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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 2

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Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 2

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Game Played on Friday, August 31, 2001 (N) at Kauffman Stadium

TEX A    4  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   7  6  0
KC  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2  6  0
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Catalanotto lf                3   1   0   0       1   0       4   0
Lamb 3b                       4   2   2   1       0   0       2   0
A. Rodriguez ss               3   0   0   0       1   2       1   4
Palmeiro 1b                   3   2   1   0       1   0      12   0
Sierra dh                     3   2   1   4       1   2       0   0
Ledee rf                      4   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
Kapler cf                     3   0   1   1       1   0       2   0
Haselman c                    4   0   1   1       0   1       2   0
Young 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   3       0   6
Helling p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Venafro p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   7   6   7       5   8      27  10
BATTING - 
2B: Haselman (3,off Byrd).
HR: Sierra (17,1st inning off Byrd 3 on 1 out); Lamb (4,6th inning off Byrd
0 on 0 out).
GDP: Haselman (2,off Henry).
Team LOB: 2.
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Febles 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Perez ss                      4   1   2   0       0   0       1   1
Beltran cf                    3   0   1   0       1   1       1   0
Sweeney 1b                    4   1   1   2       0   0       4   0
Randa dh                      4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Brown lf                      4   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
Quinn rf                      2   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
  Ibanez rf                   1   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Mayne c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       9   0
  McCarty ph                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Sadler 3b                     2   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
  Alicea ph,3b                1   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Byrd p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Henry p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   2   6   2       2   2      27   6
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Alicea-Febles-Sweeney.
BATTING - 
2B: Perez (7,off Helling).
3B: Beltran (9,off Helling).
HR: Sweeney (26,9th inning off Helling 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 6.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Beltran (25,2nd base off Helling/Haselman).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Helling W(10-9)               8.2   6   2   2   1   2   1  33
Venafro                       0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2
Totals                        9     6   2   2   2   2   1  35
Inherited Runners - Scored: Venafro 1-0.
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Kansas City Royals           IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Byrd L(6-6)                   6     6   7   7   3   5   2  26
Henry                         3     0   0   0   2   3   0  10
Totals                        9     6   7   7   5   8   2  36

Umpires: HP - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Angel Hernandez, 3B - Randy Marsh
Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 15071
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Kansas City Royals       
1. Catalanotto         lf        Febles              2b
2. Lamb                3b        Perez               ss
3. A. Rodriguez        ss        Beltran             cf
4. Palmeiro            1b        Sweeney             1b
5. Sierra              dh        Randa               dh
6. Ledee               rf        Brown               lf
7. Kapler              cf        Quinn               rf
8. Haselman            c         Mayne               c
9. Young               2b        Sadler              3b
   Helling             p         Byrd                p

RANGERS 1ST: Catalanotto walked; Lamb singled to center
[Catalanotto to second]; A. Rodriguez was called out on strikes;
Palmeiro walked [Catalanotto to third, Lamb to second]; Sierra
homered to center [Catalanotto scored, Lamb scored, Palmeiro
scored]; Ledee grounded out (second to first); Kapler flied to
right; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Febles flied to right; Perez grounded out (second to
first); Beltran walked; Beltran stole second; Sweeney popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Haselman flied to right; Young grounded out (third
to first); Catalanotto flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Randa flied to right; Brown popped to third in foul
territory; Quinn grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Lamb grounded out (shortstop to first); A.
Rodriguez struck out; Palmeiro popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Mayne grounded out (shortstop to first); Sadler
grounded out (second to first); Febles flied to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sierra struck out; Ledee flied to center; Kapler
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Perez grounded out (first unassisted); Beltran
tripled to center; Sweeney lined to third; Randa flied to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Haselman struck out; Young struck out; Catalanotto
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Brown flied to left; Quinn struck out; Mayne
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 4, Royals 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Lamb hit an inside the park homer to center; A.
Rodriguez flied to left; Palmeiro singled to right; Sierra
walked [Palmeiro to second]; Ledee flied to left [Palmeiro to
third]; Kapler singled to right [Palmeiro scored, Sierra to
second]; Haselman doubled to right [Sierra scored, Kapler out at
home (right to catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Sadler flied to center; Febles grounded out (second
to first); Perez doubled; Beltran was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 0.

RANGERS 7TH: IBANEZ REPLACED QUINN (PLAYING RF); HENRY REPLACED
BYRD (PITCHING); Young struck out; Catalanotto flied to left;
Lamb lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Sweeney flied to right; Randa grounded out (second
to first); Brown grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 0.

RANGERS 8TH: A. Rodriguez walked; Palmeiro flied to right;
Sierra struck out; Ledee flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Ibanez singled to right; Mayne flied to left; ALICEA
BATTED FOR SADLER; Alicea flied to left; Febles grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 0.

RANGERS 9TH: ALICEA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kapler walked;
Haselman grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Kapler out at second]; Young struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: Perez singled to right; Beltran flied to left;
Sweeney homered to center [Perez scored]; Randa grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brown singled; VENAFRO REPLACED HELLING
(PITCHING); Ibanez walked [Brown to second]; MCCARTY BATTED FOR
MAYNE; McCarty grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 7, Royals 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          7   6   0    2
 Royals           2   6   0    6
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