Rare flop for Royals bullpen in 7-5 loss to WSox
Rare flop for Royals bullpen in 7-5 loss to WSox
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
7
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
C Gillaspie tripled to deep right center, J Phegley, A Ramirez and J Abreu scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Advancing On Force 5-5
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
N Aoki singled to center, A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
O Infante hit sacrifice fly to left, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Phegley hit sacrifice fly to center, A Wilkins scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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End Inning 7-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
E Hosmer grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
S Perez grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
S Perez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
A Gordon grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
A Gordon batting
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Play Result 7-5
Z Putnam relieved R Belisario.
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Start Inning 7-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-5
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Lineup Change 7-5
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End Inning 7-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
A Garcia struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
A Garcia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
C Gillaspie singled to center, J Abreu to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Single 7-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
C Gillaspie batting
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Play Result 7-5
F Bueno relieved L Coleman.
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Lineup Change 7-5
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Lineup Change 7-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Norichika AokiDH11
Lorenzo CainRF6
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Eric Hosmer1B51
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Mike Moustakas3B18
Jarrod DysonCF1
Substitutes
Josh WillinghamPH7
Jayson Nix3B
CHW
Adam EatonCF9
Alexei RamirezSS24
Jose Abreu1B79
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Avisail GarciaRF24
Andy Robert WilkinsDH96
Dayan ViciedoLF
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Josh PhegleyC4
Substitutes
Jordan DanksLF
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