Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals
1. Profar 3b Escobar ss
2. Mazara rf Cuthbert 3b
3. Desmond cf Hosmer dh
4. Beltre dh Morales 1b
5. Odor 2b Gordon lf
6. Andrus ss Orlando rf
7. Moreland 1b Merrifield 2b
8. Chirinos c Butera c
9. DeShields lf Dyson cf
Griffin p Volquez p
RANGERS 1ST: Profar grounded out (first to pitcher); Mazara
grounded out (shortstop to first); Desmond grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: On a bunt Escobar grounded out (third to first);
Cuthbert lined to left; Hosmer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Beltre grounded out (shortstop to first); Odor
singled to left; Andrus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
first) [Odor to second]; Moreland walked; Chirinos flied to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Morales walked; Gordon doubled to right [Morales to
third]; Orlando struck out; Merrifield reached on a fielder's
choice [Morales out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Butera
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 3RD: DeShields walked; DeShields stole second; Profar
struck out; Mazara singled to center [DeShields to third];
Desmond grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Mazara out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Dyson was called out on strikes; Escobar singled to
center; Cuthbert lined to left; Hosmer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Beltre was called out on strikes; Odor walked;
Andrus singled to left [Odor to second]; Moreland grounded out
(first unassisted) [Odor to third, Andrus to second]; Chirinos
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Morales homered to left-center; Gordon lined to
third; Orlando flied to center; Merrifield flied to right; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
RANGERS 5TH: DeShields doubled to left; Profar out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [DeShields to third]; Mazara
grounded out (second to first); Desmond grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 5TH: Butera singled to left; On a bunt Dyson forced
Butera (pitcher to shortstop); Dyson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Escobar walked; Cuthbert lined to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
RANGERS 6TH: Beltre singled to left; Odor singled to center
[Beltre to third, Odor out at second (center to shortstop)];
when Rougned Odor was called out at 2B, Rangers manager Jeff
Banister challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by
replay; Andrus grounded out (shortstop to first); Moreland
singled to right [Beltre scored]; Chirinos grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 6TH: CLAUDIO REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Hosmer flied to
right; Morales doubled to left; Gordon reached on a fielder's
choice [Morales out at third (pitcher to shortstop), Gordon to
second]; Orlando grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 1.
RANGERS 7TH: HOCHEVAR REPLACED VOLQUEZ (PITCHING); DeShields
homered to left-center; Profar lined to second; Mazara grounded
out (first unassisted); Desmond struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 7TH: KELA REPLACED CLAUDIO (PITCHING); Merrifield was
called out on strikes; Butera struck out; Dyson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
RANGERS 8TH: HERRERA REPLACED HOCHEVAR (PITCHING); Beltre
singled to center; HOYING RAN FOR BELTRE; Odor singled to right
[Hoying to second]; Andrus out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [Hoying to third, Odor to second]; Moreland struck out;
Chirinos struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 8TH: HOYING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DIEKMAN REPLACED
KELA (PITCHING); Escobar struck out; Cuthbert flied to right;
Hosmer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 1.
RANGERS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED HERRERA (PITCHING); DeShields struck
out; Profar singled to right; Mazara grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Profar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 9TH: DYSON REPLACED DIEKMAN (PITCHING); Morales singled
to center; EIBNER RAN FOR MORALES; Gordon flied to center;
Orlando forced Eibner (pitcher to second); PEREZ BATTED FOR
MERRIFIELD; Perez singled to left [Orlando to second]; when
Salvador Perez was ruled to have been hit by a pitch, acting
crew chief Eric Cooper requested a review; the call was
overturned by replay to a foul ball; COLON BATTED FOR
BUTERA; Colon grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 2 11 0 9
Royals 1 7 0 7
