Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
4
Boston Red Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
J Gomes homered to center (407 feet), S Drew scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
X Bogaerts homered to center (399 feet), D Nava scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: 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 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
E Hosmer singled to center, N Aoki scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
A Gordon singled to center, E Hosmer scored, S Perez to third.
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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
S Perez singled to left, O Infante scored, E Hosmer to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: 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 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
B Holt singled to left, X Bogaerts scored, S Drew to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
E Hosmer grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
O Infante doubled to left.
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Double 4-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
O Infante batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
L Cain struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
N Aoki lined out to center.
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Line Out 4-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-5
N Aoki batting
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Play Result 4-5
K Uehara relieved J Tazawa.
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Start Inning 4-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
B Holt flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 3-0
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Brock HoltCF17
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Daniel NavaRF25
Xander Bogaerts3B2
Stephen DrewSS10
David RossC3
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Substitutes
Jonny GomesLF31
KC
Lorenzo CainCF6
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Norichika AokiRF11
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