MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/09/2107
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2214 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (53-58) 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Atlanta Braves (51-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2
Kansas City Pins 4-1 Loss on Braves
Kansas City starter Mike Mask put a stranglehold on the Atlanta offense. The right-hander had complete command of his splitter in leading the Royals to a 4-1 win. Ryan Washington finished to wrap up his 32nd save. The third-place Braves now sit at 51-59.

Chris Gosdin hit a run-scoring triple off Andy Bourdeau in the top of the second, which put the Royals in front, 1-0. Gosdin had 1 walk, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 3.

Gosdin attributed the win to "an all-around good team performance."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ferrer DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 18 49
B. Noriega LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .258 26 67
B. Thomas 1B 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .273 15 65
S. Griffith RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 0 2
J. Roque 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .277 7 43
   a-J. Crowe 3B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 1 1
R. Lower 2B, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .257 6 31
M. Grover CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .242 4 28
C. Gosdin SS, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .221 10 52
K. Kawakami C 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .283 1 18
Totals 35 4 8 4 2 8 14      
a - J. Crowe substituted for J. Roque in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Roque (23, 6th Inning off A. Bourdeau, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Gosdin (2, 2nd Inning off A. Bourdeau, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Noriega (26, 5th Inning off A. Bourdeau, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Ferrer , B. Noriega 5 , J. Roque 3 , C. Gosdin 3 , K. Kawakami 2
2-out RBI: J. Roque , C. Gosdin , K. Kawakami
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kawakami
Sac Bunt: M. Grover
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Thomas (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roque-Lower-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Fairweather RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .238 12 49
N. Sprague 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .195 12 35
B. Lindberg LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .266 11 48
J. Powell DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .270 24 66
N. Barner 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .272 11 36
J. Griesbach C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 7 30
G. Somers SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286 8 44
S. Redlin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 3 37
J. Henson CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270 5 44
Totals 31 1 5 0 1 12 8      
BATTING
Total Bases: E. Fairweather 2 , B. Lindberg 2 , J. Powell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Barner , G. Somers
GIDP: N. Sprague
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: N. Sprague (7) , G. Somers (6)
OF assists: 1 (Fairweather(Kawakami at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask W (8-7) 6.0 4 1 1 1 9 0 98 3.90   
C. Tucker H (9) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.10   
R. Washington SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 68
Batters Faced: M. Mask 22, C. Tucker 7, R. Washington 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 5-3, C. Tucker 3-2, R. Washington 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 98-62, C. Tucker 20-15, R. Washington 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Tucker 2-1
WP: C. Tucker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Bourdeau L (12-4) 6.1 6 4 3 2 6 1 111 2.30   
J. Burr 2.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 2.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Bourdeau 51
Batters Faced: A. Bourdeau 29, J. Burr 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Bourdeau 3-10, J. Burr 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Bourdeau 111-70, J. Burr 28-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Burr 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mask
Ballpark: Coca-Cola Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 41845
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