MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/18/2107
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1141 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (18-21) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 5 8 0
Kansas City Royals (18-21) 0 1 2 6 0 0 2 0 X 11 13 1
Noriega Drills 2 Homers in 11-5 Kansas City Win
The Kansas City Royals topped the Baltimore Orioles, 11-5, with left fielder Bobby Noriega playing a big role. Noriega went 2-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice for the Royals in the win. Mike Mask, the winner, goes to 4-2. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 1 walk and 8 strikeouts over 5 innings. Kansas City is now 18-21. Baltimore is 18-21.

With Kansas City leading 5-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Noriega came up to bat against Baltimore pitcher Matt Whisner. Noriega hit a fastball to center for a grand slam home run. His 12th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 9-0.

In postgame remarks, Noriega said: "To all who've been doubting my effort -- I hope they saw this game."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Stanislaw DH 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .237 5 16
J. Thomson 1B 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .278 4 14
J. Healey LF, CF 4 2 2 1 1 2 3 .277 14 30
D. Elson SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 3 .268 8 26
J. Battle RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .254 2 10
A. Cardenas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .224 3 15
J. Ellis C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 5 15
J. Leon CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 4 13
   a-M. Thomson PH, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225 0 3
M. Tennant 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 4 15
Totals 36 5 8 5 3 13 18      
a - M. Thomson pinch hit for J. Leon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Healey (4, 6th Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Elson (8, 6th Inning off M. Mask, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Healey (14, 9th Inning off J. Carnevale, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Stanislaw , J. Thomson 2 , J. Healey 6 , D. Elson 3 , M. Thomson
2-out RBI: J. Healey , D. Elson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Elson , J. Battle , J. Ellis
Hit by Pitch: M. Thomson
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thomson)
OF assists: 1 (Healey(Roque at 2nd base))
PB: J. Ellis
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ferrer DH 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .278 6 20
B. Noriega LF 5 2 2 6 0 0 4 .304 12 34
B. Cozart RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 3 10
B. Thomas 1B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .283 6 27
J. Roque 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .268 3 12
R. Miller 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .321 7 23
R. Lower SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .312 0 11
M. Gremillion C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .211 1 5
M. Grover CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .233 1 14
Totals 35 11 13 11 5 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lower (8, 7th Inning off A. Fanning, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Thomas (6, 2nd Inning off J. Breitweiser, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Noriega 2 (12, 3rd Inning off E. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Whisner, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Ferrer , B. Noriega 8 , B. Thomas 6 , J. Roque , R. Miller 2 , R. Lower 3 , M. Gremillion , M. Grover
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Noriega , J. Roque , M. Grover
Hit by Pitch: M. Gremillion
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thomas 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Miller (1)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Breitweiser L (0-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 21 6.56   
E. Hernandez 2.1 4 3 3 1 3 1 42 4.72   
M. Whisner 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 1 9 7.34   
J. Bruder 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 30 2.82   
A. Fanning 2.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 40 3.60   
L. Luciano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Breitweiser 41
Batters Faced: J. Breitweiser 4, E. Hernandez 11, M. Whisner 5, J. Bruder 8, A. Fanning 10, L. Luciano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Breitweiser 1-2, E. Hernandez 1-2, M. Whisner 0-0, J. Bruder 1-3, A. Fanning 1-3, L. Luciano 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Breitweiser 21-15, E. Hernandez 42-27, M. Whisner 9-8, J. Bruder 30-16, A. Fanning 40-21, L. Luciano 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Whisner 1-1 , A. Fanning 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Fanning
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask W (4-2) 5.0 5 2 2 1 8 0 100 2.63   
C. Pounds 3.0 2 2 2 2 3 0 58 8.76   
J. Carnevale 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 56
Batters Faced: M. Mask 22, C. Pounds 14, J. Carnevale 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 3-4, C. Pounds 3-3, J. Carnevale 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 100-65, C. Pounds 58-35, J. Carnevale 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Pounds 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Pounds
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Noriega
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 23619
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