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Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals

2010-07-30 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 21537 · 92°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:18

Kansas City Royals defeated Baltimore Orioles 7–5. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 1st. Blake Wood earned the win. Alex Gordon went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	9
KCA	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	11

W: Blake Wood L: Alfredo Simon SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Wally Bell · 1B: James Hoye · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Roberts	5	0	2	0	0	0
Nick Markakis	4	3	2	0	1	0
Ty Wigginton	4	1	3	2	0	0
Luke Scott	3	0	1	1	0	0
Adam Jones	2	1	0	0	1	0
Felix Pie	3	0	0	1	0	0
Matt Wieters	4	0	0	0	0	1
Corey Patterson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cesar Izturis	4	0	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chris Getz	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	3	1	0	0	1	0
Billy Butler	3	1	1	0	2	1
Jose Guillen	5	0	1	0	0	0
Rick Ankiel	4	2	2	1	1	1
Wilson Betemit	4	0	3	2	1	0
Alex Gordon	5	1	1	3	0	1
Yuniesky Betancourt	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mitch Maier	1	0	1	1	2	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Arrieta	4.1	6	5	4
Jason Berken	1.2	2	1	0
Will Ohman	1.0	0	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	0.2	1	0	0
Koji Uehara	0.1	0	0	0
Alfredo Simon	0.2	2	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sean O'Sullivan	6.0	4	2	0
Dusty Hughes	1.0	0	0	0
Kyle Farnsworth	1.0	3	0	1
Blake Wood	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian Roberts: S9/L34D+
Nick Markakis: 7/F7M
Ty Wigginton: SB2
Ty Wigginton: 3/F34-
Luke Scott: 43/G4

Bot 1

Chris Getz: K
Jason Kendall: W
Billy Butler: S8/G4M+.1-2
Jose Guillen: 7/F78XD+
Rick Ankiel: D8/L8LM.2-H;1-3
Wilson Betemit: S9/L34+.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
Alex Gordon: 9/F9D

Top 2

Adam Jones: W
Felix Pie: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Felix Pie: 9/SF/F9M.3-H
Matt Wieters: 1/G34S-
Corey Patterson: 63/G6+

Bot 2

Yuniesky Betancourt: 4/F34-
Mitch Maier: W
Chris Getz: 43/G4S-.1-2
Jason Kendall: 8/L8RD

Top 3

Cesar Izturis: 43/G4
Brian Roberts: 9/F89D
Nick Markakis: S8/G4+
Ty Wigginton: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
Luke Scott: 43/G34+

Bot 3

Billy Butler: W
Jose Guillen: 9/F9M
Rick Ankiel: S9/L34+.1-2
Wilson Betemit: S9/G34+.2-3;1-2
Alex Gordon: K
Yuniesky Betancourt: 13/G15

Top 4

Adam Jones: 3/F3F-
Felix Pie: 13/G34S-
Matt Wieters: 43/G4+

Bot 4

Mitch Maier: W
Chris Getz: 5/L56S+
Jason Kendall: 13/SH.1-2
Billy Butler: K

Top 5

Corey Patterson: 4/L4
Cesar Izturis: 63/G6
Brian Roberts: 43/G4

Bot 5

Jose Guillen: D9/F9LD+
Rick Ankiel: K
Wilson Betemit: WP.2-3
Wilson Betemit: W
Alex Gordon: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 6

Nick Markakis: W
Ty Wigginton: S8/L8RS.1-3
Luke Scott: 8/SF/F89D.3-H
Adam Jones: HP.1-2
Felix Pie: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
Matt Wieters: 43/G4

Bot 6

Yuniesky Betancourt: S9/F9S-
Mitch Maier: D7/L5+.1-H
Chris Getz: 8/F8RS
Jason Kendall: 6/L6-
Billy Butler: IW
Jose Guillen: 8/F89D

Top 7

Corey Patterson: 3/G34
Cesar Izturis: 63/G6
Brian Roberts: 63/G6

Bot 7

Rick Ankiel: 31/G3+
Wilson Betemit: 63/G6
Alex Gordon: 8/F8LXD+

Top 8

Nick Markakis: S8/G4M+
Ty Wigginton: D8/F89XD+.1-H
Luke Scott: S7/L78S.2-3
Adam Jones: E5/G5.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2
Felix Pie: 26(2)/FO/BG2L-.1-2
Matt Wieters: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 8

Yuniesky Betancourt: S8/L8LM-
Mitch Maier: 53/SH.1-2
Chris Getz: 63/G6.2-3
Jason Kendall: 7/F78D

Top 9

Corey Patterson: 43/G4+
Cesar Izturis: S8/G6M
Brian Roberts: S8/G6M+.1-2
Nick Markakis: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 9

Billy Butler: 63/G6
Jose Guillen: 63/G6
Rick Ankiel: W
Wilson Betemit: S9/G34+.1-3
Alex Gordon: HR/F9LD+.3-H;1-H

Notes & reviews

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HP umpire Wally Bell left the game suffering from dehydration and heat exhaustion; the game-time temperature was 92 but the heat index was 100; Bell was examined at the park and not taken to a hospital

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