun(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Crawford(1st), N.McLouth(1st), R.Zimmerman(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- L.Castillo(1st), J.Werth(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Pennington
WALKS- L.Castillo-3, J.Mauer, H.Ramirez, R.Zimmerman, J.Drew-2, J.Werth-2,
       M.Ordonez
STRIKE OUTS- C.Pennington-2, R.Ruiz, M.Cabrera, C.Utley-2, C.Blake, J.Mauer-2,
             H.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez, R.Zimmerman-2, J.Drew, J.Werth-2, J.Thome,
             M.Ordonez, N.Morgan
GIDP- W.Venable, H.Ramirez, A.Gonzalez
2-out RBI- M.Ordonez
RLISP 2-out- J.Thome, C.Utley-2, A.Gonzalez, J.Drew-2, L.Castillo, J.Mauer,
             O.Cabrera-2, J.Werth, N.Morgan-2

37,709 fans watched an exciting game at Kauffman Stadium.  The Los Angeles
Dodgers topped the Kansas City Royals by the slimmest of margins, 3 to
2.

Kansas City fell behind quickly as the Los Angeles offense came through in the
first inning plating one baserunner.  Kansas City had a chance to come back
in the 9th but they came up short.  

Huston Street(1-1) got the win allowing no runs in 2 innings. Chad
Billingsley(0-1) was the loser.  He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings giving up 6
hits and no walks.




Game 4
 
BOXSCORE: 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers At 2009 Kansas City Royals       9/24/2009

  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Pennington SS     5  1  1  1 .111     J.Werth CF,RF       4  0  2  0 .250  
  C.Crawford LF       4  0  1  0 .400     J.Mauer C           3  0  1  1 .588  
  C.Utley 2B          2  0  0  0 .067     H.Ramirez SS        4  0  1  0 .353  
  R.Ruiz DH           3  0  0  1 .375     M.Ordonez DH        4  1  1  0 .375  
  M.Cabrera 1B        4  1  2  1 .267     J.Drew RF,LF        4  1  2  2 .400  
  N.McLouth CF        3  0  0  0 .091     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  0  0 .278  
C-A.Torres PH,CF      0  0  0  0 .250     D.Barton 1B         3  0  1  0 .143  
  C.Blake 3B          4  0  0  0 .333   D-A.Gonzalez 1B       0  0  0  0 .200  
  W.Venable RF        4  1  1  0 .222     R.Johnson LF        2  1  1  0 .250  
  G.Zaun C            3  0  1  0 .167   A-N.Morgan PH,CF      1  0  0  0 .125  
F-C.Ross PH           1  0  0  0 .143     A.Gonzalez 2B       2  1  1  1 .600  
                                        B-L.Castillo PH,2B    1  0  0  0 .500  
                                        E-H.Kendrick 2B       0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  6  3                 Totals      32  4 10  4

A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McLouth In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Barton In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Castillo In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Zaun In 9th Inning

Dodgers......... 0 1 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
Royals.......... 0 0 2  0 0 2  0 0    -  4 10  0

Dodgers (1-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Buehrle LOSS(0-1)       5 2/3   9   4   4   0   3   1   6.35
M.Palmer                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   6.75
C.Wilson                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16.20
R.Ramirez                 0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   2.70
Totals                    8      10   4   4   0   4   1

Royals (3-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren WIN(1-0)          6       5   3   3   1   6   1   5.73
J.Soria HOLD(2nd)         1       1   0   0   0   2   0   6.75
D.Oliver HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
J.Broxton SAVE(2nd)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       6   3   3   2  10   1

ATTENDANCE- 37,590 DATE- Thursday, September 24th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Royals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 1  Royals: 0
DOUBLES- W.Venable(1st), M.Ordonez(3rd), D.Barton(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(2nd), J.Drew(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Mauer
WALKS- R.Ruiz, A.Torres
HIT BY PITCH- C.Utley-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Pennington-3, C.Utley-2, R.Ruiz, N.McLouth, C.Blake-2, W.Venable,
             H.Ramirez, J.Drew, R.Zimmerman, L.Castillo
GIDP- H.Ramirez
2-out RBI- C.Pennington, R.Ruiz
RLISP 2-out- D.Barton, C.Utley, M.Cabrera-2, N.Morgan

The Kansas City Royals and the Los Angeles Dodgers locked up in an exciting
one-run game at Kauffman Stadium.  The final score was the Kansas City Royals
4, the Los Angeles Dodgers 3.

Dan Haren(1-0) delivered a fine performance for Kansas City.  He went 6
innings allowing 5 hits and 1 walk.  Kansas City had 10 hits for the
afternoon while Los Angeles had 6.  

