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Texas Rangers @ 
Kansas City Royals
2001-08-31 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15071 · 80°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from RF · 2:29
Texas Rangers defeated Kansas City Royals 7–2. Texas Rangers put up 4 in the 1st. Rick Helling earned the win. Ruben Sierra went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
W: Rick Helling L: Paul Byrd SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Hunter Wendelstedt · 1B: Jim Wolf · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Randy Marsh · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Catalanotto | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Lamb | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben Sierra | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Ricky Ledee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Kapler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Haselman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Young | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlos Febles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Neifi Perez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Beltran | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dee Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brent Mayne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Sadler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Raul Ibanez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Alicea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Helling | 8.2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Venafro | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Byrd | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
 Doug Henry | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Frank Catalanotto: W
- Mike Lamb: S8/G4M.1-2
- Alex Rodriguez: K/C
- Rafael Palmeiro: W.2-3;1-2
- Ruben Sierra: HR/L8LXD+.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Ricky Ledee: 43/G4
- Gabe Kapler: 9/F89S
Bot 1
- Carlos Febles: 9/F9D
- Neifi Perez: 43/G4
- Carlos Beltran: W
- Mike Sweeney: SB2
- Mike Sweeney: 6/P6MD
Top 2
- Bill Haselman: 9/F89D
- Michael Young: 53/G
- Frank Catalanotto: 7/F78M+
Bot 2
- Joe Randa: 9/F9LM
- Dee Brown: 5/FL
- Mark Quinn: 63/G6
Top 3
- Mike Lamb: 63/G6M
- Alex Rodriguez: K
- Rafael Palmeiro: 6/P4MD
Bot 3
- Brent Mayne: 63/G6
- Donnie Sadler: 43/G34
- Carlos Febles: 9/F9LM+
Top 4
- Ruben Sierra: K
- Ricky Ledee: 8/F8LM+
- Gabe Kapler: 5/FL/P25F-
Bot 4
- Neifi Perez: 3/G
- Carlos Beltran: T8/L8LD+
- Mike Sweeney: 5/L5
- Joe Randa: 8/F8LD+
Top 5
- Bill Haselman: K
- Michael Young: K
- Frank Catalanotto: 7/F7M+
Bot 5
- Dee Brown: 7/F7S
- Mark Quinn: K
- Brent Mayne: 63/G6
Top 6
- Mike Lamb: HR8/IPHR/F8LXD+
- Alex Rodriguez: 7/F7S
- Rafael Palmeiro: S9/L89S+
- Ruben Sierra: W.1-2
- Ricky Ledee: 7/F78D+.2-3
- Gabe Kapler: S9/L9S+.3-H;1-2
- Bill Haselman: D9/L9S+.2-H;1XH(92)
Bot 6
- Donnie Sadler: 8/F8LXD+
- Carlos Febles: 43/G4
- Neifi Perez: D/L8RM+
- Carlos Beltran: K/C
Top 7
- Michael Young: K
- Frank Catalanotto: 7/F7D+
- Mike Lamb: 5/L5S-
Bot 7
- Mike Sweeney: 9/F9D
- Joe Randa: 43/G4
- Dee Brown: 43/G4S-
Top 8
- Alex Rodriguez: W
- Rafael Palmeiro: 9/F89D+
- Ruben Sierra: K
- Ricky Ledee: 7/F7M
Bot 8
- Raul Ibanez: S9/L89S+
- Brent Mayne: 7/F7S
- Luis Alicea: 7/F7S
- Carlos Febles: 3/G
Top 9
- Gabe Kapler: W
- Bill Haselman: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
- Michael Young: K
Bot 9
- Neifi Perez: S9/L4D
- Carlos Beltran: 7/F7LM
- Mike Sweeney: HR/L8RXD+.1-H
- Joe Randa: 63/G6M
- Dee Brown: S/L78S
- Raul Ibanez: W.1-2
- Dave McCarty: 43/G4
Notes & reviews
- IPHR