Royals beat White Sox 4-1 for season-opening 3-game sweep
Royals beat White Sox 4-1 for season-opening 3-game sweep
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Chicago White Sox
1
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Kauffman Stadium · 20,236 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Ramírez singled to shallow left, LaRoche scored, García to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Pérez homered to left (407 feet), K. Morales scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-4
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
K. Morales doubled to deep left, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Cain grounded out to shortstop, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 1-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
García struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
García batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
LaRoche struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
LaRoche batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Abreu grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Abreu batting
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Play Result 1-4
Holland relieved Vólquez.
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Start Inning 1-4
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Orlando grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 1-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Orlando batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Pérez walked.
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Play Result 1-4
Rios stole second.
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Stolen Base 1-4
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Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-4
Pérez batting
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Head to Head
KC wins series 3-0
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
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex RiosRF15
Salvador PerezC13
Paulo OrlandoLF16
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
CHW
Adam EatonCF9
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose Abreu1B79
Adam LaRocheDH25
Avisail GarciaRF24
Alexei RamirezSS24
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Geovany SotoC18
Micah Johnson2B2
Substitutes
Emilio BonifacioPH27
Tyler FlowersC25
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