Royals beat D-backs 4-3 for another series win
Royals beat D-backs 4-3 for another series win
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
4
Arizona Diamondbacks
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Chase Field · 16,157 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
M Trumbo hit sacrifice fly to left, C Pennington scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Play Result 4-2
M Moustakas grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Butler scores, A Gordon out at second. .
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
M Moustakas singled to right, A Gordon scored, L Cain to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
D Peralta singled to center, A Hill scored, M Trumbo to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
A Hill singled to center, E Inciarte scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
An Marte struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
An Marte batting
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Play Result 4-3
An Marte hit for O Perez.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
M Trumbo hit sacrifice fly to left, C Pennington scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Sacrifice Fly 4-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
M Trumbo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
A Hill singled to center, C Pennington to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Single 4-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
A Hill batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
C Pennington singled to left.
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Single 4-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
C Pennington batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
E Inciarte grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Bunted Foul 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
E Inciarte batting
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Play Result 4-2
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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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
Cliff Pennington3B7
Aaron Hill2B7
Mark Trumbo1B45
Miguel MonteroC14
David PeraltaRF24
Didi GregoriusSS18
Roger KieschnickLF54
Josh CollmenterP55
Substitutes
Nick AhmedPR23
Matt StitesP37
Oliver PerezP59
Andy MartePH28- Jordan Patrick PachecoPH62
Evan MarshallP43
Tuffy GosewischC13
KC
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Salvador PerezC13
Billy Butler1B36
Alex GordonLF4
Lorenzo CainRF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Yordano VenturaP30
Substitutes
Wade DavisP71
Greg HollandP40
Raul IbanezPH18
Kelvin HerreraP41
Jarrod DysonCF1
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