Jeremy Guthrie handles rain delay as Royals roll Yankees
Jeremy Guthrie neatly handled a nemesis and a long rain delay to pitch into the seventh inning, Billy Butler homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the New York Yankees 5-1 Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
5
New York Yankees
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
A Escobar tripled to deep left center, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Gordon doubled to deep left, D Lough scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
L Overbay homered to right (372 feet).
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
J Giavotella doubled to deep right, M Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
D Lough doubled to left, M Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
B Butler homered to right (341 feet).
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 1: in play
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End Inning 5-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Z Almonte struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Z Almonte batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
B Gardner struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
B Gardner batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
E Nunez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
E Nunez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
C Stewart singled to center, L Overbay to third, L Cruz to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Single 5-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
C Stewart batting
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Play Result 5-1
G Holland relieved L Hochevar.
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Lineup Change 5-1
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Lineup Change 5-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Head to Head
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Brett GardnerCF11
Zoilo AlmonteLF14
Robinson Cano2B22
Travis HafnerDH33
Vernon WellsRF22
Travis Ishikawa1B64
Luis Cruz3B
Alberto Gonzalez3B
Austin RomineC26
Substitutes
Lyle Overbay1B24
Ichiro SuzukiPH51
Chris StewartC12
Eduardo NunezSS12
KC
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Johnny Giavotella2B12
David LoughRF3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Substitutes
Elliot Johnson2B
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