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Standings
SEA
@BAL		1
0
NYY
@BOS		1
0
CLE
@CHW		10
19
TEX
@KCR		12
6
ANA
@MIN		4
5
OAK
@TBD		3
1
DET
@TOR		0
11
CHC
@ATL		4
7
PIT
@CIN		6
8
STL
@LAD		3
7
HOU
@MIL		1
0
FLA
@NYM		5
1
MON
@PHI		6
2
ARI
@SDP		0
1		 
(13)
COL
@SFG		1
3
Sunday, September 2, 2001 1:05PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 18,389, Time of Game: 3:30
Rangers
12
62-75
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 36 GB
 at Royals
6
55-82
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 22½ GB
L: Chris George (2-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  4  0   0  1  1   2  0  4   12 17  0
Royals          0  0  2   0  3  0   0  0  1    6 10  1

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Catalanotto LF 5 3 4 1 0 1 .342 .923 18 14 0.122 0.62 0.145 -0.023 2.1 4 0 2B,SB
Chad Curtis RF 5 1 0 0 0 1 .255 .706 18 13 -0.085 0.82 0.013 -0.098 -0.5 2 0
Alex Rodriguez SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 .320 1.018 12 10 0.215 0.60 0.251 -0.036 3.1 3 2 HR,2B,SB
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 2 3 3 1 0 .268 .930 22 14 0.156 0.59 0.172 -0.016 2.2 8 1 HR
Ruben Sierra DH 4 2 2 1 1 1 .294 .889 17 11 0.149 0.64 0.179 -0.030 1.2 HR
Gabe Kapler CF 5 0 3 2 0 1 .255 .756 23 14 -0.022 0.74 0.059 -0.080 1.1 2 0 SB,CS
Scott Sheldon 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .228 .598 21 16 0.005 0.78 0.075 -0.070 -0.5 3 4 2B
Marcus Jensen C 5 0 0 0 0 4 .100 .200 29 18 -0.132 0.74 0.000 -0.132 -2.5 4 1
Mike Young 2B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .251 .713 15 10 0.094 0.75 0.147 -0.053 0.4 1 3 2B
Darren Oliver P
   Chris Michalak P 1
   Danny Kolb P
   Mike Venafro P
   Jeff Zimmerman P
Team Totals 43 12 17 11 2 10 .395 1.120 175 120 0.502 0.68 1.041 -0.538 6.7 27 12
2B: A Rodriguez (32, off R Hernandez); M Young (16, off C George); F Catalanotto (28, off C George); S Sheldon (4, off C George).
HR: A Rodriguez (41, off J Austin; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); R Sierra (18, off C George; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Palmeiro (38, off C George; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
TB: A Rodriguez 7; R Palmeiro 6; F Catalanotto 5; R Sierra 5; G Kapler 3; S Sheldon 2; M Young 2.
RBI: R Palmeiro 3 (105); M Young 2 (39); A Rodriguez 2 (116); G Kapler 2 (62); F Catalanotto (51); R Sierra (55).
2-out RBI: A Rodriguez 2; M Young 2; F Catalanotto; R Palmeiro.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Palmeiro-A Rodriguez.
Baserunning
SB: A Rodriguez (15, 3rd base off C George/G Zaun); F Catalanotto (13, 2nd base off R Hernandez/G Zaun); G Kapler (20, 2nd base off C Bailey/G Zaun).
