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OAK
@BAL		2
8
TOR
@CHW		1
8
BOS
@CLE		3
2
TEX
@KCR		11
8
DET
@NYY		4
5
MIN
@SEA		8
2
ANA
@TBD		7
1
COL
@ATL		11
7
ARI
@FLA		4
3		 
(11)
CHC
@LAD		2
3
HOU
@MON		4
3
CIN
@NYM		2
0
STL
@PHI		8
5
PIT
@SDP		3
4		 
(16)
MIL
@SFG		1
2
Saturday, April 25, 1998 8:05
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 24,453, Time of Game: 3:18
Rangers
11
14-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Royals
8
10-13
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
W: Bobby Witt (3-0)
L: Pat Rapp (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  2   3  2  3   0  0  0   11 14  0
Royals          0  1  2   0  2  2   1  0  0    8 12  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tom Goodwin CF 5 3 3 0 0 0 .394 .926 18 11 0.086 0.71 0.102 -0.016 0.9 7 0 SB
Mark McLemore 2B 3 3 2 0 2 0 .405 1.037 29 13 0.108 0.75 0.114 -0.006 1.5 1 5
Rusty Greer LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 .253 .716 22 15 0.103 1.04 0.185 -0.082 1.1 3 0 CS
Juan Gonzalez RF 4 1 3 5 0 1 .378 1.008 13 10 0.217 0.91 0.221 -0.004 3.6 2 0 2B,SB,SF
Will Clark 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .303 .807 23 13 -0.073 0.68 0.046 -0.119 -1.3 10 0
Ivan Rodriguez C 5 1 2 1 0 0 .429 1.164 23 16 0.124 0.70 0.158 -0.034 1.2 1 1 2B
Lee Stevens DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 .281 .999 22 12 -0.008 0.55 0.025 -0.033 -0.5
Kevin Elster SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .744 11 8 -0.001 0.81 0.023 -0.024 -0.1 2 7 SF
Luis Alicea 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 .222 .697 15 6 0.016 0.83 0.087 -0.071 -0.4 1 1 2B
Bobby Witt P 1
   Eric Gunderson P
   Danny Patterson P
   Scott Bailes P
   John Wetteland P
Team Totals 36 11 14 11 5 7 .389 .914 176 104 0.572 0.78 0.961 -0.389 5.9 27 15
2B: L Alicea (2, off P Rapp); J Gonzalez (10, off J Rosado); I Rodriguez (7, off P Rapp).
SF: J Gonzalez (3, off P Rapp); K Elster (1, off P Rapp).
TB: J Gonzalez 4; T Goodwin 3; I Rodriguez 3; L Alicea 2; M McLemore 2; R Greer 2; W Clark.
RBI: J Gonzalez 5 (29); L Alicea 2 (2); R Greer 2 (14); K Elster (9); I Rodriguez (17).
2-out RBI: J Gonzalez 2; I Rodriguez; R Greer.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 7 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. K Elster-M McLemore-W Clark; M McLemore-K Elster-W Clark.
Baserunning
SB: J Gonzalez (1, 2nd base off J Rosado/M Sweeney); T Goodwin (12, 2nd base off P Rapp/M Sweeney).
CS: R Greer (1, 2nd base by P Rapp/M Sweeney).
Pickoffs: L Alicea (2nd base by J Rosado).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .287 .761 20 10 0.106 0.74 0.140 -0.033 1.3 3 1 2·2B
Jose Offerman 2B 4 3 3 0 1 0 .347 .824 17 9 0.225 1.30 0.261 -0.036 2.2 2 2 3B
Hal Morris DH 5 0 2 2 0 0 .402 .971 9 6 -0.015 1.63 0.153 -0.169 -0.3 GDP
Dean Palmer 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .337 1.020 23 14 -0.030 1.25 0.093 -0.124 0.6 1 2 HR,SF
Jeff King 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .284 .803 16 9 -0.048 1.27 0.053 -0.101 -0.7 6 2
Shane Mack LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .429 1.154 13 9 -0.167 1.38 0.055 -0.222 -1.2 2 0 CS,GDP
Larry Sutton RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .236 .654 18 9 -0.020 0.90 0.056 -0.077 0.8 1 0 3B
Mike Sweeney C 4 1 1 2 0 0 .215 .636 17 10 0.045 0.70 0.104 -0.060 0.4 7 1 HR
Felix Martinez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .426 4 3 -0.023 0.43 0.000 -0.023 -0.2 2 1
   Shane Halter PH-SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .911 7 3 0.001 0.46 0.015 -0.014 -0.0 1 1
Pat Rapp P 2 1
   Jose Rosado P 1
   Danny Rios P
   Scott Service P
Team Totals 35 8 12 8 4 1 .343 1.086 144 82 0.074 1.10 0.930 -0.859 2.9 27 12
2B: J Damon 2 (8, 2 off B Witt).
