TEX 4, KC 11 | Apr 3, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, April 3, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•68°F, Sunny

TEX

Rangers

Royals

Final

WIN

Mike Minor

LOSS

Josh Sborz

The Royals cruised past the Rangers 11-4 in a dominant performance.

★Whit Merrifield4 RBI

★Michael A. Taylor3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Whit Merrifield homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

Weather: 68°F, SunnyWind: 15 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:53Att: 8,889Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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87.7%D

20 missed calls

+7.3% TEX

+0.30 runs TEX

Win Probability

KC WinTEX Win

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

Game 634604 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS	4	0	0	0	0	3	.111/.200/.222	100.6	.251	.266
David DahlDH	4	2	2	0	0	0	.556/.600/.778	95.4	.192	.205
Joey GalloRF	2	2	1	2	2	1	.600/.800/1.200	111.7	.1000	.2000
Nick Solak2B	2	0	1	0	1	1	.286/.500/.286	94.1	.923	.890
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	0	1	2	0	1	.300/.300/.400	105.4	.379	.350
Ronald GuzmánLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000	78.8	-	-
Jose TrevinoC	4	0	1	0	0	0	.444/.444/.444	109.3	.265	.256
Leody TaverasCF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.000/.000	107.6	.535	.778
Charlie Culberson3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	99.5	.210	.317
Bench
Eli WhiteLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.286/.375/.286	81.2	.245	.237
Kohei AriharaP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	4	6	4	3	10	-	-	-	-

HR:Gallo (1st off Minor, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Dahl

TB:10

RBI:Lowe 2; Gallo 2

GIDP:Lowe

Team LOB:5

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	4	2	2	4	0	0	.556/.545/1.222	98.1	.178

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kohei Arihara	5.0	6	3	3	0	1	1	73-47	86.8	5.40
Josh SborzL	0.0	1	3	3	2	0	0	12-4	89.5	20.25
John KingBS	1.0	4	4	1	0	1	0	26-18	87.1	4.50
Brett de Geus	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18-9	89.3	13.50
Matt Bush	1.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	19-11	89.9	9.00
Totals	8.0	12	11	8	4	4	2	148-89	-	-

HBP:Merrifield (by Arihara)

Inherited runners-scored:King 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Arihara 73-47; Sborz 12-4; King 26-18; Geus 18-9; Bush 19-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Arihara 7-5; Sborz 0-0; King 2-1; Geus 3-0; Bush 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Mike MinorW	6.0	4	4	4	2	6	1	93-59	87.5	6.00

Top 1 • TEX

2-0

Joey Gallo homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. David Dahl scores.

EV: 111.7 mph💣 450 ftLA: 24°

Top 3 • TEX

4-0

Nate Lowe singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. David Dahl scores. Joey Gallo scores. Nick Solak to 2nd.

EV: 98.3 mph153 ftLA: 9°

Bot 5 • KC

4-1

Michael A. Taylor homers (2) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 111.4 mph💣 458 ftLA: 27°

4-2

Hanser Alberto doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Joey Gallo. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 89.8 mph334 ftLA: 25°

4-3

Whit Merrifield grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Solak to shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Hanser Alberto scores. Nicky Lopez out at 2nd. Whit Merrifield to 1st.

EV: 82.4 mph6 ftLA: -25°

Bot 6 • KC

4-5

Michael A. Taylor doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Joey Gallo. Carlos Santana scores. Salvador Perez scores. Jorge Soler to 3rd.

EV: 102.7 mph385 ftLA: 22°

4-6

Kyle Isbel singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. Jorge Soler scores. Michael A. Taylor to 3rd.

EV: 96.2 mph288 ftLA: 16°

4-8

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to left fielder Eli White. Michael A. Taylor scores. Kyle Isbel scores. Hanser Alberto to 2nd.

EV: 84.7 mph10 ftLA: -15°

4-10

Carlos Santana doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Eli White. Hanser Alberto scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Carlos Santana to 3rd.

EV: 93.8 mph195 ftLA: 12°

Bot 8 • KC

4-11

Whit Merrifield homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 98.1 mph💣 381 ftLA: 34°

HR:Taylor (5th off Arihara, 0 on, 0 out); Merrifield (8th off Bush, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Perez; Alberto 2; Taylor; Santana

3B:Isbel

TB:25

RBI:Merrifield 4; Alberto; Isbel; Taylor 3; Santana 2

GIDP:Benintendi

Team LOB:5

WP:Brentz

HBP:Solak (by Minor)

Inherited runners-scored:Hahn 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Minor 93-59; Junis 16-12; Brentz 20-10; Hahn 8-5; Staumont 9-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Minor 3-8; Junis 0-1; Brentz 1-0; Hahn 0-0; Staumont 2-1

Bench
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.111/.200/.111	93.5	.197	.190
Mike MinorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jesse HahnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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