Moustakas' 3-run homer leads Royals past Pirates, 5