Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

72-57, 39-29 Away

Final

50-79, 24-40 Home


KC
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	3	11	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- S. Baker pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 89
  2
  Fly Out
  Fastball 89
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- S. Baker pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- L Cain stole second.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- L Martin reached on bunt single to pitcher, L Martin to second on throwing error by pitcher J Vargas.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 3rd
- S. Baker pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- S. Baker pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- R Odor reached on bunt single to second, R Odor to second on throwing error by second baseman O Infante.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 5th
- S. Baker pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- S. Tolleson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- S. Tolleson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- S. Tolleson pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Frasor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- N. Feliz pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- C Colon ran for R Ibanez.
  1
  3
- C Colon to second on fielder's indifference.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	89
2 Fly Out	Fastball	89

Royals
6
Rangers
3

Game 1

23/8

Royals
6
Rangers
3

Game 2

24/8

Royals
1
Rangers
3

Game 3

24/8

Choctaw Stadium

8:05 PM, 24 August 2014

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 30,049

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Toby Basner
First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
Second Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt

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

S. Baker2-3

J. Vargas10-6

N. Feliz6

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