Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals
34-34, 17-18 Away
5
34-34, 17-18 Away
Final
26-41, 13-18 Home
6
26-41, 13-18 Home
Rangers Hitting
a-flied out to left for G Duran in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Boggs (9, B Bannister); J Hamilton 2 (18, B Bannister, R Ramirez)
- HRG Duran (3, 2nd inning off B Bannister 2 on, 2 Out); I Kinsler (9, 2nd inning off B Bannister 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIG Duran 3 (9), I Kinsler (39), D Murphy (47)
- 2Out RBIG Duran 3, I Kinsler
- SFD Murphy
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- EJ Saltalamacchia (4, throw)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Guillen (23, E Hurley); A Gordon (16, F Francisco)
- HRA Gordon (7, 1st inning off E Hurley 1 on, 1 Out); M Aviles (1, 4th inning off E Hurley 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIA Gordon 2 (29), M Aviles 2 (3), J Guillen (50)
- 2Out RBIM Aviles 2
- SFJ Guillen
- Team LOB3
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
F. Francisco(L,1-2; B, 3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 92-63 | 6.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 4.10 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-16 | 3.55 |
| 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 131-89 |
- Pitching
- WPF Francisco
- HBPM Young (By B Bannister)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Hurley 3-12; J Wright 1-1; F Francisco 1-1
- Game ScoresE Hurley 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Gordon homered to center, A Callaspo scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | G Duran homered to left, F Catalanotto and J Saltalamacchia scored. | 3 | 2 | |
| 2nd | I Kinsler homered to left. | 4 | 2 | |
| 4th | M Aviles homered to left, J Buck scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8th | D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, B Boggs scored. | 5 | 4 | |
| 8th | T Pena scored, A Gordon to third on wild pitch by F Francisco. | 5 | 5 | |
| 8th | J Guillen hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gordon scored. | 5 | 6 | |
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 12 June 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,515
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- First Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
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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