MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT VANCOUVER AURORA
09/22/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT VANCOUVER AURORA
GAME ID: 2878 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (78-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Vancouver Aurora (65-89) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Royals Throttled by Aurora, 3-0
Vancouver Aurora right-hander Eric Kennedy pitched a good game against the Kansas City Royals at Scotiabank Field, leading his team to victory, 3-0. Kennedy picked up the win for Vancouver, going 5 innings. He gave up no runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 12-9. The win makes Vancouver 65-89.

Luis Álvarez, who is tied for 5th in the AL in doubles with 36, chipped in for Vancouver with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the designated hitter had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"We take it day by day here," said Álvarez, "and today was a good one for us."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE VANCOUVER BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Wall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 7 35
A. Rivera DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .221 3 10
E. Medina LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .252 18 70
W. Myers RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 2 30
J. Washington 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 24 95
J. Palmeiro CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273 7 34
J. Sargent 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .230 2 22
I. Rodriguez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 4 22
W. Payan C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .218 2 14
Totals 32 0 9 0 1 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Washington (37, 4th Inning off E. Kennedy, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Rivera (6, 6th Inning off E. Kennedy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Wall , A. Rivera 3 , E. Medina , J. Washington 2 , J. Palmeiro 2 , J. Sargent , W. Payan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Wall , J. Palmeiro
GIDP: E. Medina , J. Washington , I. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Washington (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Palmeiro-Sargent)
OF assists: 2 (Palmeiro(Castro at 3rd base), Myers(Castro at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nolan RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .247 5 40
W. Castro 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .253 8 46
L. Álvarez DH 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .304 12 73
M. López LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .202 5 15
B. Drury 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 3 34
D. Lawrence CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 2 8
K. Mendoza C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 2 23
E. Franco 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 1 32
D. Castillo SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .152 1 5
Totals 30 3 7 3 2 3 8      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Castro (41, 1st Inning off D. Hutchison, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Álvarez (12, 1st Inning off D. Hutchison, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nolan , W. Castro 3 , L. Álvarez 5 , B. Drury , K. Mendoza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nolan
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Castillo (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Castillo-Castro-Drury, Castro-Castillo-Drury, Franco-Castro-Drury)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE VANCOUVER PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hutchison L (9-6) 6.1 5 3 3 2 2 1 84 3.57   
J. Vergara 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hutchison 51
Batters Faced: D. Hutchison 26, J. Vergara 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hutchison 5-11, J. Vergara 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hutchison 84-52, J. Vergara 22-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Kennedy W (12-9) 5.0 5 0 0 1 2 0 80 4.52   
E. Hyde H (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.45   
A. Arteaga H (18) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.04   
B. Vaughn SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Kennedy 58
Batters Faced: E. Kennedy 21, E. Hyde 5, A. Arteaga 4, B. Vaughn 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Kennedy 8-5, E. Hyde 3-0, A. Arteaga 1-0, B. Vaughn 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Kennedy 80-53, E. Hyde 21-15, A. Arteaga 16-10, B. Vaughn 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Hyde 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Kennedy
Ballpark: Scotiabank Field
Weather: Roof closed, 63 degrees
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 14418
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