MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
05/15/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 453 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (19-23) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 11 17 0
Cleveland Indians (19-23) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Royals Scoot Past Indians
The performance of Bobby Witt Jr. proved critical in helping Kansas City beat Cleveland, 11-4. The Royals shortstop was 3-5 with a triple and a double. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Kansas City, now 19-23, holds down last place in the American League Central Division.

With two out in the top of the eighth, Jorge Orta had a game-changing hit. The Royals second baseman slammed a 2-run single off Rafael Betancourt, making the score 6-3, Kansas City.

"We knocked the fire out of the ball," said Kansas City manager . "The guys swung the bats pretty good, and that's fun to see."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 10
B. Mackey DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .262 2 15
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 3 3 3 0 0 0 .244 3 17
S. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .285 8 26
G. Brett 3B 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 .287 4 15
M. Sweeney 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .190 1 5
C. Beltran CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .210 3 11
F. White 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .177 2 12
   a-J. Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 1 10
   b-J. Orta 2B 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 4
J. Dye RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .180 4 13
Totals 43 11 17 11 1 6 14      
a - J. Damon pinch hit for F. White in the 7th
b - J. Orta substituted for J. Damon in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Brett (12, 2nd Inning off S. Coveleski, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Beltran 2 (5, 2nd Inning off S. Coveleski, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off S. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (7, 6th Inning off S. Coveleski, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Mackey (12, 8th Inning off S. Coveleski, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sweeney (4, 8th Inning off R. Betancourt, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Witt Jr. (1, 9th Inning off B. Wickman, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , B. Mackey 3 , B. Witt Jr. 6 , S. Perez , G. Brett 4 , M. Sweeney 2 , C. Beltran 5 , J. Orta 2 , J. Dye
2-out RBI: S. Perez , C. Beltran , J. Orta 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , M. Sweeney , F. White
Hit by Pitch: S. Perez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Beltran (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Witt Jr.-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 5 0 2 2 0 1 1 .213 3 17
A. Smith LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .287 2 14
J. Ramirez DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .308 7 35
J. Greene C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .210 4 12
R. Colavito RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .186 1 11
   a-E. Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 5
   c-S. Bankhead SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0
E. Morgan 1B, RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .275 2 10
L. Boudreau SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .277 1 8
   b-T. Hafner PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 3
B. Bradley 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .278 1 10
B. Avila 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .242 1 12
Totals 34 4 8 3 5 4 21      
a - E. Averill pinch hit for R. Colavito in the 8th
b - T. Hafner pinch hit for L. Boudreau in the 8th
c - S. Bankhead substituted for E. Averill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Bradley (10, 9th Inning off S. Farr, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Lofton 2 , A. Smith , J. Ramirez , R. Colavito , E. Morgan , B. Bradley 3
2-out RBI: K. Lofton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lofton , A. Smith , J. Ramirez
GIDP: J. Greene
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Colavito(Dye at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier 6.1 5 3 3 4 1 0 97 4.58   
D. Quisenberry W (3-1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.37   
K. Farnsworth H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
S. Farr 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 48
Batters Faced: K. Appier 27, D. Quisenberry 4, K. Farnsworth 3, S. Farr 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 6-11, D. Quisenberry 1-0, K. Farnsworth 0-2, S. Farr 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 97-58, D. Quisenberry 18-11, K. Farnsworth 18-11, S. Farr 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quisenberry 1-0 , K. Farnsworth 1-0
WP: S. Farr
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Coveleski 7.0 8 3 3 0 5 0 102 3.86   
R. Betancourt L (2-2), BS (2) 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 11 2.37   
B. Wickman 1.0 6 5 5 0 0 0 21 4.72   
S. McDowell 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Coveleski 54
Batters Faced: S. Coveleski 29, R. Betancourt 6, B. Wickman 9, S. McDowell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Coveleski 7-9, R. Betancourt 0-2, B. Wickman 1-1, S. McDowell 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Coveleski 102-69, R. Betancourt 11-8, B. Wickman 21-13, S. McDowell 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Betancourt 1-1 , B. Wickman 1-0 , S. McDowell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Wickman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Witt Jr.
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (52 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 24375
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