MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
06/17/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1669 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (35-39) 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 11 1
Texas Rangers (27-48) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0
Royals Deal Rangers 6-2 Loss
Kansas City Royals starter Brady Singer was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Texas Rangers, 6-2. Singer picked up the win for Kansas City, going 7 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 1-5. The third-place Royals are 35-39.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Nicky Lopez? The Kansas City second baseman had a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals on top, 1-0. For the game, Lopez had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

Lopez said his team "played with focus."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield RF 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .323 6 32
J. Soler DH 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .224 11 38
H. Dozier 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 .245 5 34
N. Lopez 2B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .286 3 32
R. O'Hearn 1B 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 .246 9 26
A. Mondesi SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .274 4 29
B. Phillips CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .183 5 18
A. Gordon LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .228 3 22
C. Gallagher C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308 2 10
Totals 38 6 11 6 2 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Lopez (10, 4th Inning off L. Lynn, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Soler (11, 7th Inning off J. Nicasio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Dozier 2 , B. Phillips , J. Soler 5 , A. Mondesi 2 , W. Merrifield 2 , N. Lopez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gordon , A. Mondesi , C. Gallagher , W. Merrifield , R. O'Hearn
Sac Fly: R. O'Hearn
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gordon (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Andrus SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .262 4 25
S. Choo DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 2 23
D. Santana CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .321 15 48
J. Gallo RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 16 37
R. Chirinos C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .230 14 30
R. Guzman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .256 9 29
T. Frazier 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 5 29
   a-W. Calhoun PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 5 24
   b-I. Kiner-Falefa 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 0 6
S. Heineman LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 6 11
A. Ibanez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .357 3 8
Totals 35 2 7 1 1 7 12      
a - W. Calhoun pinch ran for T. Frazier in the 2nd
b - I. Kiner-Falefa substituted for W. Calhoun in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gallo (11, 8th Inning off T. Zuber, 0 on, 1 out) D. Santana (19, 1st Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Frazier (9, 2nd Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Andrus (18, 6th Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ibanez , J. Gallo 2 , D. Santana 3 , T. Frazier 2 , E. Andrus 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Heineman , J. Gallo , R. Guzman 2 , I. Kiner-Falefa
Hit by Pitch: R. Chirinos
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Santana (13)

FIELDING
PB: R. Chirinos
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Singer W (1-5) 7.0 5 2 1 1 6 0 90 57 4.58   
T. Zuber 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 15 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Singer 66
Batters Faced: B. Singer 29, T. Zuber 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Singer 9-6, T. Zuber 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Singer 90-57, T. Zuber 23-15
Hit Batsmen: B. Singer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Lynn L (5-7) 3.2 6 4 4 0 6 0 48 32 5.90   
J. Palumbo 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 21 16 1.93   
N. Goody 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 3.19   
J. Nicasio 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 1 20 11 7.90   
J. Fields 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 4.58   
J. Rodriguez 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 6.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Lynn 37
Batters Faced: L. Lynn 17, J. Palumbo 6, N. Goody 5, J. Nicasio 6, J. Fields 5, J. Rodriguez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Lynn 2-3, J. Palumbo 1-0, N. Goody 1-1, J. Nicasio 2-0, J. Fields 1-3, J. Rodriguez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Lynn 48-32, J. Palumbo 21-16, N. Goody 17-10, J. Nicasio 20-11, J. Fields 17-12, J. Rodriguez 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Palumbo 1-0 , N. Goody 3-0 , J. Fields 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brady Singer
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 14175
Special Notes: 3B Todd Frazier was injured while running the bases. SP Lance Lynn was injured while pitching.
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