MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/20/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1425 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (49-27) 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 9 11 0
Kansas City Royals (29-45) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 1
Royals Continue Skid Thanks to Simmons, Rangers
The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals, 9-4, in American League action at Kauffman Stadium, with Texas shortstop Andrelton Simmons named player of the game. Kansas City now has a 5-game losing streak.

Bryce Harper, who won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2015, came through for Texas with a 2-run home run in the top of the first. The right fielder went 2 for 5 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and collected 2 runs batted in.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," Simmons told reporters after the game.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 5 2 1 0 0 0 4 .306 6 40
A. Simmons SS 5 2 3 5 0 0 0 .322 6 44
B. Harper RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .261 18 45
E. Thames 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 14 53
   a-J. Marte PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .163 2 6
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 16 46
J. Pederson LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .276 21 50
M. Wieters C 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .278 1 1
A. Cabrera DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .255 5 33
B. Valera 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .327 1 11
Totals 39 9 11 9 0 9 8      
a - J. Marte pinch hit for E. Thames in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (18, 9th Inning off P. Clemens, 2 on, 1 out) B. Harper (7, 5th Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pederson (21, 4th Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Simmons (6, 3rd Inning off I. Nova, 2 on, 0 outs) B. Harper (18, 1st Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 1 out) M. Wieters (1, 6th Inning off P. Hughes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Valera 2 , J. Pederson 4 , A. Simmons 7 , B. Harper 6 , E. Inciarte , M. Wieters 4 , A. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , J. Marte
Hit by Pitch: B. Valera
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .279 2 32
J. Winker LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .313 3 29
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .335 3 28
M. Cabrera DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .300 3 18
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 8 38
   a-G. Urshela PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .311 1 6
D. Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .241 3 14
L. Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .285 12 37
K. Plawecki C 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .306 0 9
J. Profar 2B 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .258 4 37
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 9 17      
a - G. Urshela pinch hit for L. Chisenhall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Tapia (15, 9th Inning off W. Harris, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Plawecki 2 (7, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off W. Harris, 2 on, 1 out) J. Winker (21, 8th Inning off K. Graveman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Tapia 2 , K. Plawecki 4 , J. Winker 3 , L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson , M. Cabrera , J. Mauer , G. Urshela
2-out RBI: R. Tapia , J. Winker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: I. Nova (2)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester W (9-4) 7.0 5 1 1 2 6 0 96 63 3.22   
K. Graveman 1.1 3 2 2 0 3 0 37 25 4.38   
W. Harris 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 8 5.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 67
Batters Faced: J. Lester 27, K. Graveman 7, W. Harris 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 6-8, K. Graveman 1-0, W. Harris 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 96-63, K. Graveman 37-25, W. Harris 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Harris 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Nova L (5-6) 4.1 7 6 6 0 4 3 88 52 5.57   
P. Hughes 3.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 52 36 5.51   
P. Clemens 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 23 15 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 29
Batters Faced: I. Nova 21, P. Hughes 13, P. Clemens 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 6-3, P. Hughes 1-6, P. Clemens 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 88-52, P. Hughes 52-36, P. Clemens 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Hughes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Clemens
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrelton Simmons
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 32105
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