MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/24/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1861 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (55-47) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Atlanta Braves (46-58) 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 X 5 10 1
Braves Solve Royals, 5-3
The Braves had to overcome a fine performance from Kansas City pitcher Dereck Rodriguez to grab a 5-3 win at SunTrust Park. Rodriguez allowed 3 earned runs over 5 innings. Michael Lorenzen was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 12 of 16 save opportunities. The Braves now have a record of 46-58.

Atlanta took a 4-3 lead on Kole Calhoun's 27th hit of the season. The run-scoring single, which Calhoun hit in the bottom of the seventh, left Kansas City pitcher Silvino Bracho shaking his head.

"I felt good up there," said Calhoun. "I saw the ball well."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Swanson SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .226 7 32
J. Winker LF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .327 8 38
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .308 25 76
M. Adams 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 .260 23 75
J. Profar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 15 60
L. Chisenhall RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .269 10 47
T. Flowers C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .197 5 11
O. Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .300 21 62
D. Rodriguez P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
   R. Bleier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Edwards Jr. P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Bracho P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Plawecki PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 5 15
   R. Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 12 16      
a - K. Plawecki pinch hit for S. Bracho in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Flowers (6, 2nd Inning off B. Suter, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Chisenhall (27, 2nd Inning off B. Suter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 3 , N. Arenado 2 , T. Flowers 2 , L. Chisenhall 2 , D. Swanson
2-out RBI: N. Arenado , D. Swanson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Profar 2 , M. Adams 2 , K. Plawecki
Hit by Pitch: T. Flowers
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Chisenhall (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 .249 1 25
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269 5 30
K. Calhoun RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .216 2 10
Z. Cozart 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .500 0 0
D. Santana LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .196 21 47
I. Desmond 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .259 5 13
P. Valaika 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .183 6 23
J. Alfaro C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 7 21
B. Suter P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 3
   D. Pomeranz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Gamel PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 2 15
   C. Sobotka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Dull P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   I. Nova P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
   b-J. Querecuto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 0 6
   M. Lorenzen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
Totals 34 5 10 4 3 8 17      
a - B. Gamel pinch hit for D. Pomeranz in the 6th
b - J. Querecuto pinch hit for I. Nova in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Valaika (11, 6th Inning off R. Bleier, 1 on, 1 out) A. Hechavarria (15, 1st Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out) Z. Cozart (1, 6th Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Smith (6, 3rd Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Desmond , P. Valaika 2 , M. Smith 3 , K. Calhoun , A. Hechavarria 3 , D. Santana , Z. Cozart 3 , J. Alfaro
2-out RBI: I. Desmond
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Valaika , K. Calhoun , Z. Cozart , B. Gamel
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Desmond (9) , M. Smith (23)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Hechavarria (6)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rodriguez 5.0 6 3 3 2 3 0 89 50 5.02   
R. Bleier BS (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 12 3.00   
C. Edwards Jr. L (3-8) 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2 4.93   
S. Bracho 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 21 15 7.15   
R. Cruz 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 12 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rodriguez 44
Batters Faced: D. Rodriguez 23, R. Bleier 4, C. Edwards Jr. 1, S. Bracho 6, R. Cruz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rodriguez 7-5, R. Bleier 2-1, C. Edwards Jr. 0-0, S. Bracho 1-0, R. Cruz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rodriguez 89-50, R. Bleier 19-12, C. Edwards Jr. 6-2, S. Bracho 21-15, R. Cruz 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Bleier 1-1 , S. Bracho 1-1
WP: D. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Suter 4.0 8 3 3 1 7 0 85 55 4.05   
D. Pomeranz 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 15 3.81   
C. Sobotka W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 11 6.75   
R. Dull H (14) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 4.23   
I. Nova H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5 5.64   
M. Lorenzen SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Suter 40
Batters Faced: B. Suter 22, D. Pomeranz 6, C. Sobotka 4, R. Dull 3, I. Nova 1, M. Lorenzen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Suter 3-2, D. Pomeranz 2-1, C. Sobotka 2-0, R. Dull 0-1, I. Nova 0-0, M. Lorenzen 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Suter 85-55, D. Pomeranz 28-15, C. Sobotka 19-11, R. Dull 9-7, I. Nova 6-5, M. Lorenzen 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Nova 1-0
WP: C. Sobotka
Hit Batsmen: B. Suter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dereck Rodriguez
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:20 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 34586
Special Notes: RP Ryan Dull was injured while pitching.
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