MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/05/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1808 - THURSDAY, JULY 5TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (46-36) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Kansas City Royals (40-44) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
Fike Tames Orioles, 2-0
The Kansas City Royals got great pitching from two-time All-Star Bill Fike, allowing them to bump off the Baltimore Orioles, 2-0. The third-place Royals lifted their record to 40-44.

Fike dominated for Kansas City, raising his record to 5-9. Baltimore hitters had few good at-bats against the right-hander, who scattered 3 hits over 8 innings while striking out 5.

"We had a good game plan," Fike said, "and we were able to execute it."
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cheney SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 2 22
B. Lannigan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .275 13 44
C. Hanna DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 8 44
B. Baumbach CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 18 67
J. Healey RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 17 37
A. Soler 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 6 15
M. Bond LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 8 28
A. Cardenas 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 5 28
   a-G. Ruiz PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 2 3
J. Ellis C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .172 4 13
Totals 30 0 3 0 0 6 6      
a - G. Ruiz pinch hit for A. Cardenas in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Hanna 2 , A. Soler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cardenas
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bond (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ferrer DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .187 9 31
R. Miller 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 7 23
B. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .300 11 38
B. Noriega LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 4 28
C. Pope RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .254 4 21
J. Roque 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252 6 35
   a-J. Crowe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 7
A. Alford SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 4 18
M. Gremillion C 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .273 6 20
M. Grover CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .263 2 27
Totals 27 2 5 2 2 6 11      
a - J. Crowe substituted for J. Roque in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Alford (10, 5th Inning off R. Hutson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Thomas , C. Pope , A. Alford 3 , M. Gremillion
2-out RBI: C. Pope
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Ferrer
Sac Bunt: M. Grover
Sac Fly: F. Ferrer
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thomas (28)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dooley 3.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 0.00   
R. Hutson L (1-1) 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 0 36 4.62   
D. Christie 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 3.18   
P. Fordyce 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dooley 58
Batters Faced: J. Dooley 11, R. Hutson 8, D. Christie 6, P. Fordyce 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dooley 4-5, R. Hutson 2-1, D. Christie 1-1, P. Fordyce 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dooley 31-19, R. Hutson 36-21, D. Christie 25-17, P. Fordyce 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Christie 1-0 , P. Fordyce 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Fike W (5-9) 8.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 105 4.75   
R. Washington SV (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Fike 81
Batters Faced: B. Fike 27, R. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Fike 7-12, R. Washington 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Fike 105-65, R. Washington 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Fike
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 9:05 PM CT
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 31048
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