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Major League BaseballKauffman Stadium · Kansas City, Missouri

Texas

Rangers

Final

Victory+

Top hitters

TEX

AVG

.269▼

AVG

.299▼

Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Starting pitchers

TEX

Starter

Patrick Corbin

Texas Rangers · 6-9

3.2 IP, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 12th

4.61 ERA · 101 K · 1.41 WHIP

Starter

Michael Lorenzen

Kansas City Royals · 5-8

4.1 IP, 3 ER, 6 K, BB

xwOBA 10th

4.50 ERA · 94 K · 1.34 WHIP

Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Contact quality

TEX4 R · .414 xBA

KC6 R · .356 xBA

KC scored more despite the lower team xBA — TEX squared more up and had less to show for it.

Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant

KC win5th in the AL Central, 10 GB

Looking ahead

The Royals sit 5th in the AL Central, 10 games back — losers of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Rangers lead the AL West by 0½ — coming off a win, 6-4 over their last 10.
KC wins series 3-1.
The Royals are up next at BAL (Jul 10-12).
The Rangers are up next home vs HOU (Jul 10-12).

Line score

Inn	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	10	0
KC	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0		6	9	1

Statcast

Hardest hit · TEX
R. Tellez · Fielders Choice
111.5 mph · .340 xBA
Hardest hit · KC
R. Grichuk · Groundout
108.2 mph · .360 xBA
Longest hit
N. Loftin · Home Run
417 ft · .750 xBA
Best barrel
C. Seager · Double
109.6 mph · .990 xBA
Fastest pitch
A. Zerpa · Sinker
98 mph

Game MVP · win probability

Angel Zerpa
KC
+20%
John Schreiber
KC
+18%
Evan Carter
TEX
+13%

Scoring summary

Loftin homered to left (417 feet).2nd Inning0-1
Pederson singled to center, Langford scored, Seager to second.3rd Inning1-1
Perez singled to right, Witt Jr. scored.3rd Inning1-2
Tolbert hit sacrifice fly to center, India scored, Loftin to third.4th Inning1-3
Garcia singled to right, Loftin scored.4th Inning1-4
Tellez grounded into fielder's choice to second, Seager scored, Carter safe at second on error by shortstop Witt Jr., Duran to third.5th Inning2-4
Smith singled to right, Carter scored and Duran scored, Tellez to second.5th Inning4-4
Pasquantino homered to right center (407 feet).5th Inning4-5
Maile walked, Perez scored, India to second, Isbel to third.7th Inning4-6

Box score

Hitting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
W. Langford	0-4	4	1	0	0	1	1	22	.242	.333	.421
C. Seager	3-5	5	1	3	0	0	1	20	.269	.370	.479
M. Semien	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.230	.305	.364
E. Duran	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.223	.280	.289
J. Pederson	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	2	11	.153	.277	.284
K. Higashioka	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.253	.301	.415
E. Carter	1-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	9	.247	.336	.392
A. Osuna	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.284	.205
R. Tellez	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	2	12	.273	.328	.436
J. Jung	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.238	.286	.371
J. Smith	1-4	4	0	1	2	0	0	18	.259	.335	.386
C. Freeman	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	1	14	.120	.120	.200

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
P. Corbin	3.2	7	4	4	2	2	1	77-45	4.61	77
J. Webb	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	1	21-11	3.83	21
L. Curvelo	1.1	1	1	1	3	3	0	39-20	5.56	39
D. Coulombe	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	15-8	1.89	15
R. Garcia	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10-7	3.54	10

Win probability

TEX 0%KC 100%

Win probability over timeKC win %

Biggest swing: Pasquantino homered to right center (407 feet). (+25% KC)

Team stats

TEXKC

Hits

Runs

Home Runs

RBI

Stolen Bases

Walks

Strikeouts

Runners LOB

Statcast profile

TEXKC

10.1%

Barrel%

7.7%

43.24%

Hard-hit%

40.14%

.320

xwOBA

.320

Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)

Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant