Kansas City 5, Texas 2
When: 2:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
82°
Umpires:
Home -
Eric Cooper, 1B -
Bill Miller, 2B -
Chad Fairchild, 3B -
Mike Reilly
Attendance:
14722
By SportsDirect Inc.
Luke Hochevar pitched eight strong innings on Wednesday, leading the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers in the two-game series finale.
After going the distance in his previous outing, Hochevar (5-2) was just as sharp in allowing two runs on six hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
It was quite a turnaround from his last start against the Rangers on May 9 when the right-hander lasted only 2 2/3 innings.
Kansas City closer Joakim Soria picked up his 11th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
With the game tied at 2-2, Kansas City scored a pair of go-ahead runs in the sixth inning. Billy Butler had a solo home run and Willie Bloomquist added a sacrifice fly. Bloomquist cushioned the Royals lead with an RBI double in the eighth.
Texas starter Scott Feldman (2-5) took the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits over 6 2/3 innings.
Michael Young and Justin Smoak drove in runs for the Rangers, who have dropped three of four following a five-game winning streak.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Texas
|
6 |
0 |
9 |
.182 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kansas City
|
9 |
1 |
15 |
.300 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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