Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

May 30, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4	10	0	7
TEX	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	0	5

loss:

M. Minor(5-4)win: Kansas City Royals logo

J. Junis(4-5)save: Kansas City Royals logo

I. Kennedy(3)

Game Recap

Kansas City Royals vs Texas Rangers game highlights

ARLINGTON -- Alex Gordon's unexpected entry into Thursday night’s game against the Rangers, on a planned day off, yielded immediate benefits for the Royals in a 4-2 victory in the series opener at Globe Life Park. Unfortunately, it came at the expense of third baseman Hunter Dozier's departure due to...

Scoring Summary

KCTEX

3Shin-Soo Choo homers (10) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run] 01
6Jorge Soler homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Alex Gordon scores. [3 runs] 31
6Nomar Mazara homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 32
7Adalberto Mondesi homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run] 42

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Nicky Lopez2B	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.234
2Whit MerrifieldRF	1	5	0	0	4	0	0	1	.293
3Adalberto MondesiSS	3	3	2	1	0	1	1	0	.287
4Hunter Dozier3B	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.314
Alex GordonLF	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	.282
5Jorge SolerDH	1	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	.245
6Martin MaldonadoC	1	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	.212
7Chris OwingsLF-3B	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	2	.133
8Ryan O'Hearn1B	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.199
9Billy HamiltonCF	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	3	.228
TOTAL	10	36	4	4	16	2	2	14	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jakob JunisRHP	6.0	4	2	2	7	2	2	96	5.35
Wily PeraltaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19	4.85
Jake DiekmanLHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	2.88
Ian KennedyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	4.18
TOTAL	9.0	5	2	2	12	3	2	140	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Shin-Soo ChooLF	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.299
2Elvis AndrusSS	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.309
3Nomar MazaraRF	1	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.267
4Hunter PenceDH	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	.295
5Joey GalloCF	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.273
6Asdrubal Cabrera3B	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	.227
7Rougned Odor2B	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4	.161
8Ronald Guzman1B	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.193
9Jeff MathisC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.144

TOTAL	5	31	2	2	12	3	2	9	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Mike MinorLHP	5.0	8	3	3	8	2	1	113	2.74
Jeffrey SpringsLHP	2.0	2	1	1	4	0	1	41	6.30
Shelby MillerRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	12	9.36
Jose LeclercRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	5.01
TOTAL	9.0	10	4	4	16	2	2	177	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Nicky Lopez grounds out, shortstop Elvis Andrus to first baseman Ronald Guzman. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to center fielder Joey Gallo.
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WALK — Adalberto Mondesi walks. Whit Merrifield to 2nd.
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LINEOUT — Hunter Dozier lines out sharply to right fielder Nomar Mazara. [2 outs]
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FLYOUT — Jorge Soler flies out to center fielder Joey Gallo. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Shin-Soo Choo singles on a line drive to center fielder Billy Hamilton.
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GROUNDED INTO DP — Elvis Andrus grounds into a double play, second baseman Nicky Lopez to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Shin-Soo Choo out at 2nd. Elvis Andrus out at 1st. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Nomar Mazara grounds out, pitcher Jakob Junis to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TEX

4Runs2

10Hits5

0Errors0

.278Batting Avg.161

36At Bats31

2Extra-base Hits2

2Home Runs2

4Runs-Batted-In2

2Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

16Strikeouts12

7Left on Base5

16Total Bases11

Game Details

Thursday, May 30, 2019 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 26,202 (65.0%)

weather: 83 degrees, clear