DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/24/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 300 - MONDAY, APRIL 24TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (17-9) 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 9 0
Texas Rangers (12-14) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Royals Prove Rude Guests, Win 7-3 at Texas
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-3, at Arlington Stadium today. Leading the charge for Kansas City was right fielder Orlando Merced. He was 2-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The win brings the Royals to 17-9, a promising start as the team looks to return to the playoffs.

Kansas City third baseman Tim Naehring had a key at-bat for the Royals in the top of the fifth inning. Facing Texas pitcher Derek Lilliquist, Naehring hit a 2-run home run to make the score 6-3, Kansas City. For the day, he went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Merced.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .261 4 16
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 5 12
D. Tartabull 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .189 2 2
C. Hoiles C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .364 2 9
J. Conine LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .308 3 8
J. Thome DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .294 12 27
J. Frye 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .204 1 6
R. Sanders CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .184 3 6
O. Merced RF 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .330 4 14
Totals 35 7 9 6 1 13 5      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (11, 5th Inning off D. Lilliquist, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Naehring (5, 5th Inning off D. Lilliquist, 1 on, 1 out) O. Merced (4, 2nd Inning off D. Lilliquist, 1 on, 1 out) J. Conine (3, 6th Inning off D. Lilliquist, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Frye , J. Thome , R. Sanders , T. Naehring 4 , O. Merced 6 , J. Conine 4 , C. Hoiles , B. Larkin
GIDP: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Boggs DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .227 1 6
C. Jones 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .279 3 9
J. Kruk 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .337 6 14
J. Elway RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .238 7 26
B. McRae LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .202 4 15
G. Young CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .242 0 14
M. Lansing 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .383 1 15
K. Manwaring C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 1 2
R. Sanchez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 1 5
Totals 36 3 9 3 0 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sanchez (2, 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McRae (4, 2nd Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lansing , R. Sanchez 2 , B. McRae 5 , K. Manwaring , J. Kruk , W. Boggs 3
2-out RBI: W. Boggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lansing , C. Jones , K. Manwaring , J. Kruk
Hit by Pitch: J. Elway , M. Lansing
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Elway (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lansing-Sanchez-Kruk)
PB: K. Manwaring
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (3-2) 7.1 9 3 3 0 5 1 121 77 6.38   
K. Rogers 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 16 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 53
Batters Faced: B. Jones 32, K. Rogers 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 7-10, K. Rogers 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 121-77, K. Rogers 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones , K. Rogers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Lilliquist L (2-3) 5.0 8 7 7 1 4 3 89 57 5.67   
D. Plesac 2.1 1 0 0 0 5 0 33 23 4.82   
M. Clear 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 18 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lilliquist 26
Batters Faced: D. Lilliquist 23, D. Plesac 8, M. Clear 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lilliquist 5-5, D. Plesac 0-2, M. Clear 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lilliquist 89-57, D. Plesac 33-23, M. Clear 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Clear 1-0
WP: D. Lilliquist
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Merced
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 23997
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