MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/31/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1951 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (67-63) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 10 0
Texas Rangers (55-74) 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 X 5 5 0
Rangers Beat Royals, 5-4
The Texas Rangers faced a tough opponent in Kansas City pitcher Mark Gubicza, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington by a final score of 5-4. Gubicza went 6 innings and allowed 4 runs. Kenny Rogers notched the win in relief. The left-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. His record now sits at 4-0. Jeff Russell nailed down his 25th save.

The Rangers got a big hit from catcher Ivan Rodriguez. In the bottom of the sixth, Rodriguez smacked a 3-run home run off Kansas City pitcher Mark Gubicza. It was his 6th home run of the season. Suddenly, the Rangers were ahead, 4-3.

Rodriguez said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."

Texas is 4th in the American League Western Division with a record of 55-74.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .253 0 29
G. Brett 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .269 12 57
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .323 18 71
S. Perez C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .268 17 62
C. Beltran CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .211 11 41
M. Sweeney 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .293 17 62
A. Otis DH 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 .228 4 15
   a-J. Damon DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 6 35
J. Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .209 15 56
F. White 2B 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .244 6 44
   b-J. Mayberry Sr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .194 1 2
   c-J. Offerman 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 3
Totals 36 4 10 3 5 12 21      
a - J. Damon inserted as DH in the 8th
b - J. Mayberry Sr pinch hit for F. White in the 8th
c - J. Offerman substituted for J. Mayberry Sr in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sweeney (29, 4th Inning off M. Harrison, 0 on, 1 out) , F. White (31, 4th Inning off M. Harrison, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 2 , G. Brett 2 , B. Witt Jr. 2 , S. Perez , C. Beltran , M. Sweeney 2 , F. White 2
2-out RBI: F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , S. Perez , C. Beltran , A. Otis , J. Mayberry Sr
GIDP: S. Perez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Wilson (37)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Greer DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 1 11
M. Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .266 11 49
C. Seager SS 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .280 21 70
J. Hamilton LF, CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .218 21 57
M. Bradley CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .239 22 64
   a-R. Sierra CF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 3 12
R. Palmeiro 1B 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .234 17 53
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .250 6 28
J. Gonzalez RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .183 6 17
B. Bell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 8 39
Totals 28 5 5 5 6 7 10      
a - R. Sierra substituted for M. Bradley in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hamilton (21, 2nd Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 0 outs) , I. Rodriguez (6, 6th Inning off M. Gubicza, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Seager (21, 8th Inning off D. Quisenberry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Seager 4 , J. Hamilton 4 , M. Bradley , I. Rodriguez 4 , B. Bell
2-out RBI: I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Young , R. Palmeiro
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bradley (2)
CS: M. Bradley (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palmeiro-Seager-Harrison)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza L (10-9) 6.0 3 4 4 5 5 2 112 4.20   
D. Quisenberry 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 19 5.67   
K. Farnsworth 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 50
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 26, D. Quisenberry 6, K. Farnsworth 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 5-8, D. Quisenberry 1-1, K. Farnsworth 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 112-71, D. Quisenberry 19-12, K. Farnsworth 6-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Farnsworth 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harrison 4.2 7 3 3 3 8 0 107 5.12   
K. Rogers W (4-0) 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 42 2.83   
J. Zimmerman H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 3.83   
J. Russell SV (25) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harrison 43
Batters Faced: M. Harrison 23, K. Rogers 9, J. Zimmerman 4, J. Russell 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harrison 5-0, K. Rogers 1-4, J. Zimmerman 0-1, J. Russell 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harrison 107-64, K. Rogers 42-26, J. Zimmerman 19-9, J. Russell 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 2-0 , J. Zimmerman 1-0
WP: J. Russell 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Gubicza
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 27350
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