MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/30/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3981 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (70-68) 0 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 8 13 0
Baltimore Orioles (80-58) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 13 2
Kansas City Topples Baltimore, 8-3
The 8-3 Kansas City win over Baltimore was due in large part to Manuel Rodríguez. The Royals designated hitter was 2 for 3 with 2 singles, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. Mark Buerhle finished the game for Kansas City and earned his 2nd save. The last-place Royals have won 4 straight.

Jerry Walters had a key at-bat with one out in the top of the sixth for Kansas City. With the bases loaded and the Royals leading 3-2, he hit a sacrifice fly.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Kansas City manager .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walters LF 4 0 1 2 1 1 2 .254 15 57
S. González 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .242 0 9
M. Fernández 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .274 16 52
M. Rodríguez DH 3 1 2 1 1 1 3 .219 25 81
C. Marrero 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 6 .291 16 62
O. Martínez C 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .224 8 18
W. Mays CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .197 5 33
J. Ashley SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 .242 11 44
C. Thomas RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .230 0 5
Totals 38 8 13 7 6 7 25      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Walters , S. González , M. Fernández , M. Rodríguez 2 , C. Marrero 2 , O. Martínez , W. Mays , J. Ashley 2 , C. Thomas 2
2-out RBI: S. González , M. Fernández , M. Rodríguez , C. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. González , C. Marrero 2 , W. Mays , C. Thomas
GIDP: J. Ashley , C. Thomas
Sac Fly: J. Walters
Hit by Pitch: M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Mays (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Higgins CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .246 3 21
R. Ashburn RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 1 50
D. Horton 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .293 22 73
H. Byrd 1B 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .246 4 16
E. Delahanty LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .229 23 77
H. Peterson DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250 1 10
S. Johnston SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .221 0 32
F. Taylor C 3 0 1 2 0 1 4 .195 4 21
E. Alomar 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .204 3 10
   a-E. Bryan PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239 6 25
Totals 37 3 13 3 1 7 23      
a - E. Bryan pinch hit for E. Alomar in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Peterson (12, 4th Inning off A. Dalton, Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Higgins 2 , R. Ashburn , D. Horton , H. Byrd 2 , E. Delahanty , H. Peterson 3 , S. Johnston 2 , F. Taylor , E. Alomar
2-out RBI: H. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Higgins , E. Delahanty , E. Bryan
Sac Bunt: S. Johnston
Sac Fly: F. Taylor
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Higgins (8)
CS: H. Byrd (1)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Barton (1) , F. Taylor (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Johnston-Horton-Byrd, Horton-Johnston-Byrd)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Dalton, Jr. W (12-9) 5.0 10 3 3 1 5 0 91 3.53   
M. Buerhle SV (2) 4.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 54 5.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Dalton, Jr. 39
Batters Faced: A. Dalton, Jr. 25, M. Buerhle 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Dalton, Jr. 7-2, M. Buerhle 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: A. Dalton, Jr. 91-62, M. Buerhle 54-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Buerhle 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Norris L (13-7) 5.0 5 3 3 3 5 0 93 3.01   
K. Barton 0.2 3 4 0 1 0 0 20 3.08   
T. Ross 1.1 3 1 1 1 1 0 40 2.92   
R. Colón 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 4.03   
S. Burke 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Norris 47
Batters Faced: C. Norris 23, K. Barton 7, T. Ross 8, R. Colón 5, S. Burke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Norris 8-1, K. Barton 1-1, T. Ross 2-1, R. Colón 0-2, S. Burke 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Norris 93-55, K. Barton 20-12, T. Ross 40-21, R. Colón 24-16, S. Burke 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Ross 2-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Norris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manuel Rodríguez
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 45812
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