Royals 11-4 Rangers (Apr 3, 2021) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

2-0, 2-0 home


TEX
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6	1
0	0	0	0	3	7	0	1	-	11	12	0

M. Minor1-0

6.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 6 K, 2 BB

J. Sborz0-1

0.0 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 2 BB

RangersTop 1st
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 92
  2
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 93
  3
  Foul Ball
  Slider 88
  4
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 93
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Arihara pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 2nd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Arihara pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 3rd
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Arihara pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 4th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Arihara pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 5th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- K. Arihara pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 6th
- M. Minor pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Sborz pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- J. King pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Alberto grounded into fielder's choice to second, Isbel safe at second on fielding error by second baseman Solak.
  4
  6
- 7 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error
RangersTop 7th
- J. Junis pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Dyson in right field.
  4
  10
- Isbel in left field.
  4
  10
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. de Geus pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersTop 8th
- J. Brentz pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- Solak to second on wild pitch by Brentz, Gallo to third on wild pitch by Brentz.
  4
  10
- Guzmán hit for White
  4
  10
- J. Hahn pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Bush pitching for TEX
  TEX
  KC
- Guzmán in left field.
  4
  10
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RangersTop 9th
- J. Staumont pitching for KC
  TEX
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	92
2 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	93
3 Foul Ball	Slider	88
4 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	93

Rangers
10
Royals
14

Game 1

4/1

Rangers
4
Royals
11

Game 2

4/3

Rangers
7
Royals
3

Game 3

4/4

Kauffman Stadium

2:10 PM, April 3, 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 8,889

Game Time:2:53

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox
First Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Second Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	58	42	.580	-	W2
Seattle	53	47	.530	5	L2
Texas	51	50	.505	7.5	W1
Los Angeles	49	51	.490	9	L1
Athletics	42	60	.412	17	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	41	.594	-	L1
Cleveland	49	50	.495	10	W2
Kansas City	49	52	.485	11	W2
Minnesota	48	52	.480	11.5	L1
Chicago	36	65	.356	24	W4

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Texas Rangers

Kansas City Royals

M. Minor1-0

J. Sborz0-1

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