SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/16/2051
 
SKYLINE BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2191 - SUNDAY, JULY 16TH , 2051 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (31-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 6 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (39-51) 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 13 1
Royals Clip Pirates, 6-5
The Pittsburgh Pirates got a superb performance from pitcher Adriel Owen. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Kansas City. The Royals won the game, 6-5. Owen threw 6.1 innings of 3-hit ball. Kansas City reliever Delmar Shockley picked up the win, while J.R. Thornock took the loss for Pittsburgh. Rowell Morrison earned his 4th save in 6 tries.

The game was at a stalemate until third baseman Louis-Michel Dion came to bat in the top of the ninth. Facing Pittsburgh pitcher J.R. Thornock, he hit a 2-1 fastball for a run-scoring single. It was a game-changer, putting Kansas City on top, 6-5.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Dion told a Kansas City Today reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."

The Royals improved to 31-59.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Mondragon DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .242 2 29
L. Dion 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 .225 1 16
A. Cooke RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .409 4 9
M. Baker CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .263 9 42
J. Gore 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .187 7 27
B. Gaskins LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .232 2 14
   a-N. Williams PR, LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .266 3 28
   c-J. Peterson PH, LF 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .294 0 24
W. Vo 2B, SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .244 1 19
B. Bonner C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .174 4 18
O. Roberts SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 0 15
   b-R. Phillips PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 0 16
Totals 34 6 8 6 3 9 13      
a - N. Williams pinch ran for B. Gaskins in the 4th
b - R. Phillips pinch hit for O. Roberts in the 7th
c - J. Peterson pinch hit for N. Williams in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Peterson (13, 8th Inning off L. Mills, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Dion 3 , A. Cooke , M. Baker 2 , J. Peterson 2 , W. Vo
2-out RBI: L. Dion , M. Baker , J. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gore , W. Vo , O. Roberts
GIDP: W. Vo
Sac Bunt: W. Vo
Hit by Pitch: B. Gaskins
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mondragon (18) , L. Dion (1) , N. Williams (16)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Peterson(Lunsford at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Crain DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 .304 0 28
D. Dudley CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .282 3 30
J. Lunsford RF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .303 23 62
B. De Witt LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250 10 27
C. Ross 1B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .247 9 30
E. Gehman 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .268 13 50
R. Esparza 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .262 2 26
M. Shatley C 4 0 3 2 0 1 0 .234 5 31
C. Phillips SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .164 4 12
Totals 37 5 13 5 2 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Shatley (12, 6th Inning off T. Sulek, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lunsford (23, 1st Inning off T. Sulek, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Crain , D. Dudley , J. Lunsford 5 , C. Ross 3 , E. Gehman , R. Esparza 2 , M. Shatley 4
2-out RBI: C. Ross
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Crain 2 , D. Dudley , J. Lunsford
Sac Bunt: D. Crain , C. Phillips
Hit by Pitch: R. Esparza , C. Phillips
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Crain (21) , R. Esparza (13)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Phillips (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Esparza-Phillips-Ross)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Sulek 6.0 8 5 5 1 2 1 107 3.12   
D. Shockley W (1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 42 5.74   
R. Morrison SV (4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Sulek 37
Batters Faced: T. Sulek 29, D. Shockley 10, R. Morrison 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Sulek 7-9, D. Shockley 5-0, R. Morrison 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Sulek 107-68, D. Shockley 42-23, R. Morrison 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Shockley 1-1 , R. Morrison 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Sulek 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Owen 6.1 3 2 1 1 7 0 99 4.07   
L. Mills BS (1) 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 38 3.97   
J. Thornock L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 17 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Owen 67
Batters Faced: A. Owen 24, L. Mills 10, J. Thornock 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Owen 6-5, L. Mills 2-2, J. Thornock 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Owen 99-62, L. Mills 38-19, J. Thornock 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Mills 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Owen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adriel Owen
Ballpark: Best Buy Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 30795
Special Notes: LF Brayden Gaskins was injured being hit by a pitch.
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