Shields strikes out 12, Royals sweep Astros 5-1
Shields strikes out 12, Royals sweep Astros 5-1
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
5
Houston Astros
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 5-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Bunted Foul 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted 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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
A Presley hit sacrifice fly to left, C Carter scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
S Perez doubled to center, N Aoki scored, E Hosmer thrown out at home.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
A Escobar doubled to deep right center, A Gordon and B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (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
M Moustakas singled to center, A Gordon scored, B Butler to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
E Hosmer grounded out to first, N Aoki scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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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
C Carter grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
C Carter batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
M Krauss fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 5-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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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
M Krauss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Altuve struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
J Altuve batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
J Castro singled to left.
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Single 5-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
J Castro batting
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Play Result 5-1
W Davis relieved J Shields.
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Start Inning 5-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-1
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Lineup Change 5-1
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End Inning 5-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
A Escobar grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 5-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
M Moustakas lined out to right.
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Head to Head
KC wins series 3-0
Injuries
Houston Astros
- Carlos Correa Out
- Brandon Walter Out
- Joey Loperfido Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedHOU
Dexter FowlerCF25
George SpringerRF4
Jason CastroC18
Jose Altuve2B27
Marc Krauss1B61
Chris CarterDH48
Matt Scott Dominguez3B28
Alex PresleyLF47
Jonathan VillarSS19
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
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