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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 2, 2003
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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 September 2, 2003 at The Ballpark in Arlington.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Abbott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ismael Valdez |
| Ballpark | The Ballpark in Arlington |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 15,119 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Dan Iassogna 2B: Rob Drake 3B: Terry Craft |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| Joe Randa | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Raul Ibanez | Right Fielder |
| Rondell White | Left Fielder |
| Ken Harvey | First Baseman |
| Mike Difelice | Catcher |
| Julius Matos | Second Baseman |
| Tony Pena | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Young | Second Baseman |
| Hank Blalock | Third Baseman |
| Alex Rodriguez | Shortstop |
| Rafael Palmeiro | DH |
| Mark Teixeira | First Baseman |
| Laynce Nix | Center Fielder |
| Shane Spencer | Left Fielder |
| Jason Jones | Right Fielder |
| Einar Diaz | Catcher |
| Buck Showalter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Rangers
The Ballpark in Arlington
September 2, 2003
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Valdez
Berroa bunts towards third. Blalock fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Valdez
Randa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Berroa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Valdez
Sweeney hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Valdez
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Valdez
Ibanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
White vs. Valdez
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Abbott
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Abbott
Blalock hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Abbott
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Abbott
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Teixeira vs. Abbott
Teixeira takes first base on ball four. Blalock moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Nix vs. Abbott
Nix strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Valdez
Harvey hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Difelice vs. Valdez
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Matos vs. Valdez
Matos strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Abbott
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Abbott
Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Valdez
Berroa hits a line drive into left field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Valdez
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Nix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Valdez
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Valdez
Beltran hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Jones who is chasing the ball. Beltran reaches third base with a triple. Sweeney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Ibanez vs. Valdez
Ibanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
White vs. Valdez
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Abbott
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Abbott
Blalock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Abbott
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Abbott
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Valdez
Harvey hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Difelice vs. Valdez
Difelice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harvey moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Matos vs. Valdez
Matos strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Berroa vs. Valdez
Berroa hits a fly ball into center field. Nix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teixeira vs. Abbott
Teixeira hits a popup towards short. Berroa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nix vs. Abbott
Nix strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Abbott
Spencer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Abbott
Jones takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Abbott
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Randa vs. Valdez
Randa hits a fly ball into center field. Nix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Valdez
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Valdez
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Teixeira fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Abbott
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Blalock vs. Abbott
Blalock hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Abbott
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Palmeiro vs. Affeldt
Jeremy Affeldt now pitching.
Palmeiro hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Teixeira vs. Affeldt
Teixeira hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Young scores. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Nix vs. Affeldt
Nix hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Affeldt
Spencer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of White. Spencer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Affeldt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Drese
Ryan Drese now pitching.
Ibanez hits a fly ball into center field. Nix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Drese
White is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Harvey vs. Drese
Harvey takes first base on ball four. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Difelice vs. Drese
Difelice 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
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Affeldt
Diaz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Affeldt
Young strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Blalock vs. Affeldt
Blalock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ibanez. Blalock reaches second base with a double. Diaz moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Rodriguez vs. Affeldt
Rodriguez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Palmeiro vs. Affeldt
Palmeiro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ibanez. Palmeiro reaches second base with a double. Diaz scores. Blalock scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Teixeira vs. Affeldt
Teixeira hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of White. Teixeira reaches second base with a double. Rodriguez scores. Palmeiro scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Nix vs. Levine
Al Levine now pitching.
Nix hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa misplays the ball. That's an error on Berroa. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Levine
Spencer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Harvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Levine
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matos vs. Drese
Laynce Nix now playing right field. Ryan Christenson now playing center field.
Matos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Drese
Berroa hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Randa vs. Drese
Randa hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Drese
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Christenson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Levine
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Levine
Young hits a line drive towards first. Harvey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Levine
Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blalock for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Drese
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ibanez vs. Drese
Ibanez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Drese
White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blalock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Field
David DeJesus now playing center field. Nate Field now pitching.
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Palmeiro vs. Field
Palmeiro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teixeira vs. Field
Teixeira hits a fly ball into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Nix vs. Field
Nix hits a popup towards short. Berroa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harvey vs. Drese
Harvey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Drese
Dee Brown pinch hits for Mike Difelice.
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harvey moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Drese
Jarrod Patterson pinch hits for Julius Matos.
Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez misplays the ball. That's an error on Rodriguez. Harvey moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Berroa vs. Cordero
Francisco Cordero now pitching.
Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. Nix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Harvey tags and scores. Brown tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Randa vs. Cordero
Randa hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Christenson. Randa reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Patterson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Cordero
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Patterson scores. Randa scores. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Guiel vs. Cordero
Desi Relaford pinch runs for Mike Sweeney. Aaron Guiel pinch hits for David DeJesus.
There goes Relaford. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Relaford steals second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Guiel vs. Cordero
Guiel strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Rangers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ibanez vs. Cordero
Ibanez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/2003 -- Kansas City at Texas (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Berroa A, ss 4 1 2 1 Young M, 2b 5 1 1 0
Randa J, 3b 5 1 1 1 Blalock H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Sweeney M, dh 4 2 3 4 Rodriguez A, ss 1 2 0 0
Relaford D, pr 0 0 0 0 Palmeiro R, dh 5 1 1 2
Beltran C, cf 4 0 1 1 Teixeira M, 1b 4 1 2 3
DeJesus D, cf 0 0 0 0 Nix L, cf-rf 5 1 1 3
Guiel A, ph 1 0 0 0 Spencer S, lf 3 0 1 0
Ibanez R, rf 4 0 1 0 Jones J, rf 3 0 0 0
White R, lf 3 0 0 0 Christenson R, cf 0 0 0 0
Harvey K, 1b 2 1 1 0 Diaz E, c 4 1 1 0
Difelice M, c 3 0 0 0
Brown D, ph 1 1 1 0
Matos J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Patterson J, ph 1 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 10 7 34 8 8 8
Kansas City 201 000 004 -- 7
Texas 000 044 00x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Abbott P 4.1 1 2 2 6 5
Affeldt J (L) 1.0 7 6 6 1 1
Levine A 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Field N 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Valdez I (W) 5.0 6 3 3 2 2
Drese R* 3.0 2 3 2 1 1
Cordero F (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Abbott P, Berroa A, Rodriguez A
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Texas 10
2B -- Young M, Spencer S, Blalock H, Palmeiro R, Teixeira M, Randa J
3B -- Beltran C
HR -- Sweeney M, Nix L
SB -- Relaford D
SF -- Berroa A
HBP -- by Drese R (White R), by Drese R (Harvey K)
T -- 3:04
A -- 15119
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