MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/21/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2485 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (52-77) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Kansas City Royals (60-68) 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 X 8 8 2
Texas Dealt 8-1 Defeat
The Kansas City Royals downed the Texas Rangers, 8-1. The hitting star was third baseman Oswaldo Cabrera. Cabrera went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for the Royals. Bruce Zimmermann, 4-2, earned the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 2.1 innings. Kansas City goes to 60-68, Texas to 52-77.

With Kansas City leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Cabrera hit a slider from Roki Sasaki for a 2-run home run. It was his 10th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 3-0.

"Nice win for us," said Cabrera. "Now we'll go after the next one."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fraley RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .224 17 58
L. Rengifo DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .245 8 34
M. Vierling 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 7 37
   b-J. Duran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 12 56
   c-B. Kennedy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 17
T. Murphy C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .241 15 45
H. Hernandez LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .236 2 5
K. Misner CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .241 6 45
O. Peraza 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .235 3 19
G. Workman 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 2 16
   a-L. Jimenez PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .179 1 2
B. Shewmake SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .224 1 6
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 12 16      
a - L. Jimenez pinch hit for G. Workman in the 7th
b - J. Duran pinch hit for M. Vierling in the 8th
c - B. Kennedy substituted for J. Duran in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: H. Hernandez (1, 9th Inning off A. Adams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Murphy (15, 6th Inning off B. Zimmermann, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Rengifo , T. Murphy 5 , H. Hernandez 3 , G. Workman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Rengifo 2 , O. Peraza , L. Jimenez
GIDP: J. Fraley , T. Murphy
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Peraza-Shewmake-Vierling)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 17 51
   a-I. Johnson PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
J. Merrill CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .262 26 84
J. Realmuto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 10 38
D. Varsho LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .211 14 51
K. Manzardo 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .206 10 23
O. Cabrera 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .227 10 39
J. Kelenic DH 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 .224 8 23
J. Berti 2B 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 .221 2 19
D. Hamilton SS 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .221 4 25
Totals 30 8 8 7 5 6 12      
a - I. Johnson pinch hit for C. Carroll in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Berti (10, 4th Inning off R. Sasaki, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Merrill (24, 7th Inning off K. Thompson, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hamilton (16, 8th Inning off P. Blackburn, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Cabrera (10, 4th Inning off R. Sasaki, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Kelenic (8, 6th Inning off R. Sasaki, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Merrill 2 , K. Manzardo , O. Cabrera 5 , J. Kelenic 4 , J. Berti 3 , D. Hamilton 2
2-out RBI: J. Kelenic , D. Hamilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Johnson , J. Realmuto 2 , D. Hamilton
GIDP: J. Merrill
Sac Fly: J. Berti
Hit by Pitch: C. Carroll
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Mikolas (1) , O. Cabrera (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Hamilton-Berti-Manzardo, Hamilton-Berti-Manzardo)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sasaki L (8-12) 6.1 5 5 5 3 5 2 95 3.42   
K. Thompson 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 0 25 5.07   
P. Blackburn 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sasaki 45
Batters Faced: R. Sasaki 27, K. Thompson 7, P. Blackburn 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sasaki 7-6, K. Thompson 1-2, P. Blackburn 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sasaki 95-57, K. Thompson 25-13, P. Blackburn 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Blackburn 3-3
Hit Batsmen: R. Sasaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mikolas 4.2 3 0 0 2 4 0 66 3.66   
B. Zimmermann W (4-2) 2.1 1 1 1 1 5 1 37 5.48   
A. Adams 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 34 4.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mikolas 60
Batters Faced: M. Mikolas 19, B. Zimmermann 9, A. Adams 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mikolas 5-3, B. Zimmermann 1-1, A. Adams 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mikolas 66-41, B. Zimmermann 37-24, A. Adams 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Zimmermann 1-0
WP: B. Zimmermann
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Oswaldo Cabrera
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 19786
Special Notes: SP Miles Mikolas was injured while pitching.
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