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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS 05/29/2049 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS |  
					| GAME ID: 1350 - SATURDAY, MAY 29TH , 2049 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Kansas City Royals (27-23) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |  
								| Texas Rangers (24-27) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Royals Sneak Past Rangers, 6-5 |  
					| The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers, 6-5, at Globe Life Park in Arlington today. Leading the charge for Kansas City was right fielder Roman Downey. He was 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Picking up the win was Elijah Lewis. He went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits. The right--hander struck out 7 and walked 0. The second-place Royals improved to 27-23. 
 Kansas City needed the clutch hitting of Gil Switzer to notch the win. The left fielder hammered a 3-run  home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 6-4. For the game, Switzer had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.
 
 "We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Switzer.
 
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					| KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - M. Markus substituted for M. Jaquez in the 8th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Jaquez
 (10, 6th Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
R. Downey
 (10, 6th Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 1 out) 
, 
G. Switzer
 (10, 8th Inning off D. Batstone, 2 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Pacheco
 2
, 
M. Belgard
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 2
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
, 
R. Downey
 5
, 
G. Switzer
 5
, 
W. Cogswell
 2
 2-out RBI: 
, 
G. Switzer
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Jaquez
, 
B. Baconneck
 GIDP: 
M. Estrada
 2
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
M. Meyerhoff
 (4)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Belgard-Pacheco-Estrada)
 PB: 
M. Meyerhoff
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								| a - H. Mikkelsen pinch hit for B. Ballard in the 8th b - R. Chavez pinch hit for H. Yamada in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
T. Prado
 (8, 2nd Inning off E. Lewis, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Triples: 
V. Ealy
 (3, 2nd Inning off E. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
S. Geisler
 (13, 1st Inning off E. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
S. Geisler
 4
, 
J. Rheaume
, 
J. Giesbrecht
 2
, 
B. Ballard
, 
T. Prado
 3
, 
V. Ealy
 3
 GIDP: 
H. Mikkelsen
 Sac Fly: 
S. Geisler
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
F. Holzknecht
 (1)
 Double Plays: 
2 (Torlak-Ealy-Geisler, Torlak-Ealy-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 |  
	| E. Lewis W (4-3) | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 4.20 |  
	| J. Noonan SV (9) | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5.16 |  |  | 
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
F. Holzknecht
 52
 Batters Faced: 
F. Holzknecht
 19, 
G. Nelson
 6, 
G. Dominguez
 3, 
I. Ishihara
 3, 
D. Batstone
 3, 
M. Webb
 4
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
F. Holzknecht
 5-5, 
G. Nelson
 1-1, 
G. Dominguez
 1-1, 
I. Ishihara
 0-1, 
D. Batstone
 0-0, 
M. Webb
 1-2
 Pitches - Strikes: 
F. Holzknecht
 81-52, 
G. Nelson
 21-15, 
G. Dominguez
 12-9, 
I. Ishihara
 11-7, 
D. Batstone
 9-7, 
M. Webb
 15-10
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
G. Nelson
 1-0
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D. Batstone
 1-1
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Roman Downey Ballpark: 
Globe Life Park in Arlington
 Weather: 
Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 17 mph
 Start Time: 
7:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:17
 Attendance: 
44819
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