Cain homers, Royals hang on in 9th to beat Brewers 8-5
Lorenzo Cain hit a two-run homer, and normally lights-out reliever Greg Holland struggled in the ninth before the Kansas City Royals held off the Milwaukee Brewers for an 8-5 win Monday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
8
Milwaukee Brewers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 4-1 | MLB |
| 10/27/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/26/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 10-1 | MLB |
| 10/24/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 5-4 | MLB |
| 10/23/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 3-2 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Lucroy doubled to deep left, Maldonado scored, Parra to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Maldonado singled to right, Peterson and H. Gómez scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Escobar singled to center, Infante scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Escobar singled to left center, Rios scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Play Result 6-2
K. Morales grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gordon scored, Infante out at second, Rios to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Lucroy doubled to deep right, H. Gómez and Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Cain homered to left (392 feet), Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Ramírez flied out to left.
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Fly Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Ramírez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Lind lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Lind batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Braun struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Braun batting
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Play Result 8-5
Davis relieved Holland.
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Lineup Change 8-5
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Lineup Change 8-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Lucroy doubled to deep left, Maldonado scored, Parra to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Advancing On Force 8-5
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Double 8-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Lucroy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Parra walked.
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Play Result 8-4
Maldonado to second on wild pitch by Holland.
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Wild Pitch 8-4
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-0
Injuries
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedMIL
Gerardo ParraCF88
Jonathan LucroyC14
Ryan BraunRF8
Adam A Lind1B
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Scooter Gennett2B14
Shane PetersonLF27
Hector Alexis GomezSS5
Kyle LohseP49
Substitutes
Hernan PerezPH4
Neal CottsP
Jason RogersPH15
Michael BlazekP52
Will SmithP31
Martin MaldonadoPH15
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Alex RiosRF15
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Edinson VolquezP36
Substitutes
Drew ButeraC16
Kendrys MoralesPH36
Franklin MoralesP56
Ryan MadsonP50
Jarrod DysonPH1
Jason FrasorP51
Greg HollandP40
Wade DavisP71
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