Jonathan Broxton earned his 2nd save. Mark Buehrle(0-1) took the loss.  He
allowed 4 runs and 9 hits in 5 and 2/3 innings.



  
Game 5
 
BOXSCORE: 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers At 2009 Kansas City Royals       9/25/2009

  Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  O.Cabrera SS        5  0  0  0 .000     L.Castillo 2B       5  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Blake 3B          4  2  2  1 .368     J.Mauer C           5  1  2  1 .545  
  A.Torres CF         3  1  1  1 .286     H.Ramirez SS        5  1  2  0 .364  
A-N.McLouth PH,CF     1  0  0  0 .083     A.Gonzalez 1B       5  1  1  1 .200  
  M.Cabrera 1B        3  1  2  2 .333     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  2  0 .318  
  C.Utley 2B          5  0  2  0 .150     J.Drew LF,RF        3  0  1  0 .389  
  C.Ross RF           3  0  1  0 .200     J.Werth RF,CF       4  1  2  0 .300  
B-W.Venable PH,RF     2  0  0  0 .182     J.Thome DH          3  0  1  1 .200  
  R.Belliard DH       3  0  0  0 .400   C-M.Ordonez PH,DH     1  0  0  1 .333  
  G.Soto C            3  0  0  0 .000     N.Morgan CF         3  0  0  0 .091  
D-R.Ruiz PH           1  1  1  1 .444   F-R.Johnson PH,LF     1  0  0  0 .222  
E-G.Zaun C            0  0  0  0 .167   G-D.Barton PH         1  0  0  0 .125  
  C.Crawford LF       3  0  0  0 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  5  9  5                 Totals      40  4 12  4

A-Pinch Hit For Torres In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ross In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Thome In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Soto In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Ruiz In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Morgan In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 10th Inning

Dodgers......... 1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 1  2 -  5  9  1
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 1 1  1 0 0  1 -  4 12  0

Dodgers (2-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Hanson                  4 1/3   5   1   1   1   5   0   2.08
B.Lyon                    1 1/3   2   1   1   1   0   1   1.80
H.Street                  1 1/3   2   1   1   0   3   1   8.31
R.Pinto                   0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
R.Rowland-Sm WIN(1-0)     1 2/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   2.35
C.Wilson HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  11.57
R.Ramirez                 0       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.70
T.Stauffer SAVE(1st)      0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18.00
Totals                   10      12   4   4   4   9   2

Royals (3-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Lee                     6 2/3   5   2   2   4   2   2   3.29
K.Calero                  1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Broxton L(1-1) BS(1st)  2       3   3   3   0   3   2   4.26
Totals                   10       9   5   5   4   6   4

ATTENDANCE- 32,995 DATE- Friday, September 25th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters, Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Dodgers: 7  Royals:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Dodgers: 2  Royals: 1
ERRORS- M.Cabrera
DOUBLES- C.Ross(1st), J.Mauer(2nd), J.Drew(2nd), J.Werth(1st), J.Thome(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Blake(1st), A.Torres(1st), M.Cabrera(3rd), R.Ruiz(1st),
           J.Mauer(2nd), A.Gonzalez(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- H.Ramirez(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Crawford
SACRIFICE HITS- N.McLouth
WALKS- C.Blake, M.Cabrera-2, R.Belliard, R.Zimmerman, J.Drew-2, M.Ordonez
HIT BY PITCH- C.Crawford, J.Werth
STRIKE OUTS- O.Cabrera, C.Blake, A.Torres, R.Belliard, G.Soto, C.Crawford,
             L.Castillo-2, J.Mauer, A.Gonzalez, J.Drew, J.Thome, N.Morgan-3
GIDP- G.Soto, J.Mauer, M.Ordonez
PASSED BALLS- J.Mauer
2-out RBI- A.Torres, J.Mauer, M.Ordonez
RLISP 2-out- C.Ross-3, A.Gonzalez-2, J.Thome-2, J.Werth, D.Barton-2
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Chase Utley robbed Ryan Zimmerman of a base hit.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Kansas City Royals locked up in an exciting
one-run game at Kauffman Stadium.  The final score was the Los Angeles
Dodgers 5, the Kansas City Royals 4 in 10 innings.

Both teams had scored 3 runs after nine full innings.  Los Angeles ended up
winning it in the 10th inning.  Casey Blake got things going when he smacked
a single.  Nate McLouth followed and he laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Miguel
Cabrera then bombed a two-run dinger.  Kansas City had 12 hits in the game
while Los Angeles had 9, but Los Angeles had the more timely hits.  

The victory went to Ryan Rowland-Smith(1-0) who went 1 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 1 run. Tim Stauffer earned the save, his 1st.  Jonathan Broxton(1-1)
absorbed the loss in relief.  He gave up 3 runs in 2 innings of work.  



