MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/26/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 807 - THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (36-36) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 6 0
Houston Astros (49-29) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Saberhagen Leads Royals to 5-0 Win over Astros
The Kansas City Royals rode a solid performance from 25-year-old starting pitcher Bret Saberhagen to a win, beating the Houston Astros, 5-0, at Minute Maid Park. The third-place Royals now sit at 36-36.

Saberhagen scattered 5 hits over 8 innings for the Royals. With the win, Saberhagen goes to 5-7 on the year with 84 strikeouts.

"Bret showed what he's made of," said Kansas City manager .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .239 1 13
B. Mackey DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .274 5 29
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 5 32
G. Brett 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .278 6 22
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 2 15
D. Porter C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 8
C. Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 6 23
F. White 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .191 3 23
J. Dye RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .204 7 27
Totals 32 5 6 5 0 7 2      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Mackey (28, 6th Inning off J. Niekro, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Wilson (5, 6th Inning off J. Niekro, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Mackey (5, 4th Inning off J. Niekro, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 3 , B. Mackey 6 , G. Brett , F. White , J. Dye
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Brett (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-White-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .272 2 24
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 11 26
B. Serrell 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .313 10 32
L. Berkman LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .196 5 30
K. Caminiti 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 3 6
C. Cedeno RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .194 4 11
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .168 3 16
D. Thon SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 1 18
C. Palm C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 0 3
Totals 31 0 5 0 3 9 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , B. Serrell , K. Caminiti , D. Thon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman , C. Palm
GIDP: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palm-Serrell)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (5-7) 8.0 5 0 0 2 7 0 103 3.36   
G. Holland 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 77
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 30, G. Holland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 6-10, G. Holland 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 103-66, G. Holland 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niekro L (7-4) 5.1 6 5 5 0 4 1 73 2.85   
M. Scott 3.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 42 1.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niekro 40
Batters Faced: J. Niekro 22, M. Scott 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niekro 4-8, M. Scott 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niekro 73-47, M. Scott 42-26
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Scott 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bret Saberhagen
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 29387
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