Kendrys Morales, Alex Gordon homer as Royals snap A's 5-game win streak
Kendrys Morales and Alex Gordon homered to back Edinson Volquez, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
5
Oakland Athletics
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Oakland Coliseum · 27,365 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Zobrist doubled to deep center, Phegley scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Gordon homered to right center (439 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Fuld doubled to deep center, Semien scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Hosmer reached on infield single to first, Escobar scored, Cain scored, Hosmer to second on throwing error by first baseman Davis.
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Error 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Cain singled to center, Rios scored, Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: 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 4: 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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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
K. Morales homered to left (355 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Butler struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Reddick lined out to left.
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Line Out 5-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Reddick batting
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Play Result 5-2
Holland relieved F. Morales.
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Lineup Change 5-2
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Lineup Change 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Zobrist doubled to deep center, Phegley scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Double 5-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Zobrist batting
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Play Result 5-1
Phegley ran for Vogt.
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Lineup Change 5-1
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Lineup Change 5-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Vogt hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 5-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-1
Vogt batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Lawrie lined out to right.
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Head to Head
KC wins series 3-0
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Eric Sogard2B4
Brett Lawrie3B15
Stephen VogtC21
Ben ZobristLF18
Josh ReddickRF22
Billy ButlerDH36
Ike Davis1B24
Marcus SemienSS10
Sam FuldCF23
Substitutes
Josh PhegleyPR4
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Alex RiosRF15
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
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