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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS 07/18/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS |  
					| GAME ID: 2016 - SATURDAY, JULY 18TH , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Kansas City Royals (49-49) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |  
								| Texas Rangers (51-48) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| de Vries Slugs Rangers to 7-4 Win |  
					| The timely hitting of Addick de Vries helped the Texas Rangers down the Kansas City Royals, 7-4. de Vries belted 3 home runs for the Rangers. Franz Holzknecht earned the win for Texas. He lasted 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits, while striking out 5. With the win, he raised his record to 6-6.  Kyle Curve closed the door for Texas, picking up his 11th save of the year. 
 Early in the game, center fielder Marc Peckermark had a 2-run  home run for Texas. It was his 6th home run of the season and put the Rangers on top, 2-0.
 
 "We're all about heart and hustle on this team. That's what wins ballgames," de Vries told the Texas Gazette.
 
 Texas is now 51-48, Kansas City 49-49.
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - I. Faber pinch hit for P. Hansel in the 8th b - A. Martin pinch hit for M. Estrada in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
P. Hansel
 (18, 2nd Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
M. Belgard
 (18, 5th Inning off F. Holzknecht, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
, 
M. Belgard
 4
, 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
M. Jaquez
, 
R. Downey
, 
G. Switzer
 2
, 
P. Hansel
 2
, 
M. Markus
, 
A. Martin
 2-out RBI: 
M. Meyerhoff
, 
A. Martin
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Belgard
, 
R. Downey
, 
M. Markus
, 
M. Estrada
 GIDP: 
R. Downey
 Sac Fly: 
M. Markus
 Hit by Pitch: 
J. Pacheco
 2
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
 Team LOB: 
10
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Estrada-Pacheco-Estrada, Markus-Belgard-Estrada)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
S. Geisler
 (18, 7th Inning off D. Silva, 1 on, 2 outs)
 Home Runs: 
M. Peckermark
 (6, 1st Inning off J. Brooks, 1 on, 0 outs) 
, 
A. de Vries
 3 (11, 1st Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out) 
, 
B. Ballard
 (20, 1st Inning off J. Brooks, 0 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
B. Kaiser
, 
M. Peckermark
 4
, 
A. de Vries
 12
, 
B. Ballard
 5
, 
S. Geisler
 2
, 
A. Bairro
 2-out RBI: 
S. Geisler
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
C. Torlak
, 
Z. Davidson
 GIDP: 
M. Peckermark
, 
Z. Davidson
 Hit by Pitch: 
B. Kaiser
 Team LOB: 
6
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
S. Geisler
 (24)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
A. Bairro
 (2)
 Double Plays: 
1 (de Vries-Giesbrecht-Geisler)
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					| KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Brooks L (4-8) | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 107 | 6.91 |  
	| J. Hall | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3.27 |  
	| D. Silva | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3.72 |  
	| C. Eaker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.32 |  |  | 
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
F. Holzknecht
 54
 Batters Faced: 
F. Holzknecht
 27, 
D. Romero
 2, 
W. Perry
 8, 
L. Legros
 1, 
K. Curve
 3
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
F. Holzknecht
 6-8, 
D. Romero
 0-0, 
W. Perry
 2-0, 
L. Legros
 0-0, 
K. Curve
 1-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
F. Holzknecht
 103-70, 
D. Romero
 8-3, 
W. Perry
 26-18, 
L. Legros
 3-3, 
K. Curve
 12-7
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
D. Romero
 1-0
, 
W. Perry
 2-1
, 
L. Legros
 2-0
 Hit Batsmen: 
F. Holzknecht
, 
D. Romero
, 
W. Perry
, 
K. Curve
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Addick de Vries Ballpark: 
Globe Life Park in Arlington
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:43
 Attendance: 
49668
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