Major League Baseball

FINAL
Kansas City Royals 10
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Texas Rangers 1
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Match Report

Witt shines at home, Royals rout Rangers 10-1 to avoid sweep

— Bobby Witt Jr. tripled in front of the hometown crowd, then really turned on the speed with two stolen bases to start a four-run inning for Kansas City.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

KC

  • Vinnie Pasquantino 1B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 2
  • Edward Olivares RF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Franmil Reyes DH H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Nicky Lopez 2B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2

TEX

  • Josh Jung 3B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Brad Miller DH H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Nathaniel Lowe 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Adolis Garcia RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

TEX wins series 2-1

Injuries

Texas Rangers

  • Corey Seager Out
  • Cal Quantrill 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Leiter 60-Day-IL
  • Cole Winn 60-Day-IL
  • Carter Baumler 60-Day-IL

Kansas City Royals

  • Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
  • Steven Cruz Out
  • Carlos Estevez 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan India 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Mears 60-Day-IL

Lineups

TEX

  1. 10Marcus Semien2B
  2. 9Josh SmithSS
  3. 46Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 53Adolis GarciaRF
  5. 6Josh Jung3B
  6. 8Robbie GrossmanLF
  7. 15Brad MillerDH
  8. 30Leody TaverasCF
  9. 9Sandy LeonC

Substitutes

  1. 20Ezequiel DuranRF

KC

  1. 1MJ MelendezC
  2. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  3. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 13Salvador Perez1B
  5. 28Kyle IsbelCF
  6. 99Franmil ReyesDH
  7. 19Michael Massey2B
  8. 34Edward OlivaresLF
  9. 33Nicky Lopez3B

Substitutes

  1. 41Jackie Bradley Jr.RF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39814 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 10 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 9 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35277 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    28864 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35432 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35432 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35432 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35292 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40980 7th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
    40980 7th Inning
  22. Play Result 10-1

    Olivares singled to center, Reyes scored, Massey to second.

    40980 7th Inning
  23. Single 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    40980 7th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    40980 7th Inning
  25. Play Result 9-1

    Massey singled to center, Isbel scored and Pasquantino scored, Reyes to third.

    40980 7th Inning
  26. Single 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    40980 7th Inning
  27. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    40980 7th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 7-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    40980 7th Inning
  29. Ball 7-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    40980 7th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
    40980 7th Inning
  31. Play Result 7-1

    Reyes singled to left, Witt Jr. scored, Isbel to second, Pasquantino to third.

    40980 7th Inning
  32. Single 7-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    40980 7th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    40980 7th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40980 7th Inning
  35. Foul Out 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    40980 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40980 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    40980 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40980 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40980 7th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    35292 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 6th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    40980 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40980 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40980 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40980 6th Inning
  46. Foul Out 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    35292 5th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 5th Inning
  48. Bunted Foul 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    35292 5th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31174 5th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31174 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31174 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31174 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35292 4th Inning
  54. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    31174 4th Inning
  55. Play Result 6-1

    Witt Jr. tripled to right, Melendez scored.

    31174 4th Inning
  56. Triple 6-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31174 4th Inning
  57. Strike Looking 5-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    31174 4th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    31174 4th Inning
  59. Ball 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31174 4th Inning
  60. End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
    31174 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 10-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
    33735 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 10-1

    Grossman popped out to second.

    33735 9th Inning
  4. Pop Out 10-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33735 9th Inning
  5. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    33735 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  7. Play Result 10-1

    Jung to second on fielder's indifference.

    33735 9th Inning
  8. Fielders Indifference 10-1

    Jung to second on fielder's indifference.

    33735 9th Inning
  9. Strike Looking 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33735 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-1

    Ryan Yarbrough pitches to Robbie Grossman

    33735 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
    33735 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 10-1

    Jung singled to left.

    33735 9th Inning
  13. Single 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33735 9th Inning
  14. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33735 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-1

    Ryan Yarbrough pitches to Josh Jung

    33735 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
    33735 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 10-1

    Duran flied out to left.

    33735 9th Inning
  18. Fly Out 10-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    33735 9th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  21. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33735 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-1

    Ryan Yarbrough pitches to Ezequiel Duran

    33735 9th Inning
  23. End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
    33735 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 10-1

    Lowe popped out to third.

    33735 9th Inning
  25. Pop Out 10-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33735 9th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33735 9th Inning
  28. Strike Looking 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    33735 9th Inning
  29. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33735 9th Inning
  30. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-1

    Ryan Yarbrough pitches to Nathaniel Lowe

    33735 9th Inning
  31. Play Result 10-1

    Yarbrough relieved Clarke

    33735 9th Inning
  32. Start Inning 10-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  33. End Inning 10-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 10-1
    39814 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 10-1

    Massey struck out swinging.

    39814 9th Inning
  36. Strike Swinging 10-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    39814 9th Inning
  37. Ball 10-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    39814 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 10-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39814 9th Inning
  39. Strike Looking 10-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39814 9th Inning
  40. Start Batter/Pitcher 10-1

    Jonathan Hernandez pitches to Michael Massey

    39814 9th Inning

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