MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/31/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 993 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (76-68) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 7 0
Baltimore Orioles (60-84) 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 X 6 13 0
Orioles Win at Home, 6-3
Baltimore Orioles starter Luke Weaver found his groove in his team's 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. The third-place Orioles have won 4 straight games.

The tension was thick in the top of the sixth inning. With the bases loaded and Kansas City trailing 4-0, Luke Weaver had to get a big out. On a 2-2 curveball, he retired Justin Smoak, who grounded out.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266 1 3
N. Williams RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .295 21 73
J. Bell DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .316 16 96
D. LeMahieu 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .319 18 91
A. Hicks CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 5 .212 16 51
J. Smoak 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .219 14 45
T. Shaw 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 18 67
J. Buck C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .198 4 13
   a-R. Tapia PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .264 6 21
A. Velazquez SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .135 0 1
   b-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .334 28 82
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 9 17      
a - R. Tapia pinch hit for J. Buck in the 9th
b - M. Cabrera pinch hit for A. Velazquez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Velazquez (2, 3rd Inning off L. Weaver, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Smoak (9, 9th Inning off S. Gonzalez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Tapia (6, 9th Inning off S. Gonzalez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Herrera , N. Williams , J. Bell 2 , J. Smoak 2 , R. Tapia 4 , A. Velazquez 2
2-out RBI: R. Tapia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Williams , J. Smoak
GIDP: N. Williams
Hit by Pitch: D. LeMahieu
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Williams(McNeil at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .216 8 45
J. McNeil 2B 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 .312 5 27
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 20 61
A. Dickerson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .232 15 47
J. Francoeur LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .260 10 39
N. Walker 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .263 14 59
A. Craig DH 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .266 8 43
K. Calhoun CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275 15 50
G. Soto C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .214 3 13
Totals 35 6 13 6 0 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Calhoun (20, 4th Inning off J. Quintana, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (32, 6th Inning off B. Webb, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. McNeil (2, 6th Inning off B. Webb, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Craig (8, 6th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez 2 , J. McNeil 5 , M. Chapman , J. Francoeur 3 , N. Walker , A. Craig 4 , K. Calhoun 2 , G. Soto 2
2-out RBI: J. McNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. McNeil , M. Chapman
Sac Fly: A. Craig
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McNeil-Ramirez-Walker)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Quintana L (7-10) 5.0 11 5 5 0 4 1 81 5.45   
B. Webb 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 33 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 29
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 25, B. Webb 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 8-2, B. Webb 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 81-58, B. Webb 33-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Weaver W (9-11) 7.0 5 0 0 2 8 0 107 5.58   
S. Gonzalez 1.2 2 3 3 0 1 1 27 7.85   
T. Scott 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Weaver 73
Batters Faced: L. Weaver 28, S. Gonzalez 7, T. Scott 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Weaver 5-8, S. Gonzalez 1-2, T. Scott 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Weaver 107-69, S. Gonzalez 27-16, T. Scott 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gonzalez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Gonzalez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luke Weaver
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1992-2011
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 31130
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