ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
TEXAS (AZL) RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
07/19/2023
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
TEXAS (AZL) RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY (AZL) ROYALS
GAME ID: 12357 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 19TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas (AZL) Rangers (10-8) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 8 1
Kansas City (AZL) Royals (11-7) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 4 11 1
Royals Hold Off Rangers, 4-3
The Kansas City (AZL) Royals beat the Texas (AZL) Rangers by a score of 4-3. Kansas City (AZL) right fielder Tomás Vázquez deserved the lion's share of the credit. Vázquez went 3-3 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs for the Royals. Kansas City (AZL) reliever Kevin McCormick picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Dave Rankin was saddled with the loss. Brad Greer saved it for Kansas City (AZL).

Had Danny García not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, García hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 4-3, in favor of the Royals.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Texas (AZL) skipper Ron Robinson, "and it cost us."

The win for the Royals raised their record to 11-7.
TEXAS (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Pearson DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .314 1 5
J. Roa RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .362 0 7
   d-A. Rosa PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 5 19
S. Collins SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 6 .303 4 13
P. Lock CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 2 7
J. Bass 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .237 2 8
D. Bovey 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 4 11
   a-J. Rogers PH, 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .364 0 2
J. Burgess 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .326 1 7
   b-L. Molina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .179 1 5
   c-A. Reyes 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 1 4
   e-K. Franklin PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
J. Holland LF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .266 4 15
D. Gallant C 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .125 0 5
Totals 30 3 8 3 6 12 17      
a - J. Rogers pinch hit for D. Bovey in the 6th
b - L. Molina pinch hit for J. Burgess in the 6th
c - A. Reyes substituted for L. Molina in the 6th
d - A. Rosa pinch hit for J. Roa in the 7th
e - K. Franklin pinch hit for A. Reyes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Gallant (3, 7th Inning off K. McCormick, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pearson 2 , J. Roa , A. Rosa , S. Collins , P. Lock , J. Holland , D. Gallant 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Collins 2 , J. Burgess
GIDP: L. Molina
Sac Bunt: K. Pearson , D. Gallant
Sac Fly: S. Collins
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Holland (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Holland (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Rogers-Collins-Franklin)
OF assists: 1 (Lock(Cardenas at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Thomas CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .190 0 1
D. García LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .125 0 2
K. Hargrove 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 1 9
M. Cardenas C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .429 0 2
M. Owens 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .400 0 3
   a-L. Dupree 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 3 6
B. Hakem 1B, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .286 1 4
J. Denton DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 0 2
T. Vázquez RF 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
C. Hernández SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .100 1 2
Totals 32 4 11 4 1 8 11      
a - L. Dupree substituted for M. Owens in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cardenas (1, 4th Inning off D. Rankin, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Vázquez (1, 5th Inning off D. Rankin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Thomas , D. García , K. Hargrove , M. Cardenas 3 , M. Owens , B. Hakem 2 , T. Vázquez 4
2-out RBI: D. García , B. Hakem
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hargrove
GIDP: B. Hakem
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. García (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hernández (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Hakem-Hargrove, Hargrove-Cardenas-Hakem)
TEXAS (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rankin L (0-2) 8.0 11 4 4 1 8 0 120 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rankin 51
Batters Faced: D. Rankin 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rankin 4-9
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rankin 120-84
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ledesma 2.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 40 5.79   
R. Harmon 2.2 3 1 1 4 5 0 69 12.46   
K. McCormick W (1-0), BS (1) 2.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 42 6.75   
B. Greer SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ledesma 57
Batters Faced: T. Ledesma 9, R. Harmon 15, K. McCormick 10, B. Greer 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ledesma 1-1, R. Harmon 1-2, K. McCormick 3-3, B. Greer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ledesma 40-26, R. Harmon 69-37, K. McCormick 42-28, B. Greer 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Harmon 1-0 , K. McCormick 3-0
WP: R. Harmon , K. McCormick
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tomás Vázquez
Ballpark: Surprise Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 12:00 PM MT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 2837
Special Notes: SP Tomás Ledesma was injured while pitching.
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