MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
09/07/2031
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2619 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2031 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (72-66) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 2
New York Yankees (57-81) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Royals Edge Yankees, 4-3
Kansas City pitcher Edgar Medel did his part in helping his team beat the New York Yankees, 4-3. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Jamir Leal closed the door for Kansas City, picking up his 21st save of the year. With the win, the Royals sit at 72-66.

Kansas City used a clutch at-bat from Miguel Santos to capture the win. The second baseman hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Royals ahead, 3-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"I'm just trying to make good contact," said Santos, "one at-bat at a time."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Clark CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 8 36
M. Mullinax RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .317 11 38
B. Witt Jr. 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .319 18 55
J. Bell 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .298 16 60
   a-C. Mayo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 3 10
M. Santos 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .219 23 68
M. Ossenfort DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .140 2 10
D. Gilbert LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 6 44
   b-J. Dunn LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201 3 25
X. Esquer SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .179 1 15
A. Guzman C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .242 8 24
Totals 31 4 5 4 4 12 9      
a - C. Mayo substituted for J. Bell in the 9th
b - J. Dunn substituted for D. Gilbert in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Esquer (7, 2nd Inning off J. O'Connor, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Santos (23, 4th Inning off J. O'Connor, 1 on, 0 outs) , A. Guzman (8, 7th Inning off J. DeCooman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Clark , M. Santos 4 , M. Ossenfort , X. Esquer 2 , A. Guzman 4
2-out RBI: X. Esquer , A. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Guzman
GIDP: M. Santos
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Witt Jr. (8) , X. Esquer (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 10 37
A. Volpe 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 20 41
C. Lovegrove 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .247 25 80
X. Neyens 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .357 12 35
L. Campusano C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .256 13 41
A. Judge RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .233 19 52
D. Calabrese LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .143 0 0
N. Arenado DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .223 9 32
T. Tanaka SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .240 10 49
Totals 35 3 7 2 1 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Campusano (15, 8th Inning off M. Barnett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lovegrove (25, 3rd Inning off E. Medel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Lovegrove 4 , X. Neyens , L. Campusano 2 , A. Judge , D. Calabrese , T. Tanaka 2
2-out RBI: C. Lovegrove
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Neyens , A. Judge , D. Calabrese , N. Arenado
Sac Bunt: W. Taylor
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Tanaka (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Volpe-Tanaka-Lovegrove)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Medel 5.0 5 3 2 1 6 1 90 3.35   
J. Sanchez W (4-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 3.47   
M. Barnett H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.02   
B. Williamson H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6.59   
J. Leal SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Medel 52
Batters Faced: E. Medel 22, J. Sanchez 7, M. Barnett 4, B. Williamson 1, J. Leal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Medel 5-4, J. Sanchez 5-1, M. Barnett 1-1, B. Williamson 0-0, J. Leal 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Medel 90-53, J. Sanchez 19-13, M. Barnett 14-7, B. Williamson 7-6, J. Leal 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Williamson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. O'Connor 5.0 4 3 3 2 7 1 93 6.59   
J. DeCooman L (3-6) 3.0 1 1 1 2 3 1 36 4.61   
Z. Edwards 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. O'Connor 52
Batters Faced: J. O'Connor 21, J. DeCooman 11, Z. Edwards 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. O'Connor 5-3, J. DeCooman 2-3, Z. Edwards 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. O'Connor 93-58, J. DeCooman 36-20, Z. Edwards 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Edgar Medel
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 36439
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