3B: J Offerman (2, off E Gunderson); L Sutton (1, off B Witt).
HR: D Palmer (8, off B Witt; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); M Sweeney (3, off B Witt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: D Palmer (3, off B Witt).
TB: J Offerman 5; M Sweeney 4; J Damon 4; D Palmer 4; L Sutton 3; S Mack 2; H Morris 2.
GIDP: H Morris (3); S Mack (2).
RBI: D Palmer 3 (24); M Sweeney 2 (6); H Morris 2 (7); L Sutton (14).
2-out RBI: D Palmer 2; M Sweeney.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Offerman-J King.
E: D Palmer (5).
Outfield Assists: J Damon (L Alicea at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: S Mack (1, 2nd base by B Witt/I Rodriguez).

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bobby Witt, W (3-0) 5 9 7 7 2 0 2 5.19 25 82 47 32 7 8 6 17 6 0 19 -0.230 1.09 -4.1
Eric Gunderson 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0.90 5 15 10 6 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 1 -0.068 0.76 -0.9
Danny Patterson, H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 6 32 15 9 1 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0.150 1.43 1.3
Scott Bailes, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.43 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.025 0.83 0.3
John Wetteland, S (5) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.35 3 10 6 4 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.050 1.09 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 4 1 2 8.00 40 144 82 53 11 18 11 24 9 0 19 3 1 -0.073 0.78 -2.9
B Witt faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
E Gunderson faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Pat Rapp, L (1-2) 4.1 9 8 8 3 1 0 4.50 22 79 42 26 4 12 5 13 9 0 11 -0.479 1.16 -4.7
Jose Rosado 1.2 4 3 3 2 2 0 4.24 10 48 30 17 4 9 1 5 4 0 1 1 -0.139 0.52 -2.8
Danny Rios 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.11 7 34 21 13 3 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.035 0.24 1.1
Scott Service 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.42 4 16 11 4 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.011 0.17 0.6
Team Totals 9 14 11 11 5 7 0 11.00 43 177 104 60 15 29 11 20 14 0 11 1 1 -0.572 1.10 -5.9
Balks: None.
WP: B Witt (1); P Rapp (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Rosado (1; L Alicea, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 3:18.
