MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
09/26/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 2952 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (89-70) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 1
Washington Nationals (60-99) 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 X 16 18 0
Thaiss Helps Washington Bombard Kansas City
Matt Thaiss batted in 4 runs to lead Washington to a win over Kansas City. The final score was 16-4. Thaiss chipped in 3 singles and 1 home run. Brayan Bello got the win, improving to 8-16. He worked 6.2 innings, giving up 1 run on 5 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. The Nationals raised their record to 60-99.

Jonathan Aranda chipped in a 2-run home run for Washington in the bottom of the third. For the game, the first baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI.

"We hit the ball on the barrel," said Washington manager Shane S.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Carroll RF, CF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .296 25 77
M. Canha LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 6 41
   a-O. Cabrera PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .239 15 52
R. Devers DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .275 46 128
W. Adames SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .260 31 103
R. Hoskins 1B 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 .240 27 65
D. Varsho CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .222 30 85
   b-K. Hiura PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .163 5 10
   c-N. Eaton CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 3 10
M. Chapman 3B 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 .221 22 71
J. Realmuto C 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .245 17 56
J. Foscue 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .267 7 60
Totals 35 4 9 4 6 9 20      
a - O. Cabrera pinch hit for M. Canha in the 7th
b - K. Hiura pinch hit for D. Varsho in the 8th
c - N. Eaton substituted for K. Hiura in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Foscue (46, 5th Inning off B. Bello, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Adames (36, 8th Inning off Z. Logue, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Realmuto (33, 8th Inning off Z. Logue, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Devers , W. Adames 3 , R. Hoskins 2 , D. Varsho , J. Realmuto 3 , J. Foscue 2
2-out RBI: J. Realmuto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Cabrera 2 , R. Devers , J. Realmuto , J. Foscue
Sac Fly: M. Chapman
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hoskins (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Foscue-Adames-Hoskins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Abreu LF 4 2 1 0 2 0 4 .273 24 84
J. Aranda 1B 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .238 13 57
   a-M. Ford PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 .277 10 27
M. Conforto DH 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 .241 17 88
S. Brown RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 29 82
A. Rosario SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .270 6 58
M. Tauchman CF 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .248 12 58
M. Mastrobuoni 2B 4 3 2 2 1 1 3 .270 6 42
M. Stefanic 3B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .268 3 20
M. Thaiss C 5 2 4 4 0 0 1 .219 9 51
Totals 42 16 18 15 6 9 22      
a - M. Ford pinch hit for J. Aranda in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tauchman (24, 5th Inning off L. McCullers, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Ford (6, 7th Inning off D. Coulombe, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Aranda (13, 3rd Inning off D. Cease, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Thaiss (9, 4th Inning off D. Cease, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Mastrobuoni (6, 5th Inning off L. McCullers, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Abreu , J. Aranda 5 , M. Ford 2 , M. Conforto , A. Rosario 2 , M. Tauchman 3 , M. Mastrobuoni 5 , M. Stefanic 3 , M. Thaiss 7
2-out RBI: M. Stefanic
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto , S. Brown , M. Stefanic
GIDP: J. Aranda
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Conforto (14)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Cease L (13-12) 3.1 6 6 6 4 3 2 72 5.13   
L. McCullers 1.2 5 5 5 1 1 1 39 4.20   
D. German 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 6.39   
S. Okert 0.2 1 2 1 0 2 0 24 4.12   
D. Coulombe 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 3.80   
B. Graterol 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 25 1.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Cease 21
Batters Faced: D. Cease 19, L. McCullers 11, D. German 3, S. Okert 4, D. Coulombe 5, B. Graterol 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Cease 2-4, L. McCullers 1-3, D. German 0-1, S. Okert 0-0, D. Coulombe 1-1, B. Graterol 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Cease 72-40, L. McCullers 39-25, D. German 20-12, S. Okert 24-16, D. Coulombe 16-11, B. Graterol 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. McCullers 1-0 , D. German 2-2 , S. Okert 2-1 , D. Coulombe 2-2
WP: D. Cease , S. Okert
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bello W (8-16) 6.2 5 1 1 3 5 0 94 5.90   
Z. Logue 1.0 3 3 3 1 2 0 24 6.88   
N. Pearson 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 34 6.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bello 62
Batters Faced: B. Bello 28, Z. Logue 7, N. Pearson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bello 8-7, Z. Logue 0-1, N. Pearson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bello 94-60, Z. Logue 24-16, N. Pearson 34-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Logue 1-0 , N. Pearson 1-0
WP: B. Bello 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Thaiss
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 15508
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