MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/26/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2952 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (71-88) 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 11 2
Washington Nationals (75-84) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
Kansas City Defeats Washington, 5-2
Getting an impressive start from Patrick Sandoval, Kansas City beat Washington by the score of 5-2. Sandoval yielded 2 runs over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 4. His record improves to 9-13. The last-place Royals now have a win-loss record of 71-88.

Kansas City third baseman Jean Segura contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the first. With two down, he hit a changeup to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 127th hit of the season and put the Royals ahead, 2-0.

"We did a lot of things right," said Segura.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .232 8 54
   b-J. Schoop 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 11 57
C. Young SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .296 0 2
L. Nootbaar RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 .246 9 36
D. Varsho CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .222 21 93
E. Quero C 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 .241 2 16
J. Segura 3B 5 0 2 2 0 0 6 .257 6 52
J. Brito 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 4 .191 0 14
   a-E. Sosa 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 13 55
C. Cowser 1B, LF 5 1 2 1 0 3 4 .292 6 24
M. Tauchman DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .211 5 23
Totals 38 5 11 5 6 11 30      
a - E. Sosa substituted for J. Brito in the 8th
b - J. Schoop substituted for E. Ruiz in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: C. Cowser (6, 4th Inning off J. Iriarte, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz , C. Young , L. Nootbaar 3 , D. Varsho , J. Segura 2 , C. Cowser 5 , M. Tauchman
2-out RBI: J. Segura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Nootbaar , J. Segura , J. Brito , C. Cowser
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Nootbaar (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Schoop (4) , C. Young (1)
OF assists: 2 (Ruiz(Langford at 3rd base), Varsho(Langford at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Simpson 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .322 0 24
J. Mateo CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .272 4 16
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .268 16 67
W. Langford LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .249 14 63
S. Basallo 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .234 2 9
   a-T. France PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 16 85
H. Ford C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 3 29
S. Frelick RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .299 5 63
T. Cheng SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 2 17
C. Mead DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .285 6 31
   b-M. Gasper DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .299 2 12
Totals 35 2 9 2 2 6 18      
a - T. France pinch hit for S. Basallo in the 8th
b - M. Gasper inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Langford (25, 4th Inning off P. Sandoval, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Ramirez (27, 6th Inning off P. Sandoval, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Simpson 3 , J. Ramirez 3 , W. Langford 2 , H. Ford , T. Cheng , C. Mead
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Mateo 3 , S. Basallo , S. Frelick
Sac Fly: S. Basallo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Simpson 2 (32) , W. Langford (33)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Ford (5)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Sandoval W (9-13) 6.0 7 2 1 1 4 0 102 4.22   
H. Stratton H (4) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.72   
D. Young H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.78   
R. Burr SV (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Sandoval 55
Batters Faced: P. Sandoval 25, H. Stratton 6, D. Young 2, R. Burr 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Sandoval 4-8, H. Stratton 1-2, D. Young 1-0, R. Burr 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Sandoval 102-60, H. Stratton 15-10, D. Young 6-4, R. Burr 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Young 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Iriarte L (0-1) 3.1 7 3 3 1 0 1 66 8.10   
B. Brieske 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 42 10.59   
J. Sborz 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.86   
D. Lee 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 2.78   
J. Ruiz 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 29 8.15   
M. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Iriarte 31
Batters Faced: J. Iriarte 18, B. Brieske 9, J. Sborz 3, D. Lee 4, J. Ruiz 6, M. Rodriguez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Iriarte 4-6, B. Brieske 3-1, J. Sborz 0-1, D. Lee 0-0, J. Ruiz 0-0, M. Rodriguez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Iriarte 66-39, B. Brieske 42-25, J. Sborz 12-5, D. Lee 19-12, J. Ruiz 29-17, M. Rodriguez 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Brieske 1-0 , M. Rodriguez 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Patrick Sandoval
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 15039
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