TEX 12, KC 2 | Apr 18, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, April 18, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•80°F, Clear

TEX

Rangers

Royals

Final

WIN

Nathan Eovaldi

LOSS

Brad Keller

The Rangers cruised past the Royals 12-2 in a dominant performance.

★Marcus Semien3 RBI

★Adolis García3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 8: Adolis Garcia homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Marcus Semien scores. Travis Jankowski scores.

Weather: 80°F, ClearWind: 15 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:40 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 12,118Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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92.3%B

13 missed calls

+6.3% TEX

+0.16 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinTEX Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	4	0	12	12	0
KC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Game 718522 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Josh SmithSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133/.350/.133	-	-	-
Travis JankowskiCF	4	1	2	1	1	1	.357/.438/.536	97.8	.548	.548
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.254/.289/.437	109	.390	.300
Adolis GarcíaRF	4	1	1	3	1	0	.203/.257/.406	109.7	.460	.636
Josh Jung3B	4	1	1	0	1	1	.286/.338/.476	99.1	.303	.384
Bubba ThompsonLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.211/.474	66.4	.051	.051
Ezequiel Duran2B	5	1	2	1	0	2	.200/.200/.200	102.3	.490	.480
Leody TaverasDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105/.150/.158	97.3	.171	.156
Sandy LeónC	3	2	1	2	1	2	.167/.375/.167	103.4	.219	.206
Bench
Marcus Semien2B	3	2	2	3	2	0	.271/.325/.500	104.4	.291	.560
Robbie GrossmanLF	3	2	1	0	1	0	.170/.259/.255
Totals	35	12	12	12	8	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Semien (6th off Hernández, 2 on, 0 out); García (8th off Taylor, 2 on, 1 out)

2B:Jankowski

TB:19

RBI:Lowe; Miller; Semien 3; Duran; Jankowski; García 3; León 2

SB:Jung

SF:Lowe

GIDP:Lowe; Grossman

Team LOB:6

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	.261/.311/.435	106.5	.195

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Nathan EovaldiW	6.0	7	2	2	1	5	95-62	89.2	5.40
Brock Burke	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	26-20	92.8	3.24
Ian Kennedy	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	13-9	87.4	9.64
Totals	9.0	8	2	2	1	8	134-91	-	-

WP:Eovaldi

Pitches-strikes:Eovaldi 95-62; Burke 26-20; Kennedy 13-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Eovaldi 6-6; Burke 2-2; Kennedy 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerL	4.0	3	3	3	5	2	0	81-46	89.3	3.00

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

MJ Melendez out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Bobby Witt Jr. scores.

EV: 94.1 mph321 ftLA: 37°

Top 3 • TEX

1-1

Travis Jankowski singles on a ground ball to right fielder MJ Melendez. Brad Miller scores. Sandy Leon to 2nd.

EV: 85.0 mph66 ftLA: 3°

Top 4 • TEX

3-1

Brad Miller grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Michael Massey. Robbie Grossman scores. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Brad Miller to 1st.

EV: 93.2 mph8 ftLA: -21°

2-1

Ezequiel Duran singles on a fly ball to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Josh Jung scores. Robbie Grossman to 3rd.

EV: 72.0 mph250 ftLA: 34°

Bot 4 • KC

3-2

Kyle Isbel grounds into a force out, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to shortstop Ezequiel Duran. Michael Massey scores. Edward Olivares out at 2nd. Kyle Isbel to 1st.

EV: 79.6 mph4 ftLA: -33°

Top 6 • TEX

8-2

Marcus Semien homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field. Brad Miller scores. Sandy Leon scores.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 417 ftLA: 28°

5-2

Sandy Leon singles on a ground ball to right fielder MJ Melendez. Robbie Grossman scores. Ezequiel Duran scores. Brad Miller to 2nd.

EV: 87.8 mph56 ftLA: 1°

Top 8 • TEX

12-2

Adolis Garcia homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. Marcus Semien scores. Travis Jankowski scores.

EV: 109.7 mph💣 400 ftLA: 21°

9-2

Nathaniel Lowe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Edward Olivares. Sandy Leon scores.

EV: 84.3 mph301 ftLA: 29°

WP:Keller

HBP:León (by Staumont)

Inherited runners-scored:Taylor 2-2

Pitches-strikes:Keller 81-46; Cuas 20-13; Hernández 14-9; Garrett 16-8; Staumont 25-13; Taylor 29-17

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 7-1; Cuas 0-1; Hernández 0-0; Garrett 1-1; Staumont 1-1; Taylor 2-2

Bench
Brad KellerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jose CuasP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Amir GarrettP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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