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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 23, 1998
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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 July 23, 1998 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 23, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Darren Oliver |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glendon Rusch |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 21,656 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Eric Cooper 1B: John Hirschbeck 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Tim McClelland |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark McLemore | Second Baseman |
| Roberto Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | DH |
| Mike Simms | First Baseman |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Kevin Elster | Shortstop |
| Fernando Tatis | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Right Fielder |
| Jermaine Allensworth | Center Fielder |
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Dean Palmer | Third Baseman |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Shane Mack | Left Fielder |
| Terry Pendleton | DH |
| Sal Fasano | Catcher |
| Mendy Lopez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 23, 1998
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Rusch
McLemore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Rusch
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Rusch
Greer hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Rusch
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Rusch
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Oliver
Damon hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Oliver
Allensworth hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Oliver
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Simms fields the ball and throws to Oliver covering. Safe. Allensworth moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Oliver
Palmer hits a line drive towards third. Tatis catches it and steps on third to double up Allensworth. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Simms vs. Rusch
Simms strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Rusch
Haselman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Rusch
Elster hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Oliver
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Oliver
There goes King. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. King steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Mack vs. Oliver
Mack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pendleton vs. Oliver
Pendleton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Fasano vs. Oliver
Fasano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McLemore settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Oliver
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rusch
Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Rusch
McLemore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mack. McLemore reaches second base with a double. Tatis moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Rusch
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Tatis scores. McLemore moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Greer vs. Rusch
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields the ball and throws to Rusch covering. Safe. McLemore scores. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Rusch
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Greer moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Rusch
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Greer moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Simms vs. Rusch
Simms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Oliver
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Oliver
Allensworth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Oliver
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Oliver
There goes Offerman. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Offerman steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Palmer vs. Oliver
Palmer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
King vs. Oliver
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Rusch
Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Rusch
Elster hits a line drive towards short. Lopez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Rusch
Tatis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McLemore vs. Rusch
McLemore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tatis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Rusch
Kelly hits a line drive beyond third. Palmer can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Tatis moves to third. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Greer vs. Rusch
Greer hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Tatis scores. McLemore scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Rusch
Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Oliver
Mack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Oliver
Pendleton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Oliver
Fasano strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Oliver
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Rusch
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Simms vs. Rusch
Simms hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haselman vs. Rusch
Haselman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez scores. Simms moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Elster vs. Haney
Chris Haney now pitching.
Elster hits a fly ball into right field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Tatis vs. Haney
Tatis strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
McLemore vs. Haney
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Oliver
Damon strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Oliver
Allensworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Allensworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Oliver
Offerman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Allensworth moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Palmer vs. Oliver
Palmer hits a fly ball into center field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Allensworth tags and scores. Offerman tags and moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Oliver
King hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Offerman scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mack vs. Oliver
Mack hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Mack reaches second base with a double. King goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pendleton vs. Hernandez
Xavier Hernandez now pitching.
Pendleton hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Mack scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Hernandez
Fasano hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haney
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Haney
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greer for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Haney
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Haney
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Simms vs. Haney
Simms hits a popup towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Hernandez
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Hernandez
Damon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Haselman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Hernandez
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Tatis. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Offerman vs. Hernandez
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Palmer vs. Hernandez
Palmer takes first base on ball four. Allensworth moves to third. Offerman moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
King vs. Hernandez
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Haney
Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Haney
Elster hits a line drive into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatis vs. Haney
Tatis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Hernandez
Mack hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Hernandez
Pendleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Fasano vs. Hernandez
Fasano hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Morris vs. Hernandez
Hal Morris pinch hits for Mendy Lopez.
Morris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McLemore vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching. Luis Rivera now playing shortstop.
McLemore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Whisenant
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Greer vs. Whisenant
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whisenant fields it and throws to first for the out. McLemore moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Whisenant
Gonzalez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Whisenant
Rodriguez hits a line drive beyond second. Offerman can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. McLemore scores. Gonzalez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simms vs. Whisenant
Simms hits a fly ball into center field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Gunderson
Eric Gunderson now pitching. Lee Stevens now playing first base.
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McLemore scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Allensworth vs. Patterson
Danny Patterson now pitching.
Allensworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tatis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Patterson
Offerman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Palmer vs. Patterson
Palmer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Elster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
Haselman hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Elster vs. Bones
Elster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tatis vs. Bones
Tatis bunts towards the mound. Bones fields it and throws to first for the out. Elster moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
McLemore vs. Bones
McLemore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elster moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Bones
Kelly hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Mack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
King strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mack vs. Wetteland
Mack strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pendleton vs. Wetteland
Pendleton hits a popup, foul, towards third. Tatis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1998 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
McLemore M, 2b 5 3 3 0 Damon J, rf 5 0 0 0
Kelly R, cf 6 1 2 1 Allensworth J, cf 4 1 3 0
Greer R, lf 5 0 3 3 Offerman J, 2b 4 1 4 0
Gonzalez J, rf 3 0 1 1 Palmer D, 3b 3 0 0 1
Rodriguez I, dh 5 1 3 1 King J, 1b 5 1 2 1
Simms M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Mack S, lf 4 1 1 1
Stevens L, 1b 0 0 0 0 Pendleton T, dh 4 0 2 1
Haselman B, c 5 1 2 2 Fasano S, c 4 0 0 0
Elster K, ss 5 0 1 0 Lopez M, ss 3 0 0 0
Tatis F, 3b 4 2 2 0 Morris H, ph 1 0 0 0
Rivera L, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 8 18 8 37 4 12 4
Texas 003 210 011 -- 8
Kansas City 000 040 000 -- 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Oliver D 4.2 9 4 4 1 5
Hernandez X (W) 2.1 2 0 0 3 0
Gunderson E 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Patterson D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Wetteland J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch G (L)* 4.0 13 6 6 1 2
Haney C 3.0 1 0 0 1 2
Whisenant M 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Bones R 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Tatis F
DP -- Texas 1, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 12, Kansas City 12
2B -- McLemore M, Allensworth J, Mack S
HR -- Haselman B
SB -- King J, Offerman J
SH -- Tatis F
SF -- Palmer D
HBP -- by Oliver D (Allensworth J)
T -- 3:02
A -- 21656
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