Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

19-16, 9-7 Away

Final/10

20-15, 13-7 Home


TEX
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	8	0
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0

Rangers Hitting

hitters
M. Semien2B
C. SeagerDH
N. Lowe1B
A. GarcíaRF
J. HeimC
J. SmithSS
E. Duran3B
aT. JankowskiPH
D. Wendzel3B
E. CarterLF
L. TaverasCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	1	0	0	0	1	.257	.308	.426
4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.228	.303	.291
4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.308	.400	.423
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.286	.336	.532
3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.276	.321	.419
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.293	.402	.475
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235	.304	.275
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.400
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.294
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.227	.317	.455
4	2	1	0	0	0	1	.234	.293	.346
36	3	8	3	1	2	12

a-reached on infield single to shortstop for Duran in the 9th

Batting
2BTaveras (7, Schreiber)
HRHeim (4, 9th inning off McArthur 0 on, 1 Out)
RBISeager (10), Heim (20), Lowe (5)
SFSeager
GIDPGarcía
Team LOB8
Team RISP2-9 (Semien 0-2, Seager 1-1, Taveras 0-1, García 0-2, Lowe 1-1, Smith 0-1, Carter 0-1)

Royals Hitting

hitters
M. Garcia3B
B. Witt Jr.SS
V. Pasquantino1B
D. BlancoPR
J. McArthurP
aN. VelazquezPH
S. PerezDH-1B
M. Massey2B
M. MelendezLF
F. FerminC
A. FrazierRF
H. RenfroeRF
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	3	.232	.280	.377
4	2	2	0	1	0	.319	.375	.551
2	0	1	2	1	0	.230	.333	.407
0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.296	.292
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.284	.344
4	0	0	0	0	3	.328	.388	.566
4	0	1	0	0	0	.292	.306	.479
4	0	2	0	0	2	.186	.252	.363
4	0	1	0	0	1	.218	.271	.291
3	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.289	.197
1	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.227	.292
4	0	0	0	0	1	.214	.252	.357
36	2	7	2	2	10

a-lined out to right for McArthur in the 10th

Batting
2BMelendez (6, Gray); Witt Jr. (10, Gray); Pasquantino (8, Gray)
3BWitt Jr. (5, Gray)
RBIPasquantino 2 (18)
2Out RBIPasquantino
SFPasquantino
Team LOB8
Team RISP1-10 (Perez 0-2, Frazier 0-2, Velázquez 0-1, Isbel 0-1, Fermin 0-1, Pasquantino 1-1, Massey 0-1, Garcia 0-1)

Baserunning
SBMelendez (2, 2nd base off Gray/Heim); Blanco 2 (8, 3rd base off Yates/Heim, 2nd base off Yates/Heim)

Fielding
DP1 (Massey-Witt Jr.-Perez)

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
J. Gray
K. Yates(W, 3-0)
D. Robertson(S, 1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	7	2	2	0	7	99-70	2.50
2.0	0	0	0	1	2	27-14	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	9-6	1.02
10.0	7	2	2	2	10	135-90

Pitching
IBBWitt Jr. (by Robertson).
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRobertson 2/4; Yates 2/7; Gray 21/28
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRobertson-2-0-2-2; Yates-3-3-4-3; Gray-13-17-19-21
Ground Balls-Fly BallsRobertson 1-1; Yates 1-3; Gray 5-9
Game ScoresJ Gray 62

Royals Pitching

pitchers
D. Lynch IV
A. Zerpa(H, 4)
J. Schreiber(H, 8)
J. McArthur(L, 1-1, B, 2)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	74-49	0.00
2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	22-17	1.76
1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	10-8	1.10
2.0	4	2	1	0	3	1	30-22	2.87
10.0	8	3	2	2	12	1	136-96

Pitching
HBPSmith (by McArthur)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSchreiber 4/4; Lynch IV 10/19; McArthur 7/10; Zerpa 7/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSchreiber-3-1-1-3; Lynch IV-8-7-23-11; McArthur-4-8-4-6; Zerpa-8-0-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSchreiber 1-1; Lynch IV 3-6; McArthur 2-0; Zerpa 3-1
Game ScoresD Lynch IV 67

Scoring Summary

		TEX	KC
1st	Pasquantino hit sacrifice fly to center, Witt Jr. scored.	0	1
3rd	Pasquantino doubled to left, Witt Jr. scored.	0	2
8th	Seager hit sacrifice fly to center, Taveras scored.	1	2
9th	Heim homered to right (351 feet).	2	2
10th	Lowe singled to right, Taveras scored, Seager to second.	3	2

Rangers
1
Royals
7

Game 1

4/5

Rangers
15
Royals
4

Game 2

5/5

Rangers
3
Royals
2

Game 3

5/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 5 May 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 20,613

Game Time:2:32

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - John Bacon
First Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Malachi Moore

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

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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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

K. Yates3-0

J. McArthur1-1

D. Robertson1

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