Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers
53-67, 25-33 Away
6
53-67, 25-33 Away
Final
53-67, 32-29 Home
2
53-67, 32-29 Home
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for E Brown in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BM Grudzielanek (25, J Rheinecker); J Buck (17, W Eyre)
- HRA Gordon (11, 7th inning off J Rheinecker 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIB Butler (35), A Gordon (41), M Teahen (51), J Buck 3 (43)
- 2Out RBIJ Buck 3
- GIDPJ Buck; E Brown
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- DP1 (T Pena-M Grudzielanek-A Gordon)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- HRF Catalanotto (9, 1st inning off L Nunez 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIF Catalanotto (35), I Kinsler (43)
- GIDPA Melhuse
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP2 (I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson, M Young-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Braun(W,2-0) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 66-41 | 1.96 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20-15 | 3.77 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33-22 | 6.84 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.54 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.08 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 146-95 |
- Pitching
- IBBB Butler (By J Rheinecker); A Gordon (By W Eyre)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Nunez 4-2; J Bale 2-0; R Braun 2-4; Z Greinke 1-0; J Soria 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Oviedo 49
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
W. Eyre(L,4-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 89-60 | 5.82 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 5.16 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 4.28 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 7.50 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 129-87 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Rheinecker
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Rheinecker 15-5; W Eyre 1-1; W Littleton 0-1; A Murray 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Rheinecker 57
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B Butler grounded out to third, D DeJesus scored, M Grudzielanek to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | F Catalanotto homered to right. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5th | I Kinsler singled to right, J Saltalamacchia scored, D Murphy to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 7th | A Gordon homered to right. | 2 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Grudzielanek scored, B Butler to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 8th | J Buck doubled to deep right center, B Butler, M Teahen and A Gordon scored. | 6 | 2 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:35 AM, 17 August 2007
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 22,674
Game Time:2:59
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
- First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Welke
- Third Base Umpire - John Hirschbeck
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 |
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 |
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