Royals 13, Angels 9
Royals 13, Angels 9
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
13
Los Angeles Angels
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| LAA | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Tempe Diablo Stadium · 9,682 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 13-9
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 13-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 13-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 13-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-9
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Play Result 13-9
B Fletcher singled to right center, E Johnson and D Lough scored.
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Advancing On Play 13-9
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Advancing On Play 12-9
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Foul Ball 11-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-9
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-9
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Play Result 11-9
E Hosmer singled to center, B Fletcher scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-9
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Foul Ball 10-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-9
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Play Result 10-9
S Perez hit sacrifice fly to left, A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-9
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (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 1 (foul)
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Play Result 9-9
V Wells reached on infield single to third, E Navarro to third, E Navarro scored on throwing error by third baseman M Moustakas.
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Error 9-9
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Foul Out 9-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-8
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Play Result 9-8
A Pujols grounded out to third, E Aybar scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-8
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
B Butler singled to left, A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 9-7
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 8-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Out 8-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
J Francoeur homered to center.
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
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Play Result 7-7
E Hosmer homered to center, M Moustakas and S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-7
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
S Perez singled to right, A Gordon and A Escobar scored, M Moustakas to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-7
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 13-9
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-9
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Play Result 13-9
L Jimenez flied out to left.
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Fly Out 13-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 13-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-9
L Jimenez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-9
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Play Result 13-9
J Hester grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Gomez out at second.
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Advancing On Play 13-9
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Ground Out 13-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 13-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 13-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 13-9
R Gomez ran for C Cron.
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Lineup Change 13-9
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Lineup Change 13-9
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Ball 13-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-9
J Hester batting
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Lineup Change 13-9
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Lineup Change 13-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-9
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Play Result 13-9
C Cron walked.
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Ball 13-9
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Foul Ball 13-9
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 13-9
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 13-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 13-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 13-9
C Cron hit for A Pujols.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-9
C Cron batting
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Start Inning 13-9
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 13-9
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Lineup Change 13-9
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End Inning 13-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-9
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Play Result 13-9
D Lough struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 13-9
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 13-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 13-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 13-9
D Lough batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 13-9
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Play Result 13-9
J Giavotella grounded out to third.
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-0
Injuries
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedLAA
Mike TroutCF27
Erick AybarSS0
Albert PujolsDH5
Josh HamiltonRF32
Mark Trumbo1B45
Howie Kendrick2B47
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Vernon WellsLF22
Chris IannettaC22
Substitutes
Peter BourjosCF25
Luis Rodriguez2B8
C.J. CronPH28- Rolando GomezPR
JB ShuckLF38
John HesterPH60
Luis Jimenez3B16
Chris SnyderC
Efren Navarro1B50
Matt LongRF70
Brendan HarrisSS35
KC
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy ButlerDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Eric Hosmer1B51
Lorenzo CainCF6
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Chris Getz2B39
Substitutes
David LoughLF3
Irving FaluSS13- Brian FletcherDH
Miguel Tejada3B24
Brett Gregory HayesC8
Max Ramirez1B71
Jarrod DysonCF1
Elliot JohnsonRF
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