Royals 5-3 Rangers (20 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Texas Rangers

22-17, 13-8 home


KC
TEX

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. Park pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Swinging
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. Park 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
- C. Park pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. Park pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. Park pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. Park pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Park pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- B. Shouse pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- KC
  TEX
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- J. Cerda pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Almanzar pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- J. Huisman pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- D Dellucci hit for E Young.
  5
  3
- D Dellucci in left field.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Almanzar pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- A Brown in left field.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 9th
- J. Huisman pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- B Fullmer hit for G Laird.
  5
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
7
Rangers
6

Game 1

19/5

Royals
5
Rangers
3

Game 2

20/5

Royals
3
Rangers
6

Game 3

21/5

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 20 May 2004

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 32,374

Game Time:2:28

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - Rick Reed
Second Base Umpire - Mike Fichter
Third Base Umpire - Ted Barrett

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

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

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Swinging
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Ground Out