MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
05/31/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 736 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (24-25) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 7 10 0
Los Angeles Angels (18-30) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Royals Score Late, Topple Angels, 7-2
Kansas City pitcher Mark Gubicza did his part in helping his team beat the Los Angeles Angels, 7-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters from doing too much damage. Kansas City is second in the American League Central Division with a record of 24-25.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Salvador Perez to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Mark gets tougher when he has to, makes a big pitch when he has to," said Kansas City skipper .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .228 0 9
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .329 7 24
G. Brett 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .264 8 26
S. Perez C 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .288 10 29
J. Damon DH 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .231 2 12
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .287 5 20
C. Beltran CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .212 3 11
F. White 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .183 2 12
J. Dye RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .178 6 25
Totals 36 7 10 7 2 10 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: G. Brett (8, 1st Inning off A. Messersmith, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Sweeney (5, 8th Inning off F. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (7, 9th Inning off D. Aase, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 5 , G. Brett 6 , S. Perez , J. Damon , M. Sweeney 4 , C. Beltran 2
2-out RBI: G. Brett , M. Sweeney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Beltran , J. Dye
Hit by Pitch: B. Witt Jr. , J. Dye
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 3 7
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 2 14
J. Edmonds DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .266 9 20
M. Trout LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 4 19
F. Lynn CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .234 4 21
T. Glaus 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .181 4 17
B. Grich 2B 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .229 4 21
B. Downing C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 2 19
M. Napoli 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 4
Totals 31 2 4 2 2 6 6      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Grich (7, 4th Inning off M. Gubicza, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Lynn (6, 6th Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Simmons , J. Edmonds , F. Lynn 2 , B. Grich 2
2-out RBI: B. Grich
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lynn , T. Glaus , B. Downing
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Bonds(Brett at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza W (5-2) 7.0 4 2 2 2 6 0 113 3.57   
J. Soria H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.55   
S. Farr 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 65
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 27, J. Soria 3, S. Farr 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 8-7, J. Soria 2-1, S. Farr 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 113-69, J. Soria 10-9, S. Farr 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Messersmith L (1-8) 7.0 5 3 3 2 6 1 100 3.78   
F. Rodriguez 1.1 4 3 3 0 3 1 25 6.32   
D. Aase 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 5.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Messersmith 59
Batters Faced: A. Messersmith 29, F. Rodriguez 8, D. Aase 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Messersmith 7-8, F. Rodriguez 0-0, D. Aase 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Messersmith 100-62, F. Rodriguez 25-16, D. Aase 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Rodriguez 1-1 , D. Aase 1-1
WP: F. Rodriguez
Hit Batsmen: A. Messersmith , F. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Gubicza
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 4:15 PM PT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 21164
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