Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

17-34, 10-16 Away

Final

21-32, 10-18 Home


KC
TEX

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- M. Minor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  3
  Single
  Slider 85
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Mazara safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Torres.
  2
  1
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 2nd
- M. Minor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- M. Minor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Mazara stole second.
  2
  2
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- M. Minor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- M. Minor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- E. Skoglund pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Profar doubled to right center, Profar to third on error by right fielder Merrifield.
  3
  6
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 6th
- M. Minor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- M. Minor pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- A. Claudio pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Martin pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- B. Boyer pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Diekman pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- K. Kela pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Merrifield to second on fielder's indifference.
  4
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	92
2 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
3 Single	Slider	85

Royals
8
Rangers
2

Game 1

25/5

Royals
4
Rangers
8

Game 2

26/5

Royals
3
Rangers
4

Game 3

26/5

Royals
5
Rangers
3

Game 4

27/5

Choctaw Stadium

1:05 AM, 26 May 2018

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 35,105

Game Time:3:07

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson
Second Base Umpire - Chad Whitson
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

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

M. Minor4-3

E. Skoglund1-5

K. Kela11

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