Major League Baseball

FINAL
Texas Rangers 12
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Kansas City Royals 3
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Kauffman Stadium · 10,388 att.

Match Report

Heim, Semien lead Rangers to 12-3 win over KC, series sweep

— Marcus Semien and the rest of the red-hot Texas Rangers are headed home on a high note.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

TEX

  • Jonah Heim C H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 3
  • Travis Jankowski CF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Marcus Semien 2B H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Josh Jung 3B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

KC

  • Matt Duffy 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Vinnie Pasquantino 1B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Bobby Witt Jr. SS H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Franmil Reyes DH H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0

Head to Head

TEX wins series 3-0

Injuries

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

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

Lineups

KC

  1. 7Bobby Witt Jr.SS
  2. 34Edward OlivaresRF
  3. 9Vinnie Pasquantino1B
  4. 13Salvador PerezDH
  5. 99Franmil ReyesLF
  6. 1MJ MelendezC
  7. 9Matt Duffy3B
  8. 17Hunter Dozier3B
  9. 41Jackie Bradley Jr.CF

Substitutes

  1. 18Nate EatonPH
  2. 19Michael Massey2B

TEX

  1. 10Marcus Semien2B
  2. 16Travis JankowskiLF
  3. 46Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 53Adolis GarciaRF
  5. 6Josh Jung3B
  6. 15Jonah HeimC
  7. 20Ezequiel DuranDH
  8. 9Josh SmithSS
  9. 30Leody TaverasCF

Substitutes

  1. 12Bubba ThompsonLF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  5. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    32156 9th Inning
  6. Play Result 12-3

    Heim homered to center (429 feet), Lowe scored and Jung scored.

    32156 9th Inning
  7. Home Run 12-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  8. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33926 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 8th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    30442 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    30442 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 9-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39814 7th Inning
  17. End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
    35277 7th Inning
  18. Play Result 9-3

    Duran doubled to center, Heim scored, Lowe scored and García scored.

    35277 7th Inning
  19. Double 9-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35277 7th Inning
  20. Ball 9-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    35277 7th Inning
  21. Strike Swinging 9-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    35277 7th Inning
  22. Strike Looking 9-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35277 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 6-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35277 7th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
    35277 7th Inning
  25. Play Result 6-3

    García singled to center, Semien scored, Lowe to second.

    35277 7th Inning
  26. Single 6-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35277 7th Inning
  27. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    35277 7th Inning
  28. Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    35277 7th Inning
  29. Strike Swinging 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    35277 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    35277 7th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    35277 7th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 5-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39814 6th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
    31098 6th Inning
  35. Play Result 5-3

    Duffy singled to right, Perez scored.

    31098 6th Inning
  36. Single 5-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    31098 6th Inning
  37. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    31098 6th Inning
  38. Strike Looking 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    31098 6th Inning
  39. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    31098 6th Inning
  40. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    31098 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31098 6th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31098 6th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    31098 6th Inning
  44. Play Result 5-2

    Reyes hit sacrifice fly to center, Pasquantino scored.

    31098 6th Inning
  45. Sacrifice Fly 5-2

    Pitch 8 : Ball In Play

    31098 6th Inning
  46. Ball 5-1

    Pitch 7 : Ball 2

    31098 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    31098 6th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31098 6th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31098 6th Inning
  50. Ball 5-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    31098 6th Inning
  51. Strike Swinging 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    31098 6th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31098 6th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31098 6th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41233 6th Inning
  1. End Inning 12-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    36178 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 12-3

    Massey struck out swinging.

    36178 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 12-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36178 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  6. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 3

    36178 9th Inning
  7. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    36178 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36178 9th Inning
  9. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36178 9th Inning
  10. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3

    Josh Sborz pitches to Michael Massey

    36178 9th Inning
  11. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    36178 9th Inning
  12. Play Result 12-3

    Eaton struck out swinging.

    36178 9th Inning
  13. Strike Swinging 12-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    36178 9th Inning
  14. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    36178 9th Inning
  15. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    36178 9th Inning
  16. Strike Looking 12-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    36178 9th Inning
  17. Strike Swinging 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36178 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3

    Josh Sborz pitches to Nate Eaton

    36178 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 12-3

    Eaton hit for Duffy

    9th Inning
  20. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    36178 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 12-3

    Melendez flied out to center.

    36178 9th Inning
  22. Fly Out 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    36178 9th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3

    Josh Sborz pitches to MJ Melendez

    36178 9th Inning
  24. Play Result 12-3

    Sborz relieved Leclerc

    36178 9th Inning
  25. Start Inning 12-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  26. End Inning 12-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  27. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    32156 9th Inning
  28. Play Result 12-3

    Semien flied out to left.

    32156 9th Inning
  29. Fly Out 12-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  30. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32156 9th Inning
  31. Strike Swinging 12-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32156 9th Inning
  32. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32156 9th Inning
  33. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3

    Scott Barlow pitches to Marcus Semien

    32156 9th Inning
  34. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    32156 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 12-3

    Taveras singled to right, J. Smith to third.

    32156 9th Inning
  36. Single 12-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32156 9th Inning
  37. Strike Swinging 12-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    32156 9th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32156 9th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3

    Scott Barlow pitches to Leody Taveras

    32156 9th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    32156 9th Inning

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