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Texas Rangers logo Texas Rangers @ Kansas City Royals logo Kansas City Royals

2–3Final · Feb 28, 2021
TEX 2 KC 3 Final
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TEX0-1200000250
KC1-00110103110
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The scoring timeline.

Every scoring moment, when the official feed stamped it — and when FirstBuzzer's in-venue spotters buzzed it first. Times are ET.

  1. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    0–0

  2. Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    2–0

  3. Gallo homered to right, Kiner-Falefa scored.

    2–0

  4. Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    2–0

  5. Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    2–1

  6. O'Hearn homered to right.

    2–1

  7. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    2–1

  8. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    2–1

  9. Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging

    2–1

  10. Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    2–1

  11. Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    2–2

  12. Pérez homered to left.

    2–2

  13. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    2–3

  14. Miller singled to center, McBroom scored, Mejía to third.

    2–3

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Ervin Santana pitches to Willie Calhoun
  2. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  3. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
  4. Top 1 Calhoun grounded out to second.
  5. Top 1 Ervin Santana pitches to Isiah Kiner-Falefa
  6. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  7. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  8. Top 1 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  9. Top 1 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  10. Top 1 Kiner-Falefa walked.
  11. Top 1 Ervin Santana pitches to Joey Gallo
  12. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 0–0
  13. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play 2–0
  14. Top 1 Gallo homered to right, Kiner-Falefa scored. 2–0
  15. Top 1 Ervin Santana pitches to Khris Davis
  16. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  17. Top 1 Davis grounded out to second.
  18. Top 1 Ervin Santana pitches to Nick Solak
  19. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  20. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
  21. Top 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  22. Top 1 Solak struck out swinging.
  23. Bot 1 Wes Benjamin pitches to Whit Merrifield
  24. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  25. Bot 1 Merrifield grounded out to third.
  26. Bot 1 Wes Benjamin pitches to Andrew Benintendi
  27. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  28. Bot 1 Benintendi grounded out to third.
  29. Bot 1 Wes Benjamin pitches to Carlos Santana
  30. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  31. Bot 1 C. Santana singled to right.
  32. Bot 1 Wes Benjamin pitches to Salvador Perez
  33. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  34. Bot 1 Pérez singled to left, C. Santana to third.
  35. Bot 1 Wes Benjamin pitches to Jorge Soler
  36. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  37. Bot 1 Soler fouled out to first.
  38. Top 2 Ervin Santana pitches to Ronald Guzman
  39. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  40. Top 2 Guzmán lined out to center.
  41. Top 2 Ervin Santana pitches to Brock Holt
  42. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  43. Top 2 Holt grounded out to second.
  44. Top 2 Ervin Santana pitches to Jonah Heim
  45. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  46. Top 2 Heim grounded out to first.
  47. Bot 2 Vincent relieved Benjamin
  48. Bot 2 Nick Vincent pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
  49. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking 2–0
  50. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play 2–1
  51. Bot 2 O'Hearn homered to right. 2–1
  52. Bot 2 Nick Vincent pitches to Hanser Alberto
  53. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  54. Bot 2 Alberto grounded out to third.
  55. Bot 2 Nick Vincent pitches to Nicky Lopez
  56. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  57. Bot 2 Lopez singled to right.
  58. Bot 2 Nick Vincent pitches to Edward Olivares
  59. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  60. Bot 2 Olivares flied out to center.
  61. Bot 2 Nick Vincent pitches to Whit Merrifield
  62. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  63. Bot 2 Merrifield reached on infield single to third, Lopez to second.
  64. Bot 2 Nick Vincent pitches to Andrew Benintendi
  65. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  66. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  67. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  68. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  69. Bot 2 Benintendi walked, Merrifield to second, Lopez to third.
  70. Bot 2 Nick Vincent pitches to Carlos Santana
  71. Top 3 Bubic relieved E. Santana
  72. Top 3 Kris Bubic pitches to Eli White
  73. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  74. Top 3 White grounded out to shortstop.
  75. Top 3 Kris Bubic pitches to Willie Calhoun
  76. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  77. Top 3 Calhoun singled to right.
  78. Top 3 Kris Bubic pitches to Isiah Kiner-Falefa
  79. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  80. Top 3 Calhoun to second on wild pitch by Bubic.
  81. Top 3 Calhoun to second on wild pitch by Bubic.
  82. Top 3 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  83. Top 3 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  84. Top 3 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  85. Top 3 Kiner-Falefa walked.
  86. Top 3 Kris Bubic pitches to Joey Gallo
  87. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  88. Top 3 Gallo popped out to shortstop.
  89. Top 3 Kris Bubic pitches to Khris Davis
  90. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  91. Top 3 Davis flied out to center.
  92. Bot 3 Wood relieved Vincent
  93. Bot 3 Hunter Wood pitches to Carlos Santana
  94. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  95. Bot 3 C. Santana flied out to center.
  96. Bot 3 Hunter Wood pitches to Salvador Perez
  97. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 2–1
  98. Bot 3 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 2–1
