MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/23/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2236 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (54-73) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (73-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Gonzalez Magnificent in Kansas City Win
The Tampa Bay Rays were no match for Gio Gonzalez of the Kansas City Royals. Gonzalez totally shut down and shut out Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field as Kansas City cruised to a 6-0 win. In the 9-inning effort, he gave up 4 hits, struck out 7, and walked 2.

This season Gonzalez has compiled a 7-7 record with a 3.44 ERA.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .301 5 46
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .316 4 43
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .324 12 38
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .250 1 11
L. Chisenhall RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .277 15 65
O. Herrera CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .227 2 7
J. Phegley C 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 .243 1 13
   b-M. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 4 27
   c-K. Plawecki C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 2 27
L. Valbuena DH 4 1 2 4 0 2 0 .275 22 65
J. Profar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 7 53
   a-R. Torreyes SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 21
Totals 34 6 7 6 2 13 15      
a - R. Torreyes substituted for J. Profar in the 8th
b - M. Cabrera pinch hit for J. Phegley in the 9th
c - K. Plawecki substituted for M. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Valbuena (22, 3rd Inning off J. Happ, 1 on, 0 outs) I. Kinsler (4, 6th Inning off J. Happ, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Winker (33, 6th Inning off J. Happ, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Valbuena (22, 9th Inning off F. Montas, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Valbuena 6 , I. Kinsler 3 , J. Winker 2 , N. Arenado , L. Chisenhall
2-out RBI: L. Valbuena , I. Kinsler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mauer , L. Chisenhall
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Chisenhall (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kinsler-Mauer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Conforto LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .289 40 102
Z. Cozart SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .203 0 9
J. Votto 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 15 64
A. Beltre 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 15 77
A. Eaton RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .283 7 64
N. Walker 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 26 97
B. Zobrist CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 4 10
M. Pina DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .308 1 5
T. Barnhart C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .164 0 2
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 7 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: M. Conforto , N. Walker , M. Pina 2
GIDP: Z. Cozart
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Barnhart-Cozart)
PB: T. Barnhart
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Gonzalez W (1-2) 9.0 4 0 0 2 7 0 108 71 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Gonzalez 84
Batters Faced: G. Gonzalez 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Gonzalez 8-11
Pitches - Strikes: G. Gonzalez 108-71
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Happ L (1-2) 6.0 5 2 1 0 8 0 100 63 4.50   
M. Givens 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 9 0.00   
D. O'Day 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 2.19   
Y. Hirano 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 13 5 7.47   
F. Montas 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 23 13 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Happ 64
Batters Faced: J. Happ 23, M. Givens 3, D. O'Day 3, Y. Hirano 3, F. Montas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Happ 3-7, M. Givens 0-0, D. O'Day 0-2, Y. Hirano 1-0, F. Montas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Happ 100-63, M. Givens 15-9, D. O'Day 14-10, Y. Hirano 13-5, F. Montas 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montas 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gio Gonzalez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 36037
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