Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

49-53, 17-34 Away

Final

60-44, 32-17 Home


KC
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	7	1
3	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	-	8	12	0

A.J. Griffin4-1

5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

E. Volquez8-9

6.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- A.J. Griffin pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Swinging
  Curve 64
  2
  Ball
  Slider 83
  3
  Strike Swinging
  Fastball 87
  4
  Single
  Curve 65
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Desmond stole second.
  0
  1
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- A.J. Griffin pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- A.J. Griffin pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- A.J. Griffin pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- A.J. Griffin pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Desmond safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Cuthbert.
  0
  4
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 6th
- A.J. Griffin pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- E. Volquez pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- D. Alvarez pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Mondesi to second on passed ball by Chirinos.
  2
  6
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- P. Moylan pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Desmond to third on wild pitch by Moylan.
  3
  6
- Desmond scored on Flynn's wild pitch.
  3
  7
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- K. Kela pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Rua in left field.
  3
  8
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Diekman pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Swinging	Curve	64
2 Ball	Slider	83
3 Strike Swinging	Fastball	87
4 Single	Curve	65

Royals
2
Rangers
3

Game 1

29/7

Royals
3
Rangers
8

Game 2

30/7

Royals
1
Rangers
2

Game 3

31/7

Royals
3
Rangers
5

Game 4

31/7

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 30 July 2016

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 40,008

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Chris Conroy
Second Base Umpire - Pat Hoberg
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

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

A.J. Griffin4-1

E. Volquez8-9

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