VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/31/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MILWAUKEE BREWERS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1943 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Milwaukee Brewers (77-63) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2
Kansas City Royals (73-67) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 0
Skidding Royals Lose 11th Straight
Another game, another loss for the struggling Kansas City Royals.

The Milwaukee Brewers racked up a win at Kauffman Stadium, bumping off the Kansas City Royals, 3-2. Ben Sheets, who started for Milwaukee, pitched effectively for his team. Now 73-67, Kansas City has dropped 11 straight.

Milwaukee needed the clutch hitting of Chris Woodward to seal the deal. The shortstop swatted a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Brewers on top, 3-2. For the game, Woodward had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Both teams played hard," said Milwaukee manager Jimy Williams.
MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Luis RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .262 13 38
I. Kinsler 2B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .193 12 34
K. Garcia LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 35 82
C. Woodward SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .270 35 92
T. Lee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .235 14 38
   b-W. Helms 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 13 60
C. Guillen 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .246 4 21
F. Gutierrez CF 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 .215 8 30
J. Molina C 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .216 5 34
B. Sheets P 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 .183 0 3
   M. Thornton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Encarnacion PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 14 33
   M. Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 35 3 10 3 3 10 18      
a - J. Encarnacion pinch hit for M. Thornton in the 9th
b - W. Helms substituted for T. Lee in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: I. Kinsler (12, 3rd Inning off S. Ponson, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Woodward (35, 8th Inning off C. George, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Luis , I. Kinsler 4 , C. Woodward 5 , T. Lee , C. Guillen 2 , F. Gutierrez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Molina , B. Sheets 2
GIDP: I. Kinsler , J. Molina
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Luis (24)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Woodward (14) , C. Guillen (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .290 21 76
D. Jeter 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .331 16 64
R. Ankiel RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .265 24 94
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 29 90
C. Beltran CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .217 20 54
M. LeCroy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .186 9 21
B. Petrick LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 1 1
H. Luna SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 8 45
S. Ponson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .092 3 4
   W. Cunnane P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hocking PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 3 19
   C. George P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-T. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 20 63
Totals 35 2 6 2 2 7 14      
a - D. Hocking pinch hit for W. Cunnane in the 6th
b - T. Clark pinch hit for C. George in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Luna (30, 6th Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (20, 6th Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Jeter (16, 7th Inning off B. Sheets, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hernandez , D. Jeter 4 , R. Ankiel , J. Bagwell , C. Beltran 4 , H. Luna 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , M. LeCroy , B. Petrick , H. Luna , D. Hocking
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bagwell (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hernandez-Luna-Bagwell, Bagwell-Luna)
MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Sheets W (12-12) 7.1 6 2 2 2 6 2 117 4.44   
M. Thornton H (20) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.05   
M. Adams SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sheets 62
Batters Faced: B. Sheets 32, M. Thornton 2, M. Adams 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sheets 8-8, M. Thornton 1-1, M. Adams 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sheets 117-71, M. Thornton 12-7, M. Adams 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ponson 5.2 6 2 2 2 9 1 100 4.57   
W. Cunnane 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.74   
C. George L (4-8) 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 33 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ponson 56
Batters Faced: S. Ponson 24, W. Cunnane 3, C. George 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ponson 5-2, W. Cunnane 0-0, C. George 2-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ponson 100-58, W. Cunnane 9-5, C. George 33-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Cunnane 1-0
WP: W. Cunnane
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Sheets
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 26981
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