Beltre, Napoli homer as Rangers rally to 5-3 win over Royals
Adrian Beltre hit a three-run homer, pinch-hitter Mike Napoli had a go-ahead two-run shot and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
5
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Napoli homered to left (444 feet), Gómez scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Beltré homered to left center (427 feet), Andrus and Mazara scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Bonifacio singled to center, Merrifield scored, Bonifacio thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-2
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Escobar homered to left (382 feet), Soler scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Moustakas grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Pérez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Hosmer popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 5-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Hosmer batting
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Play Result 5-3
Claudio relieved Bush.
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Start Inning 5-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-3
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Lineup Change 5-3
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End Inning 5-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Andrus grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Andrus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Choo grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-3
Choo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Napoli grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 2-1
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
Whit Merrifield2B15
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jorge SolerDH12
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
TEX
Shin-Soo ChooDH17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Nomar MazaraRF15
Adrian Beltre3B29
Rougned Odor2B24
Robinson ChirinosC23
Drew RobinsonLF82
Carlos GomezCF91
Joey Gallo1B17
Substitutes
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
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