MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/27/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2395 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (56-66) 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 8 12 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (63-59) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Kansas City Wins, Stark slugs 2 home runs
The Kansas City Royals downed the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, at PNC Park. Kevin Stark led the way, going 2-for-3 for Kansas City. Aubrey Pettey sewed up the save, his 2nd. Kansas City, at 56-66, holds down last place in the American League Central Division.

Kansas City took the lead in the top of the fifth when Stark hit a 2-run home run. His 17th home run of the season made the score 5-3, Kansas City.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Stark told the Kansas City Daily News. "It's as simple as that."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bonilla 2B 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 .328 8 37
K. Stark 3B 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 .279 17 62
J. Castillo DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .232 15 44
B. Linden 1B 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 .326 7 24
M. Andreas LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .237 17 49
R. Ochoa RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .267 3 25
T. Monterosa CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .232 7 36
J. Huckaby SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .227 5 33
T. Kingsley C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .225 8 32
Totals 38 8 12 8 1 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Ochoa (13, 6th Inning off M. Garrett, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Linden 2 (7, 7th Inning off E. Rios, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off K. Gaines, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Bonilla (16, 9th Inning off D. House, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Linden (1, 5th Inning off M. Garrett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Stark 2 (17, 3rd Inning off B. Keever, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Keever, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Bonilla 4 , K. Stark 8 , J. Castillo , B. Linden 8 , M. Andreas , R. Ochoa 2
2-out RBI: , B. Linden 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Andreas 3 , R. Ochoa
Sac Fly: J. Huckaby
Hit by Pitch: K. Stark
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Monterosa-Kingsley, Monterosa-Kingsley)
OF assists: 2 (Monterosa(Gugliotta at home), Monterosa(Dannemiller at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Stiles 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .319 0 8
R. Wilson CF 5 2 3 1 0 2 1 .280 13 51
C. Flores LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 9 56
Z. Gugliotta 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .227 16 69
N. D'Acquisto 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .265 5 50
J. Hoffman DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .370 1 4
B. Dannemiller RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .223 5 22
V. Johannsen SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .197 0 22
A. Reyes C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .200 1 2
Totals 34 3 10 3 4 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Stiles (6, 1st Inning off P. Bettencourt, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Gugliotta (21, 1st Inning off P. Bettencourt, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Wilson (35, 3rd Inning off B. Edwards, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Johannsen (17, 6th Inning off S. Eaton, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hoffman (5, 8th Inning off S. Eaton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Dannemiller (1, 2nd Inning off P. Bettencourt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Stiles 2 , R. Wilson 4 , Z. Gugliotta 3 , N. D'Acquisto , J. Hoffman 2 , B. Dannemiller 3 , V. Johannsen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. D'Acquisto , B. Dannemiller , A. Reyes
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Gugliotta (4)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Bettencourt 1.2 5 2 2 1 1 0 27 4.57   
B. Edwards W (9-6) 3.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 52 2.98   
S. Eaton H (5) 2.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 43 5.06   
A. Pettey SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Bettencourt 31
Batters Faced: P. Bettencourt 9, B. Edwards 14, S. Eaton 10, A. Pettey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Bettencourt 0-2, B. Edwards 3-5, S. Eaton 2-2, A. Pettey 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Bettencourt 27-18, B. Edwards 52-29, S. Eaton 43-28, A. Pettey 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Edwards 1-0 , A. Pettey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Keever L (5-3) 4.1 7 5 5 0 4 2 67 2.96   
M. Garrett 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 40 6.30   
E. Rios 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.97   
D. House 1.2 1 2 2 0 1 0 24 3.83   
K. Gaines 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Keever 33
Batters Faced: B. Keever 20, M. Garrett 10, E. Rios 2, D. House 7, K. Gaines 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Keever 5-4, M. Garrett 3-2, E. Rios 0-0, D. House 4-0, K. Gaines 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Keever 67-46, M. Garrett 40-26, E. Rios 8-6, D. House 24-17, K. Gaines 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Rios 1-0 , K. Gaines 2-2
WP: B. Keever
Hit Batsmen: D. House
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Stark
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 29800
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