Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

71-67, 34-34 Away

Final

64-76, 38-33 Home


KC
TEX

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Thomson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- B. Shouse pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Re. García pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Re. García pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- L Nix hit for R Christenson.
  3
  1
- L Nix in center field.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- Re. García pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- R. Mahay pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 9th
- M. MacDougal pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- J Jones hit for M Thames.
  3
  1
- G Laird ran for J Jones.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
3
Rangers
7

Game 1

1/9

Royals
7
Rangers
8

Game 2

3/9

Royals
3
Rangers
1

Game 3

4/9

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 4 September 2003

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 15,271

Game Time:2:30

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dan Iassogna
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Terry Craft
Third Base Umpire - Marty Foster

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

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

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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

J. Gobble3-3

J. Thomson12-12

M. MacDougal27

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Strike Swinging