Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BAndrus (22, Soria)
- HRRobinson (3, 3rd inning off Kennedy 0 on, 1 Out); Napoli (20, 7th inning off Kennedy 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIRobinson (4), Napoli (42), Mazara (57)
- 2Out RBINapoli, Mazara
- GIDPAndrus 2
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP1-1 (Mazara 1-1)
- Fielding
- EDarvish (1, throw); Mazara (4, bobble); Choo (4, fly ball)
- AssistsChoo (Moustakas at 3rd base)
Royals Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for D Butera in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BMoustakas (16, Darvish); Merrifield (19, Darvish)
- RBIMoustakas (55), Cain (31)
- 2Out RBIMoustakas, Cain
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP0-9 (Merrifield 0-1, Moustakas 0-1, Butera 0-1, Hosmer 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Cain 0-3, Bonifacio 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBMerrifield (15, 3rd base off Bush/Lucroy); Bonifacio (1, 2nd base off Bush/Lucroy)
- Fielding
- DP2 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer, Escobar-Hosmer)
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Grilli(L, 2-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 98-70 | 3.45 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.41 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.59 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-10 | 6.17 |
| 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 141-94 |
- Pitching
- WPDarvish
- HBPMerrifield (By Grilli)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDarvish 18/28; Bush 2/2; Claudio 2/3; Grilli 4/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDarvish 19-8-24-19; Bush 1-3-5-0; Claudio 2-0-0-3; Grilli 2-2-3-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDarvish 7-6; Bush 0-0; Claudio 3-0; Grilli 1-0
- Game ScoresY Darvish 53
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Soria(B, 6) |
K. Herrera(W, 2-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 99-63 | 4.32 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 5.23 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-15 | 3.55 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.29 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 138-89 |
- Pitching
- HBPChoo (By Kennedy)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 16/25; Moylan 1/1; Soria 4/5; Herrera 1/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy 13-11-22-17; Moylan 0-0-1-1; Soria 3-5-3-4; Herrera 0-2-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 6-8; Moylan 1-0; Soria 2-0; Herrera 1-1
- Game ScoresI Kennedy 61
Scoring Summary
Inning | TEX | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Merrifield scored, Bonifacio to second on wild pitch by Darvish. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Robinson homered to right (408 feet). | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Moustakas doubled to deep right, Hosmer scored, Moustakas out at third. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Napoli homered to center (402 feet). | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7th | Merrifield doubled to deep left, Butera to third, Butera scored on error by left fielder Mazara. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8th | Mazara singled to left, Andrus scored. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9th | Cain safe at first on error by right fielder Choo, Gordon scored, Pérez to third, Merrifield to second. | 3 | 4 | ||
TEX wins 2-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:15 PM, 16 July 2017
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 23,163
Game Time:3:11
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Paul Emmel
- First Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
- Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
- Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
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 |

