MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/15/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 550 - SUNDAY, APRIL 15TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (9-8) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 8 12 1
Kansas City Royals (9-7) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 9 0
Angels Get Road Win, 8-4
Los Angeles and Kansas City got after it at Kauffman Stadium.

Angels left fielder Matt Joyce put his stamp on his team's 8-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. Joyce went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for Los Angeles in the contest. Carlos Martinez earned the win for Los Angeles. He lasted 6.1 innings, allowing 1 earned run on 6 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 2-1.

Joyce had a big at-bat with a runner on 1st in the top of the second inning, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Angels went on to win.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Joyce. "And not try to do too much."

The win lifts Los Angeles to a record of 9-8.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Flores DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .221 1 6
Y. Sanchez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
E. Hosmer 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 3 9
W. Myers RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .267 4 8
T. Story SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .266 4 11
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .313 1 6
B. Drury 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .230 0 1
M. Joyce LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .245 3 7
C. Rupp C 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .273 0 1
Totals 37 8 12 8 1 9 6      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Rupp (1, 9th Inning off K. Herrera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Story (4, 2nd Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 1 out) W. Myers (4, 8th Inning off A. Ottavino, 1 on, 1 out) W. Flores (1, 9th Inning off K. Herrera, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Joyce (3, 2nd Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Sanchez , T. Story 4 , C. Rupp 3 , K. Kiermaier , B. Drury , W. Myers 4 , W. Flores 4 , E. Hosmer , M. Joyce 6
2-out RBI: W. Flores , M. Joyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Story
GIDP: W. Flores
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Joyce (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Hosmer (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Mauer 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .302 1 8
J. Profar 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 3 .286 0 11
J. Winker LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .255 1 6
L. Chisenhall RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .281 2 11
A. Pujols DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .296 3 11
R. Tapia CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .246 1 7
D. Swanson SS 3 0 3 3 1 0 0 .216 0 6
L. Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .196 3 6
M. Wieters C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .356 0 6
Totals 37 4 9 4 2 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Wieters (3, 9th Inning off L. Avilan, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Swanson 2 (2, 2nd Inning off C. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off J. Familia, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pujols , J. Winker 2 , M. Wieters 3 , L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson 5
2-out RBI: L. Chisenhall , D. Swanson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , J. Winker , J. Profar , M. Wieters , L. Valbuena 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mauer-Swanson-Mauer)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Martinez W (2-1) 6.1 6 2 1 1 6 0 93 63 1.89   
C. Roe H (3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 16 11 6.75   
J. Familia H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 1.08   
L. Avilan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Martinez 60
Batters Faced: C. Martinez 27, C. Roe 4, J. Familia 4, L. Avilan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Martinez 9-4, C. Roe 1-0, J. Familia 1-2, L. Avilan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Martinez 93-63, C. Roe 16-11, J. Familia 15-12, L. Avilan 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Roe 2-0 , J. Familia 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
I. Nova L (1-1) 6.0 7 4 4 1 6 2 90 61 3.75   
A. Ottavino 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 1 22 14 2.84   
K. Herrera 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 1 13 11 7.45   
J. Zimmermann 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 47
Batters Faced: I. Nova 25, A. Ottavino 6, K. Herrera 6, J. Zimmermann 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 9-2, A. Ottavino 2-0, K. Herrera 1-1, J. Zimmermann 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 90-61, A. Ottavino 22-14, K. Herrera 13-11, J. Zimmermann 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Joyce
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 19 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 39791
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