NORTHWEST LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (SS-A) WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
08/16/2106
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
CHICAGO A (SS-A) WHITE SOX AT KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS
GAME ID: 11905 - MONDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago A (SS-A) White Sox (18-29) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 5 0
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals (20-28) 3 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 X 13 16 1
Big Day for Watrous in 13-4 Royals Win
The Kansas City (SS-A) Royals topped the Chicago A (SS-A) White Sox, 13-4, in Northwest League action at Melaleuca Field. The game was highlighted by the performance of Kansas City (SS-A) third baseman Shane Watrous. Andy Kenney, the winner, improved to 1-4. He held the White Sox to 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Justin Franklin got credit for the save for Kansas City (SS-A). It was his 1st of the year.

With Kansas City (SS-A) leading 9-4 in the bottom of the seventh, Watrous came up to bat against Chicago A (SS-A) pitcher Alvaro Gonzalez. Watrous hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 9th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 13-4.

Chicago A (SS-A) manager Filip Nabben said: "We'll rinse this one off and get ready for the next game."

Kansas City (SS-A) is now 20-28, Chicago A (SS-A) 18-29.
CHICAGO A (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Sulla 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 2 8
E. Diaz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .324 1 13
S. Weisman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .319 6 31
J. Lora RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .316 8 27
   a-C. Florez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 0
J. Hoyle DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 0 10
J. Dominguez C 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .212 4 9
A. Morales LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .238 1 10
D. Medina 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .239 5 16
I. Walker CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .237 3 9
Totals 32 4 5 4 4 8 7      
a - C. Florez pinch hit for J. Lora in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morales (8, 4th Inning off A. Kenney, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Walker (3, 7th Inning off J. Franklin, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Diaz , S. Weisman , J. Dominguez , A. Morales 2 , I. Walker 4
2-out RBI: A. Morales
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Weisman , D. Medina
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Sulla (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sulla-Medina-Weisman, Diaz-Medina)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Torres LF 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 .208 2 8
D. Barnes 2B 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .269 3 11
M. Rios DH 3 3 1 1 2 1 2 .197 2 17
S. Watrous 3B 5 2 3 5 0 0 2 .299 9 31
C. Freeman SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .263 5 26
J. Scott C 5 1 2 3 0 1 6 .230 1 14
J. Torres 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .171 2 11
   a-S. Puim PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Woolbright 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Cruz CF 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .298 6 23
R. Valenzuela RF 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .242 4 11
Totals 38 13 16 13 8 6 20      
a - S. Puim pinch hit for J. Torres in the 8th
b - M. Woolbright substituted for S. Puim in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Rios (9, 1st Inning off M. Escobedo, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Barnes (12, 4th Inning off S. Walford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Scott (1, 1st Inning off M. Escobedo, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Valenzuela (4, 3rd Inning off M. Escobedo, 3 on, 2 outs) , S. Watrous (9, 7th Inning off A. Gonzalez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Torres , D. Barnes 4 , M. Rios 2 , S. Watrous 6 , C. Freeman , J. Scott 4 , A. Cruz 2 , R. Valenzuela 6
2-out RBI: M. Rios , S. Watrous , J. Scott 2 , R. Valenzuela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Barnes , J. Scott 2 , J. Torres
GIDP: R. Valenzuela
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Torres (17)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Scott (5)
CHICAGO A (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Escobedo L (2-5) 2.2 8 8 8 3 2 1 68 4.56   
S. Walford 2.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 51 2.91   
A. Gonzalez 1.1 4 5 5 3 1 1 37 9.60   
D. Vega 1.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 18 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Escobedo 5
Batters Faced: M. Escobedo 18, S. Walford 11, A. Gonzalez 11, D. Vega 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Escobedo 3-2, S. Walford 3-4, A. Gonzalez 1-2, D. Vega 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Escobedo 68-40, S. Walford 51-28, A. Gonzalez 37-18, D. Vega 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Gonzalez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Kenney W (1-4) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 0 90 4.68   
J. Franklin SV (1) 3.0 1 2 2 2 5 1 49 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Kenney 57
Batters Faced: A. Kenney 24, J. Franklin 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Kenney 5-10, J. Franklin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Kenney 90-57, J. Franklin 49-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Franklin 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Watrous
Ballpark: Melaleuca Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 3387
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