MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/14/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 953 - TUESDAY, MAY 14TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (29-11) 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 9 8 1
Kansas City Royals (17-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Multi-HR Game for Thames in 9-0 Win
The Texas Rangers dealt the Kansas City Royals a 9-0 loss at Kauffman Stadium. Eric Thames was the star on offense. He went 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 4. Alex Wood picked up the win with 8.2 innings of work. He allowed no earned runs on 5 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 3. On the season, he is now 4-1. The losses continue to pile up for Kansas City, which has now fallen 10 times in a row.

Bryce Harper put Texas in front, 8-0, when he took Greg Holland downtown. His grand slam home run came with two out in the top of the seventh. It was his 12th home run of the season.

Harper told a Texas Daily News reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .319 3 19
C. Hernandez 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .324 8 26
B. Harper RF 5 1 1 4 0 3 3 .231 12 36
J. Pederson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .246 8 24
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 4 22
M. Stassi C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .212 1 1
E. Thames DH 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 .233 11 29
J. Osuna 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .214 1 5
J. Candelario 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .216 4 13
Totals 35 9 8 9 4 12 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Osuna (3, 9th Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Simmons (10, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out) E. Inciarte (11, 5th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Harper (12, 7th Inning off G. Holland, 3 on, 2 outs) E. Thames 2 (11, 2nd Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Osuna 2 , A. Simmons 2 , B. Harper 4 , C. Hernandez , M. Stassi , E. Thames 8 , E. Inciarte 2
2-out RBI: B. Harper , E. Thames 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Harper 2
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Inciarte (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hernandez (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Candelario-Osuna, Candelario-Hernandez-Osuna, Wood-Simmons-Osuna)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Desmond LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 1 3
N. Goodrum 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 1 1
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248 13 30
K. Plawecki DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .128 0 2
J. Profar 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 7 17
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 14
C. Casali C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 3 4
O. Herrera CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295 7 17
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 0 2
Totals 30 0 5 0 0 3 6      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Herrera (9, 8th Inning off A. Wood, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Casali , O. Herrera 3 , N. Goodrum , N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tulowitzki
GIDP: T. Tulowitzki , N. Arenado
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
PB: C. Casali
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Wood W (4-1) 8.2 5 0 0 0 3 0 99 67 3.89   
T. Mayza 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Wood 77
Batters Faced: A. Wood 29, T. Mayza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Wood 13-7, T. Mayza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Wood 99-67, T. Mayza 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola L (5-2) 6.1 6 5 5 1 9 2 98 64 2.22   
G. Holland 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 1 24 12 7.98   
J. Nix 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 0 30 19 4.05   
D. Hernandez 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 6 1.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 49
Batters Faced: A. Nola 26, G. Holland 4, J. Nix 6, D. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 5-5, G. Holland 1-0, J. Nix 2-0, D. Hernandez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 98-64, G. Holland 24-12, J. Nix 30-19, D. Hernandez 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Holland 1-1 , D. Hernandez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Thames
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 25370
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