Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals, September 9, 2021
September 9, 2021, 7:05 PM ET | Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City Royals
Recorded starter
Baltimore Orioles
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Kansas City RoyalsBaltimore Orioles
.702
OPS.706
163
HR195
686
Runs659
4.64
ERA5.84
1.39
WHIP1.48
1344
Strikeouts by pitchers1234
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Box Score
Batting
Nicky Lopez led Kansas City Royals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whit Merrifield2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicky LopezSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Salvador PerezC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew BenintendiLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto MondesiDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael A. TaylorCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hanser Alberto3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter DozierRF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
3 players led Baltimore Orioles with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric MullinsCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mountcastle1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony SantanderRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey ManciniDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ StewartLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro SeverinoC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge MateoSS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahmai Jones2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kelvin Gutiérrez3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Pitching
Carlos Hernández went 6.0 innings for Kansas City Royals (1 SO, 0 ER); John Means went 7.0 innings for Baltimore Orioles (5 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Carlos Hernández | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Domingo Tapia | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| John Means | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Tanner Scott | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Barreda | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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- runs batted in
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- SO
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- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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