Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
9
Los Angeles Angels
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Alcides Escobar and Alex Rios hit two-run doubles, Salvador Perez homered, and the defending AL champion Royals extended their season-opening win streak to six with a 9-2 win over the Angels.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Infante doubled to left, Orlando scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pérez homered to left center (398 feet).
Pujols doubled to center, Trout to third, Trout scored on error by center fielder Cain.
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Escobar hit sacrifice fly to center, Orlando scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Rios doubled to left, Moustakas and K. Morales scored.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
Escobar doubled to deep center, Orlando and Infante scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Infante safe at first on error by third baseman Freese, Rios scored, Orlando to second.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pérez singled to center, K. Morales scored, Rios to second.
End of the 9th
Cron flied out to left.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Cron batting
Freese singled to shallow left.
Pitch 1: in play
Freese batting
Joyce lined out to center.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Joyce batting
Butera flied out to center.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Butera batting
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
Orlando struck out swinging.
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Orlando batting
Pérez struck out looking.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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KC wins series 3-0
Erick AybarSS0
Mike TroutCF27
Albert Pujols1B5
Matt JoyceLF7
David Freese3B25
C.J. CronDH28
Chris IannettaC22
Collin CowgillCF5
Taylor FeatherstonSS86
Johnny Giavotella2B12
Efren NavarroRF50
Drew Butera1B16
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex RiosRF15
Salvador PerezC13
Paulo OrlandoLF16
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
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