MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
06/15/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1400 - MONDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (42-31) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 10 13 3
Texas Rangers (47-26) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Royals Roll to 10-1 Win Over Rangers
Starting pitcher Chris Sale was a major factor in the 10-1 Kansas City Royals triumph over the Texas Rangers. The winning pitcher was Sale, now 4-8. He tossed 5 innings of 3-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 6. The second-place Royals have won 5 in a row.

The Royals got a big at-bat from center fielder Trent Grisham, who in the top of the ninth hit a grand slam home run. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Royals on top, 10-1.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Kansas City skipper Bryce Shuck.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 .247 6 35
H. Kendrick DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .260 6 29
A. Rizzo 1B 4 2 1 2 1 1 4 .242 14 39
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .279 13 45
T. Grisham CF 5 1 1 4 0 2 0 .309 15 45
J. Profar 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .280 4 28
D. Swanson SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 2 26
S. Murphy C 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .235 6 24
N. Goodrum RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .254 5 15
Totals 38 10 13 10 4 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Goodrum (9, 9th Inning off R. Moronta, 1 on, 2 outs) D. Swanson (13, 9th Inning off R. Moronta, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Murphy (9, 9th Inning off R. Moronta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Grisham (15, 9th Inning off A. Vizcaino, 3 on, 2 outs) A. Rizzo (14, 4th Inning off Y. Chirinos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 3 , J. Winker , N. Goodrum 2 , J. Profar 2 , T. Grisham 4 , N. Arenado , A. Rizzo 4 , D. Swanson 2 , S. Murphy 3
2-out RBI: J. Winker , N. Goodrum , T. Grisham , N. Arenado , S. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Arenado
GIDP: N. Goodrum , D. Swanson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Alvarado (1) , C. Sale (1) , N. Goodrum (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Profar-Swanson-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Arozarena CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .289 4 9
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 1 1 3 2 .252 19 50
Y. Gurriel 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .326 8 22
M. Muncy DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 23 49
W. Smith C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .188 12 30
J. Pederson LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .190 17 43
B. Valera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .321 0 5
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .236 5 32
K. Seager 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279 14 38
Totals 33 1 5 1 3 12 18      
BATTING
Total Bases: W. Smith , R. Arozarena , Y. Gurriel , B. Valera , A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Smith , B. Valera , K. Seager
GIDP: Y. Gurriel
Hit by Pitch: J. Pederson , K. Seager
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Valera-Simmons-Gurriel, Simmons-Valera-Gurriel)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale W (4-8) 5.0 3 1 0 2 6 0 91 56 3.97   
C. Edwards Jr. H (9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 10 2.12   
S. Bracho H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 1.32   
J. Alvarado H (6) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 13 2.35   
J. Diaz SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 11 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 63
Batters Faced: C. Sale 21, C. Edwards Jr. 4, S. Bracho 3, J. Alvarado 5, J. Diaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 4-4, C. Edwards Jr. 1-1, S. Bracho 1-1, J. Alvarado 0-0, J. Diaz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 91-56, C. Edwards Jr. 19-10, S. Bracho 9-6, J. Alvarado 20-13, J. Diaz 13-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diaz 3-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale , J. Alvarado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos L (5-6) 5.2 4 2 2 1 4 1 87 57 3.55   
N. Goody 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 6.17   
T. Mayza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 4.50   
J. Diekman 1.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 22 13 3.42   
R. Moronta 0.2 4 4 4 0 1 0 18 13 3.48   
A. Vizcaino 0.0 3 4 4 1 0 1 18 8 4.39   
A. Chafin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 56
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 21, N. Goody 1, T. Mayza 3, J. Diekman 6, R. Moronta 6, A. Vizcaino 4, A. Chafin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 5-7, N. Goody 0-0, T. Mayza 2-0, J. Diekman 0-0, R. Moronta 1-0, A. Vizcaino 0-0, A. Chafin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 87-57, N. Goody 7-4, T. Mayza 4-3, J. Diekman 22-13, R. Moronta 18-13, A. Vizcaino 18-8, A. Chafin 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Goody 1-0 , A. Vizcaino 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 36744
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