MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
04/03/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 662 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3RD , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (1-5) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Baltimore Orioles (5-1) 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 X 6 9 0
Orioles Deal Royals 6-2 Setback
The Baltimore Orioles earned a win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, stopping the Kansas City Royals, 6-2. Starting pitcher Grayson Rodriguez played a big role in his team's success. Baltimore, now 5-1, is setting the league on fire so far.

Enrique Bradfield Jr. helped out the Baltimore cause in the bottom of the fifth inning with a run-scoring ground out. For the game, the center fielder drove in one run.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Bradfield Jr. told the Baltimore Herald.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .190 0 0
N. Loftin 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .407 1 4
V. Pasquantino 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .318 0 3
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 1 6
M. Melendez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 0 2
D. Waters RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 1 2
D. Mann DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .429 1 3
K. Isbel CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316 1 3
D. Blanco LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Massey PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Velazquez LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 5 12      
a - M. Massey pinch hit for D. Blanco in the 7th
b - N. Velazquez substituted for M. Massey in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Loftin (1, 1st Inning off G. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Loftin 5 , M. Melendez , D. Waters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Loftin , M. Melendez
GIDP: M. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: M. Garcia
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Loftin (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bradfield Jr. CF 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 .250 1 3
R. Mountcastle DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .346 2 9
C. Norby 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .316 2 6
G. Henderson 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .348 1 5
A. Hays LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .375 3 8
E. Hosmer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 2
J. McCann C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0
C. Mullins RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304 1 3
L. Soto SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .333 0 2
Totals 33 6 9 6 1 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Hays (1, 2nd Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Norby (2, 4th Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Henderson (1, 2nd Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Hays (3, 6th Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Mountcastle , C. Norby 2 , G. Henderson 5 , A. Hays 6 , J. McCann , L. Soto 2
2-out RBI: R. Mountcastle , G. Henderson , A. Hays
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hays , E. Hosmer , C. Mullins
Hit by Pitch: E. Bradfield Jr.
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Norby-Soto-Hosmer)
PB: J. McCann
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ragans L (0-1) 6.2 9 6 6 1 6 2 81 5.54   
J. Kowar 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ragans 37
Batters Faced: C. Ragans 31, J. Kowar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ragans 8-6, J. Kowar 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ragans 81-55, J. Kowar 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kowar 2-0
WP: C. Ragans 2
Hit Batsmen: C. Ragans
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez W (2-0) 6.0 4 2 2 3 5 1 95 3.27   
K. Akin H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.80   
Y. Cano 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 58
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 27, K. Akin 5, Y. Cano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 9-5, K. Akin 2-3, Y. Cano 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 95-60, K. Akin 19-11, Y. Cano 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Akin 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Grayson Rodriguez
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Cloudy (46 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 35898
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