Attendance: 24,453.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Texas Rangers         Kansas City Royals
1 Tom Goodwin CF 1 Johnny Damon CF
2 Mark McLemore 2B 2 Jose Offerman 2B
3 Rusty Greer LF 3 Hal Morris DH
4 Juan Gonzalez RF 4 Dean Palmer 3B
5 Will Clark 1B 5 Jeff King 1B
6 Ivan Rodriguez C 6 Shane Mack LF
7 Lee Stevens DH 7 Larry Sutton RF
8 Kevin Elster SS 8 Mike Sweeney C
9 Luis Alicea 3B 9 Felix Martinez SS
Bobby Witt P Pat Rapp P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-1 1 12- 3,(1-2)  R TEX R. Greer P. Rapp 13% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
b7 8-11 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR S. Mack D. Patterson 12% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 3-3 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  TEX I. Rodriguez P. Rapp 12% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Clark to 3B
t1 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R TEX J. Gonzalez P. Rapp 11% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
b2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR M. Sweeney B. Witt -10% 49% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TEX T. Goodwin P. Rapp 3% 53% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  TEX M. McLemore P. Rapp 2% 56% Goodwin Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore P. Rapp 3% 59% Walk
t1 0-0 0 12- 6,(2-2)  O TEX R. Greer P. Rapp -5% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R TEX J. Gonzalez P. Rapp 11% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
t1 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  OO TEX W. Clark P. Rapp -10% 54% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Damon B. Witt -4% 51% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 3,(1-2)  KCR J. Offerman B. Witt -6% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Damon to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 5,(3-2)  O KCR H. Morris B. Witt 5% 51% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 12- 2,(1-1)  O KCR D. Palmer B. Witt 4% 55% Flyball: CF; Damon to 3B
b1 0-1 2 1-3 1,(0-1)  O KCR J. King B. Witt 5% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez P. Rapp -2% 57% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX L. Stevens P. Rapp -2% 56% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-1)  O TEX K. Elster P. Rapp -1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR S. Mack B. Witt -4% 51% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b2 0-1 0 1-- O KCR L. Sutton B. Witt 7% 57% Mack Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 0-1 1 --- 3,(1-2)  O KCR L. Sutton B. Witt 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  R KCR M. Sweeney B. Witt -10% 49% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 1-1 2 --- 2,(0-2)  O KCR F. Martinez B. Witt 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-1)  O TEX L. Alicea P. Rapp -3% 47% Lineout: 2B
t3 1-1 1 --- 4,(2-2)  TEX T. Goodwin P. Rapp 3% 50% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t3 1-1 1 1-- 5,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore P. Rapp 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Goodwin to 2B
t3 1-1 1 12- 3,(1-2)  R TEX R. Greer P. Rapp 13% 67% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 3B
t3 2-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO TEX J. Gonzalez P. Rapp 1% 68% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McLemore Scores
t3 3-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TEX W. Clark P. Rapp -2% 66% Greer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-1)  KCR J. Damon B. Witt -7% 59% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b3 1-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Offerman B. Witt -4% 55% Walk
b3 1-3 0 12- 1,(0-1)  R KCR H. Morris B. Witt -10% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Offerman to 2B
b3 2-3 0 12- KCR D. Palmer B. Witt -5% 39% Wild Pitch; Offerman to 3B; Morris to 2B
b3 2-3 0 -23 6,(2-2)  RO KCR D. Palmer B. Witt 3% 42% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Offerman Scores
b3 3-3 1 -2- 2,(1-1)  O KCR J. King B. Witt 4% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 3-3 2 -2- 1,(0-1)  O KCR S. Mack B. Witt 4% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 3.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 5-6-7
t4 3-3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX W. Clark P. Rapp 4% 54% Walk
t4 3-3 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  TEX I. Rodriguez P. Rapp 12% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Clark to 3B
t4 3-3 0 -23 5,(3-1)  TEX L. Stevens P. Rapp 3% 68% Walk
t4 3-3 0 123 3,(1-1)  RO TEX K. Elster P. Rapp 2% 70% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Clark Scores; Rodriguez to 3B; Stevens to 2B
t4 4-3 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RRO TEX L. Alicea P. Rapp 7% 77% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Rodriguez Scores; Stevens Scores; Alicea out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
t4 6-3 2 --- 1,(0-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin P. Rapp -1% 77% Groundout: P-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-6, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 7-8-9
b4 3-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR L. Sutton B. Witt 3% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 3-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney B. Witt 2% 81% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 3-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR F. Martinez B. Witt 1% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' Pat Rapp facing 2-3-4
t5 6-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TEX M. McLemore P. Rapp 2% 84% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t5 6-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  TEX R. Greer P. Rapp 2% 86% Wild Pitch; McLemore to 2B
t5 6-3 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TEX R. Greer P. Rapp -1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); McLemore to 3B
t5 6-3 1 --3 2,(1-0)  R TEX J. Gonzalez P. Rapp 3% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); McLemore Scores
Jose Rosado replaces Pat Rapp pitching
t5 7-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX W. Clark J. Rosado -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t5 7-3 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  TEX I. Rodriguez J. Rosado 0% 88% Gonzalez Steals 2B
