Royals 9-2 Rangers (27 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

68-62, 35-30 home


TEX
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
0	0	3	0	0	6	0	0	-	9	12	0

B. Anderson10-10

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

R.A. Dickey8-6

5.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

RangersTop 1st
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Swinging
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Foul Ball
  6
  Foul Ball
  7
  Ball
  8
  Foul Ball
  9
  Fly Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 2nd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- R.A. Dickey pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- A. Fultz pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- R. Garcia pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- R. Garcia pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 7th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- R. Garcia pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- B. Shouse pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Shouse pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- R. Mahay pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- A Guiel to third on wild pitch by R Mahay.
  2
  9
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- M Lopez at third base.
  2
  9
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 9th
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Rangers
2
Royals
9

Game 1

27/8

Rangers
0
Royals
9

Game 2

28/8

Rangers
5
Royals
6

Game 3

29/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:05 AM, 27 August 2003

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 12,917

Game Time:2:29

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Everitt
First Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Second Base Umpire - Scott Nelson
Third Base Umpire - Larry Young

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Strike Swinging
4 Foul Ball
5 Foul Ball
6 Foul Ball
7 Ball
8 Foul Ball
9 Fly Out