MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/01/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1448 - SATURDAY, JUNE 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (26-35) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 8 1
Kansas City Royals (30-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Padres Drop Royals, 4-0
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the San Diego Padres and Kansas City Royals.

Kevin Gausman, who finished 5th in the AL in strikeouts with 205 in 2022, had a strong outing for the San Diego Padres against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 4-0 win. The current losing streak for Kansas City has reached 5 games.

San Diego used a clutch at-bat from Luis Robert Jr. to capture the win. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Padres ahead, 2-0. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"We need better swings, better at-bats," said losing manager Jimmy Hoffman.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .305 9 28
K. Bryant 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .186 0 8
M. Kepler RF 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .209 9 23
L. Robert Jr. CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .244 15 40
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .210 6 19
N. Martorella DH 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .211 3 12
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .288 2 16
K. Kiermaier LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 2 17
   a-J. Alfaro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 3 8
   b-M. Taylor LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 2 14
J. Trevino C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 4 25
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 11 16      
a - J. Alfaro pinch hit for K. Kiermaier in the 7th
b - M. Taylor substituted for J. Alfaro in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiermaier (5, 3rd Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Kepler 2 (10, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Houser, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Martorella (8, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Robert Jr. (15, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Kim , M. Kepler 4 , L. Robert Jr. 4 , N. Martorella 3 , K. Kiermaier 2 , J. Trevino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kim , L. Robert Jr. , K. Hayes , M. Taylor
GIDP: K. Bryant
Hit by Pitch: M. Kepler , K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Trevino (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Hayes-Kim-Bryant)
OF assists: 1 (Robert Jr.(Cowser at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251 4 24
D. Peralta LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 3
E. Sosa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247 6 26
C. Cowser CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .296 0 1
A. Kirk C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 1 20
O. Dunn 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .163 2 10
J. VanMeter RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .113 2 6
J. Schoop 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .243 4 22
B. Lee DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 3 24
Totals 29 0 4 0 1 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. VanMeter (2, 2nd Inning off K. Gausman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Sosa , C. Cowser , O. Dunn , J. VanMeter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Cowser , J. Schoop
GIDP: J. VanMeter
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Segura-Kirk-Schoop)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman W (4-5) 5.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 79 3.28   
A. Pallante H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 3.24   
K. Akin H (7) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.28   
C. Holmes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 66
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 17, A. Pallante 6, K. Akin 5, C. Holmes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 6-3, A. Pallante 0-3, K. Akin 5-0, C. Holmes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 79-51, A. Pallante 20-10, K. Akin 17-9, C. Holmes 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Akin 1-0
WP: A. Pallante
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kluber L (1-6) 5.0 6 2 2 0 7 1 78 5.56   
T. Mayza 2.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 23 4.98   
A. Houser 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 28 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 54
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 22, T. Mayza 7, A. Houser 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 3-4, T. Mayza 4-0, A. Houser 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 78-47, T. Mayza 23-16, A. Houser 28-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Houser 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Kluber 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gausman
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 3:10 PM CT
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 28071
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