MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/30/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1937 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (67-62) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Texas Rangers (54-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 X 9 11 2
Royals Beaten, 9-4, by Texas
The Texas Rangers bumped off the Kansas City Royals, 9-4, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Julio Franco hit 1 single and 2 doubles. He also had 3 RBI. The winning pitcher was Fergie Jenkins. He's now 8-10. He went 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 6 hits for the Rangers. The save went to Francisco Cordero, number 3 for him.

In the bottom of the seventh, Franco put his team in front with his 29th double of the season. The 2-run double, which came against Zack Greinke, made it 5-4, Texas.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Franco told the Texas Today.

Texas is now 54-74, while Kansas City is 67-62.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .252 0 29
F. Patek SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .219 0 4
G. Brett 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .267 12 57
S. Perez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .269 17 62
J. Damon DH 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .223 6 35
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .292 17 62
C. Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 11 41
F. White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 6 42
   a-B. Witt Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 18 70
J. Dye RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .212 15 56
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 4 19      
a - B. Witt Jr. pinch hit for F. White in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sweeney (28, 9th Inning off F. Cordero, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: S. Perez (1, 3rd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sweeney (17, 2nd Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 1 out) , G. Brett (12, 3rd Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , G. Brett 5 , S. Perez 4 , M. Sweeney 6 , F. White , J. Dye
2-out RBI: G. Brett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Patek , G. Brett , J. Damon
GIDP: F. Patek , S. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wilson (36)

FIELDING
Errors: F. White (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Brett-White-Sweeney)
OF assists: 1 (Dye(Bell at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .287 9 35
M. Young 2B 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .268 11 49
C. Seager SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .280 20 69
J. Hamilton LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .218 20 56
M. Bradley CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .239 22 64
R. Palmeiro 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .235 17 53
I. Rodriguez C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 5 25
B. Bell 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .238 8 39
R. Sierra RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .254 3 12
Totals 34 9 11 9 4 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Franco 2 (29, 7th Inning off Z. Greinke, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Farr, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Young (5, 7th Inning off D. Quisenberry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franco 5 , M. Young 3 , C. Seager 2 , I. Rodriguez 2 , B. Bell 2 , R. Sierra
2-out RBI: , J. Franco 2 , M. Young , C. Seager , R. Sierra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Young , M. Bradley
GIDP: B. Bell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sierra (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Young (4) , C. Seager (23)
Double Plays: 2 (Young-Seager-Palmeiro, Palmeiro-Seager-Cordero)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke L (15-8) 6.2 5 6 6 3 4 0 101 3.83   
D. Quisenberry 1.0 5 3 3 1 1 0 28 5.62   
S. Farr 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 41
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 28, D. Quisenberry 8, S. Farr 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 9-6, D. Quisenberry 1-0, S. Farr 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 101-59, D. Quisenberry 28-14, S. Farr 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quisenberry 1-1 , S. Farr 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Jenkins W (8-10) 7.0 6 4 4 1 3 2 104 4.37   
F. Cordero SV (3) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jenkins 51
Batters Faced: F. Jenkins 29, F. Cordero 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jenkins 12-5, F. Cordero 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jenkins 104-70, F. Cordero 25-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julio Franco
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 33960
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