MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DREAMS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES (A) ANGELS
10/07/2090
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DREAMS
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES (A) ANGELS
GAME ID: 13540 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7TH , 2090 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Los Angeles (A) Angels 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Royals Edge Angels 2-1 to Open R2
The Divisional Series got off to a quiet start today, with the traveling Kansas City Royals taking a low-scoring 2-1 win over the host Los Angeles (A) Angels. Kansas City right-hander Hayden Lovern was marvelous at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. The Royals now hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Al González? The Kansas City second baseman had a run-scoring single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Royals on top, 2-1. For the game, González had 1 double and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"We're one game closer to our goal," Kansas City manager Mark Baur said later. "It isn't any more complicated than that."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Sunday, October 8th , 2090.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martínez 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Bari 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .400 0 0
   e-R. González CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Pierce DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
   d-T. Seaman DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
M. Wood LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .000 0 0
V. Mann RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .500 0 1
A. González 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .667 0 1
   a-P. García 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
V. Felicssimo C 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 .000 0 0
   b-G. Ling C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Galeas SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 0 0
C. Martínez CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
   c-G. Lara PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 5 18 26      
a - P. García substituted for A. González in the 8th
b - G. Ling substituted for V. Felicssimo in the 8th
c - G. Lara pinch hit for C. Martínez in the 9th
d - T. Seaman inserted as DH in the 9th
e - R. González substituted for M. Bari in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. González (1, 2nd Inning off K. Kiyomizu, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Mann (1, 4th Inning off K. Kiyomizu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Bari 2 , N. Pierce , V. Mann 3 , A. González 3
2-out RBI: V. Mann , A. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Mann , V. Felicssimo , C. Martínez 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Mann (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cantú LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
L. Figueroa 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
F. Trevino DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
P. Carter 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Garland CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-P. Hughes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Fuller 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. Bishop PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Lynch C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
V. Williams RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Brown PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Vega SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   b-C. MacCurrach PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 11 6      
a - C. Brown pinch hit for V. Williams in the 8th
b - C. MacCurrach pinch hit for S. Vega in the 8th
c - P. Hughes pinch hit for D. Garland in the 9th
d - M. Bishop pinch hit for T. Fuller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Vega (1, 3rd Inning off H. Lovern, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Cantú (1, 6th Inning off H. Lovern, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Figueroa (1, 4th Inning off H. Lovern, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cantú 3 , L. Figueroa 5 , S. Vega 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cantú , F. Trevino 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Garland (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Lovern W (1-0) 6.2 3 1 1 2 6 1 98 1.35   
V. Cortéz SV (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 5 0 33 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Lovern 68
Batters Faced: H. Lovern 24, V. Cortéz 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Lovern 5-8, V. Cortéz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Lovern 98-66, V. Cortéz 33-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Cortéz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Kiyomizu L (0-1) 4.2 7 2 2 3 9 0 109 3.86   
M. Cruz 3.1 0 0 0 1 6 0 42 0.00   
G. Pike 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Kiyomizu 48
Batters Faced: K. Kiyomizu 24, M. Cruz 11, G. Pike 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Kiyomizu 2-3, M. Cruz 4-0, G. Pike 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Kiyomizu 109-69, M. Cruz 42-33, G. Pike 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Cruz 2-0
WP: K. Kiyomizu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hayden Lovern
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 41581
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