Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

Apr 12, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	3	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	10	14	0	6
TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	5

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Game Recap

ARLINGTON -- To understand what this week in Texas meant to Bobby Witt Jr., you’d have to go back a year, to when the Royals were leaving Arlington after a three-game series in May 2022 against the Rangers. The Royals had just lost the series, and Witt, then a rookie...

Scoring Summary

KCTEX

1
Nathaniel Lowe homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
01
2
Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Franmil Reyes scores. Edward Olivares to 2nd. [1 run]
11
2
MJ Melendez doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Edward Olivares scores. Nicky Lopez scores. [2 runs]
31
3
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
41
4
MJ Melendez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Adolis Garcia. Nicky Lopez scores. [1 run]
51
4
Bobby Witt Jr. triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Adolis Garcia. MJ Melendez scores. [1 run]
61
7
Franmil Reyes singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. Vinnie Pasquantino to 3rd. Kyle Isbel to 2nd. [1 run]
71
7
Michael Massey singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Franmil Reyes to 3rd. [2 runs]
91
7
Edward Olivares singles on a fly ball to center fielder Leody Taveras. Franmil Reyes scores. Michael Massey to 2nd. [1 run]
101

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1MJ MelendezRF-C	2	5	1	3	2	0	0	2	.190
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	.229
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	3	2	1	0	1	1	2	.293
Jackie Bradley Jr.PH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.091
4Salvador PerezC-1B	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	3	.213
5Kyle IsbelCF	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.212
6Franmil ReyesDH	2	5	2	1	3	0	0	1	.214
7Michael Massey2B	1	5	0	2	2	0	0	2	.139
8Edward OlivaresLF	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.267
9Nicky Lopez3B	2	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	.208
TOTAL	14	41	10	10	11	2	1	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Brad KellerRHP	6.2	3	1	1	7	1	1	105	2.12
Jose CuasRHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	4.26
Taylor ClarkeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	4.50
Ryan YarbroughLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	6.75
TOTAL	9.0	4	1	1	10	1	1	146	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Marcus Semien2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.212
2Josh SmithSS	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	.158
3Nathaniel Lowe1B	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.260
4Adolis GarciaRF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213
Ezequiel DuranRF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
5Josh Jung3B	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.286
6Robbie GrossmanLF	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.143
7Brad MillerDH	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	.250
8Leody TaverasCF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	.000
9Sandy LeonC	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000
TOTAL	4	31	1	1	10	1	1	6	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Nathan EovaldiRHP	5.0	10	6	6	7	0	1	91	6.32
Taylor HearnLHP	2.0	4	4	4	1	2	0	43	10.29
Ian KennedyRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	2.70
Jonathan HernandezRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	3.38
TOTAL	9.0	14	10	10	11	2	1	151	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCTEX

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — MJ Melendez strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras.
00
LINEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino lines out to center fielder Leody Taveras. [2 outs]
00
STOLEN BASE 2B — Bobby Witt Jr. steals (3) 2nd base.
00
STRIKEOUT — Salvador Perez strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
LINEOUT — Marcus Semien lines out sharply to left fielder Edward Olivares. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Josh H. Smith strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
HOME RUN — Nathaniel Lowe homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
01
GROUNDOUT — Adolis Garcia grounds out, third baseman Nicky Lopez to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [3 outs]
01

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Team Stats

TEX

10Runs1

14Hits4

0Errors0

.341Batting Avg.129

41At Bats31

4Extra-base Hits2

1Home Runs1

10Runs-Batted-In1

2Walks1

3Stolen Bases0

11Strikeouts10

6Left on Base5

21Total Bases8

Game Details

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 · 8:05 PM

Globe Life Field · Arlington, TX

attendance: 18,380 (45.6%)

weather: 75 degrees, clear