MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/03/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1818 - TUESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (35-47) 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 12 0
Texas Rangers (54-30) 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 6 6 0
Royals Drop Rangers, 8-6
Kansas City and Texas duked it out and the Royals came out victorious.

Despite a fine performance by left fielder Moe Lester, the Texas Rangers lost to the Kansas City Royals, 8-6. Lester slugged 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Chris Irvin, the winner, improved to 3-8. He held Texas to 5 runs on 5 hits over 5.2 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts.

Mikolas Markus, the top prospect , had a direct impact on the outcome. Markus contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the third inning to put Kansas City up, 3-1.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Markus, "but we got it done."

Kansas City bumps their record to 35-47 with the win.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Prado LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .287 13 31
A. Matthews SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .216 3 15
   a-M. Meyerhoff PH, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 22 47
M. Jaquez 2B 5 1 1 3 0 1 6 .212 20 62
G. Switzer RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .264 9 39
B. Najar CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .278 1 4
B. Baconneck DH 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .308 5 33
M. Markus 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .266 3 29
J. Rupert 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .191 1 5
S. Britt C 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .333 3 24
Totals 34 8 12 8 7 3 19      
a - M. Meyerhoff pinch hit for A. Matthews in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Switzer (22, 9th Inning off M. Webb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Britt (2, 2nd Inning off W. Perry, 2 on, 2 outs) , M. Jaquez (3, 4th Inning off W. Perry, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Prado 2 , A. Matthews 3 , M. Meyerhoff , M. Jaquez 3 , G. Switzer 2 , B. Najar , M. Markus 2 , S. Britt 3
2-out RBI: M. Markus , S. Britt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Prado , M. Jaquez , J. Rupert
GIDP: G. Switzer , M. Markus , S. Britt
Sac Fly: G. Switzer , B. Baconneck
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Matthews-Jaquez-Rupert)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .316 16 46
J. Giesbrecht 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .285 16 51
J. Tsuda SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .270 19 56
M. Lester LF 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .244 17 38
A. de Vries DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
C. Schumacher CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244 7 22
   a-J. Jauregui PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 6 21
   b-Z. Chi CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 1 9
R. Llewellyn C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 5 24
A. Bowman RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269 3 26
C. Flowers 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .247 3 18
Totals 32 6 6 6 4 9 10      
a - J. Jauregui pinch ran for C. Schumacher in the 8th
b - Z. Chi substituted for J. Jauregui in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Geisler (15, 6th Inning off C. Irvin, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Flowers 2 (11, 6th Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Noonan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lester 2 (17, 2nd Inning off C. Irvin, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off C. Irvin, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Geisler 2 , J. Giesbrecht , M. Lester 8 , C. Flowers 4
2-out RBI: M. Lester , C. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Geisler , R. Llewellyn
GIDP: M. Lester
Hit by Pitch: J. Tsuda , C. Schumacher
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Bowman (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Flowers-Giesbrecht-Geisler, Geisler-Tsuda-Aguado, Tsuda-Giesbrecht-Geisler)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Irvin W (3-8) 5.2 5 5 5 0 6 2 75 9.74   
J. Noonan H (2) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 4.66   
J. Moncada H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 4.61   
A. Hahn SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Irvin 45
Batters Faced: C. Irvin 22, J. Noonan 6, J. Moncada 6, A. Hahn 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Irvin 5-5, J. Noonan 1-2, J. Moncada 1-1, A. Hahn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Irvin 75-52, J. Noonan 22-11, J. Moncada 26-10, A. Hahn 17-9
WP: J. Moncada
Hit Batsmen: C. Irvin , J. Moncada
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Perry L (7-5) 3.0 8 7 7 5 2 0 85 5.09   
H. Aguado 4.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 4.01   
M. Lopez 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 8.04   
M. Webb 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Perry 10
Batters Faced: W. Perry 21, H. Aguado 12, M. Lopez 6, M. Webb 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Perry 3-3, H. Aguado 1-10, M. Lopez 0-2, M. Webb 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Perry 85-46, H. Aguado 41-23, M. Lopez 23-15, M. Webb 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Aguado 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Moe Lester
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 19 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 31437
Special Notes: CF Cody Schumacher was injured being hit by a pitch.
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