MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/16/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 974 - THURSDAY, MAY 16TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (30-12) 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 12 0
Kansas City Royals (18-26) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 0
Rangers Win at Kansas City, 7-4
The Texas Rangers stopped the Kansas City Royals, 7-4, at Kauffman Stadium. The Rangers got a big game from Eric Thames, who went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Texas reliever Nick Goody got the win, raising his record to 2-0. Dereck Rodriguez was tagged with the loss. Will Harris picked up the save for Texas, his 14th of the year.

In the top of the first, the Rangers took a 4-0 lead when Joc Pederson hit a 3-run home run.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Pederson said.

The Rangers bumped their record to 30-12 with this latest triumph.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .314 3 19
C. Hernandez 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .335 8 26
B. Harper RF 5 0 2 1 0 3 6 .237 12 38
E. Thames DH 5 2 3 2 0 2 2 .239 12 31
J. Pederson LF 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .248 9 27
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261 4 22
M. Muncy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175 5 9
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 4 13
W. Ramos C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .229 9 22
Totals 38 7 12 7 1 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper 2 (6, 3rd Inning off D. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Hernandez (5, 3rd Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pederson (9, 1st Inning off D. Rodriguez, 2 on, 1 out) E. Thames (12, 5th Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Ramos (9, 6th Inning off T. Roark, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pederson 4 , B. Harper 4 , C. Hernandez 4 , E. Thames 6 , E. Inciarte 2 , W. Ramos 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , B. Harper
GIDP: A. Simmons
Hit by Pitch: J. Candelario
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
PB: W. Ramos
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .303 7 19
J. Winker LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .285 3 15
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 13 31
M. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 12 32
J. Profar 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .244 7 17
L. Chisenhall RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .277 2 15
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .234 3 15
T. Flowers DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .167 2 3
C. Casali C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .241 3 4
Totals 34 4 6 4 3 13 19      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Herrera 2 (12, 1st Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off W. Harris, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Chisenhall (2, 2nd Inning off N. Goody, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Herrera 4 , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall 6
2-out RBI: O. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , C. Casali , J. Profar , M. Adams
Hit by Pitch: T. Flowers
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Herrera (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Profar-Adams)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Shoemaker 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 12 2.75   
N. Goody W (2-0) 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 39 23 3.48   
T. Mayza 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 41 27 2.95   
P. Neshek 3.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 35 22 2.70   
A. Chafin 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 13 6 0.55   
W. Harris SV (14) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 7 1.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shoemaker 40
Batters Faced: M. Shoemaker 5, N. Goody 8, T. Mayza 8, P. Neshek 11, A. Chafin 3, W. Harris 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shoemaker 0-2, N. Goody 0-3, T. Mayza 1-1, P. Neshek 0-7, A. Chafin 0-1, W. Harris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shoemaker 17-12, N. Goody 39-23, T. Mayza 41-27, P. Neshek 35-22, A. Chafin 13-6, W. Harris 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chafin 1-0 , W. Harris 3-2
WP: M. Shoemaker
Hit Batsmen: P. Neshek
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rodriguez L (1-4) 2.0 6 5 5 1 2 1 52 33 5.45   
T. Roark 3.2 4 2 2 0 2 2 60 40 3.97   
J. Nix 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 3.92   
D. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 19 1.00   
G. Holland 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 7.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rodriguez 21
Batters Faced: D. Rodriguez 13, T. Roark 15, J. Nix 3, D. Hernandez 7, G. Holland 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rodriguez 3-1, T. Roark 3-5, J. Nix 1-0, D. Hernandez 0-6, G. Holland 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rodriguez 52-33, T. Roark 60-40, J. Nix 17-10, D. Hernandez 26-19, G. Holland 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Roark 2-0 , D. Hernandez 1-0 , G. Holland 1-0
WP: D. Rodriguez
Hit Batsmen: T. Roark
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Thames
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 12:15 PM EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 22636
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