Major League Baseball
Tampa Bay Rays
5
Kansas City Royals
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Paulo Orlando hit his first career grand slam in the ninth inning off All-Star closer Brad Boxberger to give the Kansas City Royals a 9-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a day-ni
Orlando homered to left (384 feet), Hosmer, Rios and Infante scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Kiermaier scored, Casali to second on wild pitch by Holland.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Infante singled to center, K. Morales scored, Rios to second.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Gordon homered to right center (430 feet).
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Elmore hit sacrifice fly to center, Forsythe scored, DeJesus to third.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Longoria homered to left (392 feet), Butler scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
K. Morales singled to right, Butera and Escobar scored, Gordon to third.
Gordon hit by pitch, Orlando scored, Butera to third, Escobar to second.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
End of the 9th
Orlando homered to left (384 feet), Hosmer, Rios and Infante scored.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
Orlando batting
Infante walked, Hosmer to third, Rios to second.
Pitch 4: ball 4
Pitch 3: ball 3
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
Infante batting
Rios singled to right, Hosmer to second.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Rios batting
Hosmer singled to center.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Hosmer batting
K. Morales grounded out to pitcher.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
K. Morales batting
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Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Alex RiosRF15
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Paulo OrlandoCF16
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Drew ButeraC16
Grady SizemoreDH24
Joey ButlerLF
Evan Longoria3B3
James Loney1B28
Logan Forsythe2B11
David DeJesusRF3
Jake ElmoreSS68
Kevin KiermaierCF93
Rene RiveraC47
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
John JasoPH28
Curt CasaliC12
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