MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/15/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2988 - SUNDAY, APRIL 15TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R H E
Texas Rangers (5-9) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17 1
Kansas City Royals (8-6) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0
Rangers Sneak By Royals, 3-2
The Texas Rangers faced a tough opponent in Kansas City pitcher Mark Buerhle, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Kauffman Stadium by a final score of 3-2. Buerhle went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs. Texas reliever Vic Maxwell picked up the win to move to 1-0. Xavier Romero suffered the loss. Kansas City falls to 8-6.

Texas used the timely hitting of Barry Dylan to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 14th inning to put the Rangers on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 6 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"It's a satisfying feeling, to win like we did," said Dylan.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Domingo RF 7 1 2 0 0 1 2 .245 2 9
C. Belle 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .412 1 6
   a-N. Marsh PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .031 0 1
   b-D. Howell 2B, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 2 2
B. Ward 3B, 2B 7 0 4 0 0 1 3 .324 0 0
B. Dylan DH 6 0 1 1 1 4 3 .358 3 8
J. Davis C 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 .286 1 1
S. Carter 1B 6 0 2 0 1 2 3 .273 2 9
H. Arroyo LF 7 0 2 0 0 1 8 .348 0 2
   c-Y. Martínez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 3 10
A. Nelson CF 4 0 0 0 2 1 4 .159 0 2
D. Medero-Stultz SS 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 .163 0 3
Totals 57 3 17 3 4 11 33      
a - N. Marsh pinch hit for C. Belle in the 10th
b - D. Howell substituted for N. Marsh in the 10th
c - Y. Martínez substituted for H. Arroyo in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Domingo 2 (4, 5th Inning off M. Buerhle, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off M. Buerhle, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Belle (5, 7th Inning off M. Buerhle, 1 on, 2 outs) , H. Arroyo (2, 9th Inning off V. Carter, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Ward (3, 10th Inning off S. Hale, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Carter (1, 13th Inning off X. Romero, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Davis (1, 6th Inning off M. Buerhle, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Domingo 4 , C. Belle 3 , D. Howell , B. Ward 5 , B. Dylan , J. Davis 5 , S. Carter 4 , H. Arroyo 3 , D. Medero-Stultz
2-out RBI: C. Belle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Domingo , C. Belle , B. Ward 2 , J. Davis , H. Arroyo , A. Nelson , D. Medero-Stultz 2
GIDP: D. Medero-Stultz
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Nelson (3) , D. Medero-Stultz (1)
CS: H. Arroyo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Medero-Stultz (2)
Double Plays: 4 (Ward-Belle-Carter, Medero-Stultz-Belle-Carter, Ward-Medero-Stultz-Carter, Domingo-Davis)
OF assists: 1 (Domingo(Fernández at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walters LF 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 .397 2 2
M. Fernández 2B 4 0 1 2 2 0 2 .346 0 5
J. King 3B 5 0 2 0 1 0 4 .217 1 8
T. Walker RF 6 0 1 0 1 1 6 .370 1 8
C. Marrero 1B 6 0 4 0 1 1 2 .388 1 6
M. Rodríguez DH 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 .208 3 8
L. Hernández C 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .290 1 3
J. Ashley SS 5 1 1 0 1 0 4 .231 0 4
W. Mays CF 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 .173 1 8
Totals 51 2 13 2 6 5 34      
BATTING
Doubles: J. King (4, 7th Inning off T. Coleman, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Fernández (3, 9th Inning off D. Billings, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Walters (1, 1st Inning off P. Scott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Walters 4 , M. Fernández 2 , J. King 3 , T. Walker , C. Marrero 4 , L. Hernández , J. Ashley , W. Mays
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. King , T. Walker 2 , M. Rodríguez 2 , W. Mays
GIDP: T. Walker , M. Rodríguez , J. Ashley
Sac Fly: M. Fernández
Hit by Pitch: J. King , M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 16

BASERUNNING
SB: J. King (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ashley-Fernández-Marrero)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Scott 5.0 7 2 2 2 2 0 87 4.80   
T. Coleman 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 5.40   
D. Billings 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00   
D. Stevens 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 31 7.50   
V. Maxwell W (1-0) 2.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 32 0.00   
T. Nichols SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Scott 45
Batters Faced: P. Scott 24, T. Coleman 7, D. Billings 9, D. Stevens 9, V. Maxwell 10, T. Nichols 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Scott 7-5, T. Coleman 2-3, D. Billings 3-3, D. Stevens 2-3, V. Maxwell 1-3, T. Nichols 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Scott 87-54, T. Coleman 21-12, D. Billings 18-11, D. Stevens 31-17, V. Maxwell 32-19, T. Nichols 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Nichols 3-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Scott , D. Stevens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Buerhle 7.0 9 2 2 1 6 1 111 4.50   
V. Carter 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 1.80   
S. Hale 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 33 1.35   
X. Romero L (0-1) 2.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 35 2.61   
S. Lafave 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Buerhle 56
Batters Faced: M. Buerhle 30, V. Carter 7, S. Hale 8, X. Romero 12, S. Lafave 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Buerhle 6-8, V. Carter 2-1, S. Hale 1-4, X. Romero 3-2, S. Lafave 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Buerhle 111-71, V. Carter 17-13, S. Hale 33-22, X. Romero 35-28, S. Lafave 14-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Lafave 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Buerhle
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (51 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:52
Attendance: 27155
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