Texas Rangers vs Kansas City Royals
May 18, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 2011 at Kauffman Stadium. The Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Chavez rf 3 2 2 0
Blanco ss 4 0 2 0
  Andrus ph,ss 1 0 1 1
Kinsler 2b 3 1 0 0
Young 1b 2 0 0 0
  Davis 1b 0 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 6 0 2 3
Moreland dh 4 0 1 0
Napoli c 4 0 0 0
Murphy lf 5 0 0 0
Gentry cf 3 2 0 0
Ogando p 0 0 0 0
  Oliver p 0 0 0 0
  Feliz p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 4
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0
Cabrera cf,rf 5 0 0 0
Hosmer 1b 5 1 1 1
Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0
  Dyson pr,cf 1 0 0 0
Butler dh 3 0 0 0
  Aviles pr,dh 1 0 0 0
Betemit 3b 4 2 2 0
Treanor c 2 1 0 0
  Maier ph 1 0 1 0
  Pena c 1 0 1 1
Getz 2b 4 0 2 1
Escobar ss 3 0 2 1
Duffy p 0 0 0 0
  Coleman p 0 0 0 0
  Collins p 0 0 0 0
  Crow p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Jeffress p 0 0 0 0
  Teaford p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 9 4
Texas 001 100 001 02580
Kansas City 020 000 001 01490
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Ogando   7.0 4 2 2 1 5
  Oliver   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Feliz   1.1 3 1 1 2 1
  Rhodes  W(2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Lowe  SV(1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2
Totals
11.0
9
4
4
5
9
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Duffy   4.0 4 2 2 6 4
  Coleman   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Collins   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Crow   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Soria   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Wood   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Jeffress  L(1-1) 0.1 1 2 2 3 0
  Teaford   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
8
5
5
13
8

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3. Escobar-Getz-Hosmer, Betemit-Getz-Hosmer, Getz-Escobar-Hosmer.  PB–Treanor (1).  HR–Kansas City Hosmer (3,9th inning off Feliz 0 on 0 out).  SH–Kinsler (2,off Duffy); Chavez (1,off Soria); Andrus (6,off Jeffress); Escobar (4,off Oliver); Getz (7,off Feliz).  IBB–Moreland (1,by Coleman).  Team LOB–13.  Team–7.  CS–Betemit (1,2nd base by Ogando/Napoli).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Mike Muchlinski, 2B–Mark Wegner, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–3:53.  A–13,789.
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