MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/25/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1079 - FRIDAY, MAY 25TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (22-29) 1 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 11 13 0
Texas Rangers (33-20) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Rangers Continue Skid Thanks to Mauer, Royals
Behind a solid performance from first baseman Joe Mauer, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers, 11-3. Mauer was 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Royals. Chris Sale, credited with the win, is now 6-2. He allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 7.2 innings. The Rangers, at 33-20, have lost 5 in a row.

Mauer had an important at-bat with a runner on 2nd in the top of the third, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Royals went on to win.

"We'll try to build on that win," Mauer told the Kansas City Today.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 6 2 3 2 0 0 0 .274 1 23
R. Torreyes SS 4 1 1 2 2 1 3 .256 1 14
J. Mauer 1B 4 2 3 3 0 1 2 .347 3 28
   a-G. Urshela 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .375 0 1
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .265 5 26
L. Valbuena 3B 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .299 11 30
A. Pujols DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .272 6 33
J. Winker LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .322 2 19
J. Profar 2B 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 .243 2 30
M. Wieters C 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .282 1 15
Totals 38 11 13 11 10 8 17      
a - G. Urshela substituted for J. Mauer in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tapia 2 (9, 3rd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off N. Goody, 2 on, 1 out) J. Profar (11, 5th Inning off N. Goody, 1 on, 1 out) L. Chisenhall (10, 6th Inning off M. Bowman, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Mauer (19, 1st Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Torreyes (1, 4th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Valbuena (11, 5th Inning off N. Goody, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Mauer (3, 3rd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Tapia 5 , J. Winker , R. Torreyes 3 , J. Profar 2 , L. Chisenhall 3 , L. Valbuena 5 , J. Mauer 7
2-out RBI: R. Tapia , R. Torreyes , L. Chisenhall , J. Mauer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , J. Profar , M. Wieters , J. Mauer
GIDP: A. Pujols , G. Urshela
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pujols (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mauer-Torreyes-Mauer, Valbuena-Profar-Urshela)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .306 4 29
C. Hernandez 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .303 3 24
   c-A. Cabrera PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 4 25
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 13 30
J. Candelario 3B 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .266 13 34
M. Stassi C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .264 5 24
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .312 3 30
B. Valera DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .391 1 10
J. Pederson LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269 15 35
   a-J. Smolinski PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 1 7
E. Thames 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 7 32
   b-J. Marte PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .152 1 3
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 6 12      
a - J. Smolinski pinch hit for J. Pederson in the 7th
b - J. Marte pinch hit for E. Thames in the 7th
c - A. Cabrera pinch hit for C. Hernandez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (15, 4th Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Candelario (13, 6th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Candelario 6 , B. Valera , A. Simmons 2 , E. Inciarte 2 , J. Smolinski
2-out RBI: B. Valera , A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , A. Simmons
GIDP: B. Valera , E. Inciarte
Hit by Pitch: M. Stassi
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Candelario-Hernandez-Thames, Simmons-Hernandez-Marte)
PB: M. Stassi 2
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale W (6-2) 7.2 8 3 3 1 4 1 113 75 2.65   
P. Hughes 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 14 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 54
Batters Faced: C. Sale 31, P. Hughes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 8-9, P. Hughes 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 113-75, P. Hughes 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Hughes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos L (2-2) 3.2 7 7 7 2 0 1 68 38 5.54   
N. Goody 1.1 4 3 3 2 4 1 40 22 3.60   
M. Bowman 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 30 18 2.13   
M. Rzepczynski 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 23 13 3.48   
A. Chafin 1.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 11 5.01   
T. Hildenberger 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 7 1.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 15
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 20, N. Goody 10, M. Bowman 6, M. Rzepczynski 4, A. Chafin 5, T. Hildenberger 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 6-5, N. Goody 0-0, M. Bowman 1-0, M. Rzepczynski 2-0, A. Chafin 2-0, T. Hildenberger 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 68-38, N. Goody 40-22, M. Bowman 30-18, M. Rzepczynski 23-13, A. Chafin 20-11, T. Hildenberger 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Goody 1-1 , A. Chafin 1-0
WP: Y. Chirinos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Mauer
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 38690
Special Notes: Joe Mauer was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.
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