Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
9
Philadelphia Phillies
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| PHI | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Billy Butler hit a grand slam that was confirmed by video review and tied a Royals franchise record with seven RBIs, and Kansas City held on for a 9-8 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
L Nix singled to shallow center, R Howard scored, M Young to second.
Pitch 3: foul
J Rollins homered to right, E Carrera and B Revere scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
A Gordon singled to left, J Dyson scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
B Butler singled to center, J Shields and A Gordon scored, A Escobar to third.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
B Butler homered to center, C Getz, A Gordon and A Escobar scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
End of the 9th
E Kratz struck out swinging.
Pitch 9: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
M Young to third, L Nix to second on wild pitch by K Herrera.
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
E Kratz batting
L Nix singled to shallow center, R Howard scored, M Young to second.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
L Nix batting
K Herrera relieved G Holland.
L Nix hit for P Aumont.
M Young singled to right, R Howard to second.
Pitch 1: in play
M Young batting
R Howard singled to center.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
R Howard batting
C Utley flied out to center.
Pitch 6: in play
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KC wins series 2-1
Ben RevereCF25
Jimmy RollinsSS7
Chase Utley2B26
Ryan Howard1B6
Michael Young3B10
Domonic BrownLF81
Erik KratzC38
Ezequiel CarreraRF41
Cole HamelsP43
Chad DurbinP45
Jeremy HorstP
Kevin FrandsenPH43
Phillippe AumontP50
Laynce NixPH19
John Mayberry Jr.LF64
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy Butler1B36
Salvador PerezC13
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Chris Getz2B39
James ShieldsP33
Elliot JohnsonPR
Juan GutierrezP57
Greg HollandP40
Kelvin HerreraP41
Tim CollinsP63
Eric Hosmer1B51
Jarrod DysonCF1
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