MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/10/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2086 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (56-83) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Kansas City Royals (75-64) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 X 5 9 2
Perez Hits 3 Dingers, Royals Win, 5-3
Salvador Perez drove in all 5 runs for the Kansas City Royals, helping them knock off the Texas Rangers, 5-3. With this game in the books, Kansas City is 75-64, Texas 56-83.

Perez had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the eighth. On a first pitch curveball from Matt Harrison, he banged a 3-run home run to left-center, giving the Royals a 5-3 lead. It was the 20th home run of the year for Perez.

"We're our own worst enemy right now," said Texas skipper .
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .276 9 37
M. Young 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .262 12 54
C. Seager SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .281 21 73
J. Hamilton LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .225 23 59
M. Bradley CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .248 24 72
R. Palmeiro 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 19 59
B. Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 8 41
R. Sierra RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .271 3 12
J. Sundberg C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .280 1 8
Totals 35 3 7 2 3 11 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton (22, 8th Inning off M. Littell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Bradley (3, 1st Inning off Z. Greinke, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Young 2 , C. Seager , J. Hamilton 3 , M. Bradley 3 , R. Sierra
2-out RBI: M. Bradley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Franco , M. Young , M. Bradley , R. Palmeiro
GIDP: C. Seager
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sundberg (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Young-Seager-Palmeiro, Young-Seager-Palmeiro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 30
G. Brett 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .278 15 64
   b-H. McRae PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-J. Randa 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 1 2
S. Perez C 4 3 3 5 0 0 0 .266 20 71
M. Sweeney DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 17 63
   c-J. Mayberry Sr DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 3
J. Dye RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .212 16 58
K. Seitzer 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249 7 24
J. Offerman 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 1 6
A. Otis CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .235 4 15
F. Patek SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 5
   a-B. Witt Jr. PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 18 72
Totals 31 5 9 5 0 2 7      
a - B. Witt Jr. pinch hit for F. Patek in the 8th
b - H. McRae pinch hit for G. Brett in the 8th
c - J. Mayberry Sr inserted as DH in the 8th
d - J. Randa substituted for H. McRae in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sweeney (30, 4th Inning off M. Harrison, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Otis (12, 8th Inning off M. Harrison, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Perez 3 (20, 4th Inning off M. Harrison, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off M. Harrison, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Harrison, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McRae , S. Perez 12 , M. Sweeney 2 , J. Dye , K. Seitzer , A. Otis 3
2-out RBI: , S. Perez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dye
GIDP: K. Seitzer , F. Patek
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: G. Brett (18) , K. Seitzer (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Offerman-Patek-Seitzer)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Harrison L (7-14) 7.2 9 5 5 0 2 3 75 5.08   
F. Cordero 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harrison 43
Batters Faced: M. Harrison 30, F. Cordero 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harrison 12-7, F. Cordero 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harrison 75-51, F. Cordero 5-3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke 7.0 6 3 2 0 10 0 107 3.72   
M. Littell W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
J. Montgomery H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 2.45   
G. Holland SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 4.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 65
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 29, M. Littell 3, J. Montgomery 3, G. Holland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 9-2, M. Littell 1-1, J. Montgomery 0-1, G. Holland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 107-67, M. Littell 13-8, J. Montgomery 18-11, G. Holland 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Littell 1-0 , G. Holland 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Salvador Perez
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 33897
Special Notes: Salvador Perez ties the AL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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