Rangers win in 10th to extend AL West lead
Ian Kinsler hit a leadoff triple in the 10th inning and scored on Michael Young's single to lift the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals 5-4 on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
5
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kauffman Stadium · 15,332 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
M Young singled to center, I Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
E Hosmer homered to left center (418 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
G Soto doubled to deep left, D Murphy scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
A Beltre homered to center (421 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
J Hamilton homered to right (397 feet), M Young scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
S Perez singled to right, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Gordon tripled to deep right, L Cain scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 5-4
End of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
A Escobar grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, L Cain out at second.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
L Cain reached on infield single to second.
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Single 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
T Abreu grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
T Abreu batting
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Play Result 5-4
J Nathan relieved M Adams.
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Play Result 5-4
E Andrus at shortstop.
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Start Inning 5-4
Bottom of the 10th inning
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End Inning 5-4
Middle of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
G Soto grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Murphy out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 5-4
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 5-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
G Soto batting
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Play Result 5-4
A Crow relieved F Bueno.
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
D Murphy hit by pitch, M Young to third, A Beltre to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Hit By Pitch 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-4
D Murphy batting
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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
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Eric Hosmer1B51
Tony Abreu2B10
TEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
Michael YoungSS10
Josh HamiltonDH32
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
David MurphyLF18
Geovany SotoC18
Mitch Moreland1B18
Craig GentryCF71
Substitutes
Elvis AndrusSS18
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