EXTRA INNINGS BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
07/10/2071
 
EXTRA INNINGS BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1866 - FRIDAY, JULY 10TH , 2071 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (45-41) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Texas Rangers (33-53) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 X 5 6 0
Rangers Nip Royals, 5-4
Kansas City got a decent performance from pitcher José Cubero, but it wasn't enough to beat the Texas Rangers. Texas won the RFK Stadium contest, 5-4. Cubero threw 5.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. The Rangers sport a record of 33-53.

Jerry Morgan drove in one run for Texas. The former first round draft pick had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, he broke a 4-4 tie with a run-scoring sacrifice fly off Marx Zetter. It was his 28th RBI of the season.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Kansas City manager Chris Snyder.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. McAuley LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .256 7 29
A. D'Amato 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .270 11 44
P. Paakkarinen CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .302 6 49
D. Chase RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 16 46
P. Valentine DH 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 2 33
   a-E. Gemberli DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 0 3
F. Arnaud SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .205 2 34
N. Lovell 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .208 2 27
H. Fernández C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .253 2 20
R. Rodríguez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .183 0 2
Totals 33 4 8 4 3 5 12      
a - E. Gemberli inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lovell (11, 2nd Inning off J. Gonzáles, 1 on, 1 out) , F. Arnaud (22, 2nd Inning off J. Gonzáles, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. D'Amato , P. Valentine , F. Arnaud 3 , N. Lovell 3 , H. Fernández 2
2-out RBI: A. D'Amato
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Paakkarinen , D. Chase , H. Fernández
GIDP: D. Chase , R. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. McAuley (14) , P. Valentine (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Grabham 3B 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 1 21
D. Johnstone SS 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .257 4 26
D. Thackery DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .173 8 29
J. Morgan 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .263 6 28
   a-A. Ferguson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 4
G. Towns LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .266 10 40
   b-C. Delcroix RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 2 19
J. Barnes RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .269 5 21
P. Madrid CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .219 3 30
T. Webb C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 2 9
K. Dixon 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .218 5 25
Totals 28 5 6 5 1 7 7      
a - A. Ferguson substituted for J. Morgan in the 9th
b - C. Delcroix substituted for G. Towns in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Madrid (16, 3rd Inning off J. Cubero, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Webb (6, 5th Inning off J. Cubero, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Johnstone (6, 3rd Inning off J. Cubero, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Towns (10, 6th Inning off M. Zetter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Johnstone 3 , D. Thackery , G. Towns 4 , P. Madrid 2 , T. Webb 2 , K. Dixon
2-out RBI: D. Johnstone , G. Towns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thackery , G. Towns
Sac Fly: J. Morgan
Hit by Pitch: D. Grabham , D. Johnstone
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Thackery (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grabham-Dixon-Morgan, Johnstone-Dixon-Morgan)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Cubero 5.0 4 3 3 1 5 0 86 2.89   
M. Zetter L (1-4), BS (2) 3.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 38 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Cubero 51
Batters Faced: J. Cubero 20, M. Zetter 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Cubero 4-5, M. Zetter 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: J. Cubero 86-55, M. Zetter 38-26
Hit Batsmen: J. Cubero , M. Zetter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gonzáles 6.0 8 4 4 3 4 0 106 4.51   
R. Purcell W (5-9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.33   
H. Ehle SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gonzáles 41
Batters Faced: J. Gonzáles 27, R. Purcell 6, H. Ehle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gonzáles 8-4, R. Purcell 2-4, H. Ehle 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gonzáles 106-60, R. Purcell 14-9, H. Ehle 10-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Cubero
Ballpark: RFK Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (84 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 34176
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