McCarthy, Yankees rebound in 6-2 win over Royals
McCarthy, Yankees rebound in 6-2 win over Royals
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
2
New York Yankees
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| NYY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
M Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to center, J Willingham scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
I Suzuki singled to center, C Beltran scored, C Headley to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
C Beltran doubled to deep right center, M Prado scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (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 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 1-4
C Headley scored, J Murphy safe at second on throwing error by catcher S Perez.
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Error 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
D Jeter hit sacrifice fly to center, J Ellsbury scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Ellsbury tripled to deep center, J Murphy scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
A Gordon singled to center, M Moustakas scored, O Infante thrown out at third.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 2-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
J Willingham struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
J Willingham batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
E Hosmer grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
S Perez flied out to right.
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Fly Out 2-6
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
S Perez batting
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Play Result 2-6
D Robertson relieved D Betances.
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Start Inning 2-6
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
J Murphy grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 2-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
J Murphy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
B Ryan flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-6
B Ryan batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
I Suzuki reached on infield single to second.
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Single 2-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
New York Yankees
- Max Fried Out
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYY
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Derek JeterDH2
Martin Prado2B14
Mark Teixeira1B25
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Chase Headley3B12
Zelous WheelerLF45
Brendan RyanSS23
John Ryan MurphyC18
Substitutes
Chris YoungLF24
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
KC
Lorenzo CainCF6
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Eric Hosmer1B51
Josh WillinghamDH7
Carlos PegueroRF38
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
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