Final · MLB · Sat May 30, 3:05 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Seth Lugo (KC) vs Kumar Rocker (TEX)
- TV
- FS1 / FOX ONE
- Where
- Globe Life Field
Rangers hold off Royals 7-6. Rangers took the lead for good in the 9th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
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| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
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Win: Peyton Gray. Loss: Lucas Erceg. Home runs: Jensen (KC), Pederson (TEX), Jung, Jo (TEX). Jensen drove in 3 for Royals.
By the numbers: Hits KC 11, TEX 14; Errors KC 2, TEX 0; Left on base KC 22, TEX 15.
Team stats
| KC | TEX |
|---|
| Hits | 11 | 14 |
| Errors | 2 | 0 |
| Left on base | 22 | 15 |
| Home runs | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 4 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 7 |
Box score
Kansas City Royals
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Jensen C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Witt Jr. SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Garcia, M 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolbert 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pasquantino 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Perez, S DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Caglianone RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Collins LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Massey 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas, L CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isbel CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Loftin 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Lugo, S | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 90 |
| Lange | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Lynch IV | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Schreiber | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Erceg (L) | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 146 |
Texas Rangers
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Pederson DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jung, Jo 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nimmo RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Burger 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Duran, E SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Osuna, A LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haggerty LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jansen, D C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopez, N 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foscue 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helman CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Rocker | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 85 |
| Alexander, T | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Junis | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Martin, C | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Gray (W) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 152 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Michael Helman.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out sharply to center fielder Michael Helman.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out TEX Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.
- 1 out TEX Josh Jung homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. KC 0, TEX 1
- 2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out sharply to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 3 out TEX Jake Burger called out on strikes.
Top 2nd 5
- 0 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino walks.
- 1 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.
- 2 out KC Jac Caglianone grounds into a force out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to shortstop Ezequiel Duran. Vinnie Pasquantino out at 2nd. Jac Caglianone to 1st.
- 2 out KC Isaac Collins singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jac Caglianone to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Michael Massey grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger.
Bottom 2nd 5
- 1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Ezequiel Duran called out on strikes.
- 2 out TEX Alejandro Osuna grounds out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out TEX Danny Jansen hit by pitch.
- 2 out TEX Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Danny Jansen to 2nd.
- 3 out TEX Michael Helman grounds into a force out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd.
Top 3rd 6
- 0 out KC Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Michael Helman.
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. walks. Kyle Isbel to 2nd.
- 2 out KC Maikel Garcia flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.
- 2 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino walks. Kyle Isbel to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd.
- 3 out KC Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out TEX Joc Pederson flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 2 out TEX Josh Jung flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 4th 4
- 0 out KC Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Helman.
- 1 out KC Isaac Collins pops out to third baseman Josh Jung.
- 2 out KC Michael Massey flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 3 out KC Kyle Isbel flies out to left fielder Alejandro Osuna.
Bottom 4th 7
- 0 out TEX Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel.
- 0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Maikel Garcia. Jake Burger to 2nd. Jake Burger advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by third baseman Maikel Garcia.
- 1 out TEX Alejandro Osuna out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Maikel Garcia to second baseman Michael Massey. Jake Burger to 3rd. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd.
- 2 out TEX Danny Jansen grounds out softly, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jake Burger scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. KC 0, TEX 2
- 2 out TEX Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Ezequiel Duran scores. KC 0, TEX 3
- 2 out TEX Michael Helman singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Nicky Lopez to 3rd. Nicky Lopez advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
- 3 out TEX Joc Pederson strikes out swinging.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 2 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Maikel Garcia lines out to center fielder Michael Helman.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out TEX Josh Jung grounds out, third baseman Maikel Garcia to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TEX Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
Top 6th 3
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino called out on strikes.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez lines out to left fielder Sam Haggerty.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone flies out sharply to center fielder Michael Helman.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out TEX Sam Haggerty singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Seth Lugo.
- 2 out TEX Danny Jansen flies out to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sam Haggerty to 3rd.
- 3 out TEX Nicky Lopez grounds out, pitcher Seth Lugo to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 7th 9
- 0 out KC Isaac Collins hits a ground-rule double (7) on a fly ball down the right-field line.
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas called out on strikes.
- 1 out KC Nick Loftin singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Isaac Collins to 3rd.
- 1 out KC Carter Jensen singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Isaac Collins scores. Nick Loftin to 2nd. KC 1, TEX 3
- 1 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Nick Loftin scores. Carter Jensen to 2nd. KC 2, TEX 3
- 1 out KC Maikel Garcia singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Helman. Carter Jensen scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. KC 3, TEX 3
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino doubles (7) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. KC 4, TEX 3
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez strikes out swinging.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone called out on strikes.
Bottom 7th 4
- 1 out TEX Michael Helman strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Joc Pederson grounds out, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino to pitcher Alex Lange.
- 2 out TEX Josh Jung singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Tyler Tolbert to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
Top 8th 5
- 0 out KC Isaac Collins walks.
- 1 out KC Lane Thomas flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 2 out KC Nick Loftin lines out to center fielder Michael Helman.
- 2 out KC Carter Jensen homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Isaac Collins scores. KC 6, TEX 3
- 3 out KC Bobby Witt Jr. flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
Bottom 8th 6
- 0 out TEX Jake Burger doubles (10) on a fly ball to left fielder Isaac Collins.
- 0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran walks.
- 1 out TEX Sam Haggerty flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.
- 1 out TEX Danny Jansen doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Isaac Collins. Jake Burger scores. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. KC 6, TEX 4
- 2 out TEX Justin Foscue pops out to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.
- 3 out TEX Michael Helman bunt pops out softly to catcher Carter Jensen in foul territory.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out KC Tyler Tolbert strikes out swinging.
- 1 out KC Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 2 out KC Salvador Perez flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 3 out KC Jac Caglianone strikes out swinging.
Bottom 9th 5
- 0 out TEX Joc Pederson homers (8) on a line drive to right field. KC 6, TEX 5
- 0 out TEX Josh Jung singles on a ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
- 0 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to pitcher Lucas Erceg. Josh Jung to 2nd.
- 0 out TEX Jake Burger singles on a line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Josh Jung scores. Brandon Nimmo to 3rd. KC 6, TEX 6
- 0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran singles on a fly ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Brandon Nimmo scores. Jake Burger to 2nd. KC 6, TEX 7