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Kansas City Royals 8–5 Texas Rangers: MLB regular season, 16 September 2000
Kansas City Royals defeated Texas Rangers 8–5 at The Ballpark at Arlington on 16 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
16 September 2000 · The Ballpark at Arlington
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The game
Kansas City Royals defeated Texas Rangers 8–5 at The Ballpark at Arlington on 16 September 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting Kansas City Royals scored 8 runs, while the home Texas Rangers finished with 5. The winning margin was 3 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 3, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 1–0 Texas Rangers. In inning 4, Kansas City Royals scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 2–0 Texas Rangers.
In inning 6, Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs in the top half and Texas Rangers scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 5–1 Texas Rangers. In inning 7, Kansas City Royals scored 3 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 8–1 Texas Rangers.
In inning 8, Texas Rangers scored 4 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was Kansas City Royals 8–5 Texas Rangers.
Pitching decisions
Brian Meadows was credited with the pitching win. Brian Sikorski was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
Kansas City Royals finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Texas Rangers finished with 10 hits and 1 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was Kansas City Royals 69 wins and 80 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Texas Rangers 68 wins and 81 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | Kansas City Royals | Texas Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 5 |
Sources
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