Billy Butler homers again as Royals win 5th straight
Butler, Royals overcome Indians for 5th win in row
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cleveland Indians
5
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kauffman Stadium · 29,567 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
B Butler homered to left (453 feet), S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-7
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 5-5
N Aoki scored on Y Gomes' passed ball.
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Passed Ball 5-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
N Aoki tripled to deep right, L Cain and A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
A Escobar singled to right, M Moustakas scored, L Cain to third, A Escobar to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-1
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
O Infante grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Escobar scored, N Aoki out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
M Brantley doubled to deep left, J Kipnis scored, J Ramirez to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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End Inning 5-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
C Dickerson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
C Dickerson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
C Santana struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
C Santana batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
M Brantley flied out to left.
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Fly Out 5-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
M Brantley batting
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Play Result 5-7
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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Play Result 5-7
E Hosmer at first base.
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Start Inning 5-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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Lineup Change 5-7
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End Inning 5-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
J Dyson grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 5-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-7
J Dyson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
L Cain fouled out to first.
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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
Norichika AokiDH11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Billy Butler1B36
Lorenzo CainRF6
Jarrod DysonCF1
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Eric Hosmer1B51
CLE
Jason Kipnis2B22
Jose RamirezSS11
Michael BrantleyCF23
Carlos Santana1B41
Chris DickersonLF
Nick SwisherDH23
Yan GomesC15
David MurphyRF18
Mike Aviles3B12
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