MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/04/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 964 - FRIDAY, MAY 4TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (11-16) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 0
Kansas City Royals (10-16) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Down to Defeat Go Royals, 4-2
The Washington Nationals knocked off the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, at Kauffman Stadium. Chris Becerra was a big reason Washington won. The second baseman was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The win gives Washington a record of 11-16.

Washington took a 4-2 lead on Becerra's 5th home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Mike Mask in the top of the seventh, propelled Washington to the win.

"Just trying to keep things simple and helping the team win any way I can," Becerra told a local reporter after the game.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Montague 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .299 3 10
C. Rutigliano LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272 0 6
B. McGinnis 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .237 5 16
E. Galvan DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .200 1 2
C. Becerra 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .337 5 12
A. Struthers RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .220 3 8
M. Pirovano CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 3 12
G. Beekhuizen C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .241 2 12
C. Anderson SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 6
Totals 33 4 8 4 0 10 5      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McGinnis (6, 1st Inning off M. Mask, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Struthers (3, 4th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Becerra (5, 7th Inning off M. Mask, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Montague , B. McGinnis 2 , E. Galvan , C. Becerra 6 , A. Struthers 4 , G. Beekhuizen
2-out RBI: C. Becerra , A. Struthers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Montague
Sac Bunt: C. Rutigliano
Hit by Pitch: C. Anderson
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Becerra (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Ferrer DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .204 3 8
R. Miller 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .280 4 9
   a-E. Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 5
B. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .280 1 9
B. Noriega LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .220 1 15
C. Pope RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .263 2 4
J. Roque 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .255 3 13
C. Gosdin SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .233 3 14
S. Gass C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .197 3 13
M. Grover CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .253 0 7
Totals 35 2 8 2 3 5 18      
a - E. Rivas pinch hit for R. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Ferrer (8, 7th Inning off M. Rios, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Pope (2, 4th Inning off M. Rios, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Ferrer 2 , R. Miller , B. Noriega , C. Pope 3 , J. Roque 3 , C. Gosdin
2-out RBI: B. Noriega , J. Roque
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Noriega , C. Pope , S. Gass
Team LOB: 9
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rios W (4-1) 7.0 7 2 2 3 3 0 108 2.21   
B. Solis H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.66   
D. Cart SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rios 55
Batters Faced: M. Rios 31, B. Solis 4, D. Cart 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rios 7-11, B. Solis 2-0, D. Cart 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rios 108-57, B. Solis 9-6, D. Cart 9-5
WP: M. Rios
Balk: M. Rios
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mask L (2-4) 8.1 8 4 4 0 8 2 103 3.47   
C. Hardy 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mask 59
Batters Faced: M. Mask 33, C. Hardy 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mask 7-9, C. Hardy 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mask 103-67, C. Hardy 8-6
Hit Batsmen: M. Mask
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Becerra
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 32502
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