MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/01/2040
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 972 - TUESDAY, MAY 1ST , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (12-16) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 1
Kansas City Royals (17-10) 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 X 8 11 1
Royals Earn 8-2 Win Versus San Francisco
Jon Melby impressed in the 8-2 Kansas City win over San Francisco. Melby, who is a two-time All-Star, was 2 for 4 with a home run. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Kansas City is clipping along at 17-10.

With Kansas City leading 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh, Melby came up to bat against San Francisco pitcher Bobby Jackson. Melby hit a cutter to left-center for a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put the Royals on top, 8-1.

"The team always comes first, so pulling out the win on a day like today is the most important thing," Melby told a reporter while responding to autograph requests. "Our fans like to come out to see a win, so I'm happy to do what I can to give them that."
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Petersen DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .214 1 1
J. Clark CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .265 1 9
   a-D. Elizarraras PH, CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 0 9
J. Buechner LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .292 6 18
J. Trujillo 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .303 2 9
S. Aleman C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .291 1 6
J. Talley RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .304 3 9
A. Espinoza 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .154 1 2
D. Ramirez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .220 4 7
A. Gibson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 2
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 12 13      
a - D. Elizarraras pinch hit for J. Clark in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Espinoza (1, 9th Inning off J. Duran, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Petersen , J. Clark , J. Buechner , J. Talley , A. Espinoza 4
2-out RBI: A. Espinoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Talley
Sac Fly: J. Trujillo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Espinoza (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Clark-Aleman, Ramirez-Espinoza-Trujillo)
OF assists: 1 (Clark(Parker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ekas CF 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .287 4 14
W. Najera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .248 0 9
J. Freeney RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .303 3 14
S. McKee 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .270 4 18
T. Saldivar DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .270 6 12
K. Maland LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .237 3 13
W. Seda 2B 3 2 1 0 0 0 4 .312 0 13
J. Melby SS 4 2 2 4 0 0 2 .318 4 12
M. Parker C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .219 1 7
Totals 33 8 11 7 3 3 20      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Seda (11, 3rd Inning off A. Mendoza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Freeney (3, 5th Inning off A. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Melby (4, 7th Inning off B. Jackson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ekas 2 , J. Freeney 4 , S. McKee , T. Saldivar 2 , K. Maland , W. Seda 2 , J. Melby 5 , M. Parker
2-out RBI: J. Freeney , J. Melby
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Freeney , M. Parker
GIDP: W. Najera
Sac Bunt: W. Najera
Hit by Pitch: J. Freeney , W. Seda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: W. Najera (1)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Mendoza L (1-4) 5.1 8 5 4 2 2 1 97 5.13   
B. Jackson 2.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 25 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Mendoza 34
Batters Faced: A. Mendoza 28, B. Jackson 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Mendoza 5-8, B. Jackson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Mendoza 97-62, B. Jackson 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Jackson 3-0
WP: A. Mendoza
Hit Batsmen: A. Mendoza 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Evans W (3-3) 5.2 4 1 1 2 8 0 106 4.67   
P. Wylie H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 3.86   
J. Duran 1.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Evans 63
Batters Faced: P. Evans 23, P. Wylie 6, J. Duran 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Evans 6-2, P. Wylie 1-1, J. Duran 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Evans 106-66, P. Wylie 29-16, J. Duran 20-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Wylie 2-0 , J. Duran 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Melby
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 31721
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