LA Angels 10, Kansas City 8
When: 4:10 PM ET, Monday, May 30, 2011
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
80°
Umpires:
Home -
Adrian Johnson, 1B -
Fieldin Culbreth, 2B -
Gary Cederstrom, 3B -
Lance Barksdale
Attendance:
24406
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Joakim Soria blew it again.
With his team holding a one-run lead in the ninth Monday, the Royals closer coughed up three runs, including a go-ahead two-run shot by the Angels' Torii Hunter. Los Angeles won 10-8 to improve to 3-1 on its six-game road trip.
It was Soria's fifth blown save in 12 tries and another disheartening loss for the Royals, who were opening an 11-game homestand.
K.C. fell for the eighth time in nine games despite a two-run homer and two-run double from 21-year-old first baseman Eric Hosmer. He has five homers and 15 RBIs since being called up early this month.
The Angels trailed 8-5 in the eighth, then Mark Trumbo and Peter Bourjos homered off Louis Coleman to cut the deficit to one. That set the stage for another ninth-inning implosion by Soria (3-3).
Kevin Jepsen (1-2) got the win, and Fernando Rodney earned his third save.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| LA Angels |
|
Kansas City |
|
Ervin Santana
|
Player |
Luke Hochevar
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
7 |
Hits |
7 |
|
9.00 |
ERA |
7.20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| LA Angels
|
15 |
4 |
30 |
.375 |
18 |
7 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Kansas City
|
11 |
2 |
20 |
.314 |
14 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
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