MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
08/08/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 2361 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (71-41) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Montreal Expos (66-46) 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 X 4 6 0
4-1 Win Gets Montreal to 66-46
Montreal rode a good effort from starter Joe Ryan to beat the Kansas City Royals at Stade Olympique. The final score was 4-1. The winner in relief was Zach Bennett. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. He now owns a record of 1-3. Graeme Stinson finished to wrap up his 3rd save.

Armando Cruz hit a 2-run triple off Jose Lopez in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Expos in front, 3-1. Cruz had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

"Winning is contagious," said Cruz. "We're looking forward to the next game."

Montreal, at 66-46, sits in second place in the American League East Division.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Louis CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .271 3 42
C. Abrams 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .302 12 66
A. Rutschman C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .263 16 68
J. Kelenic LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .241 3 11
Z. Veen RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .344 14 65
N. Yorke 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214 8 39
   a-T. Schofield-Sam PR, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .302 1 5
J. Bailey SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .264 4 54
M. Melendez DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .221 13 55
T. Southisene 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .234 1 16
Totals 35 1 8 1 3 9 17      
a - T. Schofield-Sam pinch ran for N. Yorke in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kelenic (5, 4th Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out) , Z. Veen (39, 6th Inning off J. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Louis , C. Abrams 2 , J. Kelenic 2 , Z. Veen 2 , N. Yorke , T. Schofield-Sam , M. Melendez
2-out RBI: C. Abrams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rutschman , T. Schofield-Sam , J. Bailey , M. Melendez
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Acosta 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .252 11 57
G. Henderson DH 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .268 20 53
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .273 11 48
J. Soto RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .244 12 49
P. Bailey C 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .308 8 59
K. Isbel LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 4 9
   a-R. Ritter PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .178 4 19
   b-R. Salinas LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 .129 1 11
A. Cruz 2B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .237 1 41
J. Siri CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .257 16 53
J. Shelton SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .236 1 36
Totals 29 4 6 4 10 12 26      
a - R. Ritter pinch hit for K. Isbel in the 6th
b - R. Salinas substituted for R. Ritter in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto (11, 6th Inning off C. Mateo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Cruz (2, 6th Inning off J. Lopez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Acosta , G. Henderson , J. Soto 2 , R. Salinas , A. Cruz 3 , J. Siri
2-out RBI: , G. Henderson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Freeman 3 , R. Salinas , J. Shelton
Sac Bunt: J. Shelton
Hit by Pitch: G. Henderson , K. Isbel
Team LOB: 14
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mateo L (10-5) 5.0 4 3 3 2 6 0 89 2.91   
J. Lopez 1.0 1 1 1 4 1 0 31 4.75   
L. Frias 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 33 2.58   
J. Cantillo 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 23 2.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mateo 51
Batters Faced: C. Mateo 23, J. Lopez 8, L. Frias 7, J. Cantillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mateo 4-5, J. Lopez 0-2, L. Frias 0-1, J. Cantillo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mateo 89-55, J. Lopez 31-16, L. Frias 33-19, J. Cantillo 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lopez 2-2 , L. Frias 1-0 , J. Cantillo 1-0
WP: C. Mateo
Hit Batsmen: C. Mateo 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ryan 5.1 6 1 1 1 5 0 92 3.93   
Z. Bennett W (1-3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 4.50   
J. Alvarado H (17) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 2.51   
D. Williams H (8) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.12   
G. Stinson SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ryan 56
Batters Faced: J. Ryan 23, Z. Bennett 6, J. Alvarado 3, D. Williams 5, G. Stinson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ryan 3-8, Z. Bennett 1-2, J. Alvarado 0-1, D. Williams 1-1, G. Stinson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ryan 92-57, Z. Bennett 27-18, J. Alvarado 16-9, D. Williams 23-13, G. Stinson 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Bennett 1-0 , D. Williams 1-0 , G. Stinson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Ryan
Ballpark: Stade Olympique
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 45575
Special Notes: 1B Nick Yorke was injured while running the bases.
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