MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/22/2097
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1126 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 2097 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Kansas City Royals (22-17) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 15 1
Texas Rangers (21-18) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Royals Deal Rangers 3-1 Loss
The Kansas City Royals had to overcome a fine performance from Texas pitcher Adam Hover to grab a 3-1 win at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Hover allowed 1 run over 6 innings. The winner was Rich Maas in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Aaron Aycock took the loss. The Royals raised their record to 22-17.

Kansas City got the win thanks to a clutch hit from Takashi Nakata. The first baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Royals ahead, 3-1. Though it was his only hit in 6 at-bats, it had a major impact on the outcome.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Nakata.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nakata 1B 6 0 1 2 0 0 3 .317 5 18
J. Castillo DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .224 11 28
   a-M. Judson DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 6 21
M. Andreas RF, LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .258 1 4
K. Stark 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .243 12 18
E. Pirir LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .167 3 9
   b-K. Mellecker PR, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2 7
D. Bonilla 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .320 0 8
J. Huckaby SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .250 0 14
T. Monterosa CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .258 4 8
   c-B. Sells PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .375 1 8
T. Kingsley C 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .183 2 7
Totals 47 3 15 3 0 11 27      
a - M. Judson inserted as DH in the 8th
b - K. Mellecker pinch ran for E. Pirir in the 11th
c - B. Sells pinch hit for T. Monterosa in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Pirir (2, 4th Inning off A. Hover, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Kingsley (5, 5th Inning off A. Hover, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Andreas (1, 10th Inning off A. Aycock, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Nakata (7, 11th Inning off S. Sherman, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Stark (12, 4th Inning off A. Hover, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nakata 2 , J. Castillo , M. Andreas 3 , K. Stark 4 , E. Pirir 3 , D. Bonilla 3 , J. Huckaby 2 , T. Monterosa , T. Kingsley 3
2-out RBI: T. Nakata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Castillo , M. Judson , M. Andreas , K. Stark , D. Bonilla , T. Monterosa
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Monterosa (2)
CS: J. Huckaby (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Nakata (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Bonilla-Huckaby-Nakata, Bonilla-Huckaby-Nakata)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Chavez CF 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .312 1 11
S. DeVito 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 10 24
   a-J. Hartel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 9
   b-V. Luna 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 0 4
C. Patrick LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .329 7 27
M. Soto DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .237 4 14
   c-B. Ruble DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 6 20
C. Temple 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .417 1 14
   d-R. Camacho PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 1 8
   e-D. Virto 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 0 8
J. Mehl 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278 5 11
S. Barton RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .210 0 3
S. Spencer SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .239 0 14
C. Daly C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .182 1 13
Totals 36 1 4 1 2 8 10      
a - J. Hartel pinch hit for S. DeVito in the 8th
b - V. Luna substituted for J. Hartel in the 9th
c - B. Ruble inserted as DH in the 9th
d - R. Camacho pinch hit for C. Temple in the 9th
e - D. Virto substituted for R. Camacho in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Chavez (17, 1st Inning off T. Curley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Spencer (1, 2nd Inning off T. Curley, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Chavez 4 , S. Spencer 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Daly
GIDP: V. Luna , S. Spencer
Team LOB: 4
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Curley 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 32 6.33   
P. Teague 3.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 39 0.00   
J. Garvelink 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 2.28   
B. Edwards 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 23 3.91   
R. Maas W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Curley 42
Batters Faced: T. Curley 8, P. Teague 10, J. Garvelink 8, B. Edwards 6, R. Maas 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Curley 2-1, P. Teague 4-3, J. Garvelink 1-4, B. Edwards 3-0, R. Maas 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Curley 32-21, P. Teague 39-26, J. Garvelink 31-21, B. Edwards 23-18, R. Maas 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Teague 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hover 6.0 6 1 1 0 5 1 105 3.52   
R. Hockenberry 3.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 34 3.46   
A. Aycock L (3-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 22 4.80   
S. Sherman 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hover 61
Batters Faced: A. Hover 24, R. Hockenberry 12, A. Aycock 6, S. Sherman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hover 6-7, R. Hockenberry 2-2, A. Aycock 1-1, S. Sherman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hover 105-68, R. Hockenberry 34-25, A. Aycock 22-18, S. Sherman 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sherman 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Hover
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 28545
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