MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/23/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2008 - MONDAY, JULY 23RD , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (45-51) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Texas Rangers (51-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Rangers Get Plucky, 2-1 Win Over Royals
The Kansas City Royals went down to defeat to Nick Jenkins and his Texas teammates. The final score was 2-1, in favor of the Rangers. Texas is 4th in the American League West Division with a record of 51-45.

The decisive blow was delivered by Victor Costales in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 34-year old right-handed pitcher Danny Nunez to win the game for Texas. The home crowd went nuts.

"The crowd was boisterous tonight," said Jenkins.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ferrer DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .187 11 36
   a-S. Griffith DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 0 14
R. Miller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 9 27
B. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304 14 47
B. Noriega LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .207 9 40
C. Pope RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .267 5 26
A. Alford 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .325 5 21
J. Crowe SS 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 .261 0 12
M. Gremillion C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 6 23
M. Grover CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .259 2 30
   b-R. Wade PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 3
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 8 12      
a - S. Griffith inserted as DH in the 6th
b - R. Wade pinch hit for M. Grover in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Pope (14, 2nd Inning off N. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ferrer , B. Thomas , C. Pope 3 , M. Grover
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thomas , C. Pope
GIDP: M. Gremillion
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Crowe-Miller-Thomas)
OF assists: 1 (Noriega(Arroyo at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Thompson LF 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .304 11 45
S. Pabian 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .351 12 51
A. Dickler RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 3 46
J. Kerby 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .255 18 57
J. Roberts 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 3 12
F. Fernandez CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 4 15
   a-R. Sadowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 3 19
V. Costales C 4 1 2 1 0 2 3 .271 14 47
A. Gonzalez DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 1 33
E. Arroyo SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .203 7 22
Totals 26 2 5 2 6 7 14      
a - R. Sadowski pinch hit for F. Fernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Costales (14, 9th Inning off D. Nunez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Pabian , A. Dickler , V. Costales 5 , E. Arroyo
2-out RBI: V. Costales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Costales , E. Arroyo
GIDP: A. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: B. Thompson
Sac Fly: J. Kerby
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gonzalez (22)
CS: A. Dickler (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kerby-Arroyo-Roberts)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask 6.0 3 1 1 5 5 0 97 3.03   
D. Alva 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 39 2.70   
D. Nunez L (3-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 1.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 62
Batters Faced: M. Mask 24, D. Alva 7, D. Nunez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 7-4, D. Alva 2-1, D. Nunez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 97-55, D. Alva 39-23, D. Nunez 8-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Jenkins 7.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 93 4.43   
M. Poole W (8-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Jenkins 71
Batters Faced: N. Jenkins 26, M. Poole 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Jenkins 9-3, M. Poole 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: N. Jenkins 93-57, M. Poole 25-15
WP: N. Jenkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Jenkins
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 32767
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