Royals 6-3 Rangers (26 Jul, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

38-58, 23-31 home


TEX
KC

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

RangersTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Fly Out
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- T Teagarden safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Teahen.
  1
  0
- I Kinsler scored, M Young to second on wild pitch by L Hochevar.
  2
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- H Blalock to second on wild pitch by L Hochevar.
  2
  0
- N Cruz stole second.
  3
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- D. Holland pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Grilli pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Jennings pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- W Bloomquist at first base.
  3
  6
- M Maier in center field.
  3
  6
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- W. Eyre pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Rangers
2
Royals
0

Game 1

25/7

Rangers
3
Royals
6

Game 2

26/7

Rangers
7
Royals
2

Game 3

26/7

Kauffman Stadium

12:10 AM, 26 July 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 27,602

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
First Base Umpire - Jerry Crawford
Second Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
Third Base Umpire - Tom Hallion

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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Texas Rangers

Kansas City Royals

L. Hochevar6-3

D. Holland3-6

J. Soria15

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Fly Out