Morales homers on birthday in Royals' 7-4 win over Red Sox
Kendrys Morales homered on his 32nd birthday and the Kansas City Royals rallied to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-4 on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
4
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kauffman Stadium · 39,115 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Moustakas singled to right center, Rios scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-7
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
K. Morales homered to right (387 feet), Cain scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-4
Cain reached on infield single to third, Escobar scored, Cain to second on throwing error by third baseman Sandoval.
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Error 4-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to center, Infante scored, Escobar to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Escobar singled to center, Rios scored, Infante to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Ramírez singled to center, Holt scored, Ortiz to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Pedroia grounded out to catcher, Betts scored, Holt to second.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Holt doubled to left, Swihart scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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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
Pérez homered to left center (461 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: 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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 4-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Castillo grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Castillo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Pedroia struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Pedroia batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Holt walked.
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Holt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Betts grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Betts batting
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Play Result 4-7
Holland relieved Davis.
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Start Inning 4-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-7
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Lineup Change 4-7
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End Inning 4-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Escobar grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Alex RiosRF15
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
BOS
Mookie BettsCF50
Brock HoltSS17
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Hanley RamirezLF13
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Alejandro De AzaRF17
Blake SwihartC57
Substitutes
Rusney CastilloDH38
Travis Shaw3B23
Sandy LeonC9
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