Royals beat Athletics 6-4 in rematch of AL wild-card game
Royals beat Athletics 6-4 in rematch of AL wild-card game
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
4
Kansas City Royals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Kauffman Stadium · 39,228 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 4-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Infante hit sacrifice fly to center, Orlando scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 7: 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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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Orlando tripled to deep right center, Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: 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
Vogt homered to right (421 feet).
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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
Infante singled to center, Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Vogt homered to right (373 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Davis homered to right (393 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Pérez singled to right, K. Morales scored, Gordon to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Gordon singled to shallow right, Hosmer scored, K. Morales to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Hosmer singled to left center, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Lawrie sacrificed to pitcher, Davis scored, Vogt to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 4-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Semien fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 4-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Semien batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Reddick walked.
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Reddick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Lawrie flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-6
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Lawrie batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Vogt grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Vogt batting
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Start Inning 4-6
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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Lineup Change 4-6
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End Inning 4-6
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Moustakas lined out to left.
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Line Out 4-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Moustakas batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Colón flied out to center.
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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
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Substitutes
Christian ColonSS29
Jarrod DysonPR1
Erik KratzC38
OAK
Sam FuldCF23
Mark CanhaLF33
Ben Zobrist2B18
Billy ButlerDH36
Ike Davis1B24
Stephen VogtC21
Brett Lawrie3B15
Josh ReddickRF22
Marcus SemienSS10
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