Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals
12-8, 5-5 Away
3
12-8, 5-5 Away
Final
6-12, 5-5 Home
2
6-12, 5-5 Home
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BK Mench (7, J Affeldt); H Blalock (7, J Affeldt); H Perry (2, J Affeldt)
- RBIH Blalock (18), A Soriano (11), H Perry (4)
- SFH Perry
- GIDPH Perry
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBA Soriano (4, 2nd base off J Affeldt/B Santiago)
- Fielding
- DP3 (A Soriano-M Young-A Gonzalez 2, A Soriano-A Gonzalez)
Royals Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for A Blanco in the 7th
- Batting
- RBIM Stairs (10), D DeJesus (1)
- GIDPM Stairs 2; M Lopez
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBC Beltran (7, 2nd base off R Dickey/G Laird)
- Picked OffT Graffanino (1st base by R Dickey)
- Fielding
- DP1 (T Graffanino-A Blanco-K Harvey)
- EK Harvey (2, ground ball)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R.A. Dickey(W,6-7) |
J. Powell(H,4) |
J. Nelson(H,10) |
F. Cordero(S,49) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 95-59 | 4.32 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-8 | 2.00 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.12 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24-11 | 2.16 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 149-86 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Dickey 9-8; J Powell 1-0; J Nelson 2-1; F Cordero 3-0
- Game ScoresR Dickey 55
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Affeldt(L,3-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 98-65 | 4.94 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 4.32 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 7.94 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 120-79 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Affeldt 8-9; J Grimsley 2-0; C Leskanic 1-1
- Game ScoresJ Affeldt 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | H Blalock doubled to deep center, M Young scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | A Soriano singled to right, H Blalock scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | M Stairs singled to center, C Beltran scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | H Perry hit sacrifice fly to right, A Gonzalez scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 7th | D DeJesus walked, M Stairs scored, A Guiel to third, B Santiago to second. | 3 | 2 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 28 April 2004
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,529
Game Time:2:43
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Welke
- First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- Second Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
- Third Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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