DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/05/1994
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 3481 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1994 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (113-31) 0 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 1
Texas Rangers (63-81) 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 7 9 0
Merced hits 5th home run, Royals Move to 113-31
Kansas City right fielder Orlando Merced had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 11-7 win over the Texas Rangers. Dave Veres got the save, his 1st in 1 chances. The Royals have now won 6 straight.

Kansas City second baseman Roberto Alomar made his contribution to the Royals cause with a grand slam home run in the top of the second inning. For the day, Alomar went 3-6 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4.

In postgame comments to the Kansas City Chronicle, Alomar said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford CF 4 2 1 0 2 0 2 .273 24 66
R. Alomar 2B 6 2 3 4 0 1 2 .283 18 78
O. Merced RF 4 2 2 4 1 1 3 .302 5 35
J. Thome DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 5 .272 52 131
J. Olerud 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .287 17 74
B. Larkin SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .283 23 91
J. Burnitz LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .400 1 3
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .230 22 61
C. Hale 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .308 0 1
Totals 41 11 14 11 5 9 20      
BATTING
Triples: B. Larkin (3, 2nd Inning off P. Leftwich, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (18, 2nd Inning off P. Leftwich, 3 on, 1 out) O. Merced (5, 3rd Inning off K. Rueter, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 6 , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , O. Merced 5 , R. Lankford , J. Olerud 2 , C. Hale 3 , B. Larkin 3
2-out RBI: B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , J. Olerud
Hit by Pitch: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Merced (1) , R. Lankford (39)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hale (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Burnitz-Wilkins)
OF assists: 1 (Burnitz (Manwaring at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cuyler CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .238 3 34
J. Kruk 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .225 18 67
C. Jones 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .295 28 76
R. Deer RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .179 19 36
P. Plantier DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .235 34 84
B. McRae LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .236 13 70
R. Brogna 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .243 21 63
M. Lansing SS 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 .210 3 30
K. Manwaring C 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .226 2 21
Totals 34 7 9 7 5 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jones (25, 1st Inning off M. Guthrie, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Plantier (34, 5th Inning off M. Guthrie, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jones 2 , R. Brogna , P. Plantier 4 , B. McRae , M. Cuyler 3 , K. Manwaring , J. Kruk
2-out RBI: P. Plantier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lansing , C. Jones 2 , P. Plantier , R. Deer
Sac Fly: C. Jones , J. Kruk
Hit by Pitch: P. Plantier
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cuyler (59) , J. Kruk (8)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Guthrie W (18-6) 5.1 7 7 7 2 6 1 106 68 4.60   
K. Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 31 14 1.99   
D. Veres SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 31 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Guthrie 30
Batters Faced: M. Guthrie 26, K. Rogers 7, D. Veres 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Guthrie 6-4, K. Rogers 0-2, D. Veres 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Guthrie 106-68, K. Rogers 31-14, D. Veres 31-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rogers 1-1 , D. Veres 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Rogers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Leftwich L (8-18) 1.2 6 7 7 4 2 1 75 42 4.80   
K. Rueter 4.0 6 4 4 1 4 1 80 49 6.65   
V. Cruz 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 16 0.00   
B. Taylor 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 13 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Leftwich 7
Batters Faced: P. Leftwich 15, K. Rueter 19, V. Cruz 7, B. Taylor 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Leftwich 1-2, K. Rueter 3-5, V. Cruz 0-3, B. Taylor 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Leftwich 75-42, K. Rueter 80-49, V. Cruz 21-16, B. Taylor 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rueter 1-0 , V. Cruz 1-0 , B. Taylor 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Taylor
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Merced
Ballpark: Arlington Stadium
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 23911
Special Notes: RP Victor Cruz was injured while pitching.
Monday, November 18th, 2024 - OOTP Baseball 20.8 Build 74