MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/30/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1168 - THURSDAY, MAY 30TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (26-30) 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 13 0
Texas Rangers (39-16) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 8 1
Royals Solve Rangers, 6-4
Behind a solid performance from center fielder Odubel Herrera, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers, 6-4. Herrera went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3 for the Royals. Aaron Nola, credited with the win, is now 6-2. He allowed 3 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings. Arodys Vizcaino earned the save, his 12th, for the Royals.

With Kansas City leading 3-2 in the top of the fourth, Herrera hit a fastball from Yonny Chirinos for a 2-run home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 5-2.

"It feels good to get this one," Herrera told the Kansas City Today.

Kansas City now has a 3-game win streak.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .304 11 29
J. Winker LF 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 .275 3 19
   a-N. Goodrum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 1
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .259 16 40
M. Adams 1B 5 0 2 1 0 3 4 .278 16 42
J. Profar 2B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .235 8 21
L. Chisenhall RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .245 3 17
T. Flowers DH 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .170 3 4
C. Casali C 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .258 5 10
T. Tulowitzki SS 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .231 0 2
Totals 40 6 13 6 3 14 24      
a - N. Goodrum substituted for J. Winker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (10, 4th Inning off N. Goody, 0 on, 1 out) C. Casali (5, 2nd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Herrera (11, 4th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 1 out) T. Flowers (3, 9th Inning off P. Neshek, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 5 , C. Casali 3 , O. Herrera 5 , M. Adams 2 , N. Arenado , T. Flowers 4 , L. Chisenhall
2-out RBI: J. Winker , T. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Adams , L. Chisenhall 2
Sac Fly: O. Herrera
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Chisenhall (Harper at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .330 3 28
C. Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310 8 28
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .237 15 50
E. Thames DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .226 15 44
J. Pederson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .262 10 33
A. Simmons SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .289 7 33
M. Muncy 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .218 9 21
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 4 14
W. Ramos C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 10 29
Totals 34 4 8 4 3 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson (16, 3rd Inning off A. Nola, 2 on, 2 outs) A. Simmons (15, 8th Inning off S. Bracho, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Thames (15, 6th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pederson 2 , A. Simmons 3 , B. Harper , C. Hernandez , E. Thames 4 , E. Inciarte , W. Ramos
2-out RBI: J. Pederson , A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Muncy , E. Thames
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Inciarte (22)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Candelario (6)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola W (6-2) 6.0 6 3 3 3 5 1 105 64 2.40   
D. Hernandez H (4) 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 23 14 2.66   
S. Bracho 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 6.30   
R. Bleier H (8) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.44   
A. Vizcaino SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 50
Batters Faced: A. Nola 26, D. Hernandez 6, S. Bracho 1, R. Bleier 1, A. Vizcaino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 7-5, D. Hernandez 0-4, S. Bracho 0-0, R. Bleier 0-1, A. Vizcaino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 105-64, D. Hernandez 23-14, S. Bracho 3-2, R. Bleier 1-1, A. Vizcaino 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bracho 1-1 , R. Bleier 1-0
WP: D. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos L (6-3) 3.1 7 5 4 1 4 1 71 40 4.08   
N. Goody 1.1 2 0 0 2 4 0 33 21 4.26   
A. Chafin 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 0.71   
R. Burr 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 3.14   
J. Diekman 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22 14 2.30   
P. Neshek 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 10 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 29
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 19, N. Goody 8, A. Chafin 4, R. Burr 4, J. Diekman 5, P. Neshek 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 2-4, N. Goody 0-0, A. Chafin 0-2, R. Burr 1-1, J. Diekman 1-0, P. Neshek 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 71-40, N. Goody 33-21, A. Chafin 16-12, R. Burr 12-9, J. Diekman 22-14, P. Neshek 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chafin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Odubel Herrera
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 41116
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