7/16 Post Game Chat: Rangers drop the final game against the Royals. 4-3 Kansas City.
Rangers (45-45) @ Royals (44-45)
First Pitch: 1:15 PM CT at Kauffman Stadium
|Pitcher|TV|Radio :--|:--|:--|:-- Rangers|Yu Darvish (6-8, 3.49 ERA)|FSSW|105.3 The Fan, KFLC 1270 Royals|Ian Kennedy (3-6, 4.45 ERA)|FSKC|KYYS-1250 AM, KCSP 610
Line Score - Bases loaded, 2 Outs, Bottom of the 9th
|1|2|3|4|5|6|7|8|9|R|H|E :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-: TEX|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|1|0|3|7|2 KC|1|0|1|0|0|0|1|0||3|9|0
Box Score
| KC | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | Merrifield | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .287 | RF | Choo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | |
| RF | Bonifacio, J | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 | SS | Andrus | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | |
| CF | Cain, L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | LF | Mazara | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 | |
| 1B | Hosmer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .311 | DH | Beltre | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | |
| 3B | Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 | 2B | Odor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .213 | |
| DH | Moss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | 1B | Napoli | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .203 | |
| SS | Escobar, A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | C | Lucroy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | |
| LF | Gordon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .192 | CF | Gomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | |
| C | Butera | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | 3B | Robinson, D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 | |
| PH | Perez, S | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| KC | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA | TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 99-63 | 4.32 | Darvish | 6.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 98-70 | 3.45 | |
| Moylan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 5.23 | Bush | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-9 | 3.41 | |
| Soria | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24-15 | 3.55 | Claudio | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.59 | |
| Herrera, K | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13-9 | 4.29 | Grilli | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-9 | 6.17 |
Scoring Plays
| Inning | Event | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | With Lorenzo Cain batting, wild pitch by Yu Darvish, Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Bonifacio to 2nd. | 1-0 |
| 3 | Drew Robinson homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. | 1-1 |
| 3 | Mike Moustakas doubles (16) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Shin-Soo Choo. Eric Hosmer scores. Mike Moustakas out at 3rd, right fielder Shin-Soo Choo to second baseman Rougned Odor to catcher Jonathan Lucroy to third baseman Drew Robinson. | 2-1 |
| 7 | Mike Napoli homers (20) on a fly ball to center field. | 2-2 |
| 7 | Whit Merrifield doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Nomar Mazara. Drew Butera scores. Fielding error by left fielder Nomar Mazara. | 3-2 |
| 8 | Nomar Mazara singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Elvis Andrus scores. | 3-3 |
Highlights
- Merrifield scores ona wild pitch in the 1st (0:17)
- Escobar ranges to his right to rob Napoli (0:28)
- Robinson goes deep in the 3rd inning (0:27)
- Moose knocks in Hosmer with an RBI double (0:27)
- Robinson handles a tough hop to rob Cain (0:27)
- Kennedy fans Odor to end the 4th frame (0:17)
- Kennedy doubles up Andrus in the 6th (0:20)
- Napoli crushes a solo homer to center (0:28)
- Merrifield hits a go-ahead double in the 7th (0:25)
- Bush K's Cain to end scoring threat (0:25)
- Mazara sends an RBI single up the middle (0:19)
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Posted Jul 16, 2017, 9:31 PM UTC
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