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Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers
2000-09-17 · Day game · Rangers Ballpark in Arlington · Att: 28473 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph from CF · 2:49
Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 6–5. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 1st. Kenny Rogers earned the win and John Wetteland picked up the save. Gabe Kapler went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
W: Kenny Rogers L: Dan Reichert SV: John Wetteland
Umpires — HP: Jim McKean · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Terry Craft · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wilson Delgado | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Beltran | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Gregg Zaun | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Ordaz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Alicea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Catalanotto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Kapler | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Ricky Ledee | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro Valdes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lamb | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Knorr | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kelly Dransfeldt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Reichert | 4.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Spoljaric | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Murray | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenny Rogers | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Jeff Zimmerman | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Crabtree | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Venafro | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 John Wetteland | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: 43/G4S-
- Wilson Delgado: 53/G56
- Mike Sweeney: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Luis Alicea: 43/G4+
- Frank Catalanotto: HR/F9D+
- Rafael Palmeiro: S8/L4M+
- Gabe Kapler: HR/L7LD+.1-H
- Ricky Ledee: W
- Pedro Valdes: 8/F8LM
- Mike Lamb: 4(1)/FO/G4M
Top 2
- Jermaine Dye: 9/F9LS
- Joe Randa: 63/G6
- Mark Quinn: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Randy Knorr: S8/G6+
- Kelly Dransfeldt: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Luis Alicea: W.1-2
- Frank Catalanotto: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Top 3
- Carlos Beltran: K
- Gregg Zaun: S7/G56+
- Luis Ordaz: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Johnny Damon: SB2
- Johnny Damon: W
- Wilson Delgado: 6/L6
Bot 3
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/L8RM+
- Gabe Kapler: 53/G56
- Ricky Ledee: S/G6
- Pedro Valdes: D/L89M+.1-3
- Mike Lamb: 43/G34
Top 4
- Mike Sweeney: S8/L8LS+
- Jermaine Dye: 9/F9D
- Joe Randa: 54(1)/FO/G56
- Mark Quinn: 64(1)/FO/G56
Bot 4
- Randy Knorr: 9/L9D
- Kelly Dransfeldt: 7/F7M
- Luis Alicea: 9/F89M
Top 5
- Carlos Beltran: HR/F7D+
- Gregg Zaun: 7/F7D
- Luis Ordaz: 8/F89D
- Johnny Damon: S9/L9S+
- Wilson Delgado: CS2(24)
Bot 5
- Frank Catalanotto: S8/G4M
- Rafael Palmeiro: T/L89M+.1-H
- Gabe Kapler: S8/G6.3-H
- Ricky Ledee: S8/L4MD+.1-2
- Chad Curtis: 1(B)3(1)/LDP/L13
- Mike Lamb: 3/G3
Top 6
- Wilson Delgado: 43/G4-
- Mike Sweeney: S7/L56+
- Jermaine Dye: S8/G6M+.1-2
- Joe Randa: S8/L8LM+.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Mark Quinn: K/C
- Carlos Beltran: 9/FL/F9LMF
Bot 6
- Randy Knorr: HR/F78D+
- Kelly Dransfeldt: 9/F89S
- Luis Alicea: K/C
- Frank Catalanotto: 8/F8RXD
Top 7
- Gregg Zaun: 53/G56
- Luis Ordaz: 9/F9M
- Johnny Damon: 4/P34D-
Bot 7
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8RM-
- Gabe Kapler: K/C
- Ricky Ledee: 8/F8LXD
Top 8
- Wilson Delgado: S7/G5-.B-2(E7/TH)
- Mike Sweeney: D8/L8LXD+.2-H
- Jermaine Dye: S9/L34D+.2-3
- Joe Randa: PO1(E1).3-H;1-2
- Joe Randa: 63/G6
- Mark Quinn: K
- Carlos Beltran: S9/G34.2-H(UR)
- Gregg Zaun: W.1-2
- Dee Brown: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Chad Curtis: K
- Mike Lamb: 31/G3
- Randy Knorr: K
Top 9
- Johnny Damon: K
- Dave McCarty: S7/L56+
- Mike Sweeney: 64(1)3/GDP/G6-