Week 19 - August 18th: Royals Take Road Series Against Reds 2-1
We managed to win 2 of 3 games against the Reds on the road this series, so that’s a good sign. It won't matter much unless we can keep the momentum going, but at least we're adding another win to the record. We stuck with an opener/follower strategy for Alec; this time, we had to call up Sam Long because we used Lyles last night in the same strategy, just switching followers to Lynch IV. It didn’t turn out exactly as we hoped, but we were close.
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
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Player Rslt (W-L) IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA
S. Long 3.0 1 0 0 2 4 0 42 0.55
A. Marsh W (2-1) 6.0 2 0 0 3 5 0 84 3.10
Batters Faced: S. Long 11, A. Marsh 21
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Long 2-2, A. Marsh 5-6
Pitches - Strikes: S. Long 42-25, A. Marsh 84-50
Game Summary – August 18th – Royals Shut Out Reds, 6-0
Starting pitcher Alec Marsh handled his role, helping the Kansas City Royals shut out the Cincinnati Reds, 6-0. With the win, the Royals improved to 54-71. In the top of the sixth inning, Kansas City second baseman Nick Loftin had a key at-bat. With runners on second and third and one out, Loftin hit a 2-run single to center. It made the score 3-0, Kansas City. For the game, he was 1-for-4. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.
"We just try to have good at-bats, whether we're winning, losing, or tied," said Loftin.
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alec Marsh
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 32382
Special Notes: Elly De La Cruz was ejected in the 1st inning for arguing a strike call. SP Seth Lugo was injured while pitching.