MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
10/14/2020
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 8788 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 10 14 1
Kansas City Royals 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 8 0
Texas Sweeps into the World Series
With a 10-6 win to wrap up the series at Kauffman Stadium, the Texas Rangers have eliminated the Kansas City Royals in the League Championship Series and move on to the World Series.

Texas controlled the series from the outset and won it in a 4-0 sweep.

Andrelton Simmons led the charge offensively for the victors, winning series MVP honors. He posted a .583 batting average, along with a .643 on-base percentage. He had 0 home runs, drove in 4 RBI and scored 4 runs.

"We're not done yet," the MVP said. "There is still a lot to accomplish."

The Texas Rangers don't know who they will face in the next round. They will play the winner of the San Diego Padres - St. Louis Cardinals series. St. Louis leads the series 2 game to 1. The World Series is scheduled to begin on October 20th, 2020.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez 2B 5 2 2 1 1 2 4 .214 1 5
B. Harper RF 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 .393 4 11
W. Smith C 5 2 1 1 1 3 4 .207 1 3
M. Muncy 1B 5 0 1 0 0 4 6 .172 1 3
R. Braun LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .250 1 3
Y. Gurriel DH 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .194 0 4
K. Seager 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .212 1 4
R. Arozarena CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .321 1 1
   a-J. Pederson PH 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .263 2 4
   b-E. Inciarte CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Simmons SS 5 2 4 3 0 1 0 .417 2 7
Totals 41 10 14 10 7 19 26      
a - J. Pederson pinch hit for R. Arozarena in the 9th
b - E. Inciarte substituted for J. Pederson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (3, 8th Inning off C. Edwards Jr., 0 on, 1 out) A. Simmons 2 (3, 4th Inning off R. Ray, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Guilbeau, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Harper (2, 9th Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Hernandez (3, 9th Inning off J. Diaz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Simmons (2, 9th Inning off J. Diaz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Braun 2 , R. Arozarena , Y. Gurriel 3 , M. Muncy , W. Smith , A. Simmons 8 , B. Harper 2 , C. Hernandez 3
2-out RBI: R. Braun , A. Simmons , B. Harper , C. Hernandez , J. Pederson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Braun , R. Arozarena , Y. Gurriel , M. Muncy , W. Smith , B. Harper , C. Hernandez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: K. Seager
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 .238 1 10
N. Lopez 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 0
N. Arenado 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .282 2 4
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .139 2 3
H. Kendrick DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .175 1 2
T. Grisham CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1 1
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .211 1 4
A. Aquino RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .211 0 3
S. Murphy C 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .152 0 3
Totals 36 6 8 6 2 13 10      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Arenado (4, 6th Inning off M. Shoemaker, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Rizzo (2, 3rd Inning off M. Shoemaker, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kendrick (1, 6th Inning off M. Shoemaker, 1 on, 1 out) J. Winker (1, 7th Inning off D. Castillo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kendrick 4 , A. Aquino , J. Winker 4 , T. Grisham , N. Arenado 3 , A. Rizzo 2 , N. Lopez
2-out RBI: N. Arenado , A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick
Team LOB: 5
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Shoemaker 5.1 6 4 4 2 6 1 87 59 5.23   
N. Goody 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 0.00   
D. Castillo W (1-0) 2.0 1 2 1 0 4 1 36 23 1.93   
A. Vizcaino 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shoemaker 44
Batters Faced: M. Shoemaker 24, N. Goody 2, D. Castillo 8, A. Vizcaino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shoemaker 6-4, N. Goody 0-0, D. Castillo 1-1, A. Vizcaino 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shoemaker 87-59, N. Goody 11-8, D. Castillo 36-23, A. Vizcaino 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Goody 1-0
WP: M. Shoemaker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Ray 4.0 6 1 1 2 8 0 89 52 1.80   
J. Alvarado 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 15 9.64   
C. Edwards Jr. H (4) 1.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 23 15 0.00   
J. Nix 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 0.00   
T. Guilbeau L (0-2) 0.2 3 6 6 3 2 0 36 16 16.62   
J. Diaz BS (1) 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 0 17 12 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 52
Batters Faced: R. Ray 20, J. Alvarado 6, C. Edwards Jr. 7, J. Nix 2, T. Guilbeau 8, J. Diaz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 2-2, J. Alvarado 3-0, C. Edwards Jr. 0-0, J. Nix 0-1, T. Guilbeau 0-0, J. Diaz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 89-52, J. Alvarado 24-15, C. Edwards Jr. 23-15, J. Nix 4-4, T. Guilbeau 36-16, J. Diaz 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Alvarado 1-0 , J. Nix 1-0 , J. Diaz 3-3
WP: T. Guilbeau
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andrelton Simmons
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM CT
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 39782
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