Friday, August 31st, 2018 7:15PM CST
The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Friday night in a game featuring the two teams with the lowest records in Major League Baseball. Ryan O'Hearn was a key offensive contributor for the Royals, collecting three hits, including a home run, and driving in four runs. Whit Merrifield also helped the winning effort by scoring three times.
Date: Friday, August 31st, 2018
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 15,394
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
BAL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Merrifield (36, Cashner)
Home Runs: Dozier (8, 5th inning off Cashner 0 on, 0 Out); Gallagher (1, 6th inning off Cashner 0 on, 1 Out); O'Hearn (7, 8th inning off Meisinger 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Merrifield (48), Dozier 2 (23), Gallagher (3), O'Hearn 4 (19)
2-out Runs Batted In: O'Hearn 2
Sacrifice Flies: Merrifield; Dozier
Ground Into Double Play: Dozier
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (O'Hearn 2-2, Dozier 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Gordon 1-3, Gallagher 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gordon 3; Gallagher 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Keller 15/30; McCarthy 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Keller 20-10-21-23; McCarthy 1-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keller 8-12; McCarthy 1-2
Game Scores: B Keller 68

Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Merrifield-O'Hearn)
Errors: Mondesi (6, throw)

Stolen Bases: Mondesi (18, 2nd base off Scott/Joseph); Merrifield (29, 3rd base off Meisinger/Joseph); Gordon (9, 2nd base off Meisinger/Joseph)

Doubles: Mullins (6, Keller)
Home Runs: Mullins (3, 1st inning off Keller 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Mullins (6), Mancini (49)
Sacrifice Flies: Mancini
Ground Into Double Play: Joseph
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Rickard 0-1, Villar 0-1, Beckham 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rickard 1; Beckham 1

Wild Pitches: Ramírez; Meisinger
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cashner 12/27; Ramírez 3/5; Scott 2/4; Meisinger 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cashner 15-6-14-23; Ramírez 2-1-4-4; Scott 1-4-3-2; Meisinger 5-4-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cashner 5-10; Ramírez 0-2; Scott 0-1; Meisinger 0-1
Game Scores: A Cashner 32

Double Plays: 1 (Beckham-Villar-Davis)
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