PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/21/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2478 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (69-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 2
Texas Rangers (82-37) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Rangers Clip Royals, 4-3
Texas right-hander Francisco Martínez pitched his team to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The final score was 4-3. The save went to A.J Klein, his 32nd this season. The Rangers sport a record of 82-37.

Jack Torres dealt the Royals a blow in the bottom of the fifth. Batting with the bases loaded and Texas leading 2-1, Torres, who is tied for 4th in the AL in doubles with 35, hit a 0-1 fastball for a 2-run single.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Torres said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Heller 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .296 2 33
N. Martin CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .255 7 54
N. Reed 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .302 7 64
T. Maeda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 34 95
B. Acheson RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .246 18 68
R. Castillo DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .236 13 60
   a-J. Gilbert DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237 1 20
M. Downs LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .206 0 23
D. Harris C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .327 5 9
K. Omori SS 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .296 10 47
   b-J. Messer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 3 7
Totals 32 3 6 3 4 11 16      
a - J. Gilbert inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Messer pinch hit for K. Omori in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Downs (15, 5th Inning off F. Martínez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Heller , N. Reed , B. Acheson 2 , R. Castillo , M. Downs 2
2-out RBI: B. Acheson , M. Downs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Reed , J. Gilbert , D. Harris 2
GIDP: N. Reed
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Acheson (22)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Heller (5) , T. Maeda (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Matsuura 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .291 8 48
C. Valenzuela SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .272 8 45
N. Oike LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .241 28 67
M. Gutiérrez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .312 39 106
J. Torres DH 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .268 15 64
B. Smith RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .242 16 42
S. Reid C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .204 2 10
G. Weaver CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 2 10
J. Acosta 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 5 27
Totals 32 4 7 4 3 9 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Matsuura (8, 1st Inning off K. Ford, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Oike (28, 1st Inning off K. Ford, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Matsuura 5 , C. Valenzuela , N. Oike 4 , J. Torres 2 , J. Acosta
2-out RBI: J. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Smith 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Acosta-Matsuura-Gutiérrez)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ford L (4-3) 4.2 5 4 3 1 5 2 79 2.34   
V. Jiménez 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 3.74   
P. Gossa 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ford 44
Batters Faced: K. Ford 21, V. Jiménez 6, P. Gossa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ford 3-6, V. Jiménez 1-1, P. Gossa 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ford 79-51, V. Jiménez 28-18, P. Gossa 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Jiménez 2-2 , P. Gossa 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Martínez W (13-7) 5.2 3 1 1 1 8 0 96 3.43   
A. Hale H (4) 1.1 1 2 2 3 2 0 37 2.70   
T. Long H (15) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.62   
A. Klein SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Martínez 66
Batters Faced: F. Martínez 20, A. Hale 8, T. Long 5, A. Klein 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Martínez 5-3, A. Hale 0-2, T. Long 2-1, A. Klein 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Martínez 96-64, A. Hale 37-21, T. Long 14-7, A. Klein 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hale 1-0 , T. Long 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Martínez
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 49049
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