Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals

May 4, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	1	0	3	3	0	0	3	0	5	15	17	0	6
KC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	4	9	1	7

loss:

M. Wacha(1-4)win: Texas Rangers logo

J. Sborz(1-0)

Game Recap

Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals game highlights

KANSAS CITY -- The Rangers waited all April for the bats of 2023 to return to form, but on the night the offense erupted to life, Texas’ injury-plagued season struck again. The Rangers set season highs in runs and hits (17) en route to a 15-4 victory over the Royals...

Scoring Summary

TEXKC

1Adolis Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Corey Seager scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 10
3Evan Carter triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Marcus Semien scores. Nathaniel Lowe scores. [2 runs] 30
3Wild pitch by pitcher Michael Wacha. Evan Carter scores. [1 run] 40
4Nathaniel Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jonah Heim scores. Leody Taveras scores. Marcus Semien to 3rd. [2 runs] 60
4Adolis Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Marcus Semien scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd. [1 run] 70
5Hunter Renfroe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Travis Jankowski. Michael Massey scores. Nelson Velazquez scores. [2 runs] 72
6Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to left fielder Evan Carter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [1 run] 73
7Travis Jankowski grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. Josh Smith out at 2nd. Travis Jankowski to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs] 83
7Wild pitch by pitcher Colin Selby. Evan Carter scores. Travis Jankowski scores. Jonah Heim to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Salvador Perez. [1 run] 103
8Garrett Hampson singles on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Smith. Michael Massey scores. [1 run] 104
9Josh Smith triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Evan Carter scores. [1 run] 114
9Travis Jankowski singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Josh Smith scores. [1 run] 124
9Leody Taveras doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Travis Jankowski scores. Jonah Heim to 3rd. [1 run] 134
9Marcus Semien grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jonah Heim scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd. [1 run] [2 outs] 144
9Ezequiel Duran singles on a line drive to left fielder Garrett Hampson. Leody Taveras scores. [1 run] 154

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Marcus Semien2B	2	6	2	1	1	0	1	.259
Davis Wendzel3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118
2Corey SeagerSS	1	5	1	0	0	0	4	.228
Ezequiel DuranPH-2B	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.229
3Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	6	2	2	0	0	1	.313
4Adolis GarciaDH	1	4	0	2	0	0	3	.289
5Evan CarterRF-LF	2	4	3	2	2	1	3	.236
6Josh Smith3B-SS	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	.302
7Wyatt LangfordLF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.224
Travis JankowskiLF-RF	1	2	2	2	0	0	2	.241
8Jonah HeimC	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	.275
Andrew KniznerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133
9Leody TaverasCF	2	5	2	1	0	0	2	.233
TOTAL	17	43	15	12	5	4	16	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Dane DunningRHP	4.2	4	2	2	4	1	79	4.10
Josh SborzRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	33	1.69
Jacob LatzLHP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	6	2.81
Jose LeclercRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	21	5.54
Jonathan HernandezRHP	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	24	2.08
TOTAL	9.0	9	4	4	6	3	163	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.241
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.313
Dairon BlancoPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.225
4Salvador PerezC	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.339
5Michael Massey2B	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.295
6Nelson VelazquezDH	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.217
7MJ MelendezLF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.173
Garrett HampsonPH-LF	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	.222
8Hunter RenfroeRF	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.159
9Kyle IsbelCF	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.223


TOTAL	9	35	4	4	6	3	0	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	3.2	9	7	7	3	1	77	5.50
Tyler DuffeyRHP	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	20	1.80
Will SmithLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9.58
Colin SelbyRHP	2.0	2	3	2	0	2	40	6.00
Matt SauerRHP	1.0	5	5	5	0	1	28	5.84
TOTAL	9.0	17	15	14	5	4	175	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTEXKC

TOP 1
STRIKEOUT — Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to third baseman Maikel Garcia.
00
DOUBLE — Nathaniel Lowe doubles (3) on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Corey Seager to 3rd.
00
SAC FLY — Adolis Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Corey Seager scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Evan Carter called out on strikes. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — Maikel Garcia grounds out, second baseman Marcus Semien to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [1 out]
10
GROUNDOUT — Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, third baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [2 outs]
10
GROUNDOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

TEX

15Runs4

17Hits9

0Errors1

.395Batting Avg.257

43At Bats35

4Extra-base Hits3

0Home Runs0

12Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks3

1Stolen Bases1

5Strikeouts6

6Left on Base7

23Total Bases12

Game Details

Saturday, May 4, 2024 · 7:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 26,002 (68.6%)

weather: 65 degrees, cloudy