Yu Darvish takes perfect game into 6th inning, leads Rangers to win
Yu Darvish retired the first 17 batters, Texas hit five home runs and the Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 8-4 Monday in a game that turned testy.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
8
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Kauffman Stadium · 22,207 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Young homered to left center (413 feet), N Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
T Abreu singled to right, B Pena scored, T Abreu out stretching at second.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
A Gordon doubled to left, T Abreu scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
T Abreu tripled to deep right center, J Giavotella and D Lough scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
N Cruz homered to left (408 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
A Beltre homered to left (392 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
L Cain grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Moustakas out at second.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
M Moustakas singled to right, B Butler to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Single 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
M Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
B Butler reached on infield single to shortstop.
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Single 8-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
A Gordon grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
A Gordon batting
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Play Result 8-4
J Nathan relieved M Adams.
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Start Inning 8-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
E Andrus flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
E Andrus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
David LoughRF3
Tony AbreuSS10
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Brayan PenaC25
Johnny Giavotella2B12
TEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Josh HamiltonCF32
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
Michael YoungDH10
David MurphyLF18
Geovany SotoC18
Mike Olt1B25
Substitutes
Mitch Moreland1B18
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