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Profar grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Hosmer.

Grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Hosmer.

Rangers

Moustakas homered to right on a 0-1 count.

Bonifacio homered to left on a 1-0 count.

Profar walked on four pitches, Rua scored, Gallo to third, Chirinos to second.

Walked on four pitches, Rua scored, Gallo to third, Chirinos to second.

C.Gómez grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Merrifield, Gallo scored, Chirinos to third, Profar out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Merrifield, Gallo scored, Chirinos to third, Profar out.

Gallo homered to left on the first pitch.

Royals third.  Butera struck out.  Merrifield grounded out, third baseman Gallo to first baseman Rua.  Moustakas homered to right on a 0-1 count.  J.Bonifacio homered to left on a 1-0 count.  Hosmer singled to center.  Cuthbert popped out to second baseman Odor.

Rangers third.  C.Gómez struck out.  Choo singled to center.  Mazara grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Hosmer, Choo to second.  Andrus singled to right, Choo scored.  Odor popped out to shortstop A.Escobar.

Rangers fourth.  Rua walked.  Rua stole second.  Gallo was hit by a pitch.  Chirinos was hit by a pitch, Rua to third, Gallo to second.  Profar walked on four pitches, Rua scored, Gallo to third, Chirinos to second.  Alexander pitching.  C.Gómez grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Escobar to second baseman Merrifield, Gallo scored, Chirinos to third, Profar out.  Choo grounded into a double play, shortstop A.Escobar to first baseman Hosmer, C.Gómez out.

Rangers sixth.  Rua grounded out, third baseman Cuthbert to first baseman Hosmer.  Gallo homered to left on the first pitch.  Moylan pitching.  Chirinos struck out.  Profar singled to left.  Profar was caught stealing, pitcher Moylan to first baseman Hosmer to second baseman Merrifield, Profar out.

Rangers eighth.  C.Young pitching.  Rua struck out.  Gallo popped out to shortstop A.Escobar.  Chirinos homered to left on a 0-1 count.  Profar grounded out, second baseman Merrifield to first baseman Hosmer.

The Texas Rangers went 6-1 (.857) against the Kansas City Royals last season, the Rangers' best single-season record against the Royals all-time.

Andrew Cashner is 0-2 with a 2.70 ERA in two career starts against the Royals. He also received a total of zero runs of support in those two starts.

Elvis Andrus has recorded a .316 average and .852 OPS in the month of April over the last two seasons after registering a .250 average and .646 OPS in April between 2009-2015.

Danny Duffy boasts a 3.23 ERA since the beginning of the 2013 season, the third lowest in the American League among left-handed pitchers with at least 400 innings pitched over that time frame.

Lorenzo Cain is one of three players in the majors hitting at least .300 (.301) with 70+ stolen bases (75) since the beginning of the 2014 season (also Jose Altuve and Dee Gordon).

The Royals are hitting .160 with runners in scoring position this season, the lowest mark in the majors and the lowest by Kansas City through the team's first 14 games since hitting .151 with runners in scoring position through its first 14 games in 1992.

HP - Cooper, 1B - Johnson, 2B - Cederstrom, 3B - Woodring

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers will find out Sunday if right-hander Yu Darvish has been able to put his odd last start behind him.
Darvish (1-2, 3.28 ERA) and the Rangers believe that's the case. Darvish starts opposite Kansas City's Jason Hammel (0-1, 4.60) as the teams wrap up a four-game series at Globe Life Park.

Rangers turn to Darvish in bid to sweep Royals

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)  Yu Darvish didn't get pulled early this time, and didn't have to try to explain a puzzling loss for Texas.
The Japanese right-hander pitched eight innings in his longest outing since elbow surgery two years ago and the Rangers scored the tying and go-ahead runs without a hit, completing a four-game sweep with a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

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

Kansas City Royals @ Texas Rangers on April 23, 2017

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