Royals hold on to beat hot-hitting Indians 9-5
Royals hold on to beat hot-hitting Indians 9-5
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
5
Kansas City Royals
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Kauffman Stadium · 25,540 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
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Play Result 5-9
A Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, R Raburn scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-9
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
D Murphy doubled to deep right, L Chisenhall scored, R Raburn to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-9
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
M Moustakas homered to right (376 feet), S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
A Gordon homered to right (398 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
C Santana singled to center, J Kipnis scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
J Kipnis doubled to deep right, A Cabrera and M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
E Hosmer homered to right center (415 feet), O Infante scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
B Butler singled to right, J Dyson and O Infante scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
E Hosmer grounded out to first, A Escobar scored, J Dyson to third, O Infante to second.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 5-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
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Play Result 5-9
M Brantley struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-9
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 5-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 5-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-9
M Brantley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
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Play Result 5-9
A Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, R Raburn scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-9
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Sacrifice Fly 4-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
A Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
M Bourn grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 4-9
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
M Bourn batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
D Murphy doubled to deep right, L Chisenhall scored, R Raburn to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-9
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Advancing On Force 4-9
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Double 3-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
D Murphy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
R Raburn singled to center, L Chisenhall to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-9
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Single 3-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 3-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-9
R Raburn batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-0
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Jarrod DysonCF1
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainRF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
CLE
Michael BournCF1
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Michael BrantleyLF23
Jason Kipnis2B22
Carlos Santana1B41
Yan GomesC15
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Ryan RaburnDH18
David MurphyRF18
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