Rangers 5-4 Royals (23 Feb, 2024) Box Score

Texas Rangers

1-0, 1-0 home


KC
TEX

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

Royals Hitting

hitters
G. HampsonSS
C. DevanneySS
V. Pasquantino1B
C. Alexander1B
N. VelazquezLF
T. BradleyLF
M. Massey2B
aD. MannPH-2B
N. LoftinDH
bC. JensenPH-DH
D. WatersCF
D. HernandezCF
M. Brosseau3B
R. Fitzgerald3B
T. GentryRF
J. GrayRF
S. LeonC
L. TreshC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000
2	1	1	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	2.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
33	4	6	4	1	2	8

a-flied out to left for Massey in the 6th

b-walked for Loftin in the 7th

Batting
2BLoftin (1, D. Duffy)
3BMassey (1, D. Duffy)
HRWaters (1, 2nd inning off Bradford 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIWaters (1), Gray (1), Loftin (1), Tresh (1)
2Out RBIWaters
SFTresh
Team LOB5
Team RISP2-5 (Brosseau 0-1, Waters 0-1, Devanney 0-1, Loftin 1-1, Gray 1-1)

Fielding
DP1 (Devanney-Mann-Alexander)
EBrosseau (1, fielding); Tresh (1, catcher's interference)

Rangers Hitting

hitters
M. Semien2B
J. Foscue2B
E. CarterRF
E. HernándezRF
W. LangfordLF
D. HarrisLF
N. Lowe1B
B. Crim1B
L. TaverasCF
D. HillCF
S. HuffC
aA. KnappPH-C
M. Duffy3B
D. Wendzel3B
E. DuranDH
bS. FabianPH-DH
J. SmithSS
J. OrnelasSS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.500	.000
2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
2	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	3.000
2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000
1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
1	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
2	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
1	1	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000
2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
2	1	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500
2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	1.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
27	5	4	4	7	12

a-struck out looking for Huff in the 5th

b-reached first base on catcher's interference for Duran in the 8th

Batting
2BHill (1, Sauer)
3BE. Hernández (1, Barnett)
RBIM. Duffy (1), Hill (1), Carter (1), Harris (1)
SFCarter
GIDPHill
Team LOB7
Team RISP3-8 (Knapp 0-1, Crim 0-1, Semien 0-1, Harris 1-1, M. Duffy 1-1, Hill 1-1, Wendzel 0-1, Langford 0-1)

Baserunning
SBCarter (1, 2nd base off Sauer/León)

Fielding
EKelly (1, throw); Harris (1, fielding)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
D. Lynch IV
J. Brentz
J. Dipoto
T. Duffey
S. Long
M. Sauer
W. Pennington
M. Barnett(L, 0-1)
W. Klein
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
0.1	1	3	3	4	1	81.00
0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0.00
1.0	1	1	0	1	3	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0.00
1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
8.0	4	5	4	7	12

Pitching
WPBrentz

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
D. Dunning
C. Bradford
D. Duffy(H, 1)
J. Tinoco(H, 1)
J. Leiter(H, 1)
A. Kelly(W, 1-0, B, 1)
M. Church(H, 1)
Z. Kent(S, 1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	4.50
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	9.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
1.0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
9.0	6	4	2	2	8	1

Scoring Summary

		KC	TEX
2nd	Waters homered to left center.	1	0
2nd	M. Duffy singled to center, Taveras scored, Huff to second.	1	1
2nd	Huff scored on Brentz wild pitch, Duran to second, M. Duffy to third.	1	2
2nd	Carter hit sacrifice fly to center, M. Duffy scored.	1	3
4th	Loftin doubled to center, Massey scored.	2	3
5th	Hill doubled to right, Carter scored, Langford to third.	2	4
7th	Gray singled to left, Jensen scored, Fitzgerald to second, Gray to second, Fitzgerald safe at third on fielding error by left fielder Harris.	3	4
7th	Tresh hit sacrifice fly to right, Fitzgerald scored, Gray to third.	4	4
7th	Harris singled to right, E. Hernández scored.	4	5

Surprise Stadium

8:05 PM, 23 February 2024

Surprise, Arizona

Attendance: 5,850

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Quinn Wolcott
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Third Base Umpire - Malachi Moore

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	36	17	.679	-	W9
Kansas City	34	20	.630	2.5	L1
Minnesota	28	24	.538	7.5	L1
Detroit	26	27	.491	10	W3
Chicago	15	39	.278	21.5	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	28	26	.519	-	W1
Texas	25	29	.463	3	W1
Houston	24	29	.453	3.5	W1
Oakland	22	33	.400	6.5	L1
Los Angeles	20	33	.377	7.5	L3

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A. Kelly1-0

M. Barnett0-1

Z. Kent1

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