Royals rout Diamondbacks 12-2
Royals rout Diamondbacks 12-2
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
12
Arizona Diamondbacks
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Chase Field · 16,677 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
L Cain hit sacrifice fly to right, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-2
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 11-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
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Play Result 11-2
D Gregorius grounded out to first, E Inciarte scored.
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Advancing On Play 11-2
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-1
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Play Result 11-1
N Aoki homered to right (372 feet), L Cain, A Escobar and D Duffy scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-1
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Advancing On Force 10-1
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Advancing On Force 9-1
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Play Result 7-1
A Gordon scored, L Cain to second on wild pitch by W Miley.
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Wild Pitch 7-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
B Butler homered to left center (416 feet), O Infante and S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
S Perez homered to left center (409 feet), A Escobar and N Aoki scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 12-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
N Ahmed grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 12-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
N Ahmed batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
An Marte struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 12-2
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 12-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
An Marte batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
D Peralta lined out to left.
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Line Out 12-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
D Peralta batting
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Play Result 12-2
D Peralta hit for B Schultz.
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Play Result 12-2
A Crow relieved F Bueno.
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Start Inning 12-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 12-2
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Lineup Change 12-2
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Lineup Change 12-2
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Lineup Change 12-2
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End Inning 12-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
A Escobar grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 12-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
M Moustakas flied out to center.
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Fly Out 12-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 12-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 12-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2
M Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
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Play Result 12-2
L Cain hit sacrifice fly to right, B Butler scored.
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Advancing On Play 12-2
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Sacrifice Fly 11-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Head to Head
KC wins series 3-0
Injuries
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedARI
Ender InciarteCF22- Jordan Patrick Pacheco1B62
Aaron Hill2B7
Mark TrumboLF45
Miguel MonteroC14
Alfredo MarteRF80
Andy Marte3B28
Nick AhmedSS23
Wade MileyP22
Substitutes
Didi Gregorius2B18
Tuffy GosewischC13
Bo SchultzP73
David PeraltaPH24
Roger KieschnickRF54
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Salvador PerezC13
Billy Butler1B36
Alex GordonLF4
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Danny DuffyP24
Substitutes
Jason FrasorP51
Raul IbanezPH18
Francisley BuenoP48
Aaron James CrowP
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