  99. Bot 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging 2–1
  100. Bot 3 Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking 2–1
  101. Bot 3 Pitch 5 : Ball In Play 2–2
  102. Bot 3 Pérez homered to left. 2–2
  103. Bot 3 Hunter Wood pitches to Jorge Soler
  104. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  105. Bot 3 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  106. Bot 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  107. Bot 3 Soler struck out swinging.
  108. Bot 3 Hunter Wood pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
  109. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  110. Bot 3 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  111. Bot 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  112. Bot 3 O'Hearn struck out swinging.
  113. Top 4 Isbel in left field.
  114. Top 4 McBroom at first base.
  115. Top 4 McBroom at first base.
  116. Top 4 Miller in right field.
  117. Top 4 Miller in right field.
  118. Top 4 Kris Bubic pitches to Nick Solak
  119. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  120. Top 4 Solak singled to shallow left.
  121. Top 4 Kris Bubic pitches to Ronald Guzman
  122. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  123. Top 4 Guzmán singled to center, Solak to second.
  124. Top 4 Kris Bubic pitches to Brock Holt
  125. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  126. Top 4 Holt flied out to left.
  127. Top 4 Lovelady relieved Bubic
  128. Top 4 Richard Lovelady pitches to Jonah Heim
  129. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  130. Top 4 Heim grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Guzmán out at second.
  131. Bot 4 Walker in right field.
  132. Bot 4 Bahr relieved Wood
  133. Bot 4 Jason Bahr pitches to Hanser Alberto
  134. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  135. Bot 4 Alberto flied out to left.
  136. Bot 4 Jason Bahr pitches to Nicky Lopez
  137. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  138. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
  139. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  140. Bot 4 Lopez struck out swinging.
  141. Bot 4 Jason Bahr pitches to Edward Olivares
  142. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  143. Bot 4 Olivares lined out to right.
  144. Top 5 Gutiérrez at third base.
  145. Top 5 Fox at shortstop.
  146. Top 5 Starling in center field.
  147. Top 5 Davis relieved Lovelady
  148. Top 5 Wade Davis pitches to Eli White
  149. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  150. Top 5 White grounded out to third.
  151. Top 5 J. Martin hit for Calhoun
  152. Top 5 Wade Davis pitches to Jason Martin
  153. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  154. Top 5 J. Martin singled to center, J. Martin out stretching at second.
  155. Top 5 Wendzel hit for Kiner-Falefa
  156. Top 5 Wade Davis pitches to Davis Wendzel
  157. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  158. Top 5 Wendzel popped out to second.
  159. Bot 5 J. Martin in left field.
  160. Bot 5 Wendzel at shortstop.
  161. Bot 5 Ibáñez at second base.
  162. Bot 5 Terry at first base.
  163. Bot 5 Jung at third base.
  164. Bot 5 Hicks catching.
  165. Bot 5 Thompson in center field.
  166. Bot 5 Gatto relieved Bahr
  167. Bot 5 Joe Gatto pitches to Kyle Isbel
  168. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  169. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  170. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  171. Bot 5 Isbel struck out swinging.
  172. Bot 5 Joe Gatto pitches to Ryan McBroom
  173. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  174. Bot 5 McBroom singled to shallow left center.
  175. Bot 5 Joe Gatto pitches to Erick Mejia
  176. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  177. Bot 5 Mejía singled to right, McBroom to second.
  178. Bot 5 Joe Gatto pitches to Anderson Miller
  179. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 2–3
  180. Bot 5 Miller singled to center, McBroom scored, Mejía to third. 2–3
  181. Bot 5 Pratto hit for Rivero
  182. Bot 5 Joe Gatto pitches to Nick Pratto
  183. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  184. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  185. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  186. Bot 5 Pratto struck out looking.
  187. Bot 5 Joe Gatto pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
  188. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  189. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  190. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  191. Bot 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  192. Bot 5 O'Hearn walked, Miller to second. Inning ends with 2 outs.
  193. Bot 5 Joe Gatto pitches to Kelvin Gutierrez
  194. Top 6 Fermin catching.
  195. Top 6 Pratto at first base.
  196. Top 6 Barlow relieved Davis
  197. Top 6 Scott Barlow pitches to Steele Walker
  198. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  199. Top 6 Walker fouled out to catcher.
  200. Top 6 Apostel hit for Davis
  201. Top 6 Scott Barlow pitches to Sherten Apostel
  202. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  203. Top 6 Apostel grounded out to second.
  204. Top 6 Scott Barlow pitches to Andy Ibanez
  205. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  206. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  207. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  208. Top 6 Ibáñez struck out swinging.
  209. Bot 6 Apostel as designated hitter.
  210. Bot 6 D. Anderson relieved Gatto
  211. Bot 6 Drew Anderson pitches to Kelvin Gutierrez
  212. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  213. Bot 6 Gutiérrez grounded out to shortstop.
  214. Bot 6 Drew Anderson pitches to Lucius Fox
  215. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  216. Bot 6 Fox singled to right.
  217. Bot 6 Drew Anderson pitches to Bubba Starling
  218. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  219. Bot 6 Starling popped out to shortstop.
  220. Bot 6 Drew Anderson pitches to Kyle Isbel
  221. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  222. Bot 6 Isbel singled to left, Fox to second.
  223. Bot 6 Witt Jr. hit for Fermin
  224. Bot 6 Drew Anderson pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
  225. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  226. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
  227. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  228. Bot 6 Witt Jr. struck out looking.

