COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/17/2044
 
COVID QUARANTINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1216 - TUESDAY, MAY 17TH , 2044 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (26-18) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 0
Oakland Athletics (20-23) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 9 2
Athletics Lose, 4-3
The Kansas City Royals racked up a win at Oakland Coliseum, bumping off the Oakland Athletics, 4-3. Chris Norris, who started for Kansas City, pitched effectively for his team. The win gives Kansas City a season record of 26-18.

Kansas City used the hitting of Alexis Diaz to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 4-0. For the game, Diaz had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I really like what we did out there today," Norris said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Wilkins CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .275 10 31
V. Soto RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .226 8 28
W. Ayala DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 7 23
S. Buckholdt 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .245 3 19
A. Diaz 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .316 6 29
D. Mertz C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .269 3 21
J. Furlough LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .302 7 37
J. Norton 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .277 2 8
J. Lum SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .226 0 5
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Buckholdt (12, 2nd Inning off M. Blazek, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: V. Soto (1, 3rd Inning off M. Blazek, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Diaz (6, 8th Inning off B. Halpenny, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Soto 3 , W. Ayala , S. Buckholdt 3 , A. Diaz 5 , D. Mertz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Diaz , J. Norton , J. Lum 2
GIDP: J. Lum
Sac Fly: D. Mertz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Diaz (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lum-Buckholdt-Diaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Edmunds 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .251 6 21
D. Reynolds LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .325 4 18
T. Black 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .274 10 20
P. Klouser DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .302 9 29
M. Bahnsen 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .281 5 17
C. Thomas SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .277 4 18
V. Flores C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .220 8 23
D. Loso CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .194 2 12
D. Garrison RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .225 2 12
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Klouser (7, 3rd Inning off C. Norris, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Black (10, 8th Inning off S. Stevic, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Edmunds , D. Reynolds , T. Black 5 , P. Klouser 3 , M. Bahnsen , D. Loso , D. Garrison
2-out RBI: J. Edmunds , D. Reynolds , T. Black
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Reynolds , T. Black , M. Bahnsen , C. Thomas
GIDP: D. Garrison
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: M. Blazek (1) , C. Thomas (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Edmunds-Thomas-Black)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Norris W (3-2) 7.0 4 0 0 3 6 0 101 4.70   
S. Stevic 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 6.75   
M. Blakely SV (14) 1.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 28 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Norris 72
Batters Faced: C. Norris 27, S. Stevic 4, M. Blakely 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Norris 7-7, S. Stevic 2-0, M. Blakely 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Norris 101-57, S. Stevic 10-8, M. Blakely 28-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Blazek L (3-2) 5.1 5 2 2 1 7 0 99 4.58   
B. Halpenny 2.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 40 5.79   
S. Mott 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Blazek 56
Batters Faced: M. Blazek 24, B. Halpenny 9, S. Mott 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Blazek 2-7, B. Halpenny 3-2, S. Mott 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Blazek 99-59, B. Halpenny 40-27, S. Mott 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Halpenny 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Norris
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 34955
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