MAJOR LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/16/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1747 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (62-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0
Kansas City Royals (61-55) 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 X 6 8 0
Royals Beat Giants, 6-2
The Kansas City Royals rode a solid performance from 25-year-old starting pitcher Kevin Appier to a win, beating the San Francisco Giants, 6-2, at Kauffman Stadium. The winning pitcher was Appier, now 8-12. He tossed 7 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 4. Kansas City raised its record to 61-55 with the win.

With no one out in the bottom of the seventh, Frank White had a game-changing hit. The Royals second baseman slammed a 2-run single off Carl Hubbell, making the score 4-1, Kansas City.

White attributed the win to his team's "grittiness."
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Mays CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .295 14 45
F. Lindstrom 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .280 15 57
B. Bonds DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .270 25 61
M. Irvin LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .277 16 65
M. Ott RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .280 18 67
W. McCovey 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .237 5 21
B. Posey C 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .190 9 20
R. Thompson 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 10 36
   a-B. Terry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 8 52
   b-L. Doyle 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
E. Stanky SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .273 0 2
Totals 30 2 6 2 5 6 12      
a - B. Terry pinch hit for R. Thompson in the 7th
b - L. Doyle substituted for B. Terry in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Stanky (6, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Posey (14, 7th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Lindstrom , M. Irvin 2 , M. Ott , B. Posey 2 , E. Stanky 2
2-out RBI: M. Irvin , B. Posey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lindstrom , M. Ott , B. Terry
GIDP: W. Mays
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Irvin (16)
CS: F. Lindstrom (1) , M. Irvin (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stanky-Thompson-McCovey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Otis DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .226 3 14
G. Brett 3B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .260 11 51
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .329 15 60
S. Perez C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .265 15 56
C. Beltran CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .214 11 40
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .278 15 53
J. Dye RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .208 13 51
F. White 2B 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .239 5 36
J. Damon LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .224 6 35
Totals 30 6 8 6 3 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Perez (17, 2nd Inning off C. Hubbell, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sweeney 2 (26, 2nd Inning off C. Hubbell, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off H. Schumacher, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Otis , G. Brett , S. Perez 2 , M. Sweeney 5 , F. White , J. Damon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , J. Dye , F. White
GIDP: S. Perez
Sac Fly: G. Brett
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Otis (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Witt Jr.-Sweeney)
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Hubbell L (12-8) 6.1 7 6 6 3 2 0 90 3.65   
H. Schumacher 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 1.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hubbell 34
Batters Faced: C. Hubbell 28, H. Schumacher 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hubbell 6-10, H. Schumacher 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hubbell 90-58, H. Schumacher 26-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Schumacher 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier W (8-12) 7.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 106 3.68   
S. Busby 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 30 1.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 64
Batters Faced: K. Appier 27, S. Busby 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 7-8, S. Busby 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 106-59, S. Busby 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Busby 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 37787
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