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Royals Hurler Glenn Sparkman Effort Not Enough Against Mets, 5-11

Sun, Aug 18, 2019 | Emma Botos

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Glenn Sparkman of the Omaha Storm Chasers delivers a pitch at Werner Park in Omaha in 2018.
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August 18, 2019 -- The Royals destroyed at home against the Mets, 5 to 11.

The Glenn Sparkman start could not keep the Mets hitters at bay. The Royals starter allowed 5 hits and 2 walks. He gave up 3 earned runs over 6.0 innings pitched. The Royals pitcher had a 0.339 OBP for his appearance.

Jorge Soler led the Royals in a losing team performance against the Mets. The Royals hitter had 0 RBI and scored 0 runs in the home outing. At the plate, the hitter had 0 strikeouts. Leading the team in slugging for the game, he had a 0.549 slugging percentage. The hitter had a 0.351 OBP with 3 at bats. In the game, he had a 0.259 batting average.

In the loss at home, Hunter Dozier was not able to help the Royals get the run needed against the Mets. He had a 0.367 OBP with 2 at bats. In the game, he had a batting average of 0.289. The Royals' top hitter contributed 1 RBI and scored 1 run in the home outing.

Posted at Sun, August 18, 2019 21:31:41 UTC