Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- HRB Butler (9, 4th inning off S Baker 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Butler (54)
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP0-2 (A Escobar 0-1, L Cain 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBL Cain (20, 2nd base off S Baker/R Chirinos)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Escobar-O Infante-B Butler)
- EJ Vargas (1, throw); O Infante (7, throw)
- AssistsA Gordon (E Andrus at Home)
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Robertson (5, J Vargas); A Beltre (25, J Vargas); A Rosales 2 (5, J Vargas 2); A Rios (26, J Vargas)
- RBIA Beltre (66), A Rosales (13), R Chirinos (33)
- GIDPA Rosales
- Team LOB11
- Team RISP4-16 (A Rios 0-2, R Chirinos 1-1, D Robertson 0-1, A Beltre 1-2, A Rosales 1-2, L Martin 0-1, J Arencibia 1-3, R Odor 0-2, E Andrus 0-2)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Vargas 21-32; J Frasor 2-3; A Crow 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Vargas 17-4-15-24; J Frasor 2-1-5-2; A Crow 3-1-1-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Vargas 3-11; J Frasor 2-1; A Crow 2-1
- Game ScoresJ Vargas 39
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Baker(W,2-3) |
S. Tolleson(H,6) |
N. Cotts(H,17) |
N. Feliz(S,6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71-51 | 5.45 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 2.90 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 3.36 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 2.95 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 121-89 |
- Pitching
- IBBA Beltre (By J Vargas)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedS Baker 15-21; S Tolleson 3-6; N Cotts 3-3; N Feliz 3-4
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesS Baker 13-7-12-19; S Tolleson 4-2-3-4; N Cotts 2-3-6-1; N Feliz 4-2-4-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Baker 4-10; S Tolleson 2-2; N Cotts 0-1; N Feliz 1-1
- Game ScoresS Baker 53
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A Beltre doubled to deep left, D Robertson scored, E Andrus thrown out at home. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2nd | A Rosales doubled to left, L Martin scored. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | R Chirinos singled to center, A Rios scored, J Arencibia to second. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 4th | B Butler homered to left (377 feet). | 1 | 3 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
8:05 PM, 24 August 2014
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 30,049
Game Time:2:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Toby Basner
- First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
- Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
- Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
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 |

