BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
07/08/2009
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BALCO-92
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 1297 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (46-42) 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 11 18 3
Atlanta Braves (48-39) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 7 0
Rodriguez Rips Atlanta for 5 Hits
Alex Rodriguez had an answer for everything the Atlanta Braves threw at him today at Turner Field. The Kansas City third baseman went 5-for-5 in the game to put his name in the record book and put the Royals on top, 11-3.

Summing up his batting philosophy to BNN writers after the game, Rodriguez said, "I just see the ball and I hit it."

Alex Rodriguez singled in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off Clayton Kershaw in the 4th, singled in the 7th and hit a three-run home run off Chad Billingsley in the 8th.

This season Rodriguez is swinging the bat at a .253 pace. He has hit 9 home runs and scored 48 times, while driving in 40. His on-base percentage is .344 and he has played in 83 games.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rodriguez 3B 5 5 5 4 0 0 0 .253 9 40
J. de Leon LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .304 1 27
R. Ruiz DH 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .246 19 57
   a-S. Burroughs DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 0 11
E. Miller RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .245 15 50
R. Acosta SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .312 13 62
M. Cabrera CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .306 8 41
M. Cabrera 1B 5 1 1 0 0 4 2 .283 2 35
R. Martin C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .300 3 28
J. Harrison 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 1 5
Totals 42 11 18 11 0 8 14      
a - S. Burroughs inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rodriguez (12, 3rd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ruiz (17, 7th Inning off T. Hartshorn, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Acosta (25, 7th Inning off T. Hartshorn, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Martin (17, 8th Inning off C. Billingsley, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Martin (1, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruiz (19, 3rd Inning off C. Kershaw, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Rodriguez 2 (9, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Billingsley, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Miller (15, 9th Inning off C. Billingsley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rodriguez 12 , J. de Leon 2 , R. Ruiz 6 , E. Miller 6 , R. Acosta 3 , M. Cabrera , M. Cabrera , R. Martin 5
2-out RBI: E. Miller , R. Acosta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cabrera , R. Martin , J. Harrison
GIDP: S. Burroughs , R. Acosta
Sac Bunt: J. de Leon
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez 2 (11) , M. Cabrera (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Harrison-Cabrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .261 1 15
E. Armelini 1B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .270 19 48
C. Jones 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .265 13 32
O. Infante SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .261 1 20
S. Drew 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 .317 7 36
   a-R. Garcia PH, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 1 7
R. Robnett LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .220 10 30
E. Byrnes RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .241 5 33
J. Garcia DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 .240 0 3
J. Jaso C 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .120 0 4
Totals 35 3 7 3 4 4 24      
a - R. Garcia pinch hit for S. Drew in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: R. Willits , C. Jones , O. Infante 2 , R. Garcia , R. Robnett , J. Jaso
2-out RBI: O. Infante , J. Jaso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Willits , S. Drew 2 , J. Jaso
GIDP: E. Armelini
Sac Fly: J. Garcia
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Infante-Drew-Armelini, Drew-Infante-Armelini)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Garcia W (6-5) 5.1 5 2 1 3 2 0 100 5.63   
R. Borguez H (6) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 35 3.61   
G. Larreal 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Garcia 51
Batters Faced: J. Garcia 25, R. Borguez 12, G. Larreal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Garcia 7-6, R. Borguez 2-5, G. Larreal 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Garcia 100-57, R. Borguez 35-25, G. Larreal 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Borguez 3-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw L (12-6) 3.1 9 5 5 0 4 2 66 2.76   
T. Hartshorn 3.1 4 2 2 0 3 0 41 3.16   
C. Billingsley 2.1 5 4 4 0 1 2 33 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 24
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 19, T. Hartshorn 13, C. Billingsley 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 3-3, T. Hartshorn 2-4, C. Billingsley 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 66-46, T. Hartshorn 41-28, C. Billingsley 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Billingsley 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Rodriguez
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Rain (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 22899
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