Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 4, Texas 1
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 8:10 PM
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Alan Porter, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Rob Drake
Attendance: 15771
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Texas 000000010181
Kansas City 00020020-461
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Texas 53-86 24-40 29-46 L5
Kansas City 77-62 38-33 39-29 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 38-33 record at home this season. The Texas Rangers have a 29-46 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Royals have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Texas has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Rangers have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Jason Vargas pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.14. Greg Holland closed out the game to get the save and has 42 saves for the season. Nick Tepesch took the loss for Texas.
  • Alex Gordon had the only homerun for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Texas   Kansas City
Nick Tepesch Player Jason Vargas
Loss W/L Win
6.2 IP 6.2
1 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 6
4.05 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Texas   Kansas City
Ryan Rua Player Alex Gordon
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 2
0 HR 1
2 TB 4
.500 Avg .333
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Texas 8 0 11 .222 8 1 1 2 1
Kansas City 6 1 12 .207 2 3 0 1 1
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against NY Yankees. The Royals have a W/L % of .592 after a win and .508 after a loss.
  • Texas will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Rangers have a W/L % of .340 after a win and .407 after a loss.