MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/09/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2549 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (60-72) 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 9 1
Baltimore Orioles (74-59) 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 1 X 8 9 0
Orioles Get 8-4 Win Versus Kansas City
Antonio Cardenas was instrumental in his team's 8-4 triumph over the Kansas City Royals. The second baseman went 2 for 3 with a home run and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for the Baltimore Orioles. Tom Eassson was the winner in relief. His record is now 6-2. The losing pitcher was Hugo Coates. Baltimore, at 74-59, sits in first place in the American League East Division.

You-liang Ban swatted a run-scoring double for Baltimore in the bottom of the sixth. The catcher went 2 for 4 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

"When there are games to be won, you win them," said Baltimore manager Art Matlock.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gutierrez DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .297 5 36
A. Alvarez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .289 18 78
J. Munoz LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .260 3 10
A. Morgan RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .283 16 59
A. Baeza 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .259 10 41
S. Griffith CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .308 9 61
J. Johnson C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .230 10 51
R. Miller 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .247 2 8
   a-E. Gonzalez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271 1 8
   b-A. Alford 2B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .120 0 2
J. Crowe SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 4 27
   c-K. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .206 1 12
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 11 16      
a - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for R. Miller in the 6th
b - A. Alford substituted for E. Gonzalez in the 6th
c - K. Diaz pinch hit for J. Crowe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Miller (3, 2nd Inning off T. Eassson, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Griffith (38, 2nd Inning off J. Dooley, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Gutierrez (40, 5th Inning off J. Averitt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Gonzalez (1, 6th Inning off D. Christie, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Gutierrez 3 , A. Alvarez , J. Munoz , A. Morgan , S. Griffith 3 , R. Miller 2 , E. Gonzalez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gutierrez , S. Griffith
GIDP: M. Gutierrez , A. Morgan
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: H. Coates (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hanna DH 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293 9 46
   a-P. Vail DH 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .083 0 1
B. Lannigan 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .248 12 47
K. Yamaguchi RF 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 .272 18 59
R. Amaya 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .311 32 91
B. Garrett SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .280 15 55
A. Cardenas 2B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .262 11 40
B. Baumbach CF 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .249 11 68
T. Speakman LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .268 2 3
   b-R. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .391 2 9
   c-J. Healey LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 5 21
Y. Ban C 4 1 2 2 0 2 4 .147 6 15
Totals 31 8 9 8 4 6 22      
a - P. Vail inserted as DH in the 3rd
b - R. Soto pinch hit for T. Speakman in the 7th
c - J. Healey substituted for R. Soto in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Ban (5, 6th Inning off A. Kenney, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Ban (6, 3rd Inning off H. Coates, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cardenas (11, 3rd Inning off H. Coates, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Lannigan (12, 8th Inning off A. Jernigan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Hanna 2 , B. Lannigan 5 , A. Cardenas 5 , B. Baumbach , Y. Ban 6
2-out RBI: A. Cardenas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Lannigan , Y. Ban
Sac Bunt: B. Baumbach
Sac Fly: K. Yamaguchi , B. Garrett
Hit by Pitch: K. Yamaguchi , A. Cardenas
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Garrett-Cardenas-Amaya, Cardenas-Garrett-Amaya)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Coates L (9-11) 2.2 6 5 2 0 3 2 56 4.22   
A. Kenney 3.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 47 5.51   
W. Guaman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9.50   
J. Arias 1.0 0 1 1 2 1 0 25 3.75   
A. Jernigan 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 12 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Coates 31
Batters Faced: H. Coates 15, A. Kenney 13, W. Guaman 1, J. Arias 7, A. Jernigan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Coates 1-4, A. Kenney 2-5, W. Guaman 0-1, J. Arias 1-1, A. Jernigan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Coates 56-32, A. Kenney 47-27, W. Guaman 3-2, J. Arias 25-11, A. Jernigan 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Guaman 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Arias 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Dooley 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 26 5.08   
T. Eassson W (6-2) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 29 3.69   
J. Averitt 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 26 6.20   
D. Christie 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 29 3.65   
M. Olson H (11) 2.1 0 0 0 2 3 0 30 2.79   
R. Baeza 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Dooley 39
Batters Faced: J. Dooley 7, T. Eassson 9, J. Averitt 5, D. Christie 7, M. Olson 8, R. Baeza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Dooley 2-2, T. Eassson 1-3, J. Averitt 0-0, D. Christie 1-1, M. Olson 2-1, R. Baeza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Dooley 26-14, T. Eassson 29-21, J. Averitt 26-16, D. Christie 29-18, M. Olson 30-18, R. Baeza 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Eassson 2-1 , J. Averitt 1-0 , D. Christie 2-1 , R. Baeza 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Antonio Cardenas
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 40238
Special Notes: 1B Colin Hanna was injured while running the bases.
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