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APRIL 10, 1973
The Rangers make their first road trip of the season when they head to Kansas City for a three game series against the Royals.
Milwaukee Brewers SP Gary Ryerson suffered a radial nerve decompression in his elbow and will miss the rest of the season.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 2-1 at Detroit 2-0
Boston 3-0 at Milwaukee 1-2
Oakland 1-2 at Chicago 1-2
Minnesota 2-1 at California 2-1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 2-2 at Atlanta 3-1
Montreal 0-3 at Philadelphia 2-1
Chicago 3-0 at Pittsburgh 2-1
New York 1-2 at St Louis 1-2
Los Angeles 3-1 at Houston 1-3
San Diego 0-4 at San Francisco 3-1
TEXAS RANGERS (2-1) AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS (1-2)
MATCHUPS
SP Rich Hand vs Bruce Dal Canton Advantage Kansas City
C Bill Sudakis vs Fran Healy Advantage Kansas City
1B Mike Epstein vs John Mayberry Sr Advantage Kansas City
2B Dave Nelson vs Cookie Rojas Advantage Push
3B Bill Madlock vs Paul Schaal Advantage Push
SS Toby Harrah vs Freddie Patek Advantage Texas
LF Rico Carty vs Hal McRae Advantage Kansas City
CF Elliott Maddox vs Amos Otis Advantage Kansas City
RF Jeff Burroughs vs Lou Piniella Advantage Texas
DH Alex Johnson vs Ed Kirkpatrick Advantage Kansas City
Overall Advantage Kansas City
In the bottom of the first, Otis put the Royals on the board with a sacrifice fly.
In the top of the third, Burroughs tied the game with a sacrifice fly.
After three: Texas 1 Kansas City 1.
In the top of the fifth, with an assist from a bad throw by Piniella, Maddox scored from first on a Madlock single to give the Rangers the lead. Epstein brought Madlock home with a two out single.
In the bottom of the fifth, Otis tied the game with a two out two run homer.
In the bottom of the sixth, Healy gave the Royals the lead back with a two out RBI single. With runners atthe corners and two out, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers and quickly got the last out to end the inning.
After six: Kansas City 4 Texas 3.
In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Doug Bird took the mound for the Royals.
In the bottom of the eighth, with a runner at second and one out, Charlie Hudson took the mound for the Rangers. Kirkpatrick stroked an RBI single. Healy blasted a three run homer. Hudson injured his leg on the final out of the inning.
The Royals got 13 hits in the contest.
Final score: Kansas City 8 Texas 3.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Fran Healy 2 for 4, HR, 4 RBI, R
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 3 Detroit 1
Boston 5 Milwaukee 3 10 innings
Minnesota 5 California 1
Oakland at Chicago ppd
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati 6 Atlanta 2
Montreal 7 Philadelphia 1
Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 3
New York 4 St Louis 2 13 innings
Houston 5 Los Angeles 4 10 innings
San Francisco 6 San Diego 5
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Doyle Alexander Baltimore Orioles 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, W
2. Bill Hands Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, W
3. Ernie McAnally Montreal Expos 8.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W
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