MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/20/2063
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2865 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2063 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (59-94) 3 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 9 11 3
Chicago Cubs (75-78) 0 2 0 1 3 5 0 2 X 13 16 0
Starks goes 4-for-5, Leads Cubs to Win
The Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals lit up the scoreboard.

Walt Starks put on a hitting clinic in helping Chicago beat Kansas City, 13-9. Starks had 1 single and 3 doubles for the Cubs. He also scored 2 runs and knocked in 6. Kansas City has now lost 6 consecutive games.

Chicago took advantage of an error in the bottom of the sixth inning. The game was tied, 8-8, when Mike Keller hit a run-scoring single that was misplayed. It put the Cubs in front, 9-8.

"Winning is always a team effort," Keller said after the game.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Meskimen DH 2 3 1 0 3 0 0 .249 11 52
D. Mann RF 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 .303 18 71
J. Wicker 2B 4 1 2 3 1 0 3 .237 1 20
J. Ruiz 3B 4 1 3 5 0 1 2 .294 15 82
A. Dohrman SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .300 6 56
J. West 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .245 7 43
J. Solano CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .301 8 79
D. Crossno LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 6 25
   a-B. Stevenson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 15 42
   b-N. Steiner LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .293 1 6
J. Joslyn C 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .244 2 21
Totals 33 9 11 9 10 7 19      
a - B. Stevenson pinch hit for D. Crossno in the 6th
b - N. Steiner substituted for B. Stevenson in the 6th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Ruiz (15, 1st Inning off M. Pollack, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Meskimen , D. Mann 2 , J. Wicker 2 , J. Ruiz 6 , A. Dohrman , J. Joslyn 2
2-out RBI: J. Wicker , J. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. West
Sac Bunt: D. Crossno
Sac Fly: J. Ruiz
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Mann (7) , J. Wicker (3) , A. Dohrman (22)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Perry 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .261 7 41
J. Huerta DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .310 13 75
R. Luker 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .263 9 41
A. Stewart LF 4 3 2 2 1 0 2 .270 6 69
D. Hinojosa C 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 .215 6 28
M. Keller CF 5 1 2 1 0 3 4 .271 16 99
W. Starks 2B 5 2 4 6 0 0 1 .305 0 25
J. Giovannetti SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .236 4 52
J. Arellano RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .249 12 57
Totals 41 13 16 12 3 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Starks 3 (14, 2nd Inning off J. Workman, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off J. Workman, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off A. Hurtado, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Arellano (20, 2nd Inning off J. Workman, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Keller (39, 8th Inning off K. Carter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Stewart (6, 8th Inning off D. Walton, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Perry , J. Huerta , R. Luker 2 , A. Stewart 5 , D. Hinojosa 3 , M. Keller 3 , W. Starks 7 , J. Arellano 2
2-out RBI: M. Keller , W. Starks 2 , J. Arellano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perry , A. Stewart , D. Hinojosa , J. Giovannetti 3 , J. Arellano
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Starks (1)
CS: J. Arellano (11)

FIELDING
OF assists: 3 (Keller(Mann at 3rd base), Keller(Wicker at 3rd base), Arellano(Dohrman at home))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Workman 4.1 6 6 5 3 3 0 98 4.30   
A. Hurtado L (0-1) 1.1 7 5 1 0 3 0 44 5.00   
D. Walton 1.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 33 5.46   
K. Carter 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Workman 29
Batters Faced: J. Workman 22, A. Hurtado 12, D. Walton 7, K. Carter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Workman 5-4, A. Hurtado 0-1, D. Walton 1-3, K. Carter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Workman 98-59, A. Hurtado 44-30, D. Walton 33-21, K. Carter 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Hurtado 3-3 , D. Walton 1-0 , K. Carter 1-1
WP: J. Workman 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pollack 2.1 3 3 3 3 2 1 56 4.16   
S. Prichard 1.1 2 3 3 3 1 0 36 4.64   
J. DiJulio W (5-3) 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 34 4.61   
M. Armenta H (20) 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 23 5.16   
J. Suggs H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 8.83   
J. Gonzalez H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.48   
S. Rubio 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pollack 34
Batters Faced: M. Pollack 13, S. Prichard 8, J. DiJulio 10, M. Armenta 6, J. Suggs 3, J. Gonzalez 4, S. Rubio 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pollack 3-2, S. Prichard 2-0, J. DiJulio 2-2, M. Armenta 0-2, J. Suggs 0-2, J. Gonzalez 0-2, S. Rubio 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pollack 56-31, S. Prichard 36-16, J. DiJulio 34-23, M. Armenta 23-11, J. Suggs 19-11, J. Gonzalez 19-11, S. Rubio 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Prichard 2-0 , J. DiJulio 1-0 , J. Suggs 1-1 , J. Gonzalez 1-0 , S. Rubio 1-0
WP: M. Armenta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Walt Starks
Ballpark: Caterpillar Field
Weather: Roof closed, 64 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:24
Attendance: 23105
Special Notes: SP Mike Pollack was injured while pitching.
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