MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
05/09/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 1140 - THURSDAY, MAY 9TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (17-22) 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 9 0
Los Angeles Angels (15-23) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Kansas City Wins, 5-2
The Kansas City Royals knocked off the Los Angeles Angels, 5-2, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Bobby Witt Jr. produced 1 single and 1 double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 1. Matt Foster, credited with the win, is now 1-1. He allowed no runs on 1 hit. Nick Burdi closed the door for Kansas City, picking up his 4th save of the year.

Witt Jr. had a key at-bat for Kansas City early in the game. With a runner on 3rd, he hit a run-scoring double. It was his 10th double of the season and gave Kansas City an early 1-0 lead.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Witt Jr. told a Kansas City Times reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."

Kansas City is now 17-22, Los Angeles 15-23.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .270 0 8
D. Waters RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .200 3 12
V. Pasquantino 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .259 6 29
   b-D. Mann 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 3 12
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 .317 2 22
   a-M. Massey 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 0
N. Velazquez DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .250 1 7
K. Isbel CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286 2 13
D. Blanco LF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .231 0 1
J. Guzman 2B, SS 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 .333 1 7
M. Melendez C 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .225 2 16
Totals 34 5 9 4 7 10 19      
a - M. Massey substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 8th
b - D. Mann substituted for V. Pasquantino in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (10, 1st Inning off P. Sandoval, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Waters 2 , V. Pasquantino , B. Witt Jr. 3 , N. Velazquez 2 , K. Isbel , D. Blanco
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr. , N. Velazquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Waters , V. Pasquantino , M. Melendez
GIDP: V. Pasquantino
Sac Fly: J. Guzman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. 2 (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Garcia-Massey-Mann)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Schanuel RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .154 0 2
T. Ward LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .260 6 18
M. Trout CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .213 7 22
S. Ohtani DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .255 6 21
C. Cron 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .222 0 1
L. Rengifo 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .291 7 19
M. Stefanic 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .260 0 19
D. Fletcher SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .211 0 7
C. Okey C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .364 1 2
Totals 34 2 8 2 5 9 26      
BATTING
Total Bases: N. Schanuel , T. Ward 2 , S. Ohtani , C. Cron , M. Stefanic , C. Okey 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ward , S. Ohtani , M. Stefanic
GIDP: M. Trout
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Herget (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Cron-Fletcher-Cron, Ward-Okey)
OF assists: 1 (Ward(Isbel at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Vitriago 4.0 5 2 2 3 5 0 83 4.50   
M. Foster W (1-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 26 6.48   
J. Barlow H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.69   
D. Lee H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
A. Zerpa H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0.00   
N. Burdi SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Vitriago 46
Batters Faced: D. Vitriago 20, M. Foster 6, J. Barlow 4, D. Lee 1, A. Zerpa 4, N. Burdi 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Vitriago 2-5, M. Foster 1-1, J. Barlow 2-1, D. Lee 1-0, A. Zerpa 2-0, N. Burdi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Vitriago 83-45, M. Foster 26-15, J. Barlow 13-9, D. Lee 5-3, A. Zerpa 20-10, N. Burdi 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Barlow 1-0 , D. Lee 1-0
WP: D. Lee
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Sandoval L (1-2) 5.0 6 3 3 5 5 0 87 4.39   
I. Armstrong 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 0.00   
J. Herget 0.1 2 2 0 1 0 0 16 1.62   
J. Lopez 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 5.40   
A. Wantz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Sandoval 43
Batters Faced: P. Sandoval 25, I. Armstrong 5, J. Herget 5, J. Lopez 4, A. Wantz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Sandoval 6-3, I. Armstrong 0-1, J. Herget 0-1, J. Lopez 2-1, A. Wantz 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Sandoval 87-48, I. Armstrong 24-13, J. Herget 16-11, J. Lopez 21-13, A. Wantz 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lopez 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Witt Jr.
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 18461
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