ARLINGTON, Texas – Gil Meche pitched into the seventh without allowing a run, Mark Teahen assumed his new role by going 5-for-6 with a homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 12-3 Friday night.
Meche (1-0), who had an 8.10 ERA his previous eight starts at Rangers Ballpark, held Texas to six singles, including a bunt by Ian Kinsler, who was coming off his 6-for-6 performance with a cycle in a game the Rangers won 19-6.
The Rangers went from scoring the most runs in the majors their last game Wednesday to being held scoreless until Hank Blalock and Marlon Byrd hit back-to-back homers in the eighth that cut their deficit to 10 runs.
The Royals, who entered the game with a majors-worst .216 batting average, had 19 hits.
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