DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/16/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA BRAVES AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 512 - SATURDAY, MAY 16TH, 1992 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (26-17) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 5 0
Kansas City Royals (29-14) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
Braves Snatch 3-2 Win
The Atlanta Braves got a strong performance from pitcher Melido Perez, who stymied the Kansas City offense en route to a 3-2 win at Royals Stadium. Perez picked up the win for Atlanta, going 6.1 innings. He gave up 1 run on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 4-4. Mark Wohlers recorded the save for Atlanta, his 7th of the season.

The Braves grabbed the lead in the top of the sixth. With one out, Kevin Mitchell hit a 2-run home run off Rick Reed, putting Atlanta in front, 2-1. For Mitchell, it was his 14th home run of the season.

"At the end of the day, it's always about your starting pitcher," said Atlanta skipper Will Henderson.

After today's action, Atlanta sits at 26-17, while Kansas City falls to 29-14.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Morandini 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 1 13
B. Gilkey RF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .265 5 23
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .248 14 38
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 13 36
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .275 8 30
D. Sanders CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 3 21
T. Eusebio C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .353 6 29
D. Hulse LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .111 0 0
K. Anderson SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .188 0 1
Totals 32 3 5 3 3 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Eusebio (15, 7th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) B. Gilkey 2 (13, 3rd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Mitchell (14, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Eusebio 2 , B. Gilkey 4 , K. Anderson , K. Mitchell 4
2-out RBI: K. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Mitchell , D. Strawberry 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Hulse (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morandini-Anderson-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267 2 21
O. Merced LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 8 31
J. Thome DH 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .298 9 19
J. Olerud 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .306 8 27
R. Lankford CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242 6 19
R. Sanders RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .283 4 13
C. Hale 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .266 2 10
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 3 9
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .248 5 24
Totals 33 2 8 2 4 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Wilkins (3, 2nd Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out) J. Olerud (11, 8th Inning off K. Best, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 2 , R. Sanders , T. Naehring , J. Olerud 2 , C. Hale 2
2-out RBI: R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , R. Sanders , O. Merced
GIDP: J. Olerud
Sac Bunt: O. Merced
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Crews (1)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORES KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (4-4) 6.1 5 1 1 4 5 0 110 65 6.92   
K. Best H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17 12 2.28   
T. Forster H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00   
R. Hernandez H (2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 1.84   
M. Wohlers SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 60
Batters Faced: M. Perez 27, K. Best 4, T. Forster 1, R. Hernandez 3, M. Wohlers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 8-5, K. Best 1-1, T. Forster 0-1, R. Hernandez 0-1, M. Wohlers 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 110-65, K. Best 17-12, T. Forster 3-2, R. Hernandez 17-12, M. Wohlers 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Best 1-0 , T. Forster 1-0 , R. Hernandez 1-1
WP: M. Perez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (3-4) 6.1 4 3 3 2 8 1 121 72 5.12   
R. Murphy 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 0.00   
S. Brown 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 13.50   
T. Crews 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 26 17 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 59
Batters Faced: R. Reed 25, R. Murphy 1, S. Brown 2, T. Crews 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 4-7, R. Murphy 0-0, S. Brown 1-0, T. Crews 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 121-72, R. Murphy 5-4, S. Brown 8-5, T. Crews 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 1-0 , S. Brown 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Melido Perez
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 5936
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