Sunday, July 16th, 2017 1:15PM CST
On Sunday, July 16, 2017, the Kansas City Royals defeated the visiting Texas Rangers 4-3, with the winning run scoring in the bottom of the ninth inning. With two outs, Kansas City's Lorenzo Cain hit a fly ball towards right field. Texas right fielder Shin-Soo Choo lost sight of the ball in the sun, and it glanced off his glove, allowing Cain to reach base with an RBI single that brought home the go-ahead run.
Date: Sunday, July 16th, 2017
Time: 1:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 23,163
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
TEX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Moustakas (16, Darvish); Merrifield (19, Darvish)
Runs Batted In: Moustakas (55), Cain (31)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moustakas, Cain
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-9 (Merrifield 0-1, Moustakas 0-1, Butera 0-1, Hosmer 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Cain 0-3, Bonifacio 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Merrifield 1; Moustakas 1; Cain 2

Hit By Pitch: Choo (By Kennedy)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kennedy 16/25; Moylan 1/1; Soria 4/5; Herrera 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kennedy 13-11-22-17; Moylan 0-0-1-1; Soria 3-5-3-4; Herrera 0-2-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kennedy 6-8; Moylan 1-0; Soria 2-0; Herrera 1-1
Game Scores: I Kennedy 61

Double Plays: 2 (Escobar-Merrifield-Hosmer, Escobar-Hosmer)

Stolen Bases: Merrifield (15, 3rd base off Bush/Lucroy); Bonifacio (1, 2nd base off Bush/Lucroy)

Doubles: Andrus (22, Soria)
Home Runs: Robinson (3, 3rd inning off Kennedy 0 on, 1 Out); Napoli (20, 7th inning off Kennedy 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Robinson (4), Napoli (42), Mazara (57)
2-out Runs Batted In: Napoli, Mazara
Ground Into Double Play: Andrus 2
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-1 (Mazara 1-1)

Wild Pitches: Darvish
Hit By Pitch: Merrifield (By Grilli)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Darvish 18/28; Bush 2/2; Claudio 2/3; Grilli 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Darvish 19-8-24-19; Bush 1-3-5-0; Claudio 2-0-0-3; Grilli 2-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Darvish 7-6; Bush 0-0; Claudio 3-0; Grilli 1-0
Game Scores: Y Darvish 53

Errors: Darvish (1, throw); Mazara (4, bobble); Choo (4, fly ball)
Assists: Choo (Moustakas at 3rd base)
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