Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Young (29, S Ponson); A Jones (13, R Mahay)
- HRA Jones (15, 8th inning off J Cruz 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Young 2 (41), M Byrd (46), A Jones (35), I Kinsler (60), D Murphy (27)
- 2Out RBIM Young, M Byrd
- SHE Andrus
- GIDPM Young
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP6-18 (D Murphy 0-2, A Jones 0-1, M Young 2-2, I Kinsler 1-3, N Cruz 1-1, J Saltalamacchia 0-1, H Blalock 1-4, M Byrd 1-3, E Andrus 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBN Cruz (17, 3rd base off J Wright/J Buck); I Kinsler (22, 3rd base off J Wright/J Buck); M Young (7, 2nd base off J Wright/J Buck)
- Picked OffA Jones (1st base by J Buck)
- Fielding
- EI Kinsler (7, ground ball)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Callaspo (27, W Eyre)
- RBIA Gordon (5), J Buck (21)
- 2Out RBIA Gordon, J Buck
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP2-6 (A Gordon 1-2, Y Betancourt 0-1, M Olivo 0-1, J Buck 1-2)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler)
- EA Callaspo (12, pop up)
- AssistsD DeJesus (D Murphy at Home)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Nippert(W,3-0) |
D. O'Day(H,13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43-28 | 3.39 |
| 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62-36 | 3.54 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-12 | 1.91 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.91 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 136-85 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedK Millwood 5-8; D Nippert 7-18; D O'Day 2-4; W Eyre 3-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesK Millwood 7-4-11-6; D Nippert 9-3-11-13; D O'Day 5-4-2-1; W Eyre 1-2-2-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Millwood 2-2; D Nippert 7-6; D O'Day 0-1; W Eyre 0-2
- Game ScoresK Millwood 56
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPJ Buck (By D Nippert)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS Ponson 10-23; R Mahay 1-2; J Wright 3-6; J Cruz 2-6; R Colon 3-6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS Ponson 15-8-18-16; R Mahay 0-0-0-2; J Wright 4-1-8-4; J Cruz 3-0-3-5; R Colon 2-4-4-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Ponson 9-3; R Mahay 0-0; J Wright 1-0; J Cruz 2-0; R Colon 1-2
- Game ScoresS Ponson 63
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | I Kinsler safe at first on error by second baseman A Callaspo, N Cruz scored, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 7th | M Young singled to left, J Saltalamacchia scored, I Kinsler to second. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7th | M Byrd singled to right, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third, D Murphy to second. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 7th | A Gordon singled to right center, M Teahen scored, J Buck to third. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 8th | A Jones homered to left. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 8th | I Kinsler singled to left, N Cruz scored, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 8th | M Young singled to left, J Saltalamacchia scored, I Kinsler to third. | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8th | D Murphy grounded out to second, I Kinsler scored, M Young to second. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 9th | J Buck singled to shallow left, A Callaspo scored. | 7 | 2 | ||
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:10 PM, 26 July 2009
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 16,847
Game Time:3:07
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Crawford
- First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
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 |

