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Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 25, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers, played on July 25, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | July 25, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 25, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Derek Holland |
Home Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
City | Kansas City |
State | MO |
Attendance | 27,602 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Mike Muchlinski 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Tom Hallion |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
Michael Young | Third Baseman |
Josh Hamilton | Center Fielder |
Andruw Jones | DH |
Hank Blalock | First Baseman |
Marlon Byrd | Left Fielder |
Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
Taylor Teagarden | Catcher |
Omar Vizquel | Shortstop |
Ron Washington | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
Willie Bloomquist | Center Fielder |
Billy Butler | First Baseman |
Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
John Buck | DH |
Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
Ryan Freel | Right Fielder |
Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rangers
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
July 25, 2009
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Hochevar
Kinsler hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hochevar
Young hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Hochevar
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hochevar
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Holland
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Holland
Bloomquist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Holland
Butler takes first base on ball four. Bloomquist moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Holland
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Callaspo vs. Holland
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bloomquist moves to third. Butler moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Olivo vs. Holland
Olivo hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Hochevar
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Hochevar
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field. Freel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hochevar
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Holland
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Holland
Betancourt hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Holland
Freel hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Teagarden vs. Hochevar
Teagarden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Teahen. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vizquel vs. Hochevar
Vizquel strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kinsler vs. Hochevar
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hochevar
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kinsler moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hamilton vs. Hochevar
There's a wild pitch. Kinsler scores. Young moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Hochevar
Hamilton strikes out. Olivo drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Hamilton out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Holland
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Holland
Bloomquist strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Holland
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hochevar
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Hochevar
Blalock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Hochevar
There's a wild pitch. Blalock moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Hochevar
Byrd hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Blalock moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cruz vs. Hochevar
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to second for the out. Blalock scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Teagarden vs. Hochevar
There goes Cruz. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Cruz steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Teagarden vs. Hochevar
Teagarden strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Holland
Teahen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Byrd. Teahen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Callaspo vs. Holland
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Holland
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Holland
Buck hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Teahen scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Holland
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Hochevar
Vizquel hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Hochevar
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hochevar
Young hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Hochevar
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Holland
Freel hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Byrd. Freel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
DeJesus vs. Holland
DeJesus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. Freel scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Bloomquist vs. Holland
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blalock scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bloomquist for the out. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Holland
Butler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Holland
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Holland
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
Olivo takes first base on ball four. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Grilli
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hochevar
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Hochevar
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Hochevar
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Grilli
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Grilli
Freel bunts towards the mound. Grilli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Grilli
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Hochevar
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Teagarden vs. Hochevar
Teagarden hits a popup, foul, towards first. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vizquel vs. Hochevar
Vizquel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Jennings
Jason Jennings now pitching.
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Bloomquist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Jennings
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bloomquist moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Teahen vs. Jennings
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bloomquist tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Jennings
Callaspo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Callaspo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Jennings
Olivo hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Byrd. Olivo reaches second base with a double. Callaspo scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Jennings
Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Soria
Willie Bloomquist now playing first base. Mitch Maier now playing center field. Joakim Soria now pitching.
Kinsler hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Soria
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Freel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Soria
Hamilton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Soria
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Eyre
Willie Eyre now pitching.
Betancourt hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Freel vs. Eyre
Freel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Eyre
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Eyre
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blalock vs. Soria
Blalock strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Soria
Byrd strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Soria
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Teagarden vs. Soria
Teagarden strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/25/2009 -- Texas at Kansas City (N) Texas AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI Kinsler I, 2b 4 1 0 0 DeJesus D, lf 5 1 1 1 Young M, 3b 4 1 3 1 Bloomquist W, cf-1b 4 1 1 0 Hamilton J, cf 3 0 0 0 Butler B, 1b 3 1 1 2 Jones A, dh 4 0 0 0 Maier M, cf 0 0 0 0 Blalock H, 1b 4 1 1 0 Teahen M, 3b 3 1 1 1 Byrd M, lf 4 0 1 0 Callaspo A, 2b 4 1 3 0 Cruz N, rf 4 0 1 1 Olivo M, c 3 0 1 1 Teagarden T, c 4 0 0 0 Buck J, dh 4 0 1 1 Vizquel O, ss 3 0 0 0 Betancourt Y, ss 4 0 0 0 Freel R, rf 4 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 6 2 34 6 11 6 Texas 101 100 000 -- 3 Kansas City 000 130 20x -- 6 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Holland D (L) 4.2 7 4 4 2 4 Grilli J 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 Jennings J 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 Eyre W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Hochevar L (W) 7.0 5 3 2 0 13 Soria J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 E -- Teahen M LOB -- Texas 5, Kansas City 8 2B -- Teahen M, Freel R, DeJesus D, Bloomquist W, Callaspo A, Olivo M, Cruz N HR -- Young M, Butler B SB -- Cruz N SF -- Teahen M WP -- Hochevar L 2 T -- 2:35 A -- 27602
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