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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 26, 2002
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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 26, 2002 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 2002 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ismael Valdez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Miguel Asencio |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Laz Diaz 1B: Kevin Kelley 2B: Larry Vanover 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Michael Young | Second Baseman |
| Alex Rodriguez | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | DH |
| Juan Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Carl Everett | Center Fielder |
| Herbert Perry | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lamb | First Baseman |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Jerry Narron | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Carlos Febles | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Mike Sweeney | First Baseman |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Michael Tucker | Right Fielder |
| Raul Ibanez | Left Fielder |
| Luis Alicea | DH |
| Juan Brito | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
May 26, 2002
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Asencio
Greer hits a fly ball into left field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Asencio
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Asencio
Rodriguez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Febles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Valdez
Perez hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Valdez
Febles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perry fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Valdez
Beltran bunts towards third. Perry fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Valdez
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beltran moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Valdez
Randa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Asencio
Palmeiro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Asencio
Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Asencio
Everett hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perry vs. Asencio
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker 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: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Valdez
Tucker hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Everett. Tucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ibanez vs. Valdez
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Alicea vs. Valdez
Alicea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Brito vs. Valdez
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tucker scores. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Valdez
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Asencio
Lamb strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Asencio
Haselman hits a popup towards first. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Asencio
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Asencio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Valdez
Febles hits a line drive towards first. Lamb reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Valdez
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valdez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Valdez
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Asencio
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Asencio
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Asencio
Palmeiro hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Febles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Valdez
Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Valdez
Tucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Ibanez vs. Valdez
Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Randa scores. Tucker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Valdez
Alicea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Perry fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Ibanez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Brito vs. Valdez
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Ibanez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Perez vs. Valdez
Perez hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Asencio
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Everett vs. Asencio
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Gonzalez for the double play. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Asencio
Perry hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lamb vs. Asencio
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Febles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Valdez
Febles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Valdez
Beltran hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Valdez
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Asencio
Haselman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Asencio
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Asencio
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Asencio
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Asencio
Palmeiro is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Valdez
Randa strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Tucker vs. Valdez
Tucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Valdez
Ibanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tucker moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Alicea vs. Valdez
Alicea is hit by the pitch. Ibanez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Brito vs. Cordero
Francisco Cordero now pitching.
Brito hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Reichert
Dan Reichert now pitching.
Gonzalez 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Reichert
Everett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Everett for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perry vs. Reichert
Perry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamb vs. Reichert
Lamb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Perez. Perry moves to third. Lamb moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Haselman vs. Reichert
Haselman hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Cordero
Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Cordero
Febles strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Cordero
Beltran strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Reichert
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Reichert
Gabe Kapler pinch runs for Rusty Greer.
Young bunts towards the mound. Reichert fields it and throws to first for the out. Kapler moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Reichert
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field. Beltran picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Beltran. Brito fumbles the ball. That's an error on Brito. Kapler scores. Rodriguez moves all the way to home. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Reichert
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Reichert
Gonzalez is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Seanez
Gabe Kapler now playing left field. Rudy Seanez now pitching.
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Everett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Seanez
Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Tucker vs. Seanez
Tucker strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ibanez vs. Seanez
Seanez fires over to first and Lamb drops the ball. That's an error on Lamb. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ibanez vs. Seanez
Ibanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Alicea vs. Seanez
Alicea takes first base on ball four. Randa moves to third. Ibanez moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Quinn vs. Irabu
Mark Quinn pinch hits for Juan Brito. Donnie Sadler pinch runs for Luis Alicea. Hideki Irabu now pitching.
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Randa scores. Ibanez scores. Sadler moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Irabu
Perez strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Everett vs. Bailey
A.J. Hinch now catching. Cory Bailey now pitching.
Everett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tucker. Everett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Perry vs. Bailey
Calvin Murray pinch runs for Carl Everett.
Perry hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Lamb vs. Bailey
Lamb is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Haselman vs. Bailey
Haselman hits a fly ball into right field. Tucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murray moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Kapler vs. Bailey
Kapler is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Febles vs. Irabu
Calvin Murray now playing center field.
Febles bunts towards the mound. Irabu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Irabu
Beltran hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Irabu
There goes Beltran. The throw from Haselman and he is safe. Beltran steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Irabu
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Beltran scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Irabu
Chuck Knoblauch pinch runs for Mike Sweeney.
Randa hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/2002, game 1 -- Texas at Kansas City (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Greer R, lf 2 0 0 0 Perez N, ss 5 0 0 0
Kapler G, pr-lf 1 1 0 0 Febles C, 2b 4 0 0 0
Young M, 2b 3 1 0 0 Beltran C, cf 5 1 2 0
Rodriguez A, ss 4 2 2 3 Sweeney M, 1b 5 0 2 1
Palmeiro R, dh 4 0 0 0 Knoblauch C, pr 0 1 0 0
Gonzalez J, rf 4 0 2 0 Randa J, 3b 4 3 2 2
Everett C, cf 4 0 1 0 Tucker M, rf 3 1 2 0
Murray C, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Ibanez R, lf 3 1 1 1
Perry H, 3b 4 1 2 1 Alicea L, dh 1 0 0 0
Lamb M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Sadler D, pr 0 0 0 0
Haselman B, c 4 0 0 0 Brito J, c 3 0 0 1
Quinn M, ph 1 0 0 0
Hinch A, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 4 34 7 9 5
Texas 000 012 020 -- 5
Kansas City 010 100 023 -- 7
1 out when winning run was scored.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez I 5.1 6 2 2 3 1
Cordero F 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Seanez R 0.2 0 2 0 3 1
Irabu H (L) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Asencio M 6.0 4 3 3 1 2
Reichert D 2.0 3 2 1 1 2
Bailey C (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Perez N, Brito J, Beltran C, Lamb M, Rodriguez A
DP -- Texas 2, Kansas City 1
LOB -- Texas 5, Kansas City 9
2B -- Tucker M, Everett C
HR -- Perry H, Rodriguez A, Randa J
SB -- Beltran C
SH -- Young M
HBP -- by Valdez I (Alicea L)
T -- 2:49
A -- 0
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