MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK METS
04/14/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 806 - SUNDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (6-10) 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 9 0
New York Mets (9-7) 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Victory Pushes Mets Record to 9-7
The New York Mets defeated the Kansas City Royals, 6-5, in National League action at Citi Field. J.D. Martinez pulled his weight. The 14-year veteran was 3 for 4 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs. Jacob deGrom, the winning pitcher, improved to 2-0. He pitched 5.2 innings, giving up 9 hits and 5 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 0. Edwin Díaz was called on to finish, recording his 4th save.

With New York leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth, Martinez hit a fastball from Cole Ragans for a run-scoring double. It was his 3rd double of the season and put the Mets ahead, 5-3.

"Nice to tuck this win away," said Martinez.

The Royals drop to 6-10.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Garcia 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .228 0 3
J. Guzman 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
V. Pasquantino 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .250 2 12
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .375 1 13
M. Melendez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .170 0 4
F. Fermin C 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 .224 1 5
N. Velazquez RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .176 1 3
   a-M. Massey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
K. Isbel CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .246 1 6
D. Mann DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .356 3 8
Totals 34 5 9 5 0 11 9      
a - M. Massey pinch hit for N. Velazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Guzman (2, 6th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Witt Jr. (1, 2nd Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Mann (3, 5th Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Garcia , J. Guzman 3 , B. Witt Jr. 4 , M. Melendez , F. Fermin , N. Velazquez , D. Mann 4
2-out RBI: N. Velazquez , D. Mann
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Isbel
Sac Fly: V. Pasquantino
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Garcia (6)
CS: J. Guzman (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-Guzman-Pasquantino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti 3B 4 1 0 0 1 2 8 .105 1 2
T. Turner SS 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .250 2 7
B. Nimmo CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .300 1 3
P. Alonso 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .211 5 11
F. Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .217 2 6
J. Martinez DH 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .327 0 5
J. McNeil LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .378 0 4
L. Guillorme 2B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .111 0 2
M. Straw RF 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 .429 0 2
Totals 32 6 10 6 7 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Martinez (3, 5th Inning off C. Ragans, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Turner , B. Nimmo , P. Alonso , J. Martinez 4 , J. McNeil 2 , M. Straw 2
2-out RBI: T. Turner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Berti , T. Turner , B. Nimmo , J. McNeil
GIDP: P. Alonso
Sac Fly: L. Guillorme
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Berti 2 (2) , B. Nimmo (2) , M. Straw (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ragans L (1-2) 4.1 7 6 6 4 7 0 87 6.35   
A. Zerpa 0.2 1 0 0 3 1 0 32 0.00   
B. Singer 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ragans 28
Batters Faced: C. Ragans 24, A. Zerpa 6, B. Singer 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ragans 3-3, A. Zerpa 1-0, B. Singer 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ragans 87-55, A. Zerpa 32-17, B. Singer 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Zerpa 1-1 , B. Singer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. deGrom W (2-0) 5.2 9 5 5 0 8 1 90 3.00   
A. Ottavino H (2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.76   
E. Díaz SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 39
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 25, A. Ottavino 7, E. Díaz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 5-3, A. Ottavino 2-3, E. Díaz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 90-62, A. Ottavino 23-19, E. Díaz 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ottavino 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.D. Martinez
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 41478
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