TEX 15, KC 4 | May 4, 2024 | The Best Box Score

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Saturday, May 4, 2024•Kauffman Stadium•65°F, Cloudy

TEX

Rangers

Royals

Final

WIN

Josh Sborz

LOSS

Michael Wacha

The Rangers cruised past the Royals 15-4 in a dominant performance.

★Nathaniel Lowe4-for-6, 2 RBI

★Michael Massey3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Josh Smith triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Evan Carter scores.

Weather: 65°F, CloudyWind: 11 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:50Att: 26,002Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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94.4%B

11 missed calls

+2.4% KC

+0.20 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinTEX Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	3	3	0	0	3	0	5	15	17	0
KC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0

Game 746311 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Davis Wendzel3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118/.118/.294	-	-	-
Ezequiel Duran2B	1	0	1	1	0	0	.229/.302/.271	107.7	.708	.657
Nathaniel Lowe1B	6	2	4	2	0	0	.313/.400/.438	103.6	.380	.365
Adolis GarcíaDH	4	0	1	2	0	0	.289/.341/.545	87.5	.157	.125
Evan CarterLF	4	3	2	2	1	2	.236/.328/.472	101.5	.854	.820
Josh SmithSS	4	1	1	1	1	2	.302/.407/.490	99.5	.347	.320
Travis JankowskiRF	2	2	1	2	0	0	.241/.290/.379	98.2	.344	.344
Andrew KniznerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133/.133/.233	-	-	-
Leody TaverasCF	5	2	2	1	0	0	.233/.295/.340	103.1	.327	.362
Bench
Marcus Semien2B	6	2	2	1	0	1	.259/.312/.434	98.3	.388	.370
Corey SeagerSS	5	1	1	0	0	0	.228/.307/.293
Totals	43	15	17	12	4	5	-	-	-	-

2B:Taveras; Lowe

3B:Carter; Smith

TB:23

RBI:Carter 2; Taveras; Lowe 2; Semien; Duran; Jankowski 2; Smith; García 2

SB:Jankowski

SF:García

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Maikel Garcia3B	5	0	2	0	0	0	.241/.290/.391	104.5	.344

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dane Dunning	4.2	4	2	2	1	4	79-44	85.7	4.10
Josh SborzW	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	33-20	90.2	1.69
Jacob LatzH	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	6-3	87.9	2.81
José Leclerc	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	21-11	89	5.54
Jonathan Hernández	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	24-14	93.6	2.08
Totals	9.0	9	4	4	3	6	163-92	-	-

WP:Sborz

Inherited runners-scored:Sborz 2-0; Latz 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Dunning 79-44; Sborz 33-20; Latz 6-3; Leclerc 21-11; Hernández 24-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Dunning 6-3; Sborz 1-1; Latz 0-0; Leclerc 0-3; Hernández 4-2

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Michael WachaL	3.2	9	7	7	1	3	0	77-44	87	5.50

Top 1 • TEX

1-0

Adolis García out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Corey Seager scores.

EV: 83.3 mph280 ftLA: 36°

Top 3 • TEX

4-0

Josh Smith strikes out swinging.

3-0

Evan Carter triples (2) on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Marcus Semien scores. Nathaniel Lowe scores.

EV: 100.0 mph211 ftLA: 13°

Top 4 • TEX

7-0

Adolis García singles on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Marcus Semien scores. Nathaniel Lowe to 2nd.

EV: 84.0 mph266 ftLA: 21°

6-0

Nathaniel Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder MJ Melendez. Jonah Heim scores. Leody Taveras scores. Marcus Semien to 3rd.

EV: 103.6 mph186 ftLA: 8°

Bot 5 • KC

7-2

Hunter Renfroe singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Travis Jankowski. Michael Massey scores. Nelson Velázquez scores.

EV: 104.3 mph189 ftLA: 9°

Bot 6 • KC

7-3

Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a line drive to left fielder Evan Carter. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 102.6 mph159 ftLA: 7°

Top 7 • TEX

10-3

Leody Taveras grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

EV: 80.4 mph3 ftLA: -44°

8-3

Travis Jankowski grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Nathaniel Lowe scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. Josh Smith out at 2nd. Travis Jankowski to 1st.

EV: 95.7 mph22 ftLA: -5°

Bot 8 • KC

10-4

Garrett Hampson singles on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Smith. Michael Massey scores.

EV: 69.2 mph3 ftLA: -44°

Top 9 • TEX

15-4

Ezequiel Duran singles on a line drive to left fielder Garrett Hampson. Leody Taveras scores.

EV: 107.7 mph205 ftLA: 8°

14-4

Marcus Semien grounds out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Jonah Heim scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd.

EV: 75.3 mph41 ft0

13-4

Leody Taveras doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Travis Jankowski scores. Jonah Heim to 3rd.

EV: 100.3 mph299 ftLA: 21°

12-4

Travis Jankowski singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Josh Smith scores.

EV: 88.4 mph58 ftLA: 2°

11-4

Josh Smith triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Evan Carter scores.

EV: 99.5 mph159 ftLA: 9°

Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	.313/.367/.530	98.9	.143	.163
MJ MelendezLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.173/.243/.347	81.4	.003	.002
Michael WachaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler DuffeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Will SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Colin SelbyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt SauerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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