Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Kansas City 4, NY Mets 3
Saturday, August 3, 2013 1:10 PM
When: 1:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 3, 2013
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 25095
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Kansas City 0030000001490
NY Mets 0100000200380
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Kansas City 55-52 27-24 28-28 W1
NY Mets 49-59 22-31 27-28 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the New York Mets have a 22-31 record at home this season. The Kansas City Royals have a 28-28 record on the road.
  • NY Mets has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Mets have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Kansas City has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Royals have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Kelvin Herrera pitched 3.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.38. Greg Holland closed out the game to get the save and has 29 saves for the season. David Aardsma took the loss for NY Mets.
  • Daniel Murphy had the only homerun for NY Mets. Justin Maxwell, George Kottaras hit homeruns for Kansas City.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Kansas City   NY Mets
Bruce Chen Player Jeremy Hefner
Loss W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
8 Strikeouts 6
4 Hits 8
1.50 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Kansas City   NY Mets
Miguel Tejada Player Daniel Murphy
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.750 Avg .400
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Kansas City 9 2 15 .209 9 4 0 0 0
NY Mets 8 1 11 .190 15 3 2 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • NY Mets will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Mets have a W/L % of .408 after a win and .492 after a loss.
  • Kansas City will play their next game on the road against NY Mets. The Royals have a W/L % of .527 after a win and .500 after a loss.