BATTING - 2B: Heim (1,off Zimmer).
HR: Lowe (1,3rd inning off Singer 2 on 2 out); Kiner-Falefa (1,9th inning off
Davis 0 on 1 out).
SF: Dahl (1,off Brentz).
HBP: Kiner-Falefa (1,by Singer).
GDP: Heim (1,off Zimmer).
Team LOB: 5.
BASERUNNING - SB: Holt (1,3rd base off Singer/Perez); Heim (1,2nd base off Singer/Perez).
Kansas City Royals AB R H RBI BB SO PO AMerrifield 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 7
Benintendi lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
C. Santana 1b 4 0 2 0 0 2 10 0
Perez c 4 1 1 2 0 0 10 0
Soler dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Taylor cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
Isbel rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Alberto 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 2
Lopez ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 2
McBroom ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Singer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brentz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Junis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zimmer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 8 3 0 14 27 11
Starting Lineups:
Texas Rangers Kansas City Royals
1. Kiner-Falefa ss Merrifield 2b
2. Dahl lf Benintendi lf
3. Gallo rf C. Santana 1b
4. Lowe dh Perez c
5. Solak 2b Soler dh
6. Guzman 1b Taylor cf
7. Holt 3b Isbel rf
8. Heim c Alberto 3b
9. Taveras cf Lopez ss
Lyles p Singer p
RANGERS 1ST: Kiner-Falefa singled to right; Dahl popped to
shortstop; Gallo singled to right [Kiner-Falefa to second]; Lowe
lined to shortstop; Solak was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Merrifield flied to right; Benintendi flied to
right; C. Santana singled to right; Perez forced C. Santana
(third to second) [Perez to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, Royals 0.
RANGERS 2ND: Guzman grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt
grounded out (first unassisted); Heim was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Soler struck out; Taylor lined to left; On a bunt
Isbel reached on an error by Heim [Isbel to first]; Isbel stole
second; Alberto struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0,
Royals 0.
RANGERS 3RD: Taveras struck out; Kiner-Falefa was hit by a
pitch; Dahl forced Kiner-Falefa (second to shortstop) [Dahl to
first]; Gallo singled to center [Dahl to second]; Lowe homered
to right-center [Dahl scored, Gallo scored]; Solak struck out; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Lopez popped to third in foul territory; Merrifield
doubled to left; Benintendi struck out; C. Santana struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Royals 0.
RANGERS 4TH: Guzman struck out; Holt walked; Heim walked [Holt
to second]; Holt stole third and Heim stole second; Taveras
walked; Kiner-Falefa singled to left [Holt scored, Heim scored,
Taveras to third (error by Benintendi), Kiner-Falefa to second];
BRENTZ REPLACED SINGER (PITCHING); Dahl out on a sacrifice fly
to right [Taveras scored (unearned), Kiner-Falefa to third];
Gallo struck out; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Perez grounded out (third to first); Soler grounded
out (shortstop to first); Taylor flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 0.
RANGERS 5TH: JUNIS REPLACED BRENTZ (PITCHING); Lowe singled to
right; Solak was called out on strikes; Guzman forced Lowe
(third to second) [Guzman to first]; Holt grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Isbel was called out on strikes; Alberto flied to
left; Lopez singled to right; Merrifield struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 0.
RANGERS 6TH: ZIMMER REPLACED JUNIS (PITCHING); Heim doubled to
right; Taveras struck out; Kiner-Falefa popped to second; Zimmer
threw a wild pitch [Heim to third]; Dahl grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: On a bunt Benintendi singled to third; C. Santana
was called out on strikes; Perez homered to center [Benintendi
scored]; Soler struck out; BENJAMIN REPLACED LYLES (PITCHING);
Taylor struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 2.
RANGERS 7TH: Gallo grounded out (second to first); Lowe was
called out on strikes; Solak popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Isbel was called out on strikes; Alberto flied to
right; Lopez flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6,
Royals 2.
RANGERS 8TH: Guzman grounded out (first unassisted); Holt
walked; Heim grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Holt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6,
Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: Merrifield grounded out (third to first); Benintendi
was called out on strikes; C. Santana singled to shortstop;
Perez popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6,
Royals 2.
RANGERS 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED ZIMMER (PITCHING); On a bunt Taveras
grounded out (third to first); Kiner-Falefa homered to left;
Dahl grounded out (second to first); Gallo grounded out (second
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: KENNEDY REPLACED BENJAMIN (PITCHING); Soler struck
out; Taylor singled to right; Taylor advanced to second because
of defensive indifference [Taylor to second]; Isbel struck out;
Alberto doubled to center [Taylor scored]; MCBROOM BATTED FOR
LOPEZ; McBroom struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 7,
Royals 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Rangers 7 8 1 5
Royals 3 8 1 6
