Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas RangersTEX	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	10	15	3
Kansas City RoyalsKC	5	0	2	3	0	0	3	1	-	14	15	0

Decisions

• WinnerCarlos Hernández
• LoserKyle Cody
• SaveWade Davis

Scoring plays

1. Top 1Nick Solak singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Brad Keller. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. David Dahl to 3rd. Joey Gallo to 2nd.1-0
2. Top 1Nate Lowe doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. David Dahl scores. Joey Gallo scores. Nick Solak scores.4-0
3. Top 1Eli White singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Nate Lowe scores. Brock Holt to 2nd.5-0
4. Bot 1Salvador Perez walks. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. Carlos Santana to 2nd.5-1
5. Bot 1Jorge Soler walks.5-2
6. Bot 1Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to right fielder Joey Gallo. Carlos Santana scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Jorge Soler to 2nd.5-3
7. Bot 1Michael A. Taylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Salvador Perez scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.5-4
8. Bot 1Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Leody Taveras. Jorge Soler scores. Kyle Isbel to 3rd.5-5
9. Top 2Nate Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. David Dahl scores. Joey Gallo to 3rd.6-5
10. Top 3Joey Gallo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Jose Trevino scores. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores. David Dahl to 3rd.8-5
11. Bot 3Michael A. Taylor homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.8-6
12. Bot 3Carlos Santana singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder David Dahl. Nicky Lopez scores. Whit Merrifield to 2nd.8-7
13. Bot 4Jorge Soler homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.8-8
14. Bot 4Michael A. Taylor singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Hunter Dozier scores. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.8-9
15. Bot 4Whit Merrifield out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Joey Gallo. Kyle Isbel scores. Michael A. Taylor to 3rd. Nicky Lopez to 2nd.8-10
16. Top 6Eli White singles on a ground ball to second baseman Whit Merrifield. Nick Solak scores. Brock Holt to 3rd.9-10
17. Bot 7Jorge Soler hit by pitch. Andrew Benintendi scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd. Salvador Perez to 2nd.9-11
18. Bot 7Hunter Dozier grounds into a force out, third baseman Brock Holt to second baseman Nick Solak. Carlos Santana scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd. Jorge Soler out at 2nd. Hunter Dozier to 1st.9-12
19. Bot 7Kyle Isbel singles on a ground ball to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Salvador Perez scores. Hunter Dozier to 2nd.9-13
20. Bot 8Whit Merrifield homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.9-14
21. Top 9Joey Gallo walks.10-14

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

9,155

Duration

4 h 26

Weather

50 °F, Sunny · wind 4 mph, In From RF

Umpires

Jerry Meals (Home plate) · Ed Hickox (First base) · Vic Carapazza (Second base) · Jansen Visconti (Third base)