MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
07/31/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2034 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (49-49) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 11 0
Los Angeles Angels (44-53) 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 12 1
Angels Tag Royals with 7-5 Loss
At Angel Stadium of Anaheim, the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels were greeted by an enthusiastic crowd.

Ed Miller had a hand in Los Angeles defeating Kansas City by the score of 7-5. Miller went 2 for 3 at the plate, scoring 1 times and driving in 2 runs. John Larson, who went 6 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 3 runs on 9 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 3. His record now stands at 10-6. Tony Sanchez recorded the save for Los Angeles, his 25th of the season.

In the bottom of the third, Los Angeles catcher William Landeros had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and no one out, Landeros stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 7-0, Los Angeles. For the game, he went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI.

"It wasn't our best performance," said Landeros, "but a win in this league is nothing to sniff at."

With the win, Los Angeles has a record of 44-53. Kansas City falls to 49-49.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ventura 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 12 53
   b-K. Diaz PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 5 23
F. Andino 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 0 5
   c-A. Baeza PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .283 7 36
A. Alvarez 3B 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .256 14 61
A. Morgan RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .244 16 52
E. Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .246 8 30
S. Griffith LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .306 6 55
   d-M. Gutierrez PH, LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 .310 2 26
J. Johnson C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .209 4 16
A. Ruiz SS, 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .250 4 17
M. Grover CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239 3 21
   a-R. Avila PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 4 28
Totals 37 5 11 5 5 6 19      
a - R. Avila pinch hit for M. Grover in the 7th
b - K. Diaz pinch hit for A. Ventura in the 7th
c - A. Baeza pinch hit for F. Andino in the 7th
d - M. Gutierrez pinch hit for S. Griffith in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Morgan (22, 4th Inning off J. Larson, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Alvarez 2 (25, 4th Inning off J. Larson, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Larson, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Griffith (24, 4th Inning off J. Larson, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Ventura (24, 5th Inning off J. Larson, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Ruiz (7, 8th Inning off T. Higashi, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ventura 2 , A. Baeza , A. Alvarez 5 , A. Morgan 2 , S. Griffith 2 , J. Johnson , A. Ruiz 3 , M. Grover
2-out RBI: A. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Alvarez , A. Morgan , M. Gutierrez , A. Ruiz , R. Avila
GIDP: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ruiz (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Andino-Ruiz-Ventura, Ruiz-Diaz-Baeza)
OF assists: 1 (Griffith(Zito at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Monroe RF 5 1 3 0 0 2 4 .191 5 24
   a-H. Maldrum CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 5 15
S. Hoagland 3B 3 1 1 1 2 1 5 .219 12 44
A. Chapman 1B 4 0 0 1 1 1 4 .276 15 42
   b-K. Cluett 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 2
D. Elson 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .226 12 45
D. Shank CF, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .251 5 21
E. Miller LF, RF 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 .267 5 26
T. Kawahara DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .220 3 18
R. Zito SS 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .237 5 29
W. Landeros C 3 0 2 2 1 0 2 .306 4 20
Totals 31 7 12 7 8 7 24      
a - H. Maldrum substituted for T. Monroe in the 9th
b - K. Cluett substituted for A. Chapman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Shank 2 (6, 1st Inning off H. Coates, 2 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Kawahara (12, 7th Inning off J. Arias, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Monroe 3 , S. Hoagland , D. Shank 4 , E. Miller 2 , T. Kawahara 2 , R. Zito , W. Landeros 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Monroe , D. Elson , T. Kawahara
GIDP: S. Hoagland , A. Chapman
Sac Fly: E. Miller
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Monroe (9) , E. Miller (20)
CS: T. Kawahara (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Higashi (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Hoagland-Elson-Chapman)
OF assists: 1 (Miller(Ventura at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Coates L (6-9) 2.0 7 6 6 2 1 0 56 6.09   
Z. Stout 3.1 3 1 1 3 3 0 65 3.54   
J. Arias 1.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 33 2.45   
D. Roden 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Coates 13
Batters Faced: H. Coates 15, Z. Stout 15, J. Arias 7, D. Roden 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Coates 4-1, Z. Stout 3-3, J. Arias 0-0, D. Roden 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Coates 56-28, Z. Stout 65-40, J. Arias 33-19, D. Roden 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Stout 1-1 , J. Arias 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Larson W (10-6) 6.0 9 3 3 1 3 0 96 4.08   
T. Higashi 2.0 1 2 0 2 2 0 40 9.66   
T. Sanchez SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 25 4.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Larson 44
Batters Faced: J. Larson 26, T. Higashi 10, T. Sanchez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Larson 5-8, T. Higashi 2-2, T. Sanchez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Larson 96-63, T. Higashi 40-22, T. Sanchez 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Higashi 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ed Miller
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 22132
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