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Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals

2002-07-16 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 14677 · 88°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph R to L · 3:37

Kansas City Royals defeated Texas Rangers 6–5. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 2nd. Kris Wilson earned the win. Rafael Palmeiro went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
TEX	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	10
KCA	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	6	12

W: Kris Wilson L: Juan Alvarez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Marty Foster · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Derryl Cousins · 3B: Terry Craft · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Young	4	1	1	0	0	1
Herbert Perry	4	1	1	2	1	1
Alex Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	1	0
Juan Gonzalez	5	1	1	0	0	1
Rafael Palmeiro	4	2	3	2	1	0
Ivan Rodriguez	4	0	1	0	1	0
Kevin Mench	5	0	0	0	0	1
Gabe Kapler	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ruben Rivera	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Lamb	1	0	1	0	0	0
Carl Everett	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Aaron Guiel	3	0	1	1	2	0
Luis Alicea	5	1	1	2	0	0
Carlos Beltran	4	0	3	1	1	0
Joe Randa	3	0	0	0	0	0
Raul Ibanez	5	0	1	0	0	0
Michael Tucker	4	2	2	1	1	0
Neifi Perez	3	1	1	0	2	0
Carlos Febles	4	1	2	0	0	0
Brent Mayne	5	1	1	1	0	1
A. J. Hinch	1	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chan Ho Park	7.0	9	4	1
Rich Rodriguez	0.1	1	0	0
Danny Kolb	1.2	1	1	1
Juan Alvarez	1.0	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Darrell May	6.0	6	2	2
Brad Voyles	2.0	2	1	2
Jason Grimsley	2.0	1	1	1
Kris Wilson	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Michael Young: K
Herbert Perry: K/C
Alex Rodriguez: 53/G5

Bot 1

Aaron Guiel: S4/G4M
Luis Alicea: 36(1)1/GDP/G3
Carlos Beltran: S1/BG56S
Joe Randa: 3/FL/P23F

Top 2

Juan Gonzalez: D7/L7LD
Rafael Palmeiro: D9/L9LD.2-H
Ivan Rodriguez: 8/F8RD
Kevin Mench: 5/P56
Gabe Kapler: S8/L89S.2-H
Ruben Rivera: 8/F8RD

Bot 2

Raul Ibanez: 5/P5
Michael Tucker: S8/L4MD
Neifi Perez: W.1-2
Carlos Febles: HP.2-3;1-2
Brent Mayne: 5/FL/P5F
Aaron Guiel: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Luis Alicea: D8/L89S.3-H;2-H;1-3
Carlos Beltran: 9/L9D

Top 3

Michael Young: D9/L9LM
Herbert Perry: HR/F8LXD.2-H
Alex Rodriguez: 63/G6
Juan Gonzalez: 8/L8LXD
Rafael Palmeiro: W
Ivan Rodriguez: S8/L8LS.1-2
Kevin Mench: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Joe Randa: 63/G6
Raul Ibanez: S9/G34
Michael Tucker: 4/L4
Neifi Perez: SB2
Neifi Perez: S7/G56.2XH(72)

Top 4

Gabe Kapler: 7/F7D
Ruben Rivera: 31/G34S
Michael Young: 8/F8LXD

Bot 4

Carlos Febles: S7/L7S
Brent Mayne: 7/F78XD
Aaron Guiel: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 5

Herbert Perry: W
Alex Rodriguez: 5/FL
Juan Gonzalez: 7/F7LD
Rafael Palmeiro: 9/F8RS

Bot 5

Luis Alicea: 6/P6
Carlos Beltran: W
Joe Randa: HP.1-2
Raul Ibanez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 6

Ivan Rodriguez: 9/F9D
Kevin Mench: 8/L8LS
Gabe Kapler: 53/G56S

Bot 6

Michael Tucker: 13/BG25
Neifi Perez: W
Carlos Febles: S7/G56.1-2
Brent Mayne: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 7

Ruben Rivera: S5/BG56S
Michael Young: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
Herbert Perry: 53/G56
Alex Rodriguez: HP
Juan Gonzalez: K

Bot 7

Aaron Guiel: 43/G4
Luis Alicea: 7/F7D
Carlos Beltran: S8/L8LS
Joe Randa: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 8

Rafael Palmeiro: HR/F8LXD
Ivan Rodriguez: W
Kevin Mench: K+CS2(24)/DP
Gabe Kapler: 6/P6D

Bot 8

Raul Ibanez: 63/G6M
Michael Tucker: HR/F7D
Neifi Perez: 8/F78S
Carlos Febles: 13/G15

Top 9

Ruben Rivera: K
Michael Young: 53/G56S
Herbert Perry: 63/G6

Bot 9

Brent Mayne: 2/G2R
Aaron Guiel: W
Luis Alicea: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Carlos Beltran: T7/L7LD.1-H
A. J. Hinch: K

Top 10

Alex Rodriguez: W
Juan Gonzalez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Rafael Palmeiro: S8/L8LS
Ivan Rodriguez: 64(1)/FO/G6S

Bot 10

Raul Ibanez: 7/F7M
Michael Tucker: W
Neifi Perez: 8/F8LD
Carlos Febles: 9/F9D

Top 11

Kevin Mench: 63/G6
Mike Lamb: S8/L8RM
Carl Everett: 7(B)4(1)/FDP/F7D

Bot 11

Brent Mayne: HR/L89D