DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
04/20/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 245 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (15-7) 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 4 11 11 2
Atlanta Braves (11-11) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1
Atlanta Decked by Thome, Royals
Kansas City designated hitter Jim Thome had 5 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Atlanta Braves, 11-3. Mark Guthrie, the winner, improved to 2-3. He held the Braves to 1 earned run on 3 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 11 and walking 3. The Braves fall to 11-11 and continue their uneasy start to the 1994 season.

The Royals took the lead in the top of the fourth. With two out, Barry Larkin hit a solo home run off Atlanta pitcher Melido Perez, putting Kansas City in front, 3-1. For the game, Larkin was 1 for 5 with a home run.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Larkin.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .205 3 9
R. Alomar 2B 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .195 0 6
J. Olerud 1B 3 2 2 3 0 0 1 .274 6 16
J. Thome DH 5 3 4 5 0 0 2 .293 11 22
D. Justice LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .246 6 13
R. Wilkins C 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .321 6 7
R. Sanders RF 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .293 7 19
B. Larkin SS 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .271 7 17
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 1 6
Totals 38 11 11 11 5 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (6, 1st Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Alomar (1, 1st Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) R. Lankford (2, 5th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Thome 3 (11, 5th Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Foster, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Sanders (7, 9th Inning off S. Foster, 1 on, 1 out) J. Olerud (6, 1st Inning off M. Perez, 1 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (7, 4th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 3 , J. Thome 14 , R. Sanders 4 , R. Lankford 4 , J. Olerud 5 , B. Larkin 4
2-out RBI: B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Wilkins , D. Justice , B. Larkin
Sac Fly: J. Olerud
Hit by Pitch: J. Olerud
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (13) , R. Lankford (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin 2 (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .213 2 8
C. Everett LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .322 7 18
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 8 14
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .310 11 26
G. Anderson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 1 3
J. Vizcaino SS 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .219 0 7
D. Sanders DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .219 0 3
L. Webster C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .214 0 0
K. Anderson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .130 0 7
Totals 32 3 3 2 3 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Webster (1, 5th Inning off M. Guthrie, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Vizcaino (2, 2nd Inning off M. Guthrie, 1 on, 1 out) M. Grissom (2, 8th Inning off M. Guthrie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Webster 2 , J. Vizcaino 2 , M. Grissom 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Everett , J. Vizcaino , K. Anderson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Anderson (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Guthrie W (2-3) 9.0 3 3 1 3 11 0 122 80 5.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guthrie 81
Batters Faced: M. Guthrie 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guthrie 9-7
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guthrie 122-80
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez L (2-2) 6.0 7 6 6 3 6 3 115 66 4.09   
S. Hitchcock 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 44 31 4.42   
S. Foster 1.0 2 3 3 1 0 2 25 13 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 37
Batters Faced: M. Perez 29, S. Hitchcock 10, S. Foster 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 6-6, S. Hitchcock 2-2, S. Foster 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 115-66, S. Hitchcock 44-31, S. Foster 25-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Foster 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Perez
Balk: M. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Atlanta Fulton County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 34679
Special Notes: Jim Thome ties the FL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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