Texas 4, Kansas City 3
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
77°
Umpires:
Home -
Chad Fairchild, 1B -
Eric Cooper, 2B -
Mike Reilly, 3B -
Bill Miller
Attendance:
10811
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Mitch Moreland went deep for the second straight night, Nelson Cruz had a two-run single and the Texas Rangers held on for a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.
Cruz gave the Rangers an early 2-0 lead with a two-run single in the first. Andres Blanco added a RBI double in the fourth, and then Moreland came through with a solo shot in the sixth.
The Royals were in it all night. Mike Aviles had a sacrifice fly in the third to keep them within one. And, in the fourth, Yuniesky Betancourt belted a solo home run to make it a one-run game. Betancourt had a RBI double in the seventh to make it, once again, a one-run game.
Wilson Betemit and Billy Butler had two well-hit balls in the ninth for the Royals, but Cruz tracked them both down in right field.
Texas starter Tommy Hunter (12-2) went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts. Rangers closer Neftali Feliz threw a scoreless ninth to record his 34th save.
Kansas City starter Bryan Bullington (1-4) went 5 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on eight hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Texas |
|
Kansas City |
|
Tommy Hunter
|
Player |
Bryan Bullington |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.2 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
3 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
7 |
Hits |
8 |
|
3.18 |
ERA |
6.75 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Texas
|
10 |
1 |
14 |
.278 |
19 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| Kansas City
|
10 |
1 |
16 |
.303 |
16 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
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