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Royals Complete Four-Game Sweep

Posted on August 17, 2018 at 02:41 AM.

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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Kansas City Royals used the same formula Sunday they had all series, getting strong pitching to go with efficient offense to complete a four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on the road at Globe Life Park.

As they did all series, it was two-out runs that gave the Royals (12-6) the edge on Sunday. Back-to-back two-out RBI doubles by the No. 8 and No. 9 hitters in their lineup, Alcides Escobar and Whit Merrifield, gave Kansas City a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning and broke what had been a 0-0 pitchers' duel.

Escobar added a sacrifice fly in the seventh to make it 3-0. Ian Kennedy (3-1) went eight innings with six strikeouts and three walks. The Rangers only mustered four hits on the day.

In the series, Kansas City outscored Texas, 24-11, and outhit them, 46-37. The Rangers have now lost four straight and five of their last six. Texas had won three of its last four series entering its tilt versus Kansas City. All three series that Texas has lost this season has been via a sweep.

The Rangers will look for a boost when they host the 7-12 Minnesota Twins for a three-game series starting Monday.

Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers
Apr 23, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Kansas City (12-6)	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	5	0
Texas (6-13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
W: Joakim Soria (1-0) L: Jeremy Jeffress (0-1)

Kansas City Royals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Lorenzo Cain, CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.295
Billy Burns, LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.143
Eric Hosmer, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253
Jorge Soler, DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.321
Mike Moustakas, 3B	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.242
Paulo Orlando, RF	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.269
Brayan Pe�a, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Alcides Escobar, SS	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	.188
Whit Merrifield, 2B	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	.317
TEAM TOTALS	30	3	5	3	1	8	0
BATTING: 2B: Escobar (2), Merrifield (5) RBI: Escobar 2 (4), Merrifield (7) HBP: Moustakas SF: Escobar GIDP: Hosmer
BASERUNNING: SB: Moustakas (1), Orlando (3)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Delino DeShields Jr., LF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.295
Elvis Andrus, SS	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	.289
Adrian Beltre, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.184
Rougned Odor, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.359
Nomar Mazara, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.323
James Loney, 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.313
Jonathan Lucroy, C	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286
Joey Gallo, CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.185
Jared Hoying, RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
TEAM TOTALS	28	0	4	0	3	6	0
BATTING: HBP: Hoying GIDP: Mazara
BASERUNNING: CS: DeShields Jr. (5)