MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
07/07/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1672 - SUNDAY, JULY 7TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (46-44) 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 12 0
Washington Nationals (45-45) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Win Streak Now at 6 for Royals
Kansas City starter Aaron Nola pitched effectively against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. The right-hander led his team to a 5-3 win. Nola went 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 11-4. Arodys Vizcaino earned his 23rd save in 24 chances.

In the top of the first, Matt Adams ambushed a 1-0 changeup from Corey Kluber and hit a 2-run home run. It gave Kansas City a quick 2-0 lead.

"The vibe's good," said Kansas City manager Bryce Shuck. "We've got to keep it going."

The Royals, now 46-44, have won 6 in a row.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .319 19 58
J. Winker LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .299 7 35
   A. Vizcaino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 2 2 0 2 4 .292 21 63
M. Adams 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .265 22 69
J. Profar 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .239 11 42
L. Chisenhall RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .284 9 43
D. Swanson SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .217 5 28
T. Flowers C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .187 4 7
A. Nola P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Edwards Jr. P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Plawecki PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .193 3 12
   b-N. Goodrum LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 2
Totals 39 5 12 5 1 11 15      
a - K. Plawecki pinch hit for C. Edwards Jr. in the 9th
b - N. Goodrum substituted for K. Plawecki in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Winker (21, 3rd Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 1 out) N. Arenado 2 (16, 3rd Inning off C. Kluber, 2 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Adams (22, 1st Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Swanson 2 , J. Winker 4 , O. Herrera , J. Profar , M. Adams 4 , N. Arenado 4 , L. Chisenhall , K. Plawecki
2-out RBI: M. Adams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Profar , M. Adams , T. Flowers 2
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pirela RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .301 8 44
Y. Gurriel 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .299 10 34
A. Hicks CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .253 16 53
C. Taylor SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 9 42
T. White 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .174 0 2
J. Lowrie 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .226 1 1
A. Hanson LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .216 3 11
T. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
C. Kluber P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 1 6
   a-J. Panik PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 1 28
   D. Leone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Soria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Patterson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 6 9      
a - J. Panik pinch hit for C. Kluber in the 7th
b - J. Patterson pinch hit for J. Soria in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowrie (2, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Gurriel (10, 1st Inning off A. Nola, 0 on, 1 out) A. Hanson (3, 7th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowrie 3 , Y. Gurriel 4 , C. Taylor , A. Hanson 4 , J. Pirela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lowrie 2 , A. Hanson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowrie (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Nola W (11-4) 7.1 6 3 3 2 5 2 98 66 2.22   
C. Edwards Jr. H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 6 5.34   
A. Vizcaino SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 57
Batters Faced: A. Nola 30, C. Edwards Jr. 3, A. Vizcaino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 6-11, C. Edwards Jr. 1-1, A. Vizcaino 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 98-66, C. Edwards Jr. 15-6, A. Vizcaino 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Edwards Jr. 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber L (6-9) 7.0 8 5 5 1 7 1 109 71 4.13   
D. Leone 1.2 4 0 0 0 4 0 33 23 0.00   
J. Soria 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 47
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 30, D. Leone 9, J. Soria 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 7-7, D. Leone 1-0, J. Soria 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 109-71, D. Leone 33-23, J. Soria 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Soria 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Nola
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 30241
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