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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 31, 2001
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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 31, 2001 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 2001 |
|---|---|
| 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 31, 2001 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Blake Stein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doug Davis |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 31,472 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Chris Guccione 1B: Doug Eddings 2B: Jerry Crawford 3B: Eric Cooper |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Dave McCarty | First Baseman |
| Dee Brown | Left Fielder |
| A.J. Hinch | Catcher |
| Luis Alicea | Second Baseman |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rusty Greer | Left Fielder |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Catcher |
| Alex Rodriguez | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | DH |
| Gabe Kapler | Center Fielder |
| Frank Catalanotto | Right Fielder |
| Andres Galarraga | First Baseman |
| Ken Caminiti | Third Baseman |
| Michael Young | Second Baseman |
| Jerry Narron | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
May 31, 2001
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Davis
Beltran hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Davis
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Davis
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Catalanotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Stein
Greer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stein
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Stein
There goes Rodriguez. The throw from Hinch and he is safe. Rodriguez steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Stein
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Stein
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kapler vs. Stein
Kapler hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Davis
Dye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Davis
Davis fires to first and has Dye trapped. There's the throw to Rodriguez who tags Dye for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Davis
Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Davis
There's a wild pitch. Randa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Davis
McCarty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Davis
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Randa moves to third. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Hinch vs. Davis
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Caminiti fields it and throws to home to get Randa. McCarty moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Alicea vs. Davis
Alicea hits a fly ball into right field. Catalanotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Stein
Catalanotto hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Stein
Galarraga strikes out. Hinch drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Galarraga out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Stein
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarty scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Caminiti for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Davis
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Davis
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Davis
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Davis
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stein
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Greer vs. Stein
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Stein
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Young moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Stein
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Davis
Randa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Davis
McCarty hits a fly ball into right field. Catalanotto settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Davis
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hinch vs. Davis
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Stein
Palmeiro 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 -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Stein
Kapler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Stein
There goes Kapler. The throw from Hinch and he is safe. Kapler steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Catalanotto vs. Stein
Catalanotto hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kapler scores. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Stein
There goes Catalanotto. The throw from Hinch and he is out, Alicea applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Galarraga vs. Stein
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Davis
Alicea hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Davis
There's a wild pitch. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Beltran vs. Davis
Beltran hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Davis
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alicea moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Davis
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Alicea scores. Sanchez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Dye vs. Davis
Dye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sanchez scores. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Davis
There goes Sweeney. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Sweeney steals third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Randa vs. Davis
Randa hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
McCarty vs. Petkovsek
Mark Petkovsek now pitching.
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Stein
Caminiti 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 -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Stein
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Stein
Greer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Stein
Rodriguez hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Petkovsek
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Petkovsek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Petkovsek
Hinch hits a ball on the ground towards first. Galarraga scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hinch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Petkovsek
Alicea hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Petkovsek
There's a wild pitch. Alicea moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Beltran vs. Petkovsek
Beltran is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Stein
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Palmeiro vs. Stein
There's a wild pitch. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Palmeiro vs. Stein
Palmeiro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Kapler vs. Wilson
Kris Wilson now pitching.
Kapler hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rodriguez tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Catalanotto vs. Wilson
Catalanotto hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Wilson
Galarraga hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Palmeiro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Caminiti vs. Wilson
Caminiti strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Petkovsek
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rodriguez. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Petkovsek
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dye vs. Petkovsek
Dye bunts towards the mound. Petkovsek fields it and throws to first for the out. Sanchez moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Randa vs. Petkovsek
Randa is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
McCarty vs. Petkovsek
McCarty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. McCarty reaches second base with a double. Sanchez scores. Sweeney scores. Randa moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Brown vs. Petkovsek
Brown is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hinch vs. Smart
J.D. Smart now pitching.
Hinch hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Hinch reaches second base with a double. Randa scores. McCarty scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Alicea vs. Smart
Alicea is called out on strikes. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Beltran vs. Smart
Beltran strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wilson
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Wilson
Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wilson
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Wilson
Rodriguez is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Crabtree
Tim Crabtree now pitching.
Sanchez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Catalanotto. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Crabtree
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sanchez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Dye vs. Crabtree
Dye hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Sanchez scores. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Randa vs. Crabtree
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crabtree fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCarty vs. Crabtree
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Crabtree fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Palmeiro vs. Wilson
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Wilson
Kapler hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Catalanotto vs. Wilson
Catalanotto hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Galarraga vs. Wilson
Galarraga strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Crabtree
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hinch vs. Crabtree
Hinch strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alicea vs. Crabtree
Alicea strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caminiti vs. Wilson
Endy Chavez now playing center field. Wilson Delgado now playing third base.
Caminiti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Delgado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wilson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Delgado fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 8 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Greer vs. Wilson
Greer hits a line drive into left field. Brown 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 5/31/2001 -- Kansas City at Texas (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Beltran C, cf 5 0 0 0 Greer R, lf 3 0 0 0
Chavez E, cf 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez I, c 3 0 1 0
Sanchez R, ss 5 3 4 0 Rodriguez A, ss 4 1 1 0
Sweeney M, dh 4 2 2 1 Palmeiro R, dh 2 0 0 0
Dye J, rf 4 0 3 2 Kapler G, cf 2 1 0 1
Randa J, 3b 2 1 1 1 Catalanotto F, rf 4 0 2 1
Delgado W, 3b 0 0 0 0 Galarraga A, 1b 4 0 1 0
McCarty D, 1b 4 1 1 2 Caminiti K, 3b 4 0 0 0
Brown D, lf 4 0 1 0 Young M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Hinch A, c 5 0 1 2
Alicea L, 2b 5 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 8 15 8 30 2 6 2
Kansas City 000 030 410 -- 8
Texas 000 101 000 -- 2
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Stein B (W)* 5.0 3 2 2 6 4
Wilson K (S) 4.0 3 0 0 0 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Davis D (L) 4.1 8 3 3 3 1
Petkovsek M 2.0 3 4 4 3 1
Smart J 0.2 1 0 0 0 2
Crabtree T 2.0 3 1 1 0 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Rodriguez A
DP -- Kansas City 1, Texas 2
LOB -- Kansas City 10, Texas 8
2B -- Young M, Rodriguez A, McCarty D, Hinch A, Rodriguez I, Sanchez R
SB -- Rodriguez I, Kapler G, Sweeney M
CS -- Dye J, Catalanotto F
SH -- Dye J
SF -- Kapler G
WP -- Davis D 2, Petkovsek M, Stein B
T -- 3:06
A -- 31472
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