Royals tie it in 9th, finish White Sox in 10th on Alex Gordon's single
Alex Gordon hit an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning Sunday and the Kansas City Royals rallied past the Chicago White Sox 6-5.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
5
Kansas City Royals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
A Gordon singled to deep right, L Cain scored, C Getz to third, G Kottaras to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
B Butler doubled to deep right center, C Getz and G Kottaras scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Bunted Foul 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
A Rios homered to left (372 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 4-3
A De Aza scored on A Crow's wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
A De Aza doubled to deep left, H Gimenez and D Wise scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
A Escobar singled to right, S Perez scored, M Tejada to third, A Gordon to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Gordon safe at first on error by second baseman J Keppinger, J Francoeur scored, S Perez to third, M Tejada to second.
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Error 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
M Tejada singled to shallow left, M Moustakas scored, J Francoeur to third, S Perez to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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End Inning 5-6
End of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
A Gordon singled to deep right, L Cain scored, C Getz to third, G Kottaras to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Advancing On Force 5-6
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Single 5-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
A Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
G Kottaras walked, L Cain to third, C Getz to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
G Kottaras batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
C Getz intentionally walked.
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Intentional Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: ball 4 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: ball 3 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: ball 2 (intentional ball)
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Intentional Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
C Getz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
J Francoeur grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Play Result 5-5
L Cain stole second.
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Stolen Base 5-5
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-5
J Francoeur batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
M Moustakas struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 5-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jeff FrancoeurRF5
Salvador PerezC13
Miguel Tejada2B24
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonDH1
Chris Getz2B39
George KottarasC10
CHW
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Jeff Keppinger2B7
Alex RiosRF15
Adam Dunn1B10
Paul KonerkoDH14
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Alexei RamirezSS24
Hector GimenezC38
Dewayne WiseCF28
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