BASERUNNING - SB: Gibson (16,2nd base off Ryan/Rodriguez); Howard (3,2nd base off Ryan/Rodriguez);
Eisenreich (4,2nd base off Jeffcoat/Rodriguez); Shumpert (16,2nd base off
Rosenthal/Stanley).
Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals
1. Petralli dh Gibson lf
2. Franco 2b Seitzer 3b
3. Palmeiro 1b Brett dh
4. Sierra rf Tartabull rf
5. Gonzalez cf Cromartie 1b
6. Reimer lf Eisenreich cf
7. Buechele 3b Mayne c
8. Rodriguez c Howard ss
9. Diaz ss Shumpert 2b
Ryan p Boddicker p
RANGERS 1ST: Petralli struck out; Franco grounded out (second to
first); Palmeiro doubled to right; Sierra walked; Gonzalez lined
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Gibson singled to center; Gibson stole second;
Seitzer grounded out (shortstop to first) [Gibson stayed at
second]; Brett flied to center [Gibson to third]; Tartabull
walked; Cromartie singled to right [Gibson scored, Tartabull to
second]; Eisenreich singled to shortstop [Tartabull out at home
(shortstop to third), Cromartie to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 1.
RANGERS 2ND: Reimer grounded out (second to first); Buechele
flied to center; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Mayne struck out; Howard walked; Howard stole
second; Shumpert walked; Gibson singled to second [Howard to
third, Shumpert to second]; Seitzer forced Gibson (second to
shortstop) [Howard scored (RBI), Shumpert to third, Seitzer to
first]; Brett singled to second [Shumpert scored, Seitzer to
third]; Tartabull singled [Seitzer scored, Brett to second];
JEFFCOAT REPLACED RYAN (PITCHING); Cromartie grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 4.
RANGERS 3RD: Diaz lined to second; Petralli singled to right;
Franco grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Petralli out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
0, Royals 4.
ROYALS 3RD: Eisenreich singled; Mayne was called out on strikes;
Howard struck out while Eisenreich stole second; Shumpert
singled to shortstop [Eisenreich scored (error by Diaz)
(unearned) (no RBI)]; Gibson was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 5.
RANGERS 4TH: Palmeiro flied to center; Sierra grounded out
(first unassisted); Gonzalez homered to left-center; Reimer
singled to center; Buechele grounded out (pitcher to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
ROYALS 4TH: ROSENTHAL REPLACED JEFFCOAT (PITCHING); Seitzer
flied to right; Brett flied to left; Tartabull popped to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
RANGERS 5TH: PECOTA REPLACED SEITZER (PLAYING 3B); Rodriguez
singled to left; Diaz grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; Petralli singled to
first; Franco singled to center [Petralli to second]; Palmeiro
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers
1, Royals 5.
ROYALS 5TH: STANLEY REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING C ); Cromartie
grounded out (shortstop to first); Eisenreich grounded out
(first unassisted); Mayne was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
RANGERS 6TH: Sierra grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
flied to center; Reimer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Royals 5.
ROYALS 6TH: Howard struck out; Shumpert singled to center;
Shumpert stole second; Gibson flied to left; Pecota grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 5.
RANGERS 7TH: Buechele struck out; Stanley struck out; Diaz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers
1, Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: Brett grounded out (first unassisted); Tartabull
doubled to right; ROGERS REPLACED ROSENTHAL (PITCHING);
Cromartie walked; Eisenreich singled to shortstop [Tartabull
scored, Cromartie to third (on throw), Eisenreich to second];
Mayne out on a sacrifice fly to left [Cromartie scored (RBI)];
Howard singled to right [Eisenreich scored]; MATHEWS REPLACED
ROGERS (PITCHING); Shumpert lined to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.
RANGERS 8TH: MCRAE REPLACED GIBSON (PLAYING CF); BENZINGER
REPLACED CROMARTIE (PLAYING 1B); EISENREICH CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); Petralli lined to pitcher; Franco struck out;
Palmeiro walked; Sierra singled to second [Palmeiro to third];
Gonzalez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.
ROYALS 8TH: McRae struck out; Pecota popped to catcher; Brett
doubled to left; Mathews threw a wild pitch [Brett to third];
Tartabull struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.
RANGERS 9TH: S. DAVIS REPLACED BODDICKER (PITCHING); Reimer
grounded out (first unassisted); Buechele flied to right;
Stanley singled to right; Diaz grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Royals 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 1 9 1 8
Royals 8 13 0 8
