Butler's pinch-hit HR lifts Royals over Indians
Butler's pinch-hit HR lifts Royals over Indians
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
4
Kansas City Royals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Kauffman Stadium · 33,460 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
B Butler homered to left (451 feet), S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
J Kipnis hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Gomes scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
C Santana homered to right (381 feet), M Brantley scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
R Ibanez tripled to deep right, A Gordon scored, R Ibanez scored on throwing error by second baseman J Kipnis.
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Error 1-4
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
C Santana homered to right (409 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
J Kipnis grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-6
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
J Kipnis batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
J Ramirez grounded out to first, Y Gomes to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Ground Out 4-6
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
J Ramirez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
D Murphy fouled out to left.
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Foul Out 4-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
D Murphy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Y Gomes doubled to left.
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Double 4-6
Pitch 8: in play
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 7: ball 3
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Y Gomes batting
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Play Result 4-6
A Crow relieved K Herrera.
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Play Result 4-6
E Hosmer at first base.
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Start Inning 4-6
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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End Inning 4-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
N Aoki grounded out to pitcher.
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Head to Head
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
Lorenzo CainRF6
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Raul Ibanez1B18
Norichika AokiDH11
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Substitutes
Billy ButlerPH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
CLE
Jason Kipnis2B22
Chris DickersonLF
Michael BrantleyCF23
Carlos Santana1B41
Lonnie Chisenhall3B5
Nick SwisherDH23
Yan GomesC15
David MurphyRF18
Jose RamirezSS11
Substitutes
Ryan RaburnLF18
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