t5 7-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R TEX I. Rodriguez J. Rosado 4% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gonzalez Scores
t5 8-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TEX L. Stevens J. Rosado -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 1-2-3
b5 3-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR J. Damon B. Witt -4% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b5 3-8 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Offerman B. Witt 4% 91% Fielder's Choice P; Damon out at 3B/P-SS-3B
b5 3-8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR H. Morris B. Witt 2% 93% Flyball: CF
b5 3-8 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR KCR D. Palmer B. Witt -9% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Offerman Scores
b5 5-8 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR J. King B. Witt 1% 85% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Jose Rosado facing 8-9-1
t6 8-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX K. Elster J. Rosado -1% 84% Flyball: LF
t6 8-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TEX L. Alicea J. Rosado 1% 85% Walk
t6 8-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  TEX T. Goodwin J. Rosado 2% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Alicea to 2B
t6 8-5 1 12- 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. McLemore J. Rosado -3% 83% Alicea Picked off 2B (P-SS)
t6 8-5 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  TEX M. McLemore J. Rosado 1% 84% Walk; Goodwin to 2B
t6 8-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  R TEX R. Greer J. Rosado 6% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive); Goodwin Scores; McLemore to 2B
t6 9-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RR TEX J. Gonzalez J. Rosado 6% 97% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McLemore Scores; Greer Scores
t6 11-5 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O TEX W. Clark J. Rosado -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-11, Rangers' Bobby Witt facing 6-7-8
b6 5-11 0 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR S. Mack B. Witt -2% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 5-11 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  R KCR L. Sutton B. Witt -6% 89% Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Mack Scores
Eric Gunderson replaces Bobby Witt pitching
b6 6-11 0 --3 5,(3-1)  RO KCR M. Sweeney E. Gunderson 2% 91% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole); Sutton Scores
Shane Halter pinch hits for Felix Martinez (SS) batting 9th
b6 7-11 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR S. Halter E. Gunderson 1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b6 7-11 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon E. Gunderson 1% 93% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 7.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-7, Royals' Danny Rios facing 6-7-8
Danny Rios replaces Jose Rosado pitching
Shane Halter moves from PH to SS
t7 11-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TEX I. Rodriguez D. Rios -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 11-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX L. Stevens D. Rios -0% 92% Strikeout Looking
t7 11-7 2 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX K. Elster D. Rios 1% 93% Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Elster to 2B
t7 11-7 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TEX L. Alicea D. Rios -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 7-11, Rangers' Eric Gunderson facing 2-3-4
b7 7-11 0 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR J. Offerman E. Gunderson -6% 86% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b7 7-11 0 --3 1,(0-0)  R KCR H. Morris E. Gunderson -5% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive); Offerman Scores
Danny Patterson replaces Eric Gunderson pitching
b7 8-11 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O KCR D. Palmer D. Patterson 5% 85% Flyball: CF
b7 8-11 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  KCR J. King D. Patterson -5% 80% Walk; Morris to 2B
b7 8-11 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO KCR S. Mack D. Patterson 12% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-8, Royals' Danny Rios facing 1-2-3
t8 11-8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX T. Goodwin D. Rios -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 11-8 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TEX M. McLemore D. Rios -1% 90% Flyball: LF
t8 11-8 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TEX R. Greer D. Rios -0% 90% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-11, Rangers' Danny Patterson facing 7-8-9
b8 8-11 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR L. Sutton D. Patterson 3% 93% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 8-11 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Patterson 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 8-11 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR S. Halter D. Patterson -2% 94% Walk
Scott Bailes replaces Danny Patterson pitching
b8 8-11 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O KCR J. Damon S. Bailes 3% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-8, Royals' Scott Service facing 4-5-6
Scott Service replaces Danny Rios pitching
t9 11-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX J. Gonzalez S. Service -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 11-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX W. Clark S. Service 0% 96% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t9 11-8 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX I. Rodriguez S. Service -1% 96% Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
t9 11-8 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX L. Stevens S. Service -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 8-11, Rangers' John Wetteland facing 2-3-4
John Wetteland replaces Scott Bailes pitching
b9 8-11 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Offerman J. Wetteland -5% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b9 8-11 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR H. Morris J. Wetteland 9% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b9 8-11 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. Palmer J. Wetteland 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Royals 8.

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