Kansas City Royals vs. Texas Rangers

Thursday, April 1st, 2021 3:10PM CST

Kansas City Royals

Royals

KC

Home

14
vs.
Final

Rangers

TEX

Away

10
Texas Rangers

Game Recap

In a wild season opener on Thursday, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers by a score of 14-10, with Michael A. Taylor leading the way through a home run, three runs batted in, and two decisive throws from center field that resulted in runners being put out at the plate.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, April 1st, 2021

Time: 3:10PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 9,155

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 50230031-
Texas RangersTEX 512001001

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

Home Runs: Taylor (1, 3rd inning off Hearn 0 on, 1 Out); Merrifield (1, 8th inning off Allard 0 on, 0 Out); Soler (1, 4th inning off Cody 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Santana (1), Pérez (1), Taylor 3 (3), Merrifield 2 (2), Soler 2 (2), Dozier (1), Lopez (1), Isbel 2 (2)

2-out Runs Batted In: Santana

Sacrifice Flies: Merrifield; Lopez

Team Left On Base: 13

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-17 (Santana 1-2, Isbel 2-2, Lopez 1-2, Benintendi 0-2, Dozier 0-3, Alberto 0-1, Merrifield 0-1, Taylor 2-3, Pérez 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Santana 2; Pérez 1; Merrifield 1; Alberto 2; Dozier 1; Lopez 1


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

Wild Pitches: Holland; Hahn

Hit By Pitch: Solak (by Hahn)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Davis 2/2; Holland 5/5; Barlow 4/8; Zimmer 2/3; Hahn 2/6; Keller 10/14; Hernández 8/12

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Davis-2-2-2-0; Holland-3-3-8-2; Barlow-9-4-7-2; Zimmer-2-3-2-0; Hahn-6-2-0-1; Keller-11-3-4-11; Hernández-8-8-9-6

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Holland 1-0; Barlow 0-1; Hahn 0-1; Keller 2-1; Hernández 0-3

Game Scores: B Keller 10


Kansas City Royals Fielding

Royals Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Pérez)

Assists: Taylor 2 (Holt at Home, Dahl at Home)

Passed Balls: Pérez



Texas Rangers Batting

Rangers Batting

Doubles: Dahl (1, Keller); Kiner-Falefa (1, Keller); Lowe (1, Keller)

Runs Batted In: Gallo 2 (2), Solak (1), White 2 (2), Lowe 4 (4)

2-out Runs Batted In: White

Team Left On Base: 13

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 10-21 (Holt 1-1, Lowe 2-4, White 2-3, Solak 1-4, Trevino 1-1, Taveras 0-4, Kiner-Falefa 0-1, Gallo 1-1, Dahl 2-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kiner-Falefa 1; Taveras 5; Lowe 3


Texas Rangers Pitching

Rangers Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Pérez (by de Geus); Soler (by de Geus)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gibson 4/8; Allard 4/6; Sborz 3/5; Hearn 7/13; Cody 6/8; King 1/3; de Geus 5/8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gibson-4-7-2-4; Allard-1-2-3-5; Sborz-2-4-9-2; Hearn-7-5-8-9; Cody-4-6-8-5; King-2-1-2-3; de Geus-3-1-7-4

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Allard 3-0; Sborz 1-1; Hearn 2-3; Cody 0-1; King 3-0; de Geus 3-0

Game Scores: K Gibson 21


Texas Rangers Fielding

Rangers Fielding

Errors: Kiner-Falefa (1, throw); Taveras (1, throw); Trevino (1, catcher's interference)

Passed Balls: Trevino


Texas Rangers Baserunning

Rangers Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Gallo (1, 2nd base off Davis/Pérez)


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