Gordon homers in 10th to give Royals 7-6 win over Rangers
Gordon homers in 10th to give Royals 7-6 win over Rangers
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
7
Texas Rangers
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Gordon homered to right (354 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
Beltré singled to right center, Smolinski scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Cain grounded out to second, Escobar scored, Moustakas to second.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Bunted Foul 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Blanks singled to shallow right, Andrus scored, Beltré to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Moustakas homered to right (441 feet).
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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
Chirinos hit sacrifice fly to center, Blanks scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Infante hit sacrifice fly to left, K. Morales scored, Pérez to second.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
K. Morales doubled to deep center, Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
Hosmer singled to left, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Fielder hit sacrifice fly to center, DeShields scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Field grounded out to catcher.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Field batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Peguero struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Peguero batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Corporán struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Corporán batting
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Start Inning 7-6
Bottom of the 10th inning
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End Inning 7-6
Middle of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Dyson flied out to left.
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Fly Out 7-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Dyson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Infante flied out to left.
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Fly Out 7-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Infante batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Pérez lined out to right.
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Line Out 7-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Head to Head
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Shin-Soo ChooRF17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Prince Fielder1B84
Adrian Beltre3B29
Kyle BlanksDH45
Carlos PegueroRF38
Tommy Field2B74
Robinson ChirinosC23
Delino DeShieldsCF80
Substitutes
Jake SmolinskiLF9
Leonys MartinDH17
Carlos CorporanDH17
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Jarrod DysonRF1
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