MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/22/2017
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 359 - MONDAY, MAY 22ND , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (29-24) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Texas Rangers (44-9) 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 7 X 15 17 0
Verlander Gets Win in Texas Rout
Texas Rangers starter Justin Verlander had all his pitches working at The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011. His stellar performance paved the way for an easy 15-1 Texas win over the Kansas City Royals. The Rangers, now 44-9, have won 8 in a row.

Verlander, the winner, is now 9-0. In 8.2 innings of work, he gave up 1 run on 4 hits, while collecting 8 Ks. He essentially shut down the Kansas City offense.

"Wish we could take a mulligan," said losing manager .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tapia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 3 10
N. Williams CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257 8 26
M. Cabrera 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .359 16 47
J. Bell DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .311 8 34
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .321 6 36
N. Delmonico LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .257 5 28
F. Cervelli C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 1 17
T. Shaw 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 .223 8 32
Y. Betancourt SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .271 9 24
Totals 30 1 4 1 2 8 7      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Shaw (12, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cabrera 2 , N. Delmonico , T. Shaw 2
2-out RBI: T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Tapia
GIDP: Y. Betancourt
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Delmonico (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Shaw (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Betancourt-LeMahieu-Cabrera, LeMahieu-Betancourt-Cabrera)
PB: F. Cervelli
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Odor 3B 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 .343 13 38
J. Heyward CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .307 11 37
   a-D. Robertson PH, RF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .125 0 1
T. Mancini 1B 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 .353 13 49
M. Trout RF, CF 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 .286 12 36
D. Gregorius 2B 5 2 2 0 0 2 6 .272 6 35
M. Semien SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .294 18 45
   b-A. Escobar PH, SS 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .389 0 6
J. Hamilton LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .342 11 36
E. Longoria DH 5 1 3 4 0 1 2 .277 6 41
Y. Molina C 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .293 4 24
Totals 41 15 17 14 6 6 22      
a - D. Robertson pinch hit for J. Heyward in the 8th
b - A. Escobar pinch hit for M. Semien in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Molina (10, 4th Inning off J. Montgomery, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Longoria (17, 7th Inning off F. Montas, 3 on, 2 outs) , D. Robertson (1, 8th Inning off C. Zavada, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Hamilton (15, 8th Inning off J. Holder, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Odor (16, 8th Inning off J. Holder, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Escobar (1, 8th Inning off C. Zavada, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Odor 4 , D. Robertson 2 , M. Trout 2 , D. Gregorius 2 , M. Semien , A. Escobar 3 , J. Hamilton 3 , E. Longoria 4 , Y. Molina 3
2-out RBI: R. Odor , J. Hamilton , E. Longoria , Y. Molina 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Heyward , D. Robertson , T. Mancini , D. Gregorius , Y. Molina
GIDP: M. Trout , Y. Molina
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Trout (10) , M. Semien (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gregorius-Semien-Mancini)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Montgomery L (5-3) 5.0 7 5 3 3 4 0 88 4.33   
M. Melancon 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.82   
F. Montas 1.0 3 3 3 2 0 0 27 8.44   
C. Zavada 0.1 4 5 5 1 1 0 22 5.00   
J. Holder 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 25 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Montgomery 38
Batters Faced: J. Montgomery 26, M. Melancon 3, F. Montas 7, C. Zavada 6, J. Holder 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Montgomery 8-3, M. Melancon 3-0, F. Montas 1-1, C. Zavada 0-0, J. Holder 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Montgomery 88-52, M. Melancon 15-9, F. Montas 27-12, C. Zavada 22-12, J. Holder 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Holder 1-1
WP: J. Montgomery
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (9-0) 8.2 4 1 1 2 8 0 119 2.85   
A. Brice 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 78
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 31, A. Brice 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 9-8, A. Brice 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 119-75, A. Brice 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 48593
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