MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
08/23/2039
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 2557 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (54-70) 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 10 0
Montreal Expos (36-88) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 0
Expos Handled by Kansas City, 5-3
Kansas City beat Montreal on the strength of starter Mel Squire's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. The save went to Raul Pirela, number 7 for him. At 54-70, the Royals claim 5th place in the American League West Division.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Tyler Baron to capture the win. The first baseman stroked a 2-run double in the top of the seventh inning to put the Royals on top, 5-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but he made it count.

"Nice to put this one in the win column," said Baron.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jewett CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .235 1 18
M. Hopkins DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .252 9 34
E. Melendez RF 5 1 1 1 0 4 5 .283 16 72
J. Darley 3B, SS 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 .232 27 77
W. Policarpo 2B 4 2 1 0 0 2 3 .257 7 33
J. Morales LF 4 0 2 2 1 1 0 .240 5 24
T. Baron 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .239 19 69
J. Patro C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 2 9
C. Schrier SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .210 0 8
   a-V. Serna PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 3 12
   b-T. Saxon SS, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 16 59
Totals 37 5 10 5 4 13 17      
a - V. Serna pinch hit for C. Schrier in the 7th
b - T. Saxon substituted for V. Serna in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jewett (23, 5th Inning off L. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Baron (22, 7th Inning off M. Evans, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: V. Serna (1, 7th Inning off L. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jewett 3 , M. Hopkins , E. Melendez , W. Policarpo , J. Morales 2 , T. Baron 2 , C. Schrier , V. Serna 3
2-out RBI: E. Melendez , J. Morales , T. Baron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Melendez , W. Policarpo , J. Patro
Hit by Pitch: W. Policarpo
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Policarpo (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. de Liz LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .197 12 30
T. Guerra RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .251 29 59
C. Guzman DH 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 .218 14 42
I. Botero 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .240 5 32
K. Ruiz C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .222 1 14
J. Morris CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 4 32
L. Ledesma 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 4 30
D. Arzate SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148 0 13
   c-A. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .162 0 2
T. Nuncio 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 1 12
   a-C. Lyle PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271 15 56
   b-B. Pratt 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 5 16
Totals 32 3 7 3 3 7 12      
a - C. Lyle pinch hit for T. Nuncio in the 8th
b - B. Pratt substituted for C. Lyle in the 9th
c - A. Perez pinch hit for D. Arzate in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Botero (12, 1st Inning off M. Squire, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Guerra (14, 6th Inning off M. Squire, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Guzman (14, 6th Inning off L. Cespedes, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. de Liz 2 , T. Guerra 2 , C. Guzman 4 , I. Botero 3 , L. Ledesma
2-out RBI: I. Botero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Ruiz 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Guzman (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Squire 5.1 4 1 1 2 3 0 80 4.13   
L. Cespedes W (6-0), BS (2) 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 25 4.97   
M. Sanders H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 3.66   
R. Pirela SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 4.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Squire 57
Batters Faced: M. Squire 20, L. Cespedes 8, M. Sanders 4, R. Pirela 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Squire 5-6, L. Cespedes 1-4, M. Sanders 1-0, R. Pirela 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Squire 80-45, L. Cespedes 25-15, M. Sanders 15-12, R. Pirela 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Cespedes 1-1 , M. Sanders 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Perez 6.0 7 2 2 2 8 0 106 5.20   
M. Evans L (2-5), BS (1) 1.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 34 5.38   
J. Lacy 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 4.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Perez 56
Batters Faced: L. Perez 27, M. Evans 8, J. Lacy 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Perez 3-7, M. Evans 1-0, J. Lacy 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Perez 106-67, M. Evans 34-15, J. Lacy 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Evans 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Evans
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mel Squire
Ballpark: Gary Carter Field
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 13270
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