Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

Sunday, July 16th, 2017 1:15PM CST

Kansas City Royals

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Rangers

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Texas Rangers

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, July 16th, 2017

Time: 1:15PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 23,163

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 101000101
Texas RangersTEX 001000110

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

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


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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



Texas Rangers Batting

Rangers Batting

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)


Texas Rangers Pitching

Rangers Pitching

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


Texas Rangers Fielding

Rangers Fielding

Errors: Darvish (1, throw); Mazara (4, bobble); Choo (4, fly ball)

Assists: Choo (Moustakas at 3rd base)


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