Palms 3, Royals 2

The entire series in Kansas City as taut, ending with a one run victory for one team or another, and the Sunday matinee was no different. Both starters, Blake Johnston and Jason Vargas allowed only 2 runs over 6 and 8 innings respectively. Johnston wasn't as sharp as he has been this season, walking 3 and allowing 6 hits. He had three good innings of relief from Felix Gonsales and Manny Parra, while Vargas' bullpen was less effective. Kelvin Herrara allowed a double to Frank Sohn, and Kelly Johnson eventually drove him in for the winning run and a series victory.

 Miami Palms 3, Kansas City Royals 2
 Sunday, May 25, 2014


 Miami Palms (25-27)                                      Kansas City Royals (1-2)                               
 Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave     
 ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---     
 Crisp cf        3  0  0  0  1  0  4  0  0  1   .329      Dyson cf        4  0  1  0  1  1  1  0  0  0   .250
 Korb 3b         4  0  1  0  0  0  2  2  0  0   .244      Hosmer 1b       5  0  0  0  0  2  9  3  0  1   .188
 Markakis rf     4  0  0  0  0  1  5  0  0  1   .263      Butler dh       4  1  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  1   .286
 Sohn lf         4  2  2  0  0  1  1  0  0  0   .244      Gordon lf       4  1  2  0  0  1  3  0  0  1   .429
 Drysdale dh     4  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0   .297      Perez c         4  0  2  0  0  0  7  0  0  0   .375
 Dupont 1b       4  0  2  0  0  0  3  1  0  1   .296      Cain rf         3  0  0  0  1  1  2  0  0  0   .091
 Johnson 2b      4  0  1  1  0  1  2  1  0  1   .270      Escobar ss      4  0  1  2  0  0  1  2  0  1   .308
 Abreu ss        4  0  0  0  0  3  1  1  0  0   .234      Paredes 3b      3  0  0  0  1  0  2  2  0  3   .000
 Hayes c         3  1  1  1  1  0  8  0  0  2   .235      Smythe 2b       3  0  0  0  1  0  0  3  0  2   .167

                 -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---                            -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---           
 Totals          34 3  8  3  2  6  27 5  0  6             Totals          34 2  7  2  4  6  27 10 0  9 


                            1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10     R  H  E
                            -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -
 Miami Palms                0  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1         3  8  0 
 Kansas City Royals         0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0         2  7  0 



 LOB- Miami Palms 6, Kansas City Royals 9; 2B- Sohn 2(13), Perez(1); 3B- Gordon(1);
 HR- Hayes(4); RBI- Johnson(20), Hayes(10), Drysdale(24), Escobar 2(3); GIDP- Markakis(3);
 RLSP- Dupont, Hayes, Escobar, Hosmer, Smythe, Paredes 2; 

 DP- Kansas City Royals 1;
 


 Miami Palms                   IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA
 Johnston                      6.0  6  2  2  3  4    3.53 
 Gonsales(W 2-1)               2.0  1  0  0  1  2    3.08 
 Parra(S, 12)                  1.0  0  0  0  0  0    3.00 

 Kansas City Royals            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA
 Vargas                        8.0  5  2  2  2  5    2.25 
 Herrera(L 0-1)                1.0  3  1  1  0  1    4.50 

 Pitches-strikes- Johnston 75-47, Gonsales 20-14, Parra 4-4, Vargas 98-58, Herrera 16-12;
 Batters faced- Johnston 27, Gonsales 8, Parra 3, Vargas 30, Herrera 6;

Player of the Game: Kelly Johnson

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