MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
05/22/2038
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 1200 - SATURDAY, MAY 22ND , 2038 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (20-24) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 11 1
Arizona Diamondbacks (17-27) 2 4 0 5 0 0 2 0 X 13 14 0
Moreno Socks 2 Home Runs in 13-5 Arizona Win
The Arizona Diamondbacks grabbed a win, 13-5, over the Kansas City Royals at Chase Field. Arizona first baseman Mel Moreno belted 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. Brad Little, who went 6.1 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 6 hits, while walking 0 and striking out 9. His record now stands at 4-0. The Diamondbacks raised their record to 17-27.

Early in the game, shortstop Angelo Polanco had a 2-run home run for Arizona. It was his 4th home run of the season and put the Diamondbacks on top, 2-0.

"Good pitching stops good hitting," said Polanco. "And vice-versa."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benavides DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .317 0 4
D. Nagle 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .260 1 12
C. Groff CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .190 7 19
C. Mendez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .211 11 26
D. Samuell RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 1 5
F. Tatis Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 6 22
J. Ennis 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .272 4 25
S. Pogue LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .212 1 3
C. Jensen C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .297 0 2
Totals 38 5 11 5 1 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Ennis (10, 2nd Inning off B. Little, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Benavides 2 (3, 5th Inning off B. Little, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Kistler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Mendez (11, 8th Inning off J. Kistler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benavides 5 , D. Nagle 2 , C. Mendez 4 , F. Tatis Jr. , J. Ennis 3 , S. Pogue , C. Jensen
2-out RBI: A. Benavides , D. Nagle 2 , C. Jensen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Benavides , C. Groff , C. Mendez , S. Pogue
Hit by Pitch: A. Benavides
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Benavides 3 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mendez (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kim RF, CF 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .210 5 13
C. Johnston LF 3 3 2 3 1 0 1 .295 6 19
   b-J. Cole PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .323 2 4
M. Moreno 1B 4 2 2 6 0 2 1 .211 7 21
A. Polanco SS 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .238 4 18
   c-D. Rhodes PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 10 26
D. Wichern DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277 1 9
K. Jacobs 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 1 8
J. Davalos C 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .248 1 12
J. Donohue CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .171 0 0
   a-D. Betancourt PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
T. Holman 3B 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .286 0 6
Totals 39 13 14 12 4 11 21      
a - D. Betancourt pinch hit for J. Donohue in the 7th
b - J. Cole pinch hit for C. Johnston in the 7th
c - D. Rhodes pinch hit for A. Polanco in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnston (9, 2nd Inning off C. Andrews, 2 on, 2 outs) , K. Jacobs (5, 7th Inning off G. Buenaventura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Polanco (4, 1st Inning off C. Andrews, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Moreno 2 (7, 2nd Inning off C. Andrews, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off B. Hernandez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kim , C. Johnston 3 , M. Moreno 8 , A. Polanco 4 , D. Wichern , K. Jacobs 2 , J. Davalos , J. Donohue , D. Betancourt , T. Holman 3
2-out RBI: C. Johnston , M. Moreno , A. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Rhodes , T. Holman
Hit by Pitch: M. Moreno , K. Jacobs
Team LOB: 8
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Andrews L (4-2) 3.0 6 6 6 1 3 2 59 4.60   
B. Hernandez 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 1 14 11.30   
M. Contreras 3.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 37 1.86   
G. Buenaventura 0.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 38 5.91   
D. Bailey 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Andrews 23
Batters Faced: C. Andrews 16, B. Hernandez 5, M. Contreras 11, G. Buenaventura 7, D. Bailey 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Andrews 1-5, B. Hernandez 0-0, M. Contreras 2-4, G. Buenaventura 0-0, D. Bailey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Andrews 59-38, B. Hernandez 14-8, M. Contreras 37-23, G. Buenaventura 38-26, D. Bailey 23-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bailey 3-0
WP: B. Hernandez , G. Buenaventura
Hit Batsmen: G. Buenaventura , D. Bailey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Little W (4-0) 6.1 6 2 2 0 9 0 100 3.67   
J. Kistler 1.1 5 3 3 1 2 1 38 4.39   
N. Mehaffy 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Little 62
Batters Faced: B. Little 26, J. Kistler 10, N. Mehaffy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Little 7-3, J. Kistler 0-2, N. Mehaffy 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Little 100-64, J. Kistler 38-21, N. Mehaffy 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Mehaffy 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Little
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mel Moreno
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 26997
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