Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals
1. Downing dh Thurman rf
2. Palmer 3b Jefferies 3b
3. Gonzalez cf Joyner 1b
4. Sierra rf McReynolds lf
5. Reimer lf Brett dh
6. Daugherty 1b Mayne c
7. Rodriguez c McRae cf
8. Thon ss Wilkerson ss
9. Newman 2b Shumpert 2b
Guzman p Pichardo p
RANGERS 1ST: Downing flied to center; Palmer flied to left;
Gonzalez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Thurman popped to first; Jefferies flied to right;
Joyner singled; McReynolds flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Sierra grounded out (second to first); Reimer
singled; Daugherty forced Reimer (third to second) [Daugherty to
first]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Brett doubled; Mayne popped to pitcher; McRae was
called out on strikes; Wilkerson walked; Shumpert tripled to
first [Brett scored, Wilkerson scored]; Thurman lined to third;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 2.
RANGERS 3RD: Thon lined to second; Newman walked; Pichardo threw
a wild pitch [Newman to second]; Downing homered to left-center
[Newman scored]; Palmer singled; Gonzalez grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Palmer out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 2.
ROYALS 3RD: Jefferies singled; Joyner struck out while Jefferies
stole second; McReynolds walked; Brett singled to right
[Jefferies scored, McReynolds to third]; Mayne doubled
[McReynolds scored, Brett to third]; McRae reached on a
fielder's choice [Mayne out at third (shortstop to second),
Brett stayed at third, McRae to second (on throw)]; Wilkerson
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers
2, Royals 4.
RANGERS 4TH: Sierra flied to left; Reimer lined to center;
Daugherty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 4TH: Shumpert flied to center; On a bunt Thurman made an
out to first; Jefferies singled; Joyner doubled [Jefferies
scored]; McReynolds flied to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 2, Royals 5.
RANGERS 5TH: Rodriguez walked; Thon forced Rodriguez (shortstop
to second) [Thon to first]; Newman grounded out (pitcher
unassisted) [Thon to second]; Downing singled to right [Thon
scored]; Palmer doubled to left [Downing scored]; Gonzalez
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 5.
ROYALS 5TH: Brett struck out; Mayne flied to left; McRae struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Royals 5.
RANGERS 6TH: YOUNG REPLACED PICHARDO (PITCHING); Sierra singled
to shortstop; Reimer doubled to right [Sierra to third];
Daugherty out on a sacrifice fly to left [Sierra scored (RBI)];
MEACHAM REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled [Reimer to
third]; Thon grounded out (shortstop to first) [Reimer scored
(RBI), Rodriguez to second]; Newman flied to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
ROYALS 6TH: Wilkerson singled to shortstop; Shumpert out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Wilkerson to second];
Thurman struck out; Jefferies grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
RANGERS 7TH: Downing popped to first; Palmer lined to center;
Gonzalez popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6,
Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: ROGERS REPLACED GUZMAN (PITCHING); Joyner singled to
right; McReynolds forced Joyner (third to second) [McReynolds to
first]; Brett singled to left [McReynolds to second]; MACFARLANE
BATTED FOR MAYNE; Macfarlane was called out on strikes while
Brett was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
RANGERS 8TH: MACFARLANE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Sierra
flied to center; Reimer singled; Daugherty flied to right
[Reimer to second]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
ROYALS 8TH: McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); Wilkerson
singled; PULLIAM BATTED FOR SHUMPERT; Wilkerson was caught
stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first);
Pulliam walked; Thurman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
RANGERS 9TH: WILKERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ROSSY
REPLACED PULLIAM (PLAYING SS); HUSON BATTED FOR THON; Huson
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Newman was called out on
strikes; PALMEIRO BATTED FOR DOWNING; Palmeiro grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 5.
ROYALS 9TH: PALMEIRO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); JEFF RUSSELL
REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING); HUSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
Jefferies singled to second; Joyner struck out; McReynolds
doubled to left [Jefferies to third]; Brett was walked
intentionally; EISENREICH BATTED FOR MACFARLANE; Eisenreich out
on a sacrifice fly to center [Jefferies scored (RBI)]; McRae
singled [McReynolds scored, Brett to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 6 9 0 4
Royals 7 15 0 10
