MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/29/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1350 - SATURDAY, MAY 29TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (27-23) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 6 12 0
Texas Rangers (24-27) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 1
Royals Sneak Past Rangers, 6-5
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers, 6-5, at Globe Life Park in Arlington today. Leading the charge for Kansas City was right fielder Roman Downey. He was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Picking up the win was Elijah Lewis. He went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits. The right--hander struck out 7 and walked 0. The second-place Royals improved to 27-23.

Kansas City needed the clutch hitting of Gil Switzer to notch the win. The left fielder hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 6-4. For the game, Switzer had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Switzer.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pacheco SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265 6 18
M. Belgard 3B, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .247 4 18
M. Meyerhoff C 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .297 8 18
M. Jaquez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .238 15 40
   a-M. Markus 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 4
R. Downey RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .268 10 26
G. Switzer LF 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .267 10 26
B. Baconneck DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .245 6 19
W. Cogswell CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 6 23
M. Estrada 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 9 25
Totals 37 6 12 6 1 7 10      
a - M. Markus substituted for M. Jaquez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jaquez (10, 6th Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Downey (10, 6th Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Switzer (10, 8th Inning off D. Batstone, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pacheco 2 , M. Belgard , M. Meyerhoff 2 , M. Jaquez 2 , R. Downey 5 , G. Switzer 5 , W. Cogswell 2
2-out RBI: , G. Switzer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jaquez , B. Baconneck
GIDP: M. Estrada 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Meyerhoff (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Belgard-Pacheco-Estrada)
PB: M. Meyerhoff
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .268 13 27
Z. Chi LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .300 4 21
J. Rheaume CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 2 4
J. Giesbrecht 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .320 4 23
B. Ballard RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 7 20
   a-H. Mikkelsen PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 1 1
C. Torlak 3B 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 .255 1 12
T. Prado DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .245 5 31
H. Yamada C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 4 16
   b-R. Chavez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 4 25
V. Ealy SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .216 4 23
Totals 34 5 8 5 2 7 13      
a - H. Mikkelsen pinch hit for B. Ballard in the 8th
b - R. Chavez pinch hit for H. Yamada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Prado (8, 2nd Inning off E. Lewis, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Ealy (3, 2nd Inning off E. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Geisler (13, 1st Inning off E. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Geisler 4 , J. Rheaume , J. Giesbrecht 2 , B. Ballard , T. Prado 3 , V. Ealy 3
GIDP: H. Mikkelsen
Sac Fly: S. Geisler
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: F. Holzknecht (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Torlak-Ealy-Geisler, Torlak-Ealy-Geisler)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lewis W (4-3) 8.0 8 4 2 0 7 1 96 4.20   
J. Noonan SV (9) 1.0 0 1 1 2 0 0 21 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lewis 61
Batters Faced: E. Lewis 32, J. Noonan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lewis 7-10, J. Noonan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lewis 96-66, J. Noonan 21-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Holzknecht 4.2 5 1 1 1 3 0 81 4.45   
G. Nelson 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 21 9.67   
G. Dominguez H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10.12   
I. Ishihara H (1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 11 5.47   
D. Batstone L (1-2), BS (1) 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 9 6.48   
M. Webb 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Holzknecht 52
Batters Faced: F. Holzknecht 19, G. Nelson 6, G. Dominguez 3, I. Ishihara 3, D. Batstone 3, M. Webb 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Holzknecht 5-5, G. Nelson 1-1, G. Dominguez 1-1, I. Ishihara 0-1, D. Batstone 0-0, M. Webb 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Holzknecht 81-52, G. Nelson 21-15, G. Dominguez 12-9, I. Ishihara 11-7, D. Batstone 9-7, M. Webb 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Nelson 1-0 , D. Batstone 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roman Downey
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 44819
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