NORTHWEST LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS AT VANCOUVER CANADIANS
09/22/2106
 
NORTHWEST LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) ROYALS AT VANCOUVER CANADIANS
GAME ID: 15818 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City (SS-A) Royals 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Vancouver Canadians 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Kansas City (SS-A) Win Evens Series at 2
The Kansas City (SS-A) Royals and the Vancouver Canadians will take the Round 1 to a decisive 5th game. Facing a must-win situation, the Royals shut out the Canadians, 4-0, at Nat Bailey Stadium to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Kansas City (SS-A) right-hander Mike Sanchez did his part. He threw 6.2 innings of shutout ball.

Sanchez, who was born in Barahona, Dominican Republic, threw 89 pitches over 6.2 innings, while allowing no runs.

"It's about putting our team in the best position to win ballgames," said Sanchez.

Game 5 is scheduled for Friday at Melaleuca Field in Idaho Falls.
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) BATTING LINESCORE VANCOUVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Torres LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .375 1 3
F. Allday 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
M. Faria SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .133 0 1
R. Valenzuela RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .200 1 2
L. Flores C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .312 0 0
N. Salazar 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
C. Freeman DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .250 2 4
A. Cruz CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .214 1 2
F. Fateen 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .286 0 1
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Valenzuela (2, 9th Inning off R. Maitland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Freeman (2, 2nd Inning off S. Merrit, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Cruz (1, 5th Inning off S. Merrit, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Torres 2 , F. Allday 2 , R. Valenzuela 2 , L. Flores , N. Salazar , C. Freeman 4 , A. Cruz 4
2-out RBI: C. Freeman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Valenzuela , A. Cruz
GIDP: F. Allday , M. Faria , C. Freeman
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Long DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 2 2
D. Redding 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .294 0 1
M. Gaviria LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .467 2 4
J. Iglesias 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143 0 0
D. Dorweiler SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .200 0 4
V. Saucedo 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .154 0 1
I. Marquez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .176 0 2
P. Sirois RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
K. Pierce CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 0 0
Totals 33 0 6 0 1 12 8      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Redding (1, 3rd Inning off M. Sanchez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Redding 2 , M. Gaviria , V. Saucedo 2 , I. Marquez , K. Pierce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gaviria
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Iglesias-Dorweiler-Saucedo, Iglesias-Dorweiler-Saucedo, Burnham-Dorweiler-Saucedo)
KANSAS CITY (SS-A) PITCHING LINESCORE VANCOUVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Sanchez W (1-0) 6.2 5 0 0 0 9 0 89 0.00   
E. Escobar 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.45   
M. Cruz 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Sanchez 73
Batters Faced: M. Sanchez 25, E. Escobar 5, M. Cruz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Sanchez 5-6, E. Escobar 3-1, M. Cruz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Sanchez 89-60, E. Escobar 17-11, M. Cruz 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Escobar 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Merrit L (0-1) 4.1 8 4 4 1 4 2 77 8.31   
E. Burnham 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.25   
R. Maitland 3.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 30 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Merrit 34
Batters Faced: S. Merrit 20, E. Burnham 4, R. Maitland 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Merrit 4-3, E. Burnham 1-1, R. Maitland 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: S. Merrit 77-47, E. Burnham 16-12, R. Maitland 30-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Burnham 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Sanchez
Ballpark: Nat Bailey Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 12536
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