Game 6
 
BOXSCORE: 2009 Kansas City Royals At 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers       9/27/2009

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  L.Castillo 2B       5  1  3  1 .429     C.Pennington SS     5  0  1  1 .143  
  H.Ramirez SS        4  1  1  0 .346     C.Crawford LF       4  0  1  0 .318  
  J.Mauer C           3  0  1  0 .520     C.Utley 2B          5  0  0  0 .120  
  A.Gonzalez 1B       4  0  2  2 .263     M.Cabrera 1B        5  0  3  0 .391  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  0  1  0 .308     W.Venable RF        3  2  2  0 .286  
  J.Werth RF          5  0  0  0 .240   D-C.Ross PH           1  0  0  0 .182  
  N.Morgan CF         4  1  0  0 .067     B.Lyon P            0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Ordonez LF        5  1  1  0 .286     H.Street P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Billingsley P     1  0  0  0 .000     R.Harden P          0  0  0  0 ----  
A-J.Thome PH          1  0  0  0 .167     C.Blake 3B          5  2  1  3 .333  
  R.Belisario P       0  0  0  0 ----     N.McLouth CF,RF     4  2  2  2 .188  
  D.Oliver P          0  0  0  0 ----     G.Zaun C            4  0  2  1 .250  
  J.Grabow P          0  0  0  0 ----     T.Stauffer P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Calero P          0  0  0  0 ----     R.Ramirez P         0  0  0  0 ----  
E-J.Drew PH           1  1  1  2 .421     C.Wilson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Troncoso P        0  0  0  0 ----     M.Palmer P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-R.Ruiz PH           0  0  0  0 .444  
                                        C-A.Torres PH,CF      2  1  1  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5 10  5                 Totals      38  7 13  7

A-Pinch Hit For Billingsley In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Palmer In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ruiz In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Venable In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Calero In 8th Inning

Royals.......... 2 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0  0 -  5 10  0
Dodgers......... 0 1 0  3 0 0  1 0 0  2 -  7 13  0

Royals (3-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Billingsle              5       6   4   4   2   8   1   6.10
R.Belisario               1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
D.Oliver                  0       2   1   1   0   0   0   2.45
J.Grabow                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
K.Calero                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
R.Troncoso LOSS(0-1)      2 2/3   4   2   2   0   2   1   6.75
Totals                    9 2/3  13   7   7   2  12   2

Dodgers (3-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Stauffer                4       8   3   3   3   5   0   9.00
R.Ramirez                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   1.93
C.Wilson HOLD(2nd)        1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   7.36
M.Palmer HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   5.40
B.Lyon HOLD(2nd)          0 1/3   0   1   1   0   0   0   3.38
H.Street BS(1st)          1 2/3   1   1   1   1   2   1   7.50
R.Harden WIN(1-0)         1       0   0   0   0   2   0   1.80
Totals                   10      10   5   5   5  12   1

ATTENDANCE- 55,716 DATE- Sunday, September 27th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Alfonzo Marquez, Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson
T- 3:11
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 9  Dodgers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Dodgers: 2
DOUBLES- H.Ramirez(2nd), J.Mauer(3rd), A.Gonzalez(2nd), G.Zaun-2(3rd)
TRIPLES- W.Venable(1st), A.Torres(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Drew(2nd), C.Blake(2nd), N.McLouth(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- N.Morgan(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Billingsley, R.Harden, T.Stauffer-2
WALKS- H.Ramirez, J.Mauer-2, A.Gonzalez, R.Zimmerman, C.Crawford, N.McLouth
HIT BY PITCH- N.Morgan
STRIKE OUTS- L.Castillo, H.Ramirez, J.Mauer, R.Zimmerman-2, J.Werth-2,
             N.Morgan-2, M.Ordonez, C.Billingsley, J.Thome, C.Pennington-2,
             C.Crawford, C.Utley-3, M.Cabrera, W.Venable, C.Ross, C.Blake,
             N.McLouth, A.Torres
GIDP- A.Gonzalez, R.Zimmerman, G.Zaun
WILD PITCHES- R.Troncoso
2-out RBI- L.Castillo, N.McLouth-2
RLISP 2-out- N.Morgan-3, J.Mauer, C.Crawford, C.Utley, C.Pennington,
             R.Zimmerman, J.Werth, C.Ross

In a close game it was the Los Angeles Dodgers 7, the Kansas City Royals 5 in
10 innings at Dodger Stadium.

Both teams had scored 5 runs after nine full innings.  Los Angeles won the
hard fought contest in the 10th inning.  Miguel Cabrera opened up the inning
nicely when he lined a single.  Ramon Troncoso then had one get away for a
wild pitch.  Rich Harden then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  One out later,
Nate McLouth came up and he blasted a two-run home run making Los Angeles the
victors to the delight of the home town faithful.  Kansas City was out-hit by
Los Angeles, 13 hits to 10.  

