Major League Baseball
Los Angeles Angels
2
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Ernesto Frieri needed just four pitches to ruin a spectacular start by Zack Greinke, giving up two home runs in the ninth inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied to hand the playoff-contending Los Angeles Angels a stunning 3-2 loss on Saturday night.
S Perez homered to left (355 feet).
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
B Butler homered to center (434 feet), A Gordon scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
T Hunter singled to right, V Wells scored, M Trout to third.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
K Morales homered to right center (413 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
End of the 9th
S Perez homered to left (355 feet).
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
S Perez batting
B Butler homered to center (434 feet), A Gordon scored.
Pitch 1: in play
B Butler batting
E Frieri relieved Z Greinke.
A Gordon singled to left.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Gordon batting
A Escobar struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Escobar batting
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
V Wells flied out to center.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
E Aybar stole third.
Pitch 1: ball 1
V Wells batting
E Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Kendrick out at second, E Aybar to second on throwing error by second baseman J Giavotella.
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LAA win series 2-1
David LoughCF3
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Eric Hosmer1B51
Johnny Giavotella2B12
Mike TroutCF27
Torii HunterRF48
Albert Pujols1B5
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Howie Kendrick2B47
Erick AybarSS0
Vernon WellsLF22
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Chris IannettaC22
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