MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/21/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1318 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (23-25) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 10 0
Kansas City Royals (23-26) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Angels Win, 6-1, at Kansas City
The Los Angeles Angels topped the Kansas City Royals by the score of 6-1, with the biggest share of the credit going to center fielder Mike Trout. Trout was 3 for 3 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks for the Angels on the day. Shohei Ohtani got the win, improving to 5-3. He worked 5 innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 3. Los Angeles has a record of 23-25, placing them third in the American League West Division.

It could have been a different outcome for Los Angeles, had it not been for Jason Castro, the 32-year old catcher . Castro contributed a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put Los Angeles up, 3-1.

"I'm trying to keep it simple," said Castro. "Just do my job."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Rengifo DH 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .500 1 7
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .231 8 22
M. Trout CF 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 .255 10 25
J. Upton LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 .160 6 16
B. Goodwin RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .246 3 14
J. Castro C 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 .226 9 17
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275 6 23
D. Fletcher 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .271 3 21
A. Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 4 12
Totals 33 6 10 6 6 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Goodwin (7, 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 2 on, 0 outs) M. Trout (4, 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Fletcher (5, 2nd Inning off B. Singer, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Castro (9, 3rd Inning off B. Singer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Rengifo 2 , B. Goodwin 2 , A. Simmons , M. Trout 4 , D. Fletcher 3 , J. Castro 4
2-out RBI: L. Rengifo , D. Fletcher
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Goodwin , J. Upton 2
GIDP: A. Rendon
Sac Fly: J. Castro
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Simmons (9) , M. Trout (8)
CS: L. Rengifo (1) , M. Trout (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Mondesi SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .253 4 19
A. Dean LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .225 4 14
J. Soler DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .240 9 28
H. Dozier 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .234 2 21
N. Lopez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .284 3 24
B. Phillips CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .196 4 13
R. McBroom 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .182 3 7
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .248 7 24
B. Starling RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .313 0 3
Totals 34 1 7 1 3 13 19      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Soler (7, 7th Inning off K. Middleton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. McBroom , H. Dozier , B. Phillips , J. Soler 2 , B. Starling , N. Lopez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. McBroom , H. Dozier , A. Dean , B. Starling , N. Lopez
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Mondesi-McBroom)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Ohtani W (5-3) 5.0 6 1 1 3 6 0 102 66 4.68   
K. Middleton H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 13 3.63   
K. Keller H (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 18 3.81   
J. Garcia 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ohtani 54
Batters Faced: S. Ohtani 24, K. Middleton 6, K. Keller 5, J. Garcia 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ohtani 4-5, K. Middleton 1-1, K. Keller 1-0, J. Garcia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ohtani 102-66, K. Middleton 24-13, K. Keller 22-18, J. Garcia 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Middleton 2-0 , K. Keller 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Singer L (0-4) 5.0 6 3 3 5 4 1 95 52 4.61   
T. Zuber 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 14 3.20   
T. Rosenthal 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 16 11 6.75   
J. Hahn 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 2.94   
G. Sparkman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Singer 42
Batters Faced: B. Singer 23, T. Zuber 6, T. Rosenthal 4, J. Hahn 6, G. Sparkman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Singer 3-5, T. Zuber 3-1, T. Rosenthal 0-1, J. Hahn 2-0, G. Sparkman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Singer 95-52, T. Zuber 19-14, T. Rosenthal 16-11, J. Hahn 19-12, G. Sparkman 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hahn 1-1 , G. Sparkman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Trout
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM CT
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 13422
Thursday, May 21st, 2020 - OOTP Baseball 21.3 Build 48