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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 15, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 15, 1988 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Gubicza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Hough |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 30,438 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Hirschbeck 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
| George Brett | First Baseman |
| Danny Tartabull | Right Fielder |
| Bill Buckner | DH |
| Frank White | Second Baseman |
| Jim Eisenreich | Left Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Kurt Stillwell | Shortstop |
| John Wathan | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
May 15, 1988
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hough
Wilson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Hough
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Hough
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Hough
There goes Brett. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Brett steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tartabull vs. Hough
Tartabull takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Hough
White strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gubicza
McDowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tartabull throws the ball in to Stillwell who tags McDowell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Gubicza
Sierra hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Gubicza
There goes Sierra. The throw from Macfarlane and he is safe. Sierra steals second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Incaviglia vs. Gubicza
Incaviglia hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Hough
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hough
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Hough
Stillwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gubicza
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Gubicza
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Gubicza
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Gubicza
Buechele is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Hough
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Hough
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Brett vs. Hough
Brett takes first base on ball four. Wilson moves to third. Seitzer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Tartabull vs. Hough
Tartabull hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buckner vs. Hough
Buckner strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Hough
There goes Buckner. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Buckner steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hough
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out. Buckner moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Eisenreich vs. Hough
Eisenreich hits a fly ball towards right. Sierra catches it and throws to home to double up Buckner. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Gubicza
Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Gubicza
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
The umpire calls a balk on Gubicza McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McDowell moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Sierra vs. Gubicza
Sierra strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Hough
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stillwell vs. Hough
Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Hough
Wilson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stillwell moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Seitzer vs. Hough
Seitzer is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brett vs. Fossas
Tony Fossas now pitching.
Brett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fossas fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Gubicza
Incaviglia is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gubicza
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gubicza
Parrish hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Petralli vs. Gubicza
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tartabull vs. Fossas
Tartabull hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDowell. Tartabull reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buckner vs. Fossas
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Fossas
White hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Fossas
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Fossas covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Gubicza
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Gubicza
Wilkerson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McDowell vs. Gubicza
The ball gets by Macfarlane for a passed ball. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Gubicza
McDowell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wilkerson moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Sierra vs. Gubicza
Sierra hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wilkerson scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Incaviglia vs. Gubicza
Incaviglia strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Fossas
Steve Kemp now playing left field.
Macfarlane hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stillwell vs. Fossas
Stillwell bunts towards the mound. Fossas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Fossas
There goes Stillwell. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Wilkerson applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Fossas
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Fossas
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Gubicza
Bill Pecota now playing shortstop.
O'Brien hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Gubicza
Parrish hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Gubicza
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with Gubicza covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Gubicza
Buechele hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Buechele reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Wilkerson vs. Gubicza
Wilkerson hits a line drive into left field. Eisenreich picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Eisenreich. Buechele scores. Wilkerson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
McDowell vs. Gubicza
McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Fossas
Brett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Cecena
Jose Cecena now pitching.
Tartabull strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Cecena
Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Gubicza
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Gubicza
The umpire calls a balk on Gubicza Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Gubicza
Sierra hits a line drive beyond first. Brett can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
Brower vs. Black
Buddy Black now pitching. Bob Brower pinch hits for Steve Kemp.
Brower takes first base on ball four. Sierra moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Brien vs. Black
The umpire calls a balk on Black Fletcher scores. Sierra moves to third. Brower moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
O'Brien vs. Black
O'Brien takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Parrish vs. Garber
Gene Garber now pitching.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to home to get Sierra. Brower moves to third. O'Brien moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Petralli vs. Garber
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Cecena
Bob Brower now playing left field.
White hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Cecena
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Cecena
Macfarlane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pecota vs. Cecena
Pecota hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Garber
Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Steels vs. Garber
Jim Steels pinch hits for Curt Wilkerson.
Steels hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Garber
McDowell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wilson. McDowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Garber
Fletcher strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Cecena
Jerry Browne now playing second base.
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Cecena
There goes Wilson. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Cecena
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Cecena
Brett hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Garber
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brower vs. Garber
Brower hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Garber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Garber
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1988 -- Kansas City at Texas (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Wilson W, cf 4 2 4 1 McDowell O, cf 4 0 2 0
Seitzer K, 3b 2 1 0 0 Fletcher S, ss 5 1 2 0
Brett G, 1b 3 1 0 0 Sierra R, rf 5 0 3 1
Tartabull D, rf 3 1 2 4 Incaviglia P, lf 3 0 0 0
Buckner B, dh 4 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 0 0 0 0
White F, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brower B, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Eisenreich J, lf 4 0 0 0 O'Brien P, 1b 3 0 0 0
Macfarlane M, c 2 0 0 0 Parrish L, dh 4 1 2 1
Stillwell K, ss 3 0 1 0 Petralli G, c 4 0 0 0
Pecota B, ss 1 0 0 0 Buechele S, 3b 4 1 1 0
Wilkerson C, 2b 3 1 2 1
Steels J, ph 1 0 0 0
Browne J, 2b 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 5 7 5 37 4 12 3
Kansas City 104 000 000 -- 5
Texas 000 012 100 -- 4
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Gubicza M (W)* 6.0 11 4 4 2 5
Black B+ 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
Garber G (S) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Hough C (L) 3.1 4 5 5 5 4
Fossas T# 2.2 3 0 0 1 0
Cecena J 3.0 0 0 0 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
# Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Eisenreich J
DP -- Kansas City 1, Texas 3
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Texas 10
2B -- Tartabull D, Buechele S, McDowell O
HR -- Wilson W, Tartabull D, Parrish L
SB -- Brett G, Sierra R, Buckner B
CS -- Stillwell K, Wilson W
HBP -- by Hough C (Seitzer K)
WP -- Gubicza M
Balk -- Gubicza M 2, Black B
PB -- Petralli G, Macfarlane M
T -- 3:25
A -- 30438
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