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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 23, 2000
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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 May 23, 2000 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 2000 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 23, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Helling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Miguel Batista |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 19,680 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Ron Kulpa 2B: Angel Hernandez 3B: Tim Timmons |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Chad Curtis | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Rafael Palmeiro | First Baseman |
| David Segui | DH |
| Ruben Mateo | Center Fielder |
| Mike Lamb | Third Baseman |
| Royce Clayton | Shortstop |
| Jason McDonald | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Oates | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Damon | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Mark Quinn | DH |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Dave McCarty | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Fabregas | Catcher |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 23, 2000
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Batista
Alicea hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Batista
Curtis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Batista
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon hits a line drive into center field. Mateo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Helling
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Helling
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Quinn vs. Helling
Quinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Helling
Randa takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to third. Quinn moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Beltran vs. Helling
Beltran hits a popup towards third. Lamb settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Batista
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Batista
Segui hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mateo vs. Batista
Mateo hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Helling
McCarty is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Helling
Fabregas hits a line drive towards short. Clayton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Helling
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Clayton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Batista
Lamb hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Batista
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Batista
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Batista
Alicea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McDonald moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Curtis vs. Batista
Curtis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Batista
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Batista
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Helling
Febles hits a line drive into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Helling
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Batista
Segui hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mateo vs. Batista
Mateo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Batista
Lamb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clayton vs. Batista
Clayton hits a fly ball into right field. McCarty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Helling
Quinn hits a fly ball into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Helling
Randa hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Helling
Beltran strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Helling
McCarty hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Helling
Fabregas hits a fly ball into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Batista
McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Damon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Batista
Alicea hits a popup, foul, towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Batista
Curtis hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Beltran. Curtis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Batista
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Helling
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Palmeiro scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sanchez for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon hits a line drive into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Helling
Febles hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Curtis. Febles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Helling
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Mateo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Batista
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Segui vs. Batista
Segui hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mateo vs. Batista
Mateo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Batista
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Helling
Quinn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Helling
Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Helling
Beltran is called out on strikes. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Helling
McCarty hits a line drive into right field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Batista
Clayton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Batista
McDonald hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Batista
Alicea hits a fly ball into right field. McCarty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Helling
Fabregas hits a line drive into left field. Curtis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Helling
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. Mateo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Damon vs. Helling
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lamb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Curtis vs. Bottalico
Ricky Bottalico now pitching.
Curtis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Bottalico
Scarborough Green pinch runs for Chad Curtis.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Green moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Bottalico
Palmeiro hits a line drive towards first. Sweeney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Segui vs. Bottalico
Segui strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Mateo vs. Bottalico
Mateo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Helling
Scarborough Green now playing right field. Jason McDonald now playing left field.
Febles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Zimmerman
Jeff Zimmerman now pitching.
Sweeney hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mateo. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Quinn vs. Zimmerman
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Randa vs. Zimmerman
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Beltran vs. Zimmerman
Beltran hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Bottalico
Lamb hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Clayton vs. Bottalico
Clayton hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Bottalico
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Alicea vs. Bottalico
There goes McDonald. The throw from Fabregas and he is out, Sanchez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Wetteland
John Wetteland now pitching.
McCarty strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Wetteland
Fabregas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Wetteland
Jermaine Dye pinch hits for Rey Sanchez. Scott Pose pinch runs for Jorge Fabregas.
Dye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pose moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Damon vs. Wetteland
Luis Ordaz pinch runs for Jermaine Dye.
Damon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wetteland fields it and throws to home to get Pose. Ordaz moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Febles vs. Wetteland
Febles hits a fly ball into right field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/2000 -- Texas at Kansas City (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Alicea L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Damon J, lf 5 0 0 0
Curtis C, lf 3 1 2 3 Febles C, 2b 5 1 2 1
Green S, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Sweeney M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez I, c 4 0 2 0 Quinn M, dh 4 0 1 0
Palmeiro R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Randa J, 3b 3 1 2 0
Segui D, dh 4 1 1 1 Beltran C, cf 4 0 0 0
Mateo R, cf 4 0 0 0 McCarty D, rf 4 1 1 2
Lamb M, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fabregas J, c 4 0 1 0
Clayton R, ss 4 0 0 0 Pose S, pr 0 0 0 0
McDonald J, rf-lf 2 1 0 0 Sanchez R, ss 3 0 0 0
Dye J, ph 1 0 1 0
Ordaz L, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 36 3 9 3
Texas 003 001 000 -- 4
Kansas City 000 200 010 -- 3
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Helling R (W)* 7.0 6 3 3 2 4
Zimmerman J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Wetteland J (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Batista M (L) 7.0 6 4 4 1 0
Bottalico R 2.0 1 0 0 2 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
LOB -- Texas 5, Kansas City 8
2B -- Curtis C, Febles C, Sweeney M
HR -- Curtis C, McCarty D, Segui D, Febles C
CS -- McDonald J
T -- 2:56
A -- 19680
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