Royals 3-1 Rangers (23 Jul, 2016) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

48-47, 31-15 home


TEX
KC

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

RangersTop 1st
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 96
  2
  Ball
  Slider 85
  3
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 96
  4
  Ground Out
  Fastball 96
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RangersTop 2nd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Gordon stole second.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Escobar stole second.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 7th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Moreland hit for Wilson.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- K. Kela pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Chirinos catching.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Diekman pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Pérez singled to right center, Pérez to third on error by center fielder Desmond.
  1
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RangersTop 9th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	96
2 Ball	Slider	85
3 Foul Ball	Fastball	96
4 Ground Out	Fastball	96

Rangers
1
Royals
3

Game 1

23/7

Rangers
7
Royals
4

Game 2

24/7

Rangers
2
Royals
1

Game 3

24/7

Kauffman Stadium

1:15 AM, 23 July 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 33,535

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

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

D. Duffy6-1

Y. Darvish2-2

W. Davis21

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