MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/19/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2197 - MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (67-59) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Baltimore Orioles (73-52) 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 6 11 1
Orioles Subdue Kansas City, 6-4
The Baltimore Orioles had to overcome a big game from Kansas City third baseman Nolan Arenado to leave Oriole Park at Camden Yards with a 6-4 victory. Arenado hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Pedro Strop, credited with the win, is now 6-3. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 1 innings. Carlos Estevez was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 3 save opportunities.

In the bottom of the sixth, with Baltimore trailing 3-2, A.J. Ellis hit a fastball from Jacob Nix for a 2-run home run, giving the Orioles the lead, 4-3.

"We'll grab a cold one tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Ellis said.

The first-place Orioles, at 73-52, now lead their division by 5 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Swanson SS 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .238 10 43
J. Winker LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .315 10 47
N. Arenado 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .317 33 96
L. Chisenhall RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .276 11 53
T. Flowers C 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .195 7 14
J. Profar 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .233 16 66
R. Guzman DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .197 5 23
O. Herrera CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293 24 73
N. Goodrum 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .267 1 7
Totals 33 4 6 3 7 11 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Swanson (27, 3rd Inning off D. Smyly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Arenado 2 (33, 1st Inning off D. Smyly, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Sherfy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker , O. Herrera , N. Goodrum , N. Arenado 8 , D. Swanson 2
2-out RBI: N. Arenado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Guzman , T. Flowers 2
Sac Bunt: J. Winker
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Arenado-Profar-Goodrum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .330 6 19
A. Almora CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .288 7 39
J. Votto 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .304 13 58
D. Murphy 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .315 22 94
   a-D. Castro 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 2
A. Cabrera SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .284 16 57
N. Mazara DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 17 72
M. Franco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 1 6
D. Fowler RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .248 9 54
A. Ellis C 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .232 5 17
Totals 33 6 11 6 3 7 12      
a - D. Castro substituted for D. Murphy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Almora (32, 5th Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Fowler (3, 4th Inning off D. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cabrera (16, 7th Inning off R. Bleier, 0 on, 2 outs) A. McCutchen (6, 6th Inning off J. Nix, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Ellis (5, 6th Inning off J. Nix, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Votto (13, 1st Inning off D. Rodriguez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Cabrera 4 , A. Almora 2 , A. McCutchen 5 , D. Murphy , D. Fowler 5 , A. Ellis 4 , J. Votto 5
2-out RBI: A. Cabrera , A. McCutchen , A. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cabrera , M. Franco , A. McCutchen
GIDP: A. Ellis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. McCutchen (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Rodriguez 4.0 5 2 2 3 5 1 93 57 4.82   
J. Nix L (0-1), BS (3) 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 2 36 23 5.08   
M. Montgomery 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.00   
R. Bleier 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11 7 2.56   
J. Alvarado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rodriguez 46
Batters Faced: D. Rodriguez 19, J. Nix 9, M. Montgomery 1, R. Bleier 4, J. Alvarado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rodriguez 4-2, J. Nix 2-1, M. Montgomery 0-1, R. Bleier 1-2, J. Alvarado 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rodriguez 93-57, J. Nix 36-23, M. Montgomery 6-4, R. Bleier 11-7, J. Alvarado 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Smyly 5.0 3 3 2 4 6 1 94 56 4.49   
P. Strop W (6-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 2.93   
J. Sherfy H (19) 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 1 24 12 2.56   
R. Alaniz H (3) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 14 4.81   
C. Estevez SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Smyly 53
Batters Faced: D. Smyly 23, P. Strop 4, J. Sherfy 5, R. Alaniz 6, C. Estevez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Smyly 3-6, P. Strop 1-2, J. Sherfy 0-1, R. Alaniz 2-0, C. Estevez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Smyly 94-56, P. Strop 11-8, J. Sherfy 24-12, R. Alaniz 21-14, C. Estevez 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Alaniz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Arenado
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 45498
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