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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 5, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on June 5, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Witt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 17,351 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Joe Brinkman 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Domingo Cedeno | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | DH |
| Will Clark | First Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Lee Stevens | Right Fielder |
| Damon Buford | Center Fielder |
| Benji Gil | Shortstop |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Tom Goodwin | Center Fielder |
| Bip Roberts | Left Fielder |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Joe Vitiello | DH |
| Scott Cooper | Third Baseman |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Shane Halter | Shortstop |
| Bob Boone | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
June 5, 1997
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Appier
Cedeno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Appier
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Appier
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Witt
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Witt
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodwin for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Witt
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Appier
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stevens for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Witt
King hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Witt
Damon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Witt
Vitiello hits a popup towards short. Gil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Witt
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Appier
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Appier
Gil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Appier
Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Witt
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Witt
Halter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Witt
Offerman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Halter moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Witt
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno fields it and throws to second for the out. Halter moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Roberts vs. Witt
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Appier
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Appier
Greer hits a line drive towards short. Halter reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Witt
King hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Witt
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Witt
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Witt
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cooper for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stevens vs. Appier
Stevens takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Appier
Buford hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Witt
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Witt
Halter hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Witt
Offerman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Witt
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Appier
Gil takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Cedeno vs. Appier
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gil moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Appier
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Appier
Greer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gil scores. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Witt
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Witt
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Palmer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Witt
Damon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Witt
Vitiello strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Appier
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stevens vs. Appier
Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Appier covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Witt
Mike Devereaux now playing right field.
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Palmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Witt
Macfarlane hits a line drive towards the mound. Witt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Witt
Halter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Witt
Offerman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Appier
Buford hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is bouncing around. Roberts is chasing the ball. Buford rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Appier
Gil strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Appier
Cedeno hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Appier
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Vosberg
Ed Vosberg now pitching.
Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Vosberg picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Vosberg. Goodwin moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards first. Clark scoops it up and throws to first, with Hernandez covering, for the out. Goodwin moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
King vs. Hernandez
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Hernandez
Damon hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. King moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Wetteland
Chili Davis pinch hits for Joe Vitiello. John Wetteland now pitching.
Davis hits a fly ball towards center. Buford catches it and throws to Cedeno who relays to Clark to double up Damon. King tags and scores. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Appier
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Appier
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Appier
Clark takes first base on ball four. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Appier
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Newson vs. Appier
Warren Newson pinch hits for Mike Devereaux.
Newson takes first base on ball four. Greer moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Appier
Buford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Wetteland
Warren Newson now playing right field.
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Wetteland
Macfarlane hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Newson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Wetteland
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gil vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Gil hits a popup towards short. Halter settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Pichardo
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pichardo, and towards Halter, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Pichardo
Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wetteland
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Wetteland
Goodwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Wetteland
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Wetteland
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Pichardo
Greer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Pichardo
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Clark vs. Pichardo
Craig Paquette now playing left field.
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Pichardo
Palmer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Greer scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Newson vs. Pichardo
Newson takes first base on ball four. Palmer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Buford vs. Veres
Randy Veres now pitching.
Buford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gonzalez scores. Palmer moves to third. Newson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Gil vs. Veres
Gil hits a line drive into left field. Paquette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Palmer tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cedeno vs. Veres
Cedeno strikes out. Macfarlane drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cedeno out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Wetteland
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wetteland
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Wetteland
Cooper strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/5/1997 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Cedeno D, 2b 6 1 1 1 Offerman J, 2b 5 0 2 0
Rodriguez I, c 5 0 0 0 Goodwin T, cf 5 1 2 0
Greer R, lf 4 1 2 1 Roberts B, lf 5 0 0 0
Gonzalez J, dh 5 1 1 0 Paquette C, lf 0 0 0 0
Clark W, 1b 4 0 0 0 King J, 1b 4 2 1 1
Palmer D, 3b 5 1 2 1 Damon J, rf 4 0 2 1
Stevens L, rf 2 0 0 0 Vitiello J, dh 3 0 0 0
Devereaux M, rf 0 0 0 0 Davis C, ph 1 0 0 1
Newson W, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Cooper S, 3b 5 0 0 0
Buford D, cf 5 1 2 2 Macfarlane M, c 4 0 0 0
Gil B, ss 3 1 0 1 Halter S, ss 3 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 8 6 39 3 8 3
Texas 100 001 010 03 -- 6
Kansas City 000 100 020 00 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Witt B 7.0 5 1 1 2 1
Vosberg E* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Hernandez X 0.1 1 1 1 1 0
Wetteland J (W) 3.2 1 0 0 0 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Appier K 9.0 4 3 3 5 11
Pichardo H (L) 1.1 3 3 3 1 0
Veres R 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Vosberg E
DP -- Texas 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 7, Kansas City 7
HR -- Cedeno D, King J, Buford D
SF -- Davis C, Gil B
T -- 3:37
A -- 17351
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