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"Late in Monday’s loss to the Orioles http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , one Twin sent a ground ball up the middle, where the second baseman fielded it and threw the batter out. This groundout, though a routine play, sparked a multi-minute discussion between play-by-play announcers Marney Gellner and Dan Gladden, simply because the Orioles had shifted their infield. Baltimore had three players to the left of second base, and second baseman Chris Bostick had fielded the grounder on that side of the bag, leading to a minor debate on how to properly score the play.Interestingly, Gellner said she’d marked the play as “G6” on her scorecard, recording where the ball had been hit rather than who had fielded the ground ball. While viewers (among them, me) may have disagreed with that particular scoring, she did justify it, pointing out that marking it as “4” rather than “6” would suggest to a fan - or an announcer - rapidly reading through the sheet that the ball had been hit to the right side of the infield.Take a walk around any baseball diamond and you will find fans with scoresheets keeping their own records of the game. While no two fans keep the same scoring system, this question should be considered. So, how can we score the shift?Scoring BasicsIf you’re a fan who hasn’t or doesn’t keep score, you may not know what I meant by “4” and “G6” above. Here’s a quick summary of the scoring symbols used in this article.Every position player on the field is represented by a number: pitcher is 1 http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , catcher 2, first baseman 3, second baseman 4, third baseman 5, shortstop 6, left fielder 7, center fielder 8, and right fielder 9. (While there is a lot of variety in scoring systems, this position numbering is universal.)Outs are designated by the fielder(s) who touched the ball during the play; some systems designate different types of outs with a leading letter. An example: the leadoff hitter grounds to the shortstop, the second hitter pops right back to the mound, and the third man up skies one to left but the ball is caught. This sequence might be designated as 6-3, 1, 7; or it might be written as 63, P1, F7; or possibly G6 Dave Dravecky Jersey , P1, F7. (As I said, there is a lot of variety in scoring systems.) These are all the scorekeeping symbols that will be used in this article.Existing OpinionsFortunately, others have already considered the question of these confounding factors - the position of the fielder handling the ball, and his position on the field - and come up with solutions individual to their own scoring systems. In the January 2017 issue of the SABR Official Scoring Committee newsletter, two persons addressed this question: Don Plavnick, a longtime D.C. baseball fan, and Stew Thornley, one of the Twins’ official scorers and editor-in-chief of the newsletter.Plavnick gives his solution:By adding the parenthetical number, Plavnick identifies both the fielder and the location while making it clear which number is which. Later in his response, Plavnick mentions that he does the same for all batted balls, using letters or numbers to mark the location; marking the number of the location in parentheses is a logical step in this system.Thornley’s idea is different:This is also a simple solution. Like Plavnick’s, this notes a fielder out of position and signifies that the defensive alignment was not an ordinary one. My one tweak is with the use of the complete word “SHIFT,” as scorekeeping nearly always uses abbreviations rather than whole works. For a 5-3 groundout, perhaps an up arrow http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , like that on a keyboard’s shift key, to the left of the five would do the trick. Or maybe a capital 5.My ConclusionIn my own scoring system, I do not note the location of batted balls that result in outs. For hits, I do record the location using the position number in parentheses, similar to Plavnick’s shift solution (so a double to right-center would be marked with “(89)” under the symbol for a double). Because of this, I’ll probably use an up arrow by the fielder’s number to note the shift.But of course this is only my solution to my own scoring system. If you have your own way of keeping score and prefer Plavnick’s or Thornley’s to mine, or if you have an idea that isn’t any of ours, use it. Every scoring system is unique; if at the end of the game, you can look back over your sheet and recreate the action, you’ve done well. The Kansas City Royals have a chance on Saturday to lock up a third consecutive series for the first time this season.Kansas City (43-91) is playing another team struggling as much — the Baltimore Orioles — and the Royals posted a 9-2 victory in the opener to three-game Friday night at home. They banged out three homers in the win.That win stopped the Orioles (40-95) from tying a season high for consecutive victories (four).Article continues below ...They’ll meet again Saturday at Kauffman Stadium when Dylan Bundy (7-13, 5.37 ERA) starts for the Orioles against Heath Fillmyer (2-1, 4.21) in a battle of right-handers.The Royals’ recent streak started when they took two of three from Cleveland last weekend and swept a two-game set from Detroit after that. Now, Kansas City has won six of its last seven games, the team’s best stretch this season.Power helped the Royals in Friday’s win. They belted out three homers in the victory, including one from Cam Gallagher Brandon Belt Jersey , who had just been called up earlier in the day. That was his first home run this season and the second of his brief major league career.Home runs have been a problem for Bundy recently and all season, in fact. Bundy has given up the most homers in the majors this year (34) and allowed eight in July and eight in August.He has a combined record of 1-6 in the past two months after going 3-0 in June.Bundy has left the ball too close to the plate too many times and is working on correcting that issue. When the right-hander’s pitches stay on the corner, he finds much more success.“It’s frustrating for Dylan because he doesn’t want to be giving up anything,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter told the media earlier this season. “I’ve talked to him about it.”Bundy has a 1-1 career record with a 5.87 ERA against Kansas City.For the Royals, Fillmyer is a rookie who will be making his ninth career start — and 13th appearance in the major leagues. He never has faced the Orioles.Both teams made some moves before the game. The Royals acquired pitcher Jerry Vasto from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for catcher Drew Butera, a popular player who was with the team during its World Series run three years ago.Butera was a backup catcher, and it was clear the Royals were sad about losing him.“He was perfect for this team and knowing his role,” Royals manager Ned Yost told the media Friday. “He was always ready to play when he was called upon. He was just the perfect backup catcher, especially for our situation.”Kansas City also recalled Gallagher from Triple-A Omaha and returned outfielder Brian Goodwin from his rehab assignment and reinstated him from the disabled list.Baltimore recalled outfielder Joey Rickard from Triple-A Norfolk and reinstated pitcher Jhan Marinez from the disabled list (right hamstring strain). After clearing waivers, the Orioles assigned him to Triple-A Norfolk.The Orioles also designated outfielder Craig Gentry for assignment.