MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/25/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1017 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (36-60) 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2
Kansas City Royals (45-48) 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 X 6 10 0
Royals Earn 6-4 Win Versus Texas
Darrell Porter was a major factor in the 6-4 Kansas City win over Texas. The Royals catcher went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs. Kansas City starter Booker McDaniel was credited with the win after throwing 94 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 9-6. Earning his 24th save of the year was Jeff Montgomery.

The Royals got a big at-bat from third baseman George Brett. For the game, Brett went 1-4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 10th home run of the season gave Kansas City a 5-4 lead.

Brett told a Kansas City Today reporter that he was "very pleased" with the win.

The 4th-place Royals now have a win-loss record of 45-48.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cruz RF 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .207 4 15
   a-C. Seager PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 8 47
   b-J. Gonzalez RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 2 6
N. Joseph DH 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .289 10 34
B. Rogan LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .284 13 48
R. Palmeiro 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .198 8 26
R. Dandridge 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .194 1 12
M. Young 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .234 2 24
   c-J. Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 10 38
   d-J. Franco 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 1
M. Bradley CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 7 25
B. Bell SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204 8 26
J. Sundberg C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .206 0 1
Totals 34 4 8 4 4 11 16      
a - C. Seager pinch hit for N. Cruz in the 7th
b - J. Gonzalez substituted for C. Seager in the 7th
c - J. Hamilton pinch hit for M. Young in the 8th
d - J. Franco substituted for J. Hamilton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bradley (4, 6th Inning off B. McDaniel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Joseph (3, 7th Inning off D. Quisenberry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Joseph 4 , B. Rogan , R. Palmeiro , M. Young , M. Bradley 2 , B. Bell , J. Sundberg
2-out RBI: M. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rogan , M. Bradley , B. Bell
GIDP: C. Seager
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Dandridge 2 (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Dandridge-Young-Palmeiro)
OF assists: 1 (Bradley(Mackey at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 1 11
B. Mackey DH 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .274 9 39
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .248 7 41
   a-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 2 6
G. Brett 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .286 10 36
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 2 20
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 0 8
D. Porter C 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .281 1 9
C. Beltran CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .205 9 29
F. White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .196 4 26
J. Dye RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 7 32
Totals 34 6 10 6 0 3 9      
a - K. Seitzer substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th
b - F. Patek substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Mackey (31, 1st Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (9, 2nd Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Brett (10, 5th Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Porter (1, 6th Inning off C. Hough, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Damon , B. Mackey 4 , G. Brett 4 , D. Porter 6 , C. Beltran 4 , F. White
2-out RBI: G. Brett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sweeney
GIDP: J. Dye
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Witt Jr.-Sweeney)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Jenkins L (4-9) 4.2 8 5 5 0 1 2 76 6.32   
C. Hough 3.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 45 6.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jenkins 29
Batters Faced: F. Jenkins 22, C. Hough 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jenkins 7-4, C. Hough 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jenkins 76-54, C. Hough 45-27
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDaniel W (9-6) 6.0 6 4 4 3 8 0 94 2.93   
D. Quisenberry H (12) 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.46   
J. Soria H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.11   
J. Montgomery SV (24) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDaniel 49
Batters Faced: B. McDaniel 27, D. Quisenberry 6, J. Soria 1, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDaniel 8-2, D. Quisenberry 2-0, J. Soria 1-0, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDaniel 94-56, D. Quisenberry 18-12, J. Soria 3-1, J. Montgomery 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quisenberry 1-0 , J. Soria 1-0
WP: B. McDaniel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darrell Porter
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 20406
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