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Gallo fouled out to third baseman Cuthbert.

Desmond grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Mondesí, Profar scored, Mazara out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Mondesí, Profar scored, Mazara out.

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Odor homered to right on the first pitch.

Moreland singled to right, Mazara scored, Odor to third.

Singled to right, Mazara scored, Odor to third.

Hosmer homered to center on a 2-2 count, L.Cain scored.

Homered to center on a 2-2 count, L.Cain scored.

A.Escobar grounded into a double play, third baseman Béltre to second baseman Odor to first baseman Moreland, Mondesí scored, J.Dyson out.

Grounded into a double play, third baseman Béltre to second baseman Odor to first baseman Moreland, Mondesí scored, J.Dyson out.

Rangers first.  Profar walked on a full count.  Mazara singled to right, Profar to third.  Desmond grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Mondesí, Profar scored, Mazara out.  Desmond stole second.  Béltre singled to left, Desmond scored.  Béltre was out advancing, left fielder A.Gordon to catcher S.Pérez to second baseman Mondesí, Béltre out.  Odor homered to right on the first pitch.  Moreland struck out.

Rangers fifth.  Profar doubled to right.  Mazara doubled to right, Profar scored.  Desmond safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Cuthbert.  Béltre flied out to center fielder J.Dyson.  Odor grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman Mondesí to shortstop A.Escobar, Mazara to third, Desmond out.  Moreland singled to right, Mazara scored, Odor to third.  Andrus grounded out, second baseman Mondesí to first baseman Hosmer.

Royals sixth.  A.Escobar flied out to right fielder Mazara.  Cuthbert flied out to right fielder Mazara.  L.Cain was hit by a pitch.  Hosmer homered to center on a 2-2 count, L.Cain scored.  Cláudio pitching.  K.Morales singled to right.  S.Pérez singled to left, K.Morales to second.  A.Gordon struck out.

Rangers sixth.  Gallo struck out.  Chirinos grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer.  Profar homered to center on a 1-0 count.  Mazara grounded out, second baseman Mondesí to first baseman Hosmer.

Royals seventh.  Darí.Álvarez pitching.  Mondesí singled to center.  On Chirinos' passed ball, Mondesí to second.  J.Dyson hit an infield single to third, Mondesí to third.  Kela pitching.  A.Escobar grounded into a double play, third baseman Béltre to second baseman Odor to first baseman Moreland, Mondesí scored, J.Dyson out.  Cuthbert flied out to left fielder Profar.

Rangers seventh.  Moylan pitching.  Desmond doubled to center.  On Moylan's wild pitch, Desmond to third.  Béltre grounded out, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer.  Flynn pitching.  On Flynn's wild pitch, Desmond scored.  Odor homered to right on a 1-0 count.  Moreland singled to center.  Andrus grounded into a double play, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Mondesí to first baseman Hosmer, Moreland out.

The Royals and Rangers have only met once this season, which took place last Friday through Sunday. In that series, the Rangers took two of three, and Texas' starters pitched to a combined 1.65 ERA despite averaging just 5.1 innings per start.

Kansas City snapped a four-game skid by knocking off the Angels, 7-5, at home on Wednesday. In the game, the Royals' first five hitters in the lineup went a combined 2-for-18 (.111 batting average), while batters sixth through ninth in the order were 9-for-16 (.563).

In their last game, the Rangers lost at home to the A's, 6-4. Texas made another error in the game, marking the team's 22nd error in its last 17 games. That equates to a .965 team fielding percentage, which is the lowest in baseball over that span (.986 before that).

At home against Texas in his last start, Yordano Ventura recorded the loss, tossing 5 innings of three-run ball. The Royals have lost in each of Ventura's last five starts, after the team had won nine of his first 14 starts this season.

Cole Hamels got the win in Kansas City on Saturday, throwing 5.1 innings while allowing just one (unearned) run. However, Hamels also walked three, which marked the tenth start that he has surrendered at least three walks this season. He is one of five AL starting pitchers in 2016 with ten or more starts allowing three or more walks.

Jurickson Profar went 3-for-5 on Wednesday, marking the third three-hit game of his career and first since June of 2013. It also raised his home batting average this season to .375, which is much higher than his .233 average away from Arlington.

HP - Kulpa, 1B - Conroy, 2B - Hoberg, 3B - Meals

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Late July for contending baseball teams can be a tricky time.
Sunday's pitching matchup between the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals is proof. Three days ago, the starters for the game were listed at TBA vs. TBA. That's not a slight to either Texas starter Lucas Harrell or Kansas City's Dillon Gee, but that's just the nature of the trade deadline.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)  Rougned Odor homered twice, and A.J. Griffin also went a little deeper for the Texas Rangers.
Odor hit a ball into the second deck of seats for the second game in a row, along with another solo shot that just cleared the wall, and Griffin had his longest outing in seven starts since coming off the disabled list in the Rangers' 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

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KC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0
TEX	3	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	X

Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers on July 30, 2016

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