Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

42-36, 17-22 Away

Final

36-40, 19-19 Home


KC
TEX

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	-	6	7	0

J. Gray3-3

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

M. Wacha4-6

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Gray pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Four-seam FB 95
  2
  Ball
  Slider 87
  3
  Fly Out
  Slider 88
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 1st
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Gray pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- Lowe stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Gray pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Gray pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Gray pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- M. Wacha pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Gray pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 6th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Latz pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- C. Stratton pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 8th
- D. Robertson pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- A. Zerpa pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- N. Anderson pitching for KC
  KC
  TEX
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- B. Burke pitching for TEX
  KC
  TEX
- Velázquez hit for Frazier
  0
  6
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Four-seam FB	95
2 Ball	Slider	87
3 Fly Out	Slider	88

Royals
2
Rangers
6

Game 1

6/21

Royals
0
Rangers
6

Game 2

6/22

Royals
0
Rangers
4

Game 3

6/23

Globe Life Field

4:05 PM, June 22, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 38,301

Game Time:2:17

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Second Base Umpire - Jeremy Riggs
Third Base Umpire - Dan Bellino

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	24	21	.533	-	W3
Chicago	22	21	.512	1	W5
Minnesota	20	24	.455	3.5	W1
Detroit	19	25	.432	4.5	L3
Kansas City	19	25	.432	4.5	L4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Athletics	22	21	.512	-	L1
Seattle	22	23	.489	1	W1
Texas	21	22	.488	1	W2
Houston	17	28	.378	6	L1
Los Angeles	16	28	.364	6.5	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers

J. Gray3-3

M. Wacha4-6

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