BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/06/2009
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BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1265 - MONDAY, JULY 6TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Kansas City Royals (44-42) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 9 1
Atlanta Braves (48-37) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 1
Royals Earn 7-4 Win Against Braves
The Kansas City Royals downed the Atlanta Braves, 7-4, in 10 innings. Eobanus Miller led the way, going 3-for-5 for Kansas City. Kansas City pitcher Brandon Pello got the win, upping his record to 2-2. James Shields got the loss. The Royals saw their win-loss record go to 44-42. At the same time, the Braves fell to 48-37.

Miller had a game-changing home run in the top of the tenth. On a 1-1 changeup from James Shields, he banged a 3-run home run to right, giving the Royals a 7-4 lead. It was the 14th home run of the year for Miller.

"We came in and got the job done. That's what it's all about in this business," said Miller.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B, SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 7 36
M. Cabrera CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .308 8 41
R. Ruiz DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 17 49
E. Miller RF 5 3 3 7 0 1 1 .239 14 48
R. Acosta SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .311 13 61
   a-J. de Leon PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 1 26
R. Martin C 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297 3 28
M. Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 2 35
E. Espinoza 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 8 47
   b-S. Burroughs PH, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .289 0 11
M. Diaz LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 7
   c-G. Gutierrez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .145 0 0
   d-J. Harrison SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 1 4
Totals 39 7 9 7 3 5 10      
a - J. de Leon pinch hit for R. Acosta in the 9th
b - S. Burroughs pinch hit for E. Espinoza in the 9th
c - G. Gutierrez pinch hit for M. Diaz in the 9th
d - J. Harrison substituted for G. Gutierrez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Acosta (24, 4th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Espinoza (23, 7th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Cabrera (5, 6th Inning off J. Schmidt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Miller 3 (14, 4th Inning off J. Schmidt, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Burton, 0 on, 0 outs; 10th Inning off J. Shields, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Rodriguez , M. Cabrera 4 , R. Ruiz , E. Miller 12 , R. Acosta 2 , E. Espinoza 2
2-out RBI: E. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Martin , M. Diaz
GIDP: G. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. de Leon (14)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (9)
PB: R. Martin
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .263 1 15
G. Blanco RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .290 3 26
E. Armelini 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .275 19 48
E. Byrnes LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .237 4 29
R. Garcia 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .267 1 7
S. Drew SS 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .317 7 36
J. Garcia DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .333 0 2
O. Infante 3B 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .257 1 19
   a-R. Robnett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 10 30
   b-C. Jones 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 13 32
J. Lopez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 7 30
   c-J. Jaso PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .109 0 3
Totals 37 4 10 3 5 4 22      
a - R. Robnett pinch hit for O. Infante in the 7th
b - C. Jones substituted for R. Robnett in the 8th
c - J. Jaso pinch hit for J. Lopez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Drew (24, 4th Inning off D. Below, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Willits 2 , G. Blanco , E. Byrnes , R. Garcia 3 , S. Drew 3 , J. Lopez
2-out RBI: R. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Blanco , E. Byrnes , S. Drew , R. Robnett
Sac Bunt: R. Willits , G. Blanco
Sac Fly: O. Infante
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: G. Blanco (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Garcia (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Armelini-Lopez-Armelini)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Below 5.1 4 3 3 4 3 0 90 3.83   
C. Sadler 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.86   
A. Ramirez 0.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 17 5.79   
J. Rauch 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.28   
B. Pello W (2-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.46   
S. Romo SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Below 47
Batters Faced: D. Below 25, C. Sadler 4, A. Ramirez 4, J. Rauch 2, B. Pello 6, S. Romo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Below 5-8, C. Sadler 1-1, A. Ramirez 0-0, J. Rauch 0-2, B. Pello 1-4, S. Romo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Below 90-54, C. Sadler 10-7, A. Ramirez 17-12, J. Rauch 3-3, B. Pello 18-12, S. Romo 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rauch 2-0
WP: D. Below
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Schmidt 8.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 99 5.52   
J. Burton BS (2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 14 1.21   
J. Shields L (2-5) 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 30 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Schmidt 63
Batters Faced: J. Schmidt 30, J. Burton 4, J. Shields 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Schmidt 11-9, J. Burton 0-1, J. Shields 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Schmidt 99-63, J. Burton 14-7, J. Shields 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Shields 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eobanus Miller
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 34126
Special Notes: Eobanus Miller ties the KC regular season extra-inning game record for home runs with 3.
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