Gordon, Butler lift Royals to 3-1 win over Padres
Gordon, Butler lift Royals to 3-1 win over Padres
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
3
San Diego Padres
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Petco Park · 16,542 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Butler doubled to deep right, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
A Gordon singled to right, E Hosmer scored, A Gordon to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
S Perez homered to left (357 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Y Grandal homered to right (359 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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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 Out 0-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 3-1
End of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
E Cabrera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Play Result 3-1
W Venable caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
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Caught Stealing 3-1
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
E Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
W Venable singled to center.
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Single 3-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
W Venable batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Y Alonso struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
Y Alonso batting
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Play Result 3-1
Y Alonso hit for N Vincent.
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Play Result 3-1
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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Start Inning 3-1
Bottom of the 11th inning
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Lineup Change 3-1
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Lineup Change 3-1
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Lineup Change 3-1
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Lineup Change 3-1
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End Inning 3-1
Middle of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
L Cain struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-1
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
A Escobar flied out to right, J Maxwell to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Fly Out 3-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
Showing the last 40 of 647 events.
Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
San Diego Padres
- Luis Gutierrez Out
- Bryan Hoeing Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSD
Will VenableCF30
Everth CabreraSS1
Seth SmithLF12
Yasmani GrandalC6
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Chris DenorfiaRF38
Kyle Blanks1B45
Alexi Amarista3B2
Robbie ErlinP29
Substitutes
Alex TorresP54
Nick HundleyPH3
Huston StreetP16
Dale ThayerP
Nick VincentP55
Yonder AlonsoPH13
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Danny Valencia3B2
Alcides EscobarSS3
Lorenzo CainCF6
Jeremy GuthrieP18
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonPH1
Wade DavisP71
Billy ButlerPH36
Justin MaxwellPR10
Greg HollandP40
Mike Moustakas3B18
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