MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/24/2019
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 2678 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (68-90) 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 10 1
Kansas City Royals (83-74) 0 1 5 0 0 0 4 1 X 11 12 0
Victory Pushes Royals Record to 83-74
The Kansas City Royals picked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, knocking off the Atlanta Braves, 11-7. Starting pitcher Chris Sale played a key role in the triumph. Kansas City is now 83-74, Atlanta 68-90.

Jurickson Profar, who is tied for 8th in the AL in triples with 6, chipped in for Kansas City with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the second baseman had 2 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"If I go out there and help the team win, that's all you can do," said Sale.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Smith CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 3 .252 3 46
A. Hechavarria SS 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .249 8 49
I. Desmond 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .222 9 30
K. Calhoun RF 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .248 7 30
P. Valaika 2B 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .198 10 46
L. Duda DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .209 24 60
R. Grossman LF 4 1 1 2 1 3 3 .213 3 12
J. Alfaro C 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 .231 7 26
J. Querecuto 3B 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 .201 2 13
Totals 37 7 10 7 5 20 22      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Valaika (23, 4th Inning off C. Sale, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Smith 2 (26, 1st Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Grossman (3, 2nd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Valaika 3 , M. Smith 5 , K. Calhoun 3 , R. Grossman 4 , L. Duda
2-out RBI: P. Valaika , J. Querecuto , J. Alfaro , R. Grossman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Smith , J. Querecuto , K. Calhoun
Hit by Pitch: J. Alfaro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Smith (36)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Querecuto (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Winker LF 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 .322 14 62
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .236 13 53
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .302 40 112
B. Brentz RF 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 .260 10 26
T. Flowers C 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .208 8 18
J. Profar 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .247 24 87
R. Guzman DH 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .212 9 33
O. Herrera CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .286 28 86
N. Goodrum 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .247 2 8
Totals 37 11 12 10 6 3 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (35, 3rd Inning off B. Suter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: O. Herrera (28, 7th Inning off C. Sobotka, 0 on, 2 outs) N. Goodrum (2, 7th Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Brentz (10, 2nd Inning off B. Suter, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Profar (24, 7th Inning off C. Sobotka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Winker 3 , O. Herrera 4 , N. Goodrum 5 , B. Brentz 5 , J. Profar 5 , N. Arenado , T. Flowers 2
2-out RBI: O. Herrera , N. Goodrum , T. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Guzman , O. Herrera , N. Goodrum , N. Arenado
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Brentz (Hechavarria at 3rd base))
PB: T. Flowers
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Suter 2.1 6 6 6 3 2 1 78 48 4.14   
F. Montas 3.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 19 4.78   
D. Hudson 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 8 5.12   
C. Sobotka L (4-1), BS (3) 0.2 2 3 3 1 0 2 18 11 5.73   
I. Nova 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 6 5.56   
P. Blackburn 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 25 16 2.02   
B. Johnson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 7.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Suter 16
Batters Faced: B. Suter 16, F. Montas 12, D. Hudson 2, C. Sobotka 5, I. Nova 2, P. Blackburn 5, B. Johnson 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Suter 2-3, F. Montas 2-8, D. Hudson 1-0, C. Sobotka 0-2, I. Nova 0-0, P. Blackburn 1-1, B. Johnson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Suter 78-48, F. Montas 34-19, D. Hudson 13-8, C. Sobotka 18-11, I. Nova 6-6, P. Blackburn 25-16, B. Johnson 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Montas 3-1 , D. Hudson 1-0 , B. Johnson 2-0
WP: B. Suter , P. Blackburn
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Sale 6.0 7 2 2 1 12 1 92 63 3.23   
C. Edwards Jr. 0.2 3 5 0 2 2 0 28 17 4.03   
R. Cruz W (1-1), BS (1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 13 5 2.65   
M. Montgomery H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 9 3.99   
A. Vizcaino 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 9 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 61
Batters Faced: C. Sale 26, C. Edwards Jr. 8, R. Cruz 3, M. Montgomery 3, A. Vizcaino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 1-4, C. Edwards Jr. 0-1, R. Cruz 0-0, M. Montgomery 0-0, A. Vizcaino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 92-63, C. Edwards Jr. 28-17, R. Cruz 13-5, M. Montgomery 14-9, A. Vizcaino 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cruz 3-2
Hit Batsmen: C. Sale
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sale
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM EST
Time: 3:51
Attendance: 24575
Special Notes: SP Chris Sale was injured while pitching.
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