Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BN Cruz (16, J Soria)
- HRM Young (13, 1st inning off L Hochevar 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIM Young (39), N Cruz (55)
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP1-5 (J Hamilton 0-1, N Cruz 0-1, M Byrd 1-1, T Teagarden 0-2)
- Baserunning
- SBN Cruz (16, 2nd base off L Hochevar/M Olivo)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
W. BloomquistCF-1B |
M. MaierCF |
J. BuckDH |
R. FreelRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .328 | .412 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | .311 | .364 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .289 | .347 | .457 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .289 | .309 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .349 | .447 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .356 | .456 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | .272 | .461 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .212 | .288 | .414 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .266 | .320 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .353 | .295 |
| 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BM Teahen (23, D Holland); R Freel (2, D Holland); D DeJesus (20, D Holland); W Bloomquist (5, J Jennings); A Callaspo (26, J Jennings); M Olivo (11, J Jennings)
- HRB Butler (10, 5th inning off D Holland 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Buck (20), D DeJesus (46), B Butler 2 (42), M Teahen (35), M Olivo (36)
- 2Out RBIJ Buck, M Olivo
- SFM Teahen
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP5-13 (A Callaspo 1-2, M Olivo 1-3, W Bloomquist 0-1, D DeJesus 1-1, M Teahen 0-1, J Buck 1-3, B Butler 1-2)
- Fielding
- EM Teahen (8, throw)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Holland(L,3-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 85-54 | 6.13 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-11 | 1.26 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.55 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.26 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 132-83 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Holland 17-23; J Grilli 3-5; J Jennings 4-6; W Eyre 2-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Holland 14-7-16-17; J Grilli 1-4-4-2; J Jennings 2-0-2-6; W Eyre 1-0-3-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Holland 5-5; J Grilli 2-0; J Jennings 0-3; W Eyre 0-3
- Game ScoresD Holland 36
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hochevar(W,6-3) |
J. Soria(S,15) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 112-76 | 4.84 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37-25 | 1.63 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 149-101 |
- Pitching
- WPL Hochevar 2
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedL Hochevar 18-27; J Soria 5-8
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesL Hochevar 16-23-24-13; J Soria 9-6-6-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hochevar 4-4; J Soria 0-3
- Game ScoresL Hochevar 70
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Young homered to left. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | I Kinsler scored, M Young to second on wild pitch by L Hochevar. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4th | N Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Blalock scored, M Byrd out at second. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 4th | J Buck singled to left center, M Teahen scored. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 5th | D DeJesus doubled to deep right, R Freel scored. | 3 | 2 | ||
| 5th | B Butler homered to right, D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7th | M Teahen hit sacrifice fly to right, W Bloomquist scored. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7th | M Olivo doubled to deep left, A Callaspo scored. | 3 | 6 | ||
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 26 July 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 27,602
Game Time:2:35
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
- Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
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 |

