TEX 3, KC 2 | Jun 20, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, June 21, 2018•Kauffman Stadium•83°F, Partly Cloudy

TEX

Rangers

Royals

Final

WIN

Austin Bibens-Dirkx

LOSS

Jakob Junis

SAVE

Jake Diekman

The Rangers edged the Royals 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 9: Mike Moustakas homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 83°F, Partly CloudyWind: 4 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:15 AM UTCT: 2:53Att: 19,489Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Chad Fairchild

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93.8%B

9 missed calls

+28.4% TEX

No run favor

Win Probability

KC WinTEX Win

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

Game 530517 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Shin-Soo ChooLF	5	1	1	0	0	2	.277/.388/.468	107.6	.258	.253
Elvis AndrusSS	4	0	0	0	0	0	.281/.395/.422	95.7	.105	.109
Nomar MazaraRF	3	0	1	1	1	0	.276/.343/.487	110.1	.502	.364
Adrian BeltréDH	5	0	0	0	0	2	.302/.357/.428	96.5	.240	.216
Jurickson Profar3B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.240/.317/.444	93.7	.299	.336
Rougned Odor2B	3	1	2	1	1	0	.226/.303/.335	109.1	.322	.432
Ronald Guzmán1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227/.310/.415	-	-	-
Isiah Kiner-FalefaC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.255/.332/.363	96.5	.366	.336
Carlos TocciCF	2	0	0	0	2	1	.071/.188/.071	86.9	.007	.007
Bench
Joey Gallo1B	1	0	0	0	3	0	.195/.296/.444	82.3	.020	.019
Austin Bibens-DirkxP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	31	3	6	2	7	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Odor (6th off Junis, 0 on, 2 out)

TB:9

RBI:Odor; Mazara

SB:Choo; Gallo

SF:Mazara

GIDP:Kiner-Falefa

Team LOB:10

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.287/.367/.412	92.4	.073

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Austin Bibens-DirkxW	6.2	5	1	1	1	0	0	81-55	86.2	4.58
Alex ClaudioH	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	86.4	5.23
José LeclercH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21-13	89	2.77
Jake DiekmanS	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	24-17	91.9	2.96
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	2	1	127-86	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Claudio 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Bibens-Dirkx 81-55; Claudio 1-1; Leclerc 21-13; Diekman 24-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Bibens-Dirkx 6-12; Claudio 1-0; Leclerc 2-0; Diekman 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jakob JunisL	6.0	5	3	3	4	4	1	91-55	87.7	4.43

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • TEX

1-0

Nomar Mazara out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rosell Herrera. Shin-Soo Choo scores.

EV: 87.7 mph336 ftLA: 34°

Top 2 • TEX

2-0

Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounds into a double play, second baseman Adalberto Mondesi to shortstop Alcides Escobar to first baseman Hunter Dozier. Jurickson Profar scores. Rougned Odor to 3rd. Joey Gallo out at 2nd. Isiah Kiner-Falefa out at 1st.

EV: 89.5 mph12 ftLA: -16°

Bot 2 • KC

2-1

Hunter Dozier doubles (6) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Carlos Tocci. Alex Gordon scores. Hunter Dozier out at 3rd on the throw, center fielder Carlos Tocci to shortstop Elvis Andrus to third baseman Jurickson Profar.

EV: 100.4 mph400 ftLA: 23°

Top 6 • TEX

3-1

Rougned Odor homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 104.0 mph💣 371 ftLA: 41°

Bot 9 • KC

3-2

Mike Moustakas homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 105.7 mph💣 422 ftLA: 29°

HBP:Andrus (by Junis)

Inherited runners-scored:Peralta 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Junis 91-55; Hill 16-10; Peralta 4-4; Grimm 17-10; McCarthy 22-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Junis 5-8; Hill 1-0; Peralta 0-0; Grimm 1-1; McCarthy 2-1

Bench
Alcides EscobarSS	2	0	0	0	1	1	.202/.251/.286	84.4	.007	.006
Jakob JunisP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tim HillP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Wily PeraltaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin GrimmP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-