Harden(1-0) allowed no runs in 1 inning, and picked up the victory. The losing
pitcher was Troncoso(0-1) in relief.  He pitched 2 and 2/3 innings allowing 4
hits and no walks.


Game 7
 
BOXSCORE: 2009 Kansas City Royals At 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers       9/28/2009

  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Werth CF,RF       5  0  1  0 .233     C.Pennington SS     4  0  1  0 .167  
  J.Mauer C           4  0  1  0 .483     C.Crawford LF       4  0  0  0 .269  
  H.Ramirez SS        4  0  1  0 .333     C.Utley 2B          3  0  0  0 .107  
  J.Drew RF,LF        4  0  0  0 .348     M.Cabrera 1B        4  0  1  0 .370  
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  2  3  0 .367     W.Venable RF        4  1  1  1 .278  
  D.Barton 1B         3  1  1  1 .182     C.Blake 3B          4  0  1  0 .321  
I-N.Morgan CF         0  0  0  0 .067     N.McLouth CF        2  1  1  0 .222  
  R.Johnson LF        3  0  0  0 .167   B-C.Ross PH,CF        2  0  0  0 .154  
F-A.Gonzalez PH,1B    1  0  1  1 .300     G.Zaun C            2  0  0  0 .222  
  A.Gonzalez 2B       2  0  0  0 .429   C-R.Ruiz PH           0  0  0  0 .444  
G-L.Castillo PH       1  0  0  0 .400   D-A.Torres PR         0  0  0  0 .333  
J-H.Kendrick 2B       0  0  0  0 .000   E-G.Soto C            1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Haren P           2  0  0  0 .000     M.Buehrle P         1  0  1  1 .333  
A-M.Ordonez PH        1  0  0  0 .267     C.Wilson P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Soria P           0  0  0  0 ----     B.Lyon P            0  0  0  0 ----  
H-J.Thome PH          1  0  0  1 .143                                          
  J.Broxton P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  8  3                 Totals      31  2  6  2

A-Pinch Hit For Haren In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For McLouth In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Zaun In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Ruiz In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Torres In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Gonzalez In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Soria In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Barton In 9th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Castillo In 9th Inning

Royals.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  3  8  0
Dodgers......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  6  0

Royals (4-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
D.Haren                   6       5   2   2   2   5   1   4.76
J.Soria WIN(1-0)          2       1   0   0   0   4   0   3.86
J.Broxton SAVE(3rd)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   3.68
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2  10   1

Dodgers (3-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Buehrle                 8       7   2   2   1   2   0   4.66
C.Wilson LOSS(0-2)        0       0   1   1   1   0   0   9.82
B.Lyon BS(1st)            1       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.84
Totals                    9       8   3   3   2   2   0

ATTENDANCE- 52,717 DATE- Monday, September 28th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Travis Katzenmeier, Scott Higgins, Jim Reynolds, Charlie Williams
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7  Dodgers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Dodgers: 0
DOUBLES- D.Barton(2nd), M.Cabrera(1st), N.McLouth(1st)
TRIPLES- R.Zimmerman(1st)
HOME RUNS- W.Venable(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Buehrle
WALKS- D.Barton, A.Gonzalez, C.Utley, M.Buehrle
HIT BY PITCH- R.Ruiz
STRIKE OUTS- J.Drew, R.Johnson, C.Pennington-2, C.Crawford-2, C.Utley-2,
             M.Cabrera, C.Blake, N.McLouth, C.Ross
GIDP- G.Zaun
WILD PITCHES- B.Lyon
2-out RBI- M.Buehrle
RLISP 2-out- A.Gonzalez, D.Haren, C.Crawford, C.Pennington, J.Drew, W.Venable,
             J.Werth
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Jayson Werth robbed Casey Blake of an extra base hit.

In a great finish the Kansas City Royals came back in the top of the ninth and
held on to win over the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 3 to 2 at Dodger
Stadium.

Kansas City scored the decisive runs in a big top of the 9th inning with 2
runs using 2 hits.  Ryan Zimmerman kicked off the action when he tripled.
Daric Barton stepped up next and he drew a walk.  Adrian Gonzalez then
delivered a base-hit.  After an out was recorded, Jim Thome came to bat and
would hit into a force play.  Brandon Lyon then had one get away for a wild
pitch.  Jonathan Broxton was perfect in relief and got the save, his 3rd.

Joakim Soria(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. C.J.
Wilson(0-2) was the loser in relief.  He surrendered no hits and 1 walk
without retiring a batter.  

'The only way this one could have been better', said Soria, 'was if we had
played it at home.'