Cain and Gordon homer as Royals beat Blue Jays
Cain and Gordon homer as Royals beat Blue Jays
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
6
Toronto Blue Jays
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
L Cain homered to center (423 feet), B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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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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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
L Cain singled to center, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
J Bautista homered to center (402 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
A Gordon homered to right (389 feet), B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 6-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
D Navarro struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
D Navarro batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
B Lawrie walked, E Encarnacion to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
B Lawrie batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
E Encarnacion walked.
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
E Encarnacion batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Bautista flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-1
J Bautista batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
M Cabrera flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 6-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Head to Head
Injuries
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin Encarnacion1B23
Brett Lawrie2B15
Dioner NavarroDH17
Steve Tolleson2B18
Erik KratzC38
Kevin PillarCF1
Substitutes
Juan Francisco3B61
Adam A LindPH
Josh TholeC30
Anthony GoseCF34
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainRF6
Danny Valencia3B2
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonCF1
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