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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 6, Kansas City Royals 3

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Texas Rangers 6, Kansas City Royals 3

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Game Played on Thursday, June 5, 1997 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

TEX A    1  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  3  -   6  8  1
KC  A    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  -   3  8  0
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cedeno 2b                     6   1   1   1       0   1       2   7
Rodriguez c                   5   0   0   0       0   3       4   0
Greer lf                      4   1   2   1       1   1       3   0
Gonzalez dh                   5   1   1   0       0   2       0   0
W. Clark 1b                   4   0   0   0       1   0      15   1
Palmer 3b                     5   1   2   1       0   3       1   1
Stevens rf                    2   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Devereaux rf                0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Newson ph,rf                0   0   0   0       2   0       1   0
Buford cf                     5   1   2   2       0   1       4   1
Gil ss                        3   1   0   1       1   1       2   7
Witt p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Vosberg p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Hernandez p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Wetteland p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   6   8   6       6  12      33  18
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Buford-Cedeno-W. Clark.
E: Vosberg (1).
BATTING - 
HR: Cedeno (1,1st inning off Appier 0 on 0 out); Buford (5,8th inning off Appier
0 on 0 out).
SF: Gil (2,off Veres).
GDP: Stevens (7,off Appier).
Team LOB: 7.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Offerman 2b                   5   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Goodwin cf                    5   1   2   0       0   0       2   0
Roberts lf                    5   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
  Paquette lf                 0   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
King 1b                       4   2   1   1       1   0       8   1
Damon rf                      4   0   2   1       1   0       3   0
Vitiello dh                   3   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Davis ph,dh                 1   0   0   1       0   1       0   0
Cooper 3b                     5   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Macfarlane c                  4   0   0   0       0   0      11   1
Halter ss                     3   0   1   0       1   0       3   2
Appier p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Pichardo p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Veres p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39   3   8   3       3   4      33   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. King-Halter-Appier.
BATTING - 
HR: King (7,4th inning off Witt 0 on 0 out).
SF: Davis (2,off Wetteland).
Team LOB: 7.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Witt                          7     5   1   1   2   1   1  28
Vosberg                       0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1
Hernandez                     0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0   3
Wetteland W(3-0)              3.2   1   0   0   0   3   0  11
Totals                       11     8   3   3   3   4   1  43
Vosberg faced 1 batter in the 8th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Hernandez 1-1; Wetteland 2-1.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Appier                        9     4   3   3   5  11   2  35
Pichardo L(1-2)               1.1   3   3   3   1   0   0   8
Veres                         0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3
Totals                       11     8   6   6   6  12   2  46
Inherited Runners - Scored: Veres 3-2.
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Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Ken Kaiser
Time of Game: 3:37   Attendance: 17351
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals       
1. Cedeno              2b        Offerman            2b
2. Rodriguez           c         Goodwin             cf
3. Greer               lf        Roberts             lf
4. Gonzalez            dh        King                1b
5. W. Clark            1b        Damon               rf
6. Palmer              3b        Vitiello            dh
7. Stevens             rf        Cooper              3b
8. Buford              cf        Macfarlane          c
9. Gil                 ss        Halter              ss
   Witt                p         Appier              p

RANGERS 1ST: Cedeno homered to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Greer struck out; Gonzalez struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Offerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Goodwin
grounded out (first unassisted); Roberts grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: W. Clark flied to right; Palmer struck out; Stevens
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: King flied to left; Damon singled to right; Vitiello
popped to shortstop; Cooper flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Buford grounded out (third to first); Gil grounded
out (third to first); Cedeno flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Macfarlane grounded out (shortstop to first); Halter
singled to center; Offerman singled to center [Halter to
second]; Goodwin forced Offerman (second to shortstop) [Halter
to third]; Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Rodriguez struck out; Greer lined to shortstop;
Gonzalez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: King homered to left-center; Damon grounded out
(second to first); Vitiello grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 1, Royals 1.

RANGERS 5TH: W. Clark flied to right; Palmer was called out on
strikes; Stevens walked; Buford popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 1.

ROYALS 5TH: Macfarlane flied to center; Halter flied to left;
Offerman singled to right; Goodwin grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Royals 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Gil walked; Cedeno flied to left [Gil to second];
Rodriguez struck out; Greer singled to left [Gil scored];
Gonzalez popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Royals 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Roberts grounded out (second to first); King
grounded out (third to first); Damon walked; Vitiello was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Royals 1.

RANGERS 7TH: W. Clark flied to center; Palmer singled to third;
Stevens grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to
pitcher) [Palmer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Royals 1.

ROYALS 7TH: DEVEREAUX REPLACED STEVENS (PLAYING RF); Cooper
popped to third; Macfarlane lined to pitcher (pitcher to first);
Halter walked; Offerman flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 2, Royals 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Buford hit an inside the park homer to left; Gil
struck out; Cedeno flied to left; Rodriguez struck out; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 1.

ROYALS 8TH: VOSBERG REPLACED WITT (PITCHING); On a bunt Goodwin
singled to pitcher [Goodwin to second (error by Vosberg)];
HERNANDEZ REPLACED VOSBERG (PITCHING); Roberts grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Goodwin to third]; King walked; Damon
singled to right [Goodwin scored, King to third]; DAVIS BATTED
FOR VITIELLO; WETTELAND REPLACED HERNANDEZ (PITCHING); Davis
sacrifice flied into a double play (center to second to first)
[King scored, Damon out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 3, Royals 3.

RANGERS 9TH: DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Greer walked;
Gonzalez struck out; W. Clark walked [Greer to second]; Palmer
was called out on strikes; NEWSON BATTED FOR DEVEREAUX; Newson
walked [Greer to third, W. Clark to second]; Buford struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 3.

ROYALS 9TH: NEWSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cooper struck
out; Macfarlane flied to right; Halter grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Royals 3.

RANGERS 10TH: PICHARDO REPLACED APPIER (PITCHING); Gil popped to
shortstop; Cedeno grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Rodriguez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3,
Royals 3.

ROYALS 10TH: Offerman flied to center; Goodwin singled to
center; Roberts forced Goodwin (shortstop to second); King
forced Roberts (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 3, Royals 3.

RANGERS 11TH: Greer singled to center; Gonzalez singled to left
[Greer to second]; PAQUETTE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); W.
Clark flied to left; Palmer singled to right [Greer scored,
Gonzalez to third]; Newson walked [Palmer to second]; VERES
REPLACED PICHARDO (PITCHING); Buford singled to center [Gonzalez
scored, Palmer to third, Newson to second]; Gil lined out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Palmer scored]; Cedeno struck out
(catcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Royals 3.

ROYALS 11TH: Damon grounded out (second to first); Davis struck
out; Cooper was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 6, Royals 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          6   8   1    7
 Royals           3   8   0    7
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