MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
10/28/2034
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 14578 - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28TH , 2034 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 7 1
San Diego Padres 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Royals Clip Padres, 5-4, in WS Contest
When the games really matter, the Kansas City Royals put on their best show, beating the San Diego Padres by a final score of 5-4. Jadon Salaam was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times. Kansas City now leads San Diego 2-1 in the best-of-7 affair.

Designated Hitter David Magana made an impact for Kansas City, when he swatted a 2-run double off Justin Bruihl in the top of the fifth. For the contest, Magana went 1-4 with a double, while adding 2 RBI.

"It was a good day but I'm not letting my guard down," Magana said. "I'll let my guard down as soon as someone puts a big, fat championship ring on my finger."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Petco Park in San Diego.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Echavarria LF 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 2 7
   a-S. Foster PH, RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
J. Mendoza 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .305 1 6
D. Magana DH 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 .164 3 8
F. Elizondo C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .364 3 12
V. Cummings CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 1 5
   b-M. Brewer CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 4
J. Kendall 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 1 8
C. Mead 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 1 11
M. Clark RF, LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .240 2 6
A. Morris SS 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 .182 1 8
Totals 34 5 7 5 3 10 12      
a - S. Foster pinch hit for L. Echavarria in the 5th
b - M. Brewer substituted for V. Cummings in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Elizondo (7, 4th Inning off F. Blanco, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Magana (3, 5th Inning off J. Bruihl, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Echavarria (2, 3rd Inning off F. Blanco, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Clark (2, 7th Inning off L. Maroudis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Echavarria 4 , S. Foster , J. Mendoza , D. Magana 2 , F. Elizondo 2 , M. Clark 4 , A. Morris
2-out RBI: L. Echavarria , D. Magana
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Foster , F. Elizondo , C. Mead
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: C. Mead
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Salaam 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .274 0 7
   a-J. Merrill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .343 1 11
C. Gaffney LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .254 1 7
W. Peterson CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .419 2 15
D. Pena RF 4 0 1 2 0 3 4 .153 0 9
D. Bonilla 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .211 5 13
J. Sandoval 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .429 0 1
M. Bogdan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .189 0 1
J. Soto DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 2 5
J. Reynolds C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .288 1 5
Totals 36 4 10 3 3 10 24      
a - J. Merrill pinch hit for J. Salaam in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sandoval (3, 4th Inning off K. Rutledge, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Salaam 2 , C. Gaffney , W. Peterson 2 , D. Pena , J. Sandoval 3 , M. Bogdan , J. Reynolds
2-out RBI: J. Salaam , D. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gaffney , D. Bonilla , J. Reynolds
Sac Fly: D. Pena
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sandoval (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rutledge 4.0 7 4 2 2 3 0 100 3.86   
J. Jackson W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 3.60   
B. Bess H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 40 4.00   
S. Engles SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rutledge 37
Batters Faced: K. Rutledge 21, J. Jackson 6, B. Bess 9, S. Engles 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rutledge 5-3, J. Jackson 3-2, B. Bess 1-1, S. Engles 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rutledge 100-58, J. Jackson 22-15, B. Bess 40-27, S. Engles 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jackson 1-0
WP: K. Rutledge
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Blanco 4.1 4 3 3 1 5 1 77 4.41   
J. Bruihl 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 29 9.00   
L. Maroudis L (1-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 4.05   
M. Jackel 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Blanco 47
Batters Faced: F. Blanco 18, J. Bruihl 7, L. Maroudis 7, M. Jackel 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Blanco 4-4, J. Bruihl 0-4, L. Maroudis 3-1, M. Jackel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Blanco 77-48, J. Bruihl 29-22, L. Maroudis 28-17, M. Jackel 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bruihl 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jadon Salaam
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 4:02
Attendance: 50636
Special Notes: CF Viktoras Cummings was injured while throwing the ball.
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