Royals rally from five runs down to beat Rays
Elliot Johnson homered against his former team and the Kansas City Royals rallied from an early five-run hole, beating the Tampa Rays 9-8 on a cold, blustery Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
8
Kansas City Royals
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Kauffman Stadium · 11,514 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 8-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 8-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
L Scott singled to left center, E Longoria scored, Y Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-9
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
J Loney reached on infield single to third, B Zobrist scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-9
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Foul Ball 6-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-9
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Play Result 6-9
J Francoeur singled to center, E Hosmer and L Cain scored, M Moustakas to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-9
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Advancing On Force 6-8
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
L Cain singled to left center, A Escobar scored, E Hosmer to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
E Hosmer reached on infield single to shortstop, A Gordon scored, A Escobar to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
B Butler lined out to pitcher, S Perez scored, A Gordon to third, A Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
M Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to center, L Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
L Cain tripled to deep right center, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 8-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
J Loney grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-9
J Loney batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
E Longoria struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-9
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-9
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-9
E Longoria batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
B Zobrist grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-9
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-9
B Zobrist batting
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Play Result 8-9
G Holland relieved A Crow.
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Start Inning 8-9
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-9
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
L Cain grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-9
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-9
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-9
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Play Result 8-9
E Hosmer grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 8-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 8-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-9
E Hosmer batting
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-0
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Salvador PerezC13
Elliot Johnson2B
TB
Desmond JenningsCF8
Matt JoyceRF7
Ben Zobrist2B18
Evan Longoria3B3
James Loney1B28
Yunel EscobarSS0
Luke ScottDH30
Jose LobatonC7
Kelly JohnsonLF55
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