VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/20/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2222 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (81-77) 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 10 0
Baltimore Orioles (77-81) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Baltimore Defeated By Royals, 5-3
Behind a solid performance from right fielder Rick Ankiel, the Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-3. Ankiel was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Royals. Ramon Ortiz was the winner. Over 6.1 innings, he yielded 3 runs on 6 hits, with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts. The losing streak for Baltimore has now reached 5 games.

With Kansas City leading 2-1 in the top of the third, Ankiel hit a fastball from Tim Stauffer for a 2-run home run. It was his 27th home run of the season and put the Royals ahead, 4-1.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said Baltimore manager Henry Rodriguez.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hernandez 2B, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .283 23 80
D. Jeter 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .328 20 71
T. Clark CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .221 21 71
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 1 1 0 3 4 .247 30 99
   b-J. Hannahan 1B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 7 19
R. Ankiel RF 4 1 2 2 1 2 3 .275 27 107
Y. Molina C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .270 22 71
C. Beltran LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .222 24 64
H. Luna SS, 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .229 9 49
R. Ortiz P 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .134 0 5
   M. Matthews P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Hocking PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 3 19
   C. George P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 5 4 9 16      
a - D. Hocking pinch hit for Z. Duke in the 8th
b - J. Hannahan substituted for J. Bagwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Beltran (20, 6th Inning off J. Crain, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Luna (9, 2nd Inning off T. Stauffer, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Ankiel (27, 3rd Inning off T. Stauffer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hernandez 2 , T. Clark 2 , J. Bagwell , R. Ankiel 5 , C. Beltran 3 , H. Luna 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , Y. Molina
GIDP: Y. Molina 2
Sac Fly: R. Ortiz
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pierre CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311 6 46
P. Lo Duca C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .309 18 77
D. Lee 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .307 34 101
A. Rodriguez SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .301 54 118
M. Cabrera LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 32 91
C. Lee 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 14 47
T. Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .272 14 57
J. Gathright RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .240 4 30
T. Stauffer P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .083 0 2
   J. Crain P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 1 4
   M. Wise P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Mora PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 3 30
   M. Vianna P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 2 7      
a - M. Mora pinch hit for M. Wise in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Lee (36, 3rd Inning off R. Ortiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rodriguez (54, 2nd Inning off R. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Lo Duca 2 , D. Lee 2 , A. Rodriguez 4 , T. Walker , J. Gathright
2-out RBI: P. Lo Duca , D. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Rodriguez 2
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Gathright (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Walker-Rodriguez-Lee, Lee-Walker-Lee)
PB: P. Lo Duca
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ortiz W (12-10) 6.1 6 3 3 2 2 1 98 4.11   
M. Matthews H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7.33   
Z. Duke H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.61   
C. George SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ortiz 49
Batters Faced: R. Ortiz 27, M. Matthews 1, Z. Duke 1, C. George 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ortiz 8-9, M. Matthews 0-1, Z. Duke 0-1, C. George 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ortiz 98-60, M. Matthews 2-2, Z. Duke 3-2, C. George 29-19
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Stauffer L (3-7) 3.2 7 4 4 1 3 2 70 4.84   
J. Crain 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 42 4.41   
M. Wise 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 25 4.22   
M. Vianna 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 31 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Stauffer 31
Batters Faced: T. Stauffer 18, J. Crain 11, M. Wise 6, M. Vianna 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Stauffer 5-2, J. Crain 1-4, M. Wise 2-1, M. Vianna 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Stauffer 70-40, J. Crain 42-25, M. Wise 25-13, M. Vianna 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wise 2-0
WP: J. Crain , M. Wise
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Ankiel
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 21053
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