Royals lose Gordon to injury, rally past Rays 9-7
Lorenzo Cain and Jarrod Dyson hit two-run homers, Alcides Escobar had four hits and the Kansas City Royals pounded Rays All-Star Chris Archer before holding off Tampa Bay 9-7 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
7
Kansas City Royals
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Kauffman Stadium · 28,204 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Longoria singled to right, Jaso and Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-9
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Advancing On Play 6-9
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-9
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Play Result 5-9
Rivera homered to right (422 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Longoria singled to center, Rivera scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-9
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Foul Ball 3-9
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-9
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Play Result 3-9
Dyson inside-the-park home run to left (279 feet), Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-9
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Pérez singled to right, K. Morales scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Foul Ball 3-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-6
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Play Result 3-6
K. Morales doubled to deep center, Cain and Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Hosmer singled to center, Escobar scored, Cain to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Cain reached on infield single to second, Cuthbert scored, Escobar to second, Escobar to third advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Rivera singled to center, DeJesus scored, Guyer to third, Kiermaier to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Forsythe inside-the-park home run to deep left center (380 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Cain homered to center (423 feet), Gordon scored.
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End Inning 7-9
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Sizemore struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-9
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Play Result 7-9
Longoria to third, Elmore to second on wild pitch by Holland.
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Wild Pitch 7-9
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Wild Pitch 7-9
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Ball 7-9
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 7-9
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Sizemore batting
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Play Result 7-9
Sizemore hit for Butler.
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Lineup Change 7-9
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Lineup Change 7-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Forsythe flied out to right.
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Fly Out 7-9
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 7-9
Elmore ran for Loney.
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Lineup Change 7-9
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Lineup Change 7-9
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Forsythe batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Loney singled to right, Longoria to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-9
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Single 7-9
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-9
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-9
Loney batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-9
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Play Result 7-9
Longoria singled to right, Jaso and Cabrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-9
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Advancing On Play 6-9
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Single 5-9
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-9
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-9
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-9
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Alex RiosRF15
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonLF1
TB
John JasoDH28
Asdrubal CabreraSS3
Evan Longoria3B3
James Loney1B28
Logan Forsythe2B11
David DeJesusLF3
Brandon GuyerRF24
Kevin KiermaierCF93
Rene RiveraC47
Substitutes
Jake ElmorePR68
Joey ButlerLF
Grady SizemorePH24
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