Nava hits slam, Red Sox rally past skidding Royals
Nava hits slam, Red Sox rally past skidding Royals
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
8
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kauffman Stadium · 19,065 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
X Bogaerts hit sacrifice fly to center, D Ross scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
D Nava homered to right (386 feet), M Betts, X Bogaerts and Y Cespedes scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (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: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: 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 2: strike 2 (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 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: 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 4: 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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
X Bogaerts homered to left (383 feet), D Ross and M Betts scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
L Cain struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
L Cain batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
N Aoki walked, M Moustakas to third, A Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 9: ball 4
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
N Aoki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
A Escobar singled to right, M Moustakas to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-4
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Single 8-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
J Dyson flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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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
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Norichika AokiDH11
Lorenzo CainRF6
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Eric Hosmer1B51
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jarrod DysonCF1
BOS
Mookie Betts2B50
Xander BogaertsSS2
David OrtizDH34
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Allen Craig1B11
Daniel NavaRF25
Will Middlebrooks3B12
David RossC3
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Substitutes
Christian VazquezDH7
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