CS: G Kapler (5, 2nd base by J Austin/G Zaun).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Febles 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .237 .682 19 7 -0.061 1.33 0.053 -0.114 -0.5 0 2
Neifi Perez SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .717 13 8 -0.153 1.47 0.021 -0.174 -1.3 2 2
Carlos Beltran CF 2 0 0 0 3 0 .292 .820 24 7 0.101 0.94 0.123 -0.022 0.8 3 0
Mike Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 1 1 1 .311 .940 23 13 -0.012 1.53 0.090 -0.102 -0.1 4 1
Joe Randa DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .671 20 10 -0.158 1.34 0.022 -0.180 -1.5
Luis Alicea 3B 5 2 2 2 0 0 .279 .701 15 12 -0.001 0.96 0.107 -0.108 1.0 0 0 HR,2B,SB,GDP
Dave McCarty LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 .246 .744 19 13 0.145 0.97 0.188 -0.043 1.4 2 0 2·2B
Gregg Zaun C 3 0 3 0 1 0 .325 .849 16 8 0.050 1.01 0.108 -0.058 0.5 12 1 CS
Donnie Sadler RF 2 0 1 1 1 1 .168 .468 15 7 0.120 1.59 0.164 -0.044 0.7 2 1
   Dee Brown PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 .678 1 1 -0.028 0.93 0.000 -0.028 -0.3 1 0
Chris George P 1
   Jeff Austin P
   Scott Mullen P
   Cory Bailey P
   Roberto Hernandez P
Team Totals 35 6 10 5 8 3 .286 .876 165 86 0.003 1.20 0.876 -0.873 0.7 27 7
2B: L Alicea (16, off D Oliver); D McCarty 2 (9, 2 off D Oliver).
HR: L Alicea (3, off J Zimmerman; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
TB: L Alicea 6; D McCarty 4; G Zaun 3; D Sadler; N Perez; J Randa.
GIDP: L Alicea (6).
RBI: L Alicea 2 (28); M Sweeney (88); D Sadler (5); D McCarty (24).
2-out RBI: L Alicea 2; M Sweeney; D Sadler; D McCarty.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Zaun-N Perez.
E: M Sweeney (9).
Outfield Assists: D Sadler (R Palmeiro at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Alicea (8, 3rd base off D Oliver/M Jensen).
CS: G Zaun (1, 3rd base by D Oliver/M Jensen).

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
Darren Oliver 4.2 7 5 5 7 1 0 5.72 26 107 50 31 2 17 7 11 5 0 24 -0.144 1.34 -1.5
Chris Michalak, W (8-8) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.45 6 23 10 6 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 1 0.012 1.80 0.1
Danny Kolb, H (5) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 4 10 9 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.065 0.84 0.6
Mike Venafro, H (19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.41 3 9 7 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.063 0.78 0.6
Jeff Zimmerman 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.80 4 16 10 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.002 0.02 -0.4
Team Totals 9 10 6 6 8 3 1 6.00 43 165 86 51 5 30 16 15 5 1 24 2 1 -0.002 0.68 -0.7

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
Chris George, L (2-5) 5 9 6 6 0 4 2 6.59 23 81 58 39 4 15 5 12 5 2 29 -0.371 0.84 -3.1
Jeff Austin 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 4.82 7 31 21 14 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 -0.119 1.17 -1.0
Scott Mullen 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.59 2 11 6 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.33 0.1
Cory Bailey 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.41 4 15 10 4 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.021 0.43 0.6
Roberto Hernandez 1 4 4 3 1 1 0 4.15 9 37 25 21 4 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 -0.039 0.10 -3.4
Team Totals 9 17 12 11 2 10 3 11.00 45 175 120 81 13 26 12 18 8 3 29 0 0 -0.502 1.20 -6.7
C George faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: D Oliver (2); C George 2 (2).
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Randy Marsh, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 3:30.
