MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/05/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1639 - FRIDAY, JULY 5TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (44-44) 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 12 1
Washington Nationals (45-43) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0
Dominant Performance by Sale in Kansas City Win
Kansas City left-hander Chris Sale made an effective start against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, leading his team to a 5-3 win. Kansas City has run its win streak to 4 in a row.

Sale scattered 2 hits over 8 innings for the Royals. With the win, Sale moves to 12-2 on the year with 156 strikeouts.

"We'll savor this win," Sale told the Kansas City Today, "then get ready for the next game."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 0 3 2 1 1 2 .320 19 56
J. Winker LF 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 .290 6 33
   A. Vizcaino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .289 21 58
M. Adams 1B 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 .265 21 67
J. Profar 2B 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .237 11 39
L. Chisenhall RF 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 .279 8 40
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .213 5 28
T. Flowers C 3 2 1 0 2 2 3 .193 4 7
C. Sale P 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .667 0 1
   a-C. Casali PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 8 19
   D. Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-N. Goodrum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 2
Totals 37 5 12 5 9 9 26      
a - C. Casali pinch hit for C. Sale in the 9th
b - N. Goodrum substituted for D. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sale (1, 5th Inning off J. Soria, 1 on, 2 outs) O. Herrera (21, 5th Inning off J. Soria, 1 on, 2 outs) N. Arenado (14, 3rd Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 1 out) L. Chisenhall (24, 2nd Inning off N. Karns, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Sale 3 , O. Herrera 4 , M. Adams , N. Arenado 3 , T. Flowers , L. Chisenhall 4
2-out RBI: C. Sale , O. Herrera , M. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Winker , D. Swanson 2 , O. Herrera , J. Profar , T. Flowers
Sac Bunt: C. Sale
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Herrera (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Flowers (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 9 33
A. Barnes C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .198 4 19
A. Hicks CF 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .253 16 52
C. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .211 9 41
Y. Alonso 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .187 12 42
J. Panik 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .307 1 28
D. Robertson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 3 11
J. Pirela RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295 8 44
N. Karns P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Soria P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. McGee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Norris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Jeffress P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 3 4 3 1 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Gurriel (24, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hicks (16, 9th Inning off D. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel 2 , A. Barnes , A. Hicks 4 , Y. Alonso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , A. Barnes
Team LOB: 3
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale W (12-2) 8.0 2 1 1 1 8 0 109 75 2.73   
D. Hernandez 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 6 4.28   
A. Vizcaino SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 81
Batters Faced: C. Sale 28, D. Hernandez 2, A. Vizcaino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 8-8, D. Hernandez 0-0, A. Vizcaino 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 109-75, D. Hernandez 10-6, A. Vizcaino 12-8
WP: C. Sale
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Karns L (0-1) 3.2 5 2 2 6 4 0 78 38 4.91   
J. Soria 1.2 4 2 2 1 1 0 33 21 3.12   
K. Crick 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 6.16   
J. McGee 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 5.19   
A. Morgan 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 5.48   
B. Norris 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5 4.47   
J. Jeffress 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 38 21 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Karns 39
Batters Faced: N. Karns 21, J. Soria 10, K. Crick 3, J. McGee 2, A. Morgan 1, B. Norris 2, J. Jeffress 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Karns 2-4, J. Soria 3-1, K. Crick 1-0, J. McGee 1-0, A. Morgan 0-0, B. Norris 0-1, J. Jeffress 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Karns 78-38, J. Soria 33-21, K. Crick 14-9, J. McGee 6-2, A. Morgan 4-2, B. Norris 10-5, J. Jeffress 38-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soria 3-1 , K. Crick 1-0 , A. Morgan 1-1 , B. Norris 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 22104
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