KC 4, TEX 8 | May 25, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 26, 2018•Globe Life Park in Arlington•84°F, Overcast

Royals

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Mike Minor

LOSS

Eric Skoglund

SAVE

Keone Kela

The Rangers defeated the Royals 8-4.

★Ronald Guzmán3 RBI

★Nomar Mazara3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Ronald Guzman triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Abraham Almonte. Robinson Chirinos scores.

Weather: 84°F, OvercastWind: 12 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 3:07Att: 35,105Venue: Globe Life Park in Arlington

Ump Audit

Jeff Kellogg

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93.1%B

12 missed calls

+5.6% KC

+0.23 runs KC

Win Probability

TEX WinKC Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	10	2
TEX	1	0	1	2	2	0	0

Game 530160 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jon JayLF	4	1	1	0	1	0	.291/.349/.337	86.6	.407	.382
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	0	2	0	0	2	.289/.359/.423	101.7	.718	.830
Mike Moustakas3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	.281/.333/.513	107.8	.430	.839
Salvador PerezC	5	0	0	0	0	0	.244/.286/.488	99.1	.139	.189
Jorge SolerDH	4	1	2	1	0	0	.285/.381/.473	112.1	.425	.666
Hunter Dozier1B	4	0	2	0	0	1	.212/.278/.273	90.8	.315	.312
Alcides EscobarSS	3	0	0	0	1	3	.237/.292/.316	85.7	-	-
Abraham AlmonteCF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.209/.261/.326	99.7	.419	.532
Ramón Torres2B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.429/.500/.571	96.6	.365	.348
Bench
Eric SkoglundP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian FlynnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	37	4	10	4	3	8	-	-	-	-

HR:Moustakas (1st off Minor, 1 on, 1 out); Soler (4th off Minor, 0 on, 2 out)

2B:Merrifield; Dozier; Torres

TB:19

RBI:Soler; Moustakas 2; Torres

Team LOB:9

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Delino DeShieldsCF	5	1	2	1	0	1	.234/.315/.336	94.2	.244

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Eric SkoglundL	4.1	7	6	6	2	4	3	96-55	88.6	6.70
Brian Flynn	2.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	44-25	91.4	4.21
Blaine Boyer	1.0	2	2	2	2	0	0	29-16	89	11.44
Totals	8.0	10	8	8	5	7	3	169-96	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Flynn 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Skoglund 96-55; Flynn 44-25; Boyer 29-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Skoglund 4-6; Flynn 3-2; Boyer 1-2

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike MinorW	6.0	7	4	4	1	4	2	99-66	88.2	5.63

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

2-0

Mike Moustakas homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Jon Jay scores.

EV: 107.8 mph💣 393 ftLA: 25°

Bot 1 • TEX

2-1

Shin-Soo Choo homers (7) on a line drive to right center field.

EV: 108.3 mph💣 400 ftLA: 20°

Bot 3 • TEX

2-2

Nomar Mazara grounds into a force out, first baseman Hunter Dozier to shortstop Alcides Escobar. Delino DeShields scores. Shin-Soo Choo out at 2nd. Nomar Mazara to 1st.

EV: 73.0 mph4 ftLA: -35°

Top 4 • KC

3-2

Jorge Soler homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 111.3 mph💣 444 ftLA: 25°

Bot 4 • TEX

3-4

Ronald Guzman homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. Robinson Chirinos scores.

EV: 96.0 mph💣 387 ftLA: 36°

Bot 5 • TEX

3-6

Nomar Mazara homers (12) on a fly ball to left field. Isiah Kiner-Falefa scores.

EV: 100.2 mph💣 367 ftLA: 37°

Top 7 • KC

4-6

Ramon Torres doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Nomar Mazara. Abraham Almonte scores.

EV: 86.5 mph272 ftLA: 17°

Bot 8 • TEX

4-7

Ronald Guzman triples (2) on a line drive to center fielder Abraham Almonte. Robinson Chirinos scores.

EV: 106.8 mph202 ftLA: 7°

4-8

Delino DeShields singles on a bunt ground ball to pitcher Blaine Boyer. Ronald Guzman scores.

HR:Choo (1st off Skoglund, 0 on, 1 out); Guzmán (4th off Skoglund, 1 on, 2 out); Mazara (5th off Skoglund, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Profar; Odor

3B:Guzmán; DeShields

TB:25

RBI:Choo; Guzmán 3; DeShields; Mazara 3

SB:Mazara

Team LOB:8

Bench
Mike MinorP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Alex ClaudioP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris MartinP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake DiekmanP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Keone KelaP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-