MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/25/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2368 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-66) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Chicago Cubs (70-51) 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 7 7 0
Cubs Zap Royals, 7-1
Chicago Cubs starter Ron Payne was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Kansas City Royals, 7-1. At 70-51, the Cubs find themselves in second place in the National League Central Division.

Early in the game, second baseman Israel Perez had a grand slam home run for Chicago. It was his 9th home run of the season and put the Cubs on top, 4-0.

Payne called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bonilla 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .322 8 37
J. Castillo DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .233 15 44
M. Andreas LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .238 17 49
B. Linden 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 7 21
T. Monterosa CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 7 36
R. Ochoa RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .268 3 25
A. Rios 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .273 7 16
J. Huckaby SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .229 5 32
J. Yokum C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .179 0 2
Totals 32 1 5 1 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Huckaby (16, 5th Inning off R. Payne, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bonilla , J. Castillo , B. Linden , T. Monterosa , J. Huckaby 2
2-out RBI: J. Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bonilla , M. Andreas , R. Ochoa
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rios-Bonilla-Linden)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valenzuela CF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .299 1 38
N. Criswell DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 1 9
E. Fairchild LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .287 23 79
K. Luzzo RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .313 26 86
E. Castro 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .251 7 39
I. Perez 2B 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .269 9 26
J. Tillman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 22 68
A. Shaw C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 15 58
B. Griffin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 4 55
Totals 29 7 7 7 5 2 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Luzzo (36, 3rd Inning off K. Terrell, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Castro (16, 5th Inning off K. Jackson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Perez (9, 1st Inning off M. Poerio, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Valenzuela , E. Fairchild , K. Luzzo 2 , E. Castro 3 , I. Perez 4 , J. Tillman
2-out RBI: E. Castro , I. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Perez 2
GIDP: A. Shaw
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Valenzuela (82)
CS: A. Valenzuela (16)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Poerio L (0-1) 2.0 2 4 4 2 0 1 31 5.00   
K. Terrell 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 51 3.30   
K. Jackson 2.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 29 4.35   
R. Whitley 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Poerio 30
Batters Faced: M. Poerio 10, K. Terrell 9, K. Jackson 9, R. Whitley 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Poerio 2-4, K. Terrell 3-1, K. Jackson 4-1, R. Whitley 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Poerio 31-15, K. Terrell 51-31, K. Jackson 29-21, R. Whitley 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Jackson 1-1 , R. Whitley 1-0
WP: M. Poerio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Payne W (7-7) 7.0 4 1 1 3 8 0 106 4.67   
J. Karr 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Payne 70
Batters Faced: R. Payne 28, J. Karr 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Payne 7-6, J. Karr 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Payne 106-66, J. Karr 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Karr 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Payne
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 33748
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