MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
07/29/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1905 - SUNDAY, JULY 29TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (49-55) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
New York Yankees (56-50) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 0
Royals Stay Hot With 3-2 Win
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Nolan Arenado, the Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Yankees, 3-2. Arenado went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk for the Royals. Kyle Freeland earned the win for Kansas City. He lasted 5 innings, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits, while striking out 2. With the win, he raised his record to 4-9. New York now has a 5-game losing streak.

Arenado had a big at-bat with the bases empty in the top of the sixth inning, when he hit a solo home run. The Royals went on to win.

"We had the game right there for the taking," said New York manager Brent Goerz. "But we decided not to take it."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Herrera CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .333 1 1
J. Mauer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 3 37
N. Arenado 3B 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .333 8 19
J. Winker LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .307 4 36
   a-G. Hernandez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 1 9
L. Valbuena DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .289 21 57
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .294 4 27
J. Profar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 6 51
R. Torreyes SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 1 18
J. Phegley C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 1 12
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 8 8      
a - G. Hernandez substituted for J. Winker in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: O. Herrera (1, 1st Inning off N. Tropeano, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Arenado 2 (8, 4th Inning off N. Tropeano, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off S. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Winker 2 , O. Herrera 4 , N. Arenado 8 , M. Cabrera
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Torreyes-Arenado-Mauer, Profar-Torreyes-Mauer)
PB: J. Phegley
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261 3 38
W. Calhoun DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .286 19 50
R. Braun LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .291 21 62
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .268 21 51
B. Posey C 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .281 16 55
L. Morrison 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .220 9 27
D. Travis 2B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .223 13 54
B. Crawford SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .281 12 43
E. Hernandez RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .244 9 36
Totals 32 2 8 1 5 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Calhoun (14, 1st Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Crawford (12, 5th Inning off K. Freeland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Calhoun 3 , M. Margot , B. Crawford 5 , E. Hernandez 2 , B. Posey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Calhoun , A. Rendon , L. Morrison
GIDP: L. Morrison , R. Braun
Sac Bunt: M. Margot
Team LOB: 9
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Freeland W (4-9) 5.0 4 1 1 3 2 1 82 48 5.56   
A. Vizcaino H (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 13 6 4.64   
M. Strahm H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 24 18 0.00   
C. Edwards Jr. SV (17) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 8 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Freeland 54
Batters Faced: K. Freeland 22, A. Vizcaino 4, M. Strahm 7, C. Edwards Jr. 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Freeland 8-5, A. Vizcaino 1-1, M. Strahm 2-0, C. Edwards Jr. 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Freeland 82-48, A. Vizcaino 13-6, M. Strahm 24-18, C. Edwards Jr. 17-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Tropeano L (5-6) 5.0 4 2 2 1 4 2 78 48 5.18   
S. Greene 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 9 2.70   
J. Masterson 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 6 5.12   
E. Volquez 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 41 23 8.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Tropeano 54
Batters Faced: N. Tropeano 20, S. Greene 3, J. Masterson 2, E. Volquez 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Tropeano 2-9, S. Greene 0-1, J. Masterson 0-0, E. Volquez 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Tropeano 78-48, S. Greene 13-9, J. Masterson 7-6, E. Volquez 41-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Masterson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Arenado
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 30721
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