Box score

TEX

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Willie CalhounLF1-220100000.500.500.500
Jason MartinLF1-1101000001.0001.0001.000
Isiah Kiner-FalefaSS0-001000200.0001.000.000
Davis WendzelSS0-110000000.000.000.000
Joey GalloRF1-221121000.500.5002.000
Steele WalkerRF0-110000000.000.000.000
Khris DavisDH0-220000000.000.000.000
Sherten ApostelDH0-110000000.000.000.000
Nick Solak2B1-220100010.500.500.500
Andy Ibanez2B0-110000010.000.000.000
Ronald Guzman1B1-220100000.500.500.500
Curtis Terry1B0-000000000.000.000.000
Brock Holt3B0-220000000.000.000.000
Josh Jung3B0-000000000.000.000.000
Jonah HeimC0-220000000.000.000.000
John HicksC0-000000000.000.000.000
Eli WhiteCF0-220000000.000.000.000
Bubba ThompsonCF0-000000000.000.000.000
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Wes BenjaminP1.0200000-----0.00--
Nick VincentP1.0311101-----9.00--
Hunter WoodP1.0111021-----9.00--
Jason BahrP1.0000010-----0.00--
Joe GattoP1.0311120-----9.00--
Drew AndersonP1.0200010-----0.00--

KC

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Whit Merrifield2B1-220100000.500.500.500
Kyle IsbelLF1-220100010.500.500.500
Andrew BenintendiLF0-110000100.000.500.000
Ryan McBroom1B1-1111000001.0001.0001.000
Freddy FerminC0-000000000.000.000.000
Bobby Witt Jr.PH0-110000010.000.000.000
Carlos Santana1B1-220100000.500.500.500
Erick Mejia2B1-1101000001.0001.0001.000
Salvador PerezC2-2212110001.0001.0002.500
Anderson MillerRF1-1101100001.0001.0001.000
Jorge SolerRF0-220000010.000.000.000
Sebastian RiveroC0-000000000.000.000.000
Nick Pratto1B0-110000010.000.000.000
Ryan O'HearnDH1-221111110.500.6672.000
Hanser Alberto3B0-220000000.000.000.000
Kelvin Gutierrez3B0-110000000.000.000.000
Nicky LopezSS1-220100010.500.500.500
Lucius FoxSS1-1101000001.0001.0001.000
Edward OlivaresCF0-220000000.000.000.000
Bubba StarlingCF0-110000000.000.000.000
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Ervin SantanaP2.0122111-----9.00--
Kris BubicP1.1300100-----0.00--
Richard LoveladyP0.2000000-----0.00--
Wade DavisP1.0100000-----0.00--
Scott BarlowP1.0000010-----0.00--

Starting lineups

KC

  1. 1 Whit Merrifield 2B
  2. 2 Andrew Benintendi LF
  3. 3 Carlos Santana 1B
  4. 4 Salvador Perez C
  5. 5 Jorge Soler RF
  6. 6 Ryan O'Hearn DH
  7. 7 Hanser Alberto 3B
  8. 8 Nicky Lopez SS
  9. 9 Edward Olivares CF

TEX

  1. 1 Willie Calhoun LF
  2. 2 Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS
  3. 3 Joey Gallo RF
  4. 4 Khris Davis DH
  5. 5 Nick Solak 2B
  6. 6 Ronald Guzman 1B
  7. 7 Brock Holt 3B
  8. 8 Jonah Heim C
  9. 9 Eli White CF

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