Royals rally from six-run deficit to top Red Sox
Tony Abreu singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning, and the Kansas City Royals completed their comeback from a six-run deficit by beating the Boston Red Sox 10-9 on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
10
Boston Red Sox
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| BOS | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-9
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Play Result 10-9
T Abreu singled to left, J Francoeur scored, E Hosmer to third.
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Advancing On Play 10-9
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-9
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Play Result 9-9
M Moustakas tripled to deep right, B Butler and S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-9
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Advancing On Force 8-9
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
S Perez singled to right, A Gordon scored, B Butler to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
B Butler hit a ground rule double to right, A Escobar scored, A Gordon to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
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Play Result 5-9
A Gordon singled to right, E Hosmer and J Dyson scored, A Escobar to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-9
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Advancing On Play 4-9
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 10-9
End of the 12th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-9
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Play Result 10-9
S Podsednik grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 10-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 10-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 10-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-9
S Podsednik batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-9
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Play Result 10-9
P Ciriaco lined out to second.
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Line Out 10-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 10-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 10-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-9
P Ciriaco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-9
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Play Result 10-9
M Aviles popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 10-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 10-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-9
M Aviles batting
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Play Result 10-9
G Holland relieved F Bueno.
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Start Inning 10-9
Bottom of the 12th inning
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End Inning 10-9
Middle of the 12th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-9
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Play Result 10-9
L Cain struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 10-9
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 10-9
T Abreu to second on wild pitch by C Mortensen.
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Wild Pitch 10-9
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Ball 10-9
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 10-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 10-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 10-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-9
L Cain batting
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Play Result 10-9
C Mortensen relieved J Tazawa.
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-9
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Play Result 10-9
T Abreu singled to left, J Francoeur scored, E Hosmer to third.
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Advancing On Play 10-9
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Advancing On Play 10-9
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Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Scott PodsednikLF26
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Cody RossRF7
Mauro Gomez1B
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Ryan LavarnwayDH50
Mike AvilesSS12
Pedro Ciriaco3B15
Substitutes
Che-Hsuan LinRF54
Jose IglesiasDH7
KC
Jarrod DysonCF1
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Eric Hosmer1B51
Tony Abreu2B10
Substitutes
Lorenzo CainCF6
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