Angels stay hot, beat Royals 6-2
Angels stay hot, beat Royals 6-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Los Angeles Angels
6
Kansas City Royals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Kauffman Stadium · 21,093 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
O Infante hit sacrifice fly to left, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
S Perez singled to center, E Hosmer scored, B Butler to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
A Pujols singled to deep center, K Calhoun scored, M Trout thrown out at third.
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Advancing On Play 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
K Calhoun singled to left, D Freese scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
D Freese singled to center, E Aybar and H Kendrick 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 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: 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 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (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 Freese singled to left center, H Kendrick scored, C Cron to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
J Maxwell struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
J Maxwell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
D Valencia struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
D Valencia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
O Infante popped out to second.
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Pop Out 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
O Infante batting
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Play Result 6-2
J Smith relieved J Grilli.
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
J Hamilton struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
J Hamilton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Pujols flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
A Pujols batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
M Trout struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Danny Valencia3B2
Justin MaxwellRF10
Alcides EscobarSS3
LAA
Kole CalhounRF56
Mike TroutCF27
Albert PujolsDH5
Josh HamiltonLF32
Erick AybarSS0
Howie Kendrick2B47
C.J. Cron1B28
David Freese3B25
Hank CongerC24
Substitutes
John McDonald3B8
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