Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

2-4, 1-2 Away

Final

4-2, 4-2 Home


KC
BAL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	6	0

Y. Cano1-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

W. Smith0-2

0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
M. Garcia3B
B. Witt Jr.SS
V. PasquantinoDH
S. Perez1B
M. MelendezLF
G. HampsonLF
H. RenfroeRF
A. Frazier2B
F. FerminC
K. IsbelCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	1	1	0	2	.280	.296	.800
5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.400	.464	.880
3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.280	.143
4	0	3	2	0	0	0	.375	.400	.625
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.294	.368	.471
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.053	.053	.053
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.083	.083
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.500
37	3	10	3	1	1	7

Batting
2BMelendez (3, Burnes); Witt Jr. (4, Burnes)
HRGarcia (3, 7th inning off Baumann 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIPerez 2 (8), Garcia (7)
2Out RBIPerez
Team LOB8
Team RISP3-9 (Perez 2-2, Renfroe 1-2, Frazier 0-1, Witt Jr. 0-1, Pasquantino 0-2, Garcia 0-1)

Baserunning
SBIsbel (1, 2nd base off Burnes/McCann); Witt Jr. (2, 2nd base off Burnes/McCann); Garcia (1, 2nd base off Burnes/McCann)

Fielding
AssistsRenfroe (Rutschman at 2nd base)

Orioles Hitting

hitters
G. HendersonSS
A. RutschmanDH
R. Mountcastle1B
A. SantanderRF
C. MullinsPR
J. Westburg2B
A. HaysLF
J. MateoCF
aC. CowserPH-CF
J. McCannC
R. Urias3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.320	.476
3	0	2	1	1	0	.333	.440	.429
2	1	0	0	2	0	.300	.385	.550
4	0	1	0	0	2	.208	.200	.500
0	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.389
3	0	0	0	0	2	.211	.250	.421
3	0	0	0	1	2	.111	.238	.111
2	0	0	0	0	2	.286	.375	.429
2	1	1	0	0	1	.500	.500	.750
4	1	2	2	0	0	.500	.500	.625
3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000
29	4	6	4	4	9

a-singled to center for Mateo in the 8th

Batting
2BMcCann (1, McArthur); Rutschman (2, Ragans)
RBIMcCann 2 (2), Rutschman (3), Henderson (5)
2Out RBIMcCann 2, Rutschman
SFHenderson
SHWestburg
Team LOB5
Team RISP2-9 (McCann 1-1, Mountcastle 0-1, Santander 0-2, Hays 0-1, Urías 0-1, Rutschman 1-1, Westburg 0-1, Cowser 0-1)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
C. Ragans
J. McArthur(H, 1)
A. Zerpa(H, 1)
W. Smith(L, 0-2, B, 1)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.1	1	0	0	2	7	91-57	1.46
1.0	2	2	2	0	1	12-11	12.00
0.2	1	0	0	0	0	9-7	0.00
0.2	2	2	2	2	1	17-7	20.25
8.2	6	4	4	4	9	129-82

Pitching
IBBHays (by Smith).
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedSmith 2/6; Ragans 14/22; McArthur 4/5; Zerpa 1/2
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesSmith-1-3-0-3; Ragans-17-13-14-12; McArthur-4-3-0-4; Zerpa-2-0-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly BallsSmith 1-0; Ragans 8-4; McArthur 1-1; Zerpa 0-1
Game ScoresC Ragans 76

Orioles Pitching

pitchers
C. Burnes
M. Baumann
D. Coulombe
Y. Cano(W, 1-0)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	9	2	2	0	3	0	100-67	2.31
1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	20-12	6.00
1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-10	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	0.00
9.0	10	3	3	1	7	1	143-97

Pitching
WPBurnes
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedCoulombe 3/4; Cano 2/3; Burnes 17/26; Baumann 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesCoulombe-4-1-3-2; Cano-2-3-1-2; Burnes-15-13-16-23; Baumann-5-2-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsCoulombe 1-1; Cano 2-0; Burnes 9-5; Baumann 1-1
Game ScoresC Burnes 46

Scoring Summary

		KC	BAL
1st	Perez reached on infield single to shortstop, Pasquantino scored.	1	0
3rd	Perez singled to right, Witt Jr. scored.	2	0
7th	Garcia homered to right center (377 feet).	3	0
8th	Henderson hit sacrifice fly to center, Cowser scored.	3	1
8th	Rutschman singled to right, McCann scored, Rutschman out stretching at second.	3	2
9th	McCann singled to left, Mountcastle scored and Mullins scored, Hays to second.	3	4

Royals
4
Orioles
6

Game 1

1/4

Royals
4
Orioles
1

Game 2

2/4

Royals
3
Orioles
4

Game 3

3/4

Oriole Park at Camden Yards

6:05 PM, 3 April 2024

Baltimore, Maryland

Attendance: 11,488

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Clemons
First Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
Second Base Umpire - Brennan Miller
Third Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Kansas City Royals @ Baltimore Orioles

Y. Cano1-0

W. Smith0-2

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