Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Final
Recap
ARLINGTON, Texas -- MacKenzie Gore continued his home-field mastery this season with 6 1/3 shutout innings, Brandon Nimmo, Nicky Lopez and Joc Pederson homered, and the Texas Rangers beat the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Friday night. Gore (4-4) allowed four hits and walked one. The left-hander is 3-0 in five starts this year at Globe Life Field with a 2.08 ERA. His 1-4 road record comes with a 5.81 ERA. The Royals have lost four straight, 14 of their last 17, and fell a season-worst 13 games under .500.
Team stats
6Hits10
0Home runs3
3Walks2
5Strikeouts10
0Stolen bases1
152Pitches thrown142
10Pitching strikeouts5
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac CaglianoneRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maikel Garcia3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Starling MarteDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Loftin2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salvador PerezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle IsbelCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Witt Jr.SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric CerantolaP | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Steven CruzP | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eli MorganP | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Stephen KolekP | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |