Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals: game summary

Summary

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

Decisions

• WinnerMartín Pérez
• LoserKris Bubic

Scoring plays

1. Bot 1Bobby Witt Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Marcus Semien. Whit Merrifield scores. Andrew Benintendi out at 2nd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 1st.0-1
2. Top 2Nathaniel Lowe walks. Jonah Heim scores. Kole Calhoun to 3rd. Mitch Garver to 2nd.1-1
3. Top 2Leody Taveras singles on a ground ball to right fielder Edward Olivares. Kole Calhoun scores. Mitch Garver scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd.3-1
4. Top 2Corey Seager grounds out to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd. Charlie Culberson to 2nd.4-1
5. Bot 2Whit Merrifield doubles (16) on a fly ball to right fielder Adolis Garcia, deflected by center fielder Leody Taveras. Michael A. Taylor scores. Emmanuel Rivera scores.4-3
6. Bot 2Andrew Benintendi singles on a ground ball to left fielder Kole Calhoun. Whit Merrifield scores.4-4
7. Top 4Marcus Semien out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Leody Taveras scores.5-4
8. Top 5Mitch Garver homers (8) on a fly ball to left field. Kole Calhoun scores.7-4
9. Top 6Adolis Garcia doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Marcus Semien scores. Corey Seager to 3rd.8-4
10. Top 6Rangers challenged (catch or drop), call on the field was overturned: Kole Calhoun singles on a fly ball to right fielder Edward Olivares. Corey Seager scores. Adolis Garcia scores.10-4

Box score

Game info

Ballpark

Kauffman Stadium

Attendance

12,876

Duration

3 h 10

Weather

81 °F, Partly Cloudy · wind 6 mph, L To R

Umpires

Vic Carapazza (Home plate) · Brock Ballou (First base) · Ed Hickox (Second base) · James Hoye (Third base)