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San Francisco Giants @ 
Kansas City Royals
2008-06-21 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 28903 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph L to R · 2:55
Kansas City Royals defeated San Francisco Giants 5–3. Kansas City Royals put up 2 in the 4th. Gil Meche earned the win and Joakim Soria picked up the save. Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Gil Meche L: Kevin Correia SV: Joakim Soria
Umpires — HP: Chuck Meriwether · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
San Francisco Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fred Lewis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Ray Durham | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Randy Winn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bengie Molina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Aaron Rowand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 John Bowker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rich Aurilia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jose Castillo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Omar Vizquel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 David DeJesus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Aviles | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Jose Guillen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Grudzielanek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Teahen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Buck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ross Gload | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joey Gathright | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
San Francisco Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kevin Correia | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 Alex Hinshaw | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Sadler | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Taschner | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Meche | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 Ron Mahay | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Ramirez | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Fred Lewis: K
- Ray Durham: K
- Randy Winn: K
Bot 1
- David DeJesus: W
- Mike Aviles: S9/L89S.1-2
- Alex Gordon: W.2-3;1-2
- Jose Guillen: 3/P3F
- Mark Grudzielanek: 64(1)/FO/G56-.3-H;2-3
- Mark Teahen: 43/G4S-
Top 2
- Bengie Molina: K
- Aaron Rowand: K
- John Bowker: 31/G34S-
Bot 2
- John Buck: 43/G4
- Ross Gload: 8/F8LM-
- Joey Gathright: 13/G13+
Top 3
- Rich Aurilia: 3/P3D
- Jose Castillo: 9/F9D+
- Omar Vizquel: 53/G5
Bot 3
- David DeJesus: 43/G4
- Mike Aviles: D9/F89D
- Alex Gordon: W
- Jose Guillen: K
- Mark Grudzielanek: 8/F8LD
Top 4
- Fred Lewis: K
- Ray Durham: W
- Randy Winn: 3!/G34S.1-2
- Bengie Molina: W
- Aaron Rowand: K
Bot 4
- Mark Teahen: 9/F9LM+
- John Buck: 7/F78XD+
- Ross Gload: D9/L3D+
- Joey Gathright: W
- David DeJesus: S5/G15-.2-3;1-2
- Mike Aviles: S8/L6M.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Alex Gordon: 9!/L9M
Top 5
- John Bowker: 3/L34+
- Rich Aurilia: S8/G4M+
- Jose Castillo: 9/F89D+
- Omar Vizquel: 13/G13
Bot 5
- Jose Guillen: S8/L8RM+
- Mark Grudzielanek: 4/P3F
- Mark Teahen: 8/F8LD
- John Buck: K
Top 6
- Fred Lewis: S9/G34
- Ray Durham: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Randy Winn: E1/TH/FO/G13.2-H(NR);1-3
- Bengie Molina: 9/SF/F9M.3-H(UR)
- Aaron Rowand: 9/F9D+
- John Bowker: S8/G4M.1-3
- Rich Aurilia: 9/F9D
Bot 6
- Ross Gload: 5/P5
- Joey Gathright: 53/G56S-
- David DeJesus: 4/L4-
Top 7
- Jose Castillo: 3/G34S-
- Omar Vizquel: 53/G56
- Fred Lewis: 43/G4+
Bot 7
- Mike Aviles: 9/F89D
- Alex Gordon: W
- Jose Guillen: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Mark Grudzielanek: W
- Mark Teahen: 7/L7M+
- John Buck: 46(1)/FO/G4M-
Top 8
- Ray Durham: W
- Randy Winn: PB.1-2
- Randy Winn: 3!1/G34.2-3
- Bengie Molina: 9/SF/F89M.3-H(UR)
- Aaron Rowand: 8/F8RXD
Bot 8
- Ross Gload: 8/F8RD
- Joey Gathright: 63/G6
- David DeJesus: 8/F8RD
Top 9
- John Bowker: K
- Rich Aurilia: K
- Jose Castillo: 8/F8RXD+