Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels

May 9, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	0	0	4	0	2	2	1	1	0	10	12	1	5
LAA	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	4	5	1	7

loss:

R. Detmerswin: Kansas City Royals logo

M. Wacha

Game Recap

ANAHEIM -- Dairon Blanco, the Royals’ weapon off the bench as an elite pinch-runner and reliable defensive replacement, hasn’t gotten many starts this season. Although he’s appeared in 25 of the Royals’ 39 games this year, Thursday night was just his seventh time in the starting lineup. He sure made...

Scoring Summary

KCLAA

3
Dairon Blanco homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Hunter Renfroe scores. [2 runs]
20
3
Vinnie Pasquantino homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. Maikel Garcia scores. [2 runs]
40
5
Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Ward. Dairon Blanco scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
50
5
Salvador Perez singles on a fly ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. to 3rd. [1 run]
60
6
Maikel Garcia doubles (9) on a fly ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. Dairon Blanco scores. Garrett Hampson scores. [2 runs]
80
7
Michael Massey grounds into a force out, second baseman Luis Guillorme to shortstop Zach Neto. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez out at 2nd. Michael Massey to 1st. [1 run] [2 outs]
90
7
Luis Guillorme walks. Logan O'Hoppe scores. Jo Adell to 3rd. Zach Neto to 2nd. [1 run]
91
7
Cole Tucker walks. Jo Adell scores. Zach Neto to 3rd. Luis Guillorme to 2nd. [1 run]
92
7
Nolan Schanuel out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Zach Neto scores. Luis Guillorme to 3rd. [1 run] [1 out]
93
8
Garrett Hampson doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward. Dairon Blanco scores. [1 run]
103
9
Cole Tucker out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dairon Blanco. Jo Adell scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
104

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	3	5	2	2	0	0	0	1	.247
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	3	.318
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	2	4	2	3	2	0	1	1	.256
4Salvador PerezC	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	.328
5Nelson VelazquezDH	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	4	.204
6Michael Massey2B	0	5	0	1	3	0	0	1	.258
7Hunter RenfroeRF	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	1	.146
8Dairon BlancoLF	3	3	4	2	0	1	1	0	.300
9Garrett HampsonCF	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.268


TOTAL	12	37	10	10	13	4	2	12	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Michael WachaRHP	6.0	3	3	2	6	5	103	5.15
Daniel Lynch IVLHP	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0.00
Matt SauerRHP	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	23	6.08
TOTAL	9.0	5	4	3	7	5	143	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Nolan Schanuel1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	.237
2Mickey MoniakCF	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.190
Kevin PillarPH-CF	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	.214
3Taylor WardLF	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.265
4Willie CalhounDH	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	.280
Kyren ParisPH-DH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5Logan O'HoppeC	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	.279
6Jo AdellRF	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	.265
7Zach NetoSS	1	3	1	0	1	1	2	.248
8Luis Guillorme2B	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	.174
9Cole Tucker3B	0	2	0	2	2	1	1	.208
TOTAL	5	30	4	4	7	5	13	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Reid DetmersLHP	5.0	7	6	6	5	2	2	90	4.96
Amir GarrettLHP	0.2	1	2	2	2	2	0	28	5.40
Jose SuarezLHP	3.1	4	2	2	6	0	0	58	8.44
TOTAL	9.0	12	10	10	13	4	2	176	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCLAA

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Maikel Garcia flies out to center fielder Mickey Moniak. [1 out]
00
POP OUT — Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to second baseman Luis Guillorme. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Nolan Schanuel flies out to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Mickey Moniak grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. [2 outs]
00
FLYOUT — Taylor Ward flies out to center fielder Garrett Hampson. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

LAA

10Runs4

12Hits5

1Errors1

.324Batting Avg.167

37At Bats30

7Extra-base Hits0

2Home Runs0

10Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks5

3Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts7

5Left on Base7

23Total Bases5

Game Details

Thursday, May 9, 2024 · 9:38 PM

Angel Stadium · Anaheim, CA

attendance: 23,568 (52.3%)

weather: 67 degrees, clear