Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
3
Philadelphia Phillies
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Pinch-hitter Kevin Frandsen hit a bases-clearing, three-run double with two outs in the ninth to lift the Phillies to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night in front of the smallest crowd in Philadelphia in four years.
K Frandsen doubled to deep right center, C Utley, E Carrera and M Young scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
M Tejada doubled to right, J Francoeur scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
B Revere singled to shallow left, J Mayberry Jr. scored.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 3 (bunted foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
E Johnson singled to center, J Francoeur scored.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
M Tejada grounded out to second, L Cain scored, J Francoeur to third.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
End of the 9th
K Frandsen doubled to deep right center, C Utley, E Carrera and M Young scored.
Pitch 1: in play
K Frandsen batting
K Frandsen hit for H Quintero.
J Mayberry Jr. struck out looking.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
J Mayberry Jr. batting
D Brown struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Brown batting
M Young walked, C Utley to third, E Carrera to second.
Pitch 7: ball 4
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
M Young batting
E Carrera ran for R Howard.
R Howard walked, C Utley to second.
Pitch 4: ball 4
Pitch 3: ball 3
Showing the last 40 of 560 events.
KC wins series 2-1
Ben RevereCF25
Jimmy RollinsSS7
Chase Utley2B26
Ryan Howard1B6
Michael Young3B10
Domonic BrownLF81
John Mayberry Jr.RF64
Humberto QuinteroC46
John LannanP37
Ezequiel CarreraPR41
Kevin FrandsenPH43
Mike AdamsP0
Laynce NixPH19
Antonio BastardoP58
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy Butler1B36
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainCF6
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Miguel Tejada3B24
Elliot Johnson3B
Luis MendozaP39
Jarrod DysonPR1
Kelvin HerreraP41
Greg HollandP40
Aaron James CrowP
Eric Hosmer1B51
Chris Getz2B39
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