Rangers 7-4 Royals (24 Jul, 2016) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

48-48, 31-16 home


TEX
KC

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

C. Hamels11-2

5.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 3 BB

Y. Ventura6-8

5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 4 BB

RangersTop 1st
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 95
  2
  Ball
  Curve 81
  3
  Foul Ball
  Changeup 86
  4
  Foul Ball
  Curve 83
  5
  Strike Swinging
  Fastball 97
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- C. Hamels pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Cuthbert doubled to right, Cuthbert to third on error by right fielder Mazara.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RangersTop 2nd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- C. Hamels pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- C. Hamels pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Eibner safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Andrus.
  0
  1
- Escobar safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Beltré.
  0
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- C. Hamels pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- C. Hamels pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Andrus reached on infield single to shortstop, Andrus to second on throwing error by shortstop Escobar.
  3
  1
- Andrus out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
  3
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 6th
- C. Hamels pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- T. Barnette pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 7th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- T. Barnette pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Bush pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 9th
- Chie. Wang pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- Chie. Wang pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- S. Tolleson pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Merrifield ran for Morales.
  7
  4
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	95
2 Ball	Curve	81
3 Foul Ball	Changeup	86
4 Foul Ball	Curve	83
5 Strike Swinging	Fastball	97

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

12:15 AM, 24 July 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 32,132

Game Time:3:14

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

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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