Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 8, Baltimore 6
Sunday, May 18, 2014 2:10 PM
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 18, 2014
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature: 71°
Umpires: Home - Cory Blaser, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Doug Eddings, 3B - Chris Segal
Attendance: 22692
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Baltimore 0030000036120
Kansas City 10013030-8110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Baltimore 22-20 9-10 13-10 L2
Kansas City 22-21 12-9 10-12 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Kansas City Royals have a 12-9 record at home this season. The Baltimore Orioles have a 13-10 record on the road.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Royals have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Baltimore has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Orioles have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • James Shields pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.67. Greg Holland closed out the game to get the save and has 12 saves for the season. Ubaldo Jimenez took the loss for Baltimore.
  • Alex Gordon (2) hit homeruns for Kansas City. Adam Jones had the only homerun for Baltimore.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Baltimore   Kansas City
Ubaldo Jimenez Player James Shields
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 7.0
7 Strikeouts 3
8 Hits 9
9.00 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Baltimore   Kansas City
J.J. Hardy Player Alex Gordon
3 Hits 4
0 RBI 6
0 HR 2
4 TB 10
.750 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Baltimore 12 1 16 .333 3 6 2 0 0
Kansas City 11 2 18 .314 8 8 4 1 0
Upcoming Games
  • Kansas City will play their next game at home against Chi. White Sox. The Royals have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Baltimore will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Orioles have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .550 after a loss.