Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 8, Kansas City 7
Sunday, April 24, 2011 3:05 PM
When: 3:05 PM ET, Sunday, April 24, 2011
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 79°
Umpires: Home - Brian Knight, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Victor Carapazza
Attendance: 28284
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0001102037120
Texas 01016000-8110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 12-10 9-5 3-5 L3
Texas 14-7 10-2 4-5 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Texas Rangers have a 10-2 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 3-5 record on the road.
  • Texas has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Rangers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Royals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • C.J. Wilson pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.51. Arthur Rhodes closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Bruce Chen took the loss for Kansas City.
  • Adrian Beltre, Mike Napoli, Andres Blanco hit homeruns for Texas. Mike Aviles (2), Jeff Francoeur hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   Texas
Bruce Chen Player C.J. Wilson
Loss W/L Win
4.1 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 10
7 Hits 8
12.46 ERA 5.14
Hitting
Kansas City   Texas
Mike Aviles Player Adrian Beltre
3 Hits 2
4 RBI 1
2 HR 1
9 TB 5
.600 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 12 3 23 .324 13 7 1 2 0
Texas 11 3 22 .333 7 8 6 3 0
Upcoming Games
  • Texas will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Rangers have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .571 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Royals have a W/L % of .538 after a win and .556 after a loss.