Attendance: 18,389.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 79° F, Wind 12mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 6-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez J. Austin 22% 86% Home Run (CF-RF); Catalanotto Scores
t2 1-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RR TEX M. Young C. George 15% 75% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sierra Scores; Sheldon Scores
t6 5-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TEX R. Sierra C. George 15% 65% Home Run
b5 4-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R KCR D. Sadler C. Michalak -14% 44% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); McCarty Scores; Zaun to 2B
b5 3-5 2 --3 6,(2-2)  R KCR D. McCarty D. Oliver -12% 60% Double to CF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores

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' Chris George facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TEX F. Catalanotto C. George -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O TEX C. Curtis C. George -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX A. Rodriguez C. George -1% 45% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR C. Febles D. Oliver 2% 47% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR N. Perez D. Oliver 2% 49% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR C. Beltran D. Oliver 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Chris George facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TEX R. Palmeiro C. George 10% 60% Home Run (CF-RF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Sierra C. George 3% 63% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX G. Kapler C. George -3% 60% Flyball: CF
t2 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  TEX S. Sheldon C. George 8% 67% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Sierra to 3B
t2 1-0 1 -23 7,(3-2)  O TEX M. Jensen C. George -7% 60% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
t2 1-0 2 -23 2,(0-1)  RR TEX M. Young C. George 15% 75% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Sierra Scores; Sheldon Scores
t2 3-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R TEX F. Catalanotto C. George 7% 81% Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Young Scores
t2 4-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O TEX C. Curtis C. George -2% 80% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 4-5-6
b2 0-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Oliver 2% 82% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
b2 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Randa D. Oliver -2% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO KCR L. Alicea D. Oliver 5% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Chris George facing 3-4-5
t3 4-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX A. Rodriguez C. George 2% 86% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t3 4-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX R. Palmeiro C. George -2% 84% Flyball: RF
t3 4-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Sierra C. George 1% 85% Balk; Rodriguez to 2B
t3 4-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O TEX R. Sierra C. George -2% 83% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  TEX G. Kapler C. George 0% 83% Rodriguez Steals 3B
t3 4-0 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O TEX G. Kapler C. George -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR D. McCarty D. Oliver -5% 76% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b3 0-4 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR G. Zaun D. Oliver -6% 70% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); McCarty to 3B
b3 0-4 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  R KCR D. Sadler D. Oliver -2% 68% Balk; McCarty Scores; Zaun to 2B
b3 1-4 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O KCR D. Sadler D. Oliver 4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-4 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O KCR C. Febles D. Oliver 6% 78% Zaun Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
b3 1-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR C. Febles D. Oliver -1% 77% Walk
b3 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR N. Perez D. Oliver -2% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive); Febles to 2B
b3 1-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran D. Oliver -3% 72% Walk; Febles to 3B; Perez to 2B
b3 1-4 2 123 10,(3-2)  R KCR M. Sweeney D. Oliver -9% 63% Walk; Febles Scores; Perez to 3B; Beltran to 2B
b3 2-4 2 123 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Randa D. Oliver 9% 71% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Chris George facing 7-8-9
t4 4-2 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O TEX S. Sheldon C. George -2% 69% Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
t4 4-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Jensen C. George -1% 68% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX M. Young C. George -1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-4, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 6-7-8
b4 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR L. Alicea D. Oliver 3% 70% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR D. McCarty D. Oliver 2% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 2-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  KCR G. Zaun D. Oliver -2% 70% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
b4 2-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  KCR D. Sadler D. Oliver -3% 68% Walk; Zaun to 2B
b4 2-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  KCR C. Febles D. Oliver -4% 64% Walk; Zaun to 3B; Sadler to 2B
b4 2-4 2 123 4,(2-1)  O KCR N. Perez D. Oliver 10% 73% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 2.
Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Royals' Chris George facing 1-2-3
t5 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX F. Catalanotto C. George 3% 76% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
t5 4-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TEX C. Curtis C. George -3% 73% Flyball: CF
t5 4-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O TEX A. Rodriguez C. George -2% 71% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5 4-2 2 1-- TEX R. Palmeiro C. George 1% 72% Balk; Catalanotto to 2B
t5 4-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  RO TEX R. Palmeiro C. George 7% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Catalanotto Scores; Palmeiro out at 2B/RF-SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Rangers' Darren Oliver facing 3-4-5
b5 2-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran D. Oliver -4% 74% Walk
b5 2-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney D. Oliver 3% 77% Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Beltran to 2B
b5 2-5 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. Randa D. Oliver 5% 82% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Beltran out at 3B/3B; Randa to 1B
b5 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  R KCR L. Alicea D. Oliver -10% 72% Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Randa Scores
b5 3-5 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  KCR D. McCarty D. Oliver -0% 71% Alicea Steals 3B
b5 3-5 2 --3 6,(2-2)  R KCR D. McCarty D. Oliver -12% 60% Double to CF (Line Drive); Alicea Scores
b5 4-5 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  KCR G. Zaun D. Oliver -2% 58% Walk
Chris Michalak replaces Darren Oliver pitching
b5 4-5 2 12- 5,(2-2)  R KCR D. Sadler C. Michalak -14% 44% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); McCarty Scores; Zaun to 2B
b5 5-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR C. Febles C. Michalak 6% 50% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Royals 5.
Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 5-5, Royals' Chris George facing 5-6-7
t6 5-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R TEX R. Sierra C. George 15% 65% Home Run
Jeff Austin replaces Chris George pitching
t6 6-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX G. Kapler J. Austin 4% 68% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
t6 6-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX S. Sheldon J. Austin -4% 65% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t6 6-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO TEX M. Jensen J. Austin -6% 58% Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Kapler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-6, Rangers' Chris Michalak facing 2-3-4
b6 5-6 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR N. Perez C. Michalak 4% 62% Popfly: 3B
b6 5-6 1 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR C. Beltran C. Michalak -4% 58% Walk
b6 5-6 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney C. Michalak 5% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b6 5-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa C. Michalak 4% 68% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Jeff Austin facing 9-1-2
t7 6-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Young J. Austin -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  TEX F. Catalanotto J. Austin 3% 68% Single (Ground Ball)
t7 6-5 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TEX C. Curtis J. Austin -3% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-5 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TEX A. Rodriguez J. Austin 22% 86% Home Run (CF-RF); Catalanotto Scores
Scott Mullen replaces Jeff Austin pitching
t7 8-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX R. Palmeiro S. Mullen 1% 86% Walk
t7 8-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Sierra S. Mullen -1% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Rangers' Danny Kolb facing 6-7-8
Danny Kolb replaces Chris Michalak pitching
b7 5-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR L. Alicea D. Kolb 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR D. McCarty D. Kolb 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-8 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR G. Zaun D. Kolb -2% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
Dee Brown pinch hits for Donnie Sadler (RF) batting 9th
b7 5-8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR D. Brown D. Kolb 3% 92% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Cory Bailey facing 6-7-8
Cory Bailey replaces Scott Mullen pitching
Dee Brown moves from PH to RF
t8 8-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  TEX G. Kapler C. Bailey 1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t8 8-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TEX S. Sheldon C. Bailey -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 8-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX M. Jensen C. Bailey 1% 92% Kapler Steals 2B
t8 8-5 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Jensen C. Bailey -1% 91% Strikeout Looking
t8 8-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O TEX M. Young C. Bailey -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Rangers' Mike Venafro facing 1-2-3
Mike Venafro replaces Danny Kolb pitching
b8 5-8 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Febles M. Venafro 3% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 5-8 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR N. Perez M. Venafro 2% 95% Popfly: RF
b8 5-8 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR C. Beltran M. Venafro 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Royals 5.
Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Royals' Roberto Hernandez facing 1-2-3
Roberto Hernandez replaces Cory Bailey pitching
t9 8-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  TEX F. Catalanotto R. Hernandez 1% 97% Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t9 8-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX C. Curtis R. Hernandez 1% 97% Catalanotto Steals 2B
t9 8-5 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R TEX C. Curtis R. Hernandez 1% 98% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Catalanotto Scores
t9 9-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX A. Rodriguez R. Hernandez 1% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive); Curtis to 3B
t9 9-5 0 -23 8,(2-2)  R TEX R. Palmeiro R. Hernandez 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive); Curtis Scores/unER; Rodriguez to 3B
t9 10-5 0 1-3 4,(3-0)  TEX R. Sierra R. Hernandez 0% 100% Walk; Palmeiro to 2B
t9 10-5 0 123 5,(2-2)  RR TEX G. Kapler R. Hernandez 0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Rodriguez Scores; Palmeiro Scores; Sierra to 2B
t9 12-5 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O TEX S. Sheldon R. Hernandez -0% 100% Flyball: RF; Sierra to 3B
t9 12-5 1 1-3 8,(3-2)  O TEX M. Jensen R. Hernandez -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 12-5 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O TEX M. Young R. Hernandez -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 12, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-12, Rangers' Jeff Zimmerman facing 4-5-6
Jeff Zimmerman replaces Mike Venafro pitching
b9 5-12 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR M. Sweeney J. Zimmerman 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-12 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Randa J. Zimmerman 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b9 5-12 2 --- 5,(2-2)  R KCR L. Alicea J. Zimmerman -0% 100% Home Run (CF-RF)
b9 6-12 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR D. McCarty J. Zimmerman 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 12, Royals 6.

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