KC 8, TEX 2 | May 11, 2022 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, May 12, 2022•Globe Life Field•72°F, Roof Closed

Royals

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

Joel Payamps

LOSS

Kolby Allard

The Royals cruised past the Rangers 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Whit Merrifield4-for-4, 1 RBI

★Emmanuel Rivera3 RBI

★Bobby Witt Jr.3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Brad Miller. Whit Merrifield scores.

Weather: 72°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 2:55Att: 15,561Venue: Globe Life Field

Ump Audit

John Libka

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96.0%A

5 missed calls

+18.9% KC

No run favor

Win Probability

TEX WinKC Win

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

Game 661899 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr.3B	5	0	1	3	0	1	.219/.248/.324	92.3	.419	.401
Andrew BenintendiLF	4	0	0	0	1	1	.314/.363/.382	97.8	.224	.244
Salvador PerezC	4	1	1	0	1	0	.198/.239/.396	94.6	.321	.307
Emmanuel RiveraDH	1	1	1	3	0	0	.250/.333/.375	97.9	.361	.327
Hunter Dozier1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	.247/.293/.441	92.5	.110	.117
Kyle IsbelRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.192/.222/.231	98	.095	.140
Michael A. TaylorCF	3	1	0	0	1	1	.205/.308/.282	94.1	.189	.178
Whit Merrifield2B	4	4	4	1	0	0	.170/.207/.223	102.5	.414	.555
Nicky LopezSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.212/.316/.247	86.9	.368	.348
Bench
Ryan O'HearnDH	4	0	0	0	0	1	.087/.185/.087	104.8	.234	.257
Gabe SpeierP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	38	8	8	7	4	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Merrifield (3rd off Allard, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Perez; Jr.

3B:Rivera

TB:15

RBI:Merrifield; Rivera 3; Jr. 3

SB:Lopez; Merrifield

Team LOB:7

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Marcus Semien2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.165/.228/.217	99.9	.191

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Gabe Speier	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	92	0.00
Joel PayampsW	3.0	2	0	0	0	5	0	39-26	90.5	2.08
Collin SniderH	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	23-13	91.9	4.38
Taylor ClarkeH	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17-11	91.5	0.75
Scott BarlowH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	86.4	1.35
Kris Bubic	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	14-10	89.2	12.83
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	1	8	2	113-74	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Barlow 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Speier 17-11; Payamps 39-26; Snider 23-13; Clarke 17-11; Barlow 3-3; Bubic 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Speier 2-3; Payamps 2-1; Snider 2-1; Clarke 2-1; Barlow 2-0; Bubic 1-0

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matt Bush	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	87.3	3.75

Game Notes

📺

T5Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Salvador Perez reaches on a missed catch error by first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, assist to second baseman Marcus Semien. Andrew Benintendi to 2nd.

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T7Wild pitch by Dennis Santana

Top 3 • KC

1-0

Whit Merrifield homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 102.5 mph💣 401 ftLA: 30°

Top 5 • KC

3-0

Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (6) on a line drive to left fielder Nick Solak. Michael A. Taylor scores. Whit Merrifield scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Corey Seager.

EV: 92.3 mph209 ftLA: 15°

Bot 6 • TEX

3-1

Brad Miller homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 416 ftLA: 31°

Top 7 • KC

4-1

Bobby Witt Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Brad Miller. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 27.7 mph47 ftLA: 44°

Top 9 • KC

8-1

Hunter Dozier reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Brad Miller. Emmanuel Rivera scores.

EV: 82.1 mph7 ftLA: -22°

7-1

Emmanuel Rivera triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Adolis Garcia. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 97.9 mph41 ftLA: -1°

Bot 9 • TEX

8-2

Corey Seager homers (7) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 105.5 mph💣 420 ftLA: 25°

WP:Santana

IBB:Moore

Inherited runners-scored:Martin 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Bush 9-6; Allard 47-31; Richards 16-10; Martin 23-16; Santana 24-14; Moore 29-21

Groundouts-flyouts:Bush 1-1; Allard 4-4; Richards 0-0; Martin 3-0; Santana 2-2; Moore 3-3

Bench
Charlie Culberson3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.250/.314/.281	95.6	.141	.133
Matt BushP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Kolby AllardP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Garrett RichardsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brett MartinP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Dennis SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Matt MooreP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-