MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
08/26/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 975 - MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (52-89) 0 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 8 10 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (77-64) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 5 1
Hicks Swings Royals to 8-3 Win
The timely hitting of Aaron Hicks helped the Kansas City Royals down the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-3. Hicks was 2 for 2 with a home run, a triple, and 3 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. The victory puts Kansas City at 52-89.

Kansas City second baseman Andres Gimenez contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the second. With two down, he hit a slider to right-center field for a 2-run single. It was his 50th hit of the season and put the Royals ahead, 4-0.

Gimenez called the win "a team effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 .263 5 16
A. Slater RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 0 6
E. Hosmer DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .221 15 60
M. Cabrera 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .268 21 74
A. Hicks CF 2 3 2 2 3 0 0 .188 21 51
O. Herrera LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 3 .251 8 47
B. Bichette SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 .278 11 55
R. McMahon 3B 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .218 1 6
G. Greiner C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .222 4 20
Totals 36 8 10 8 5 8 11      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Herrera 2 (34, 2nd Inning off A. DeSclafani, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Colomé, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Hicks (2, 5th Inning off A. Colomé, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. McMahon (1, 4th Inning off A. DeSclafani, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Hicks (21, 7th Inning off C. Stashak, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez 2 , M. Cabrera 2 , A. Hicks 7 , O. Herrera 4 , R. McMahon 4 , G. Greiner
2-out RBI: A. Gimenez , O. Herrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Slater , B. Bichette 2 , R. McMahon
GIDP: A. Slater
Sac Fly: R. McMahon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Gimenez (11) , B. Bichette (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Robert Jr. CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .307 10 26
C. Yelich LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .286 32 84
M. Haniger RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .313 19 65
G. Stanton SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .227 40 97
W. Contreras C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .271 21 65
M. Kepler DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .251 40 91
J. Ellsbury 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .270 1 6
J. Panik 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .225 4 23
M. Duffy 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 7 48
Totals 31 3 5 3 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Kepler (17, 7th Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Contreras (21, 2nd Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Robert Jr. , C. Yelich , G. Stanton , W. Contreras 4 , M. Kepler 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Contreras
Sac Fly: J. Panik
Hit by Pitch: M. Kepler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Ellsbury (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Stanton-Panik-Ellsbury)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Freeland W (3-2) 6.0 5 3 3 0 8 1 83 4.34   
D. May SV (5) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 31 6.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 58
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 24, D. May 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 2-8, D. May 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 83-55, D. May 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. May 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Freeland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. DeSclafani L (6-10) 3.0 5 5 5 3 1 1 60 5.90   
C. Sobotka 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 32 3.88   
A. Colomé 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 19 5.82   
J. Means 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.08   
C. Stashak 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 23 2.97   
B. Treinen 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.50   
E. Pagan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. DeSclafani 25
Batters Faced: A. DeSclafani 17, C. Sobotka 5, A. Colomé 5, J. Means 2, C. Stashak 6, B. Treinen 6, E. Pagan 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. DeSclafani 3-5, C. Sobotka 0-2, A. Colomé 0-1, J. Means 1-0, C. Stashak 0-2, B. Treinen 3-1, E. Pagan 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. DeSclafani 60-31, C. Sobotka 32-20, A. Colomé 19-10, J. Means 9-5, C. Stashak 23-14, B. Treinen 22-13, E. Pagan 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Means 1-0 , E. Pagan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Hicks
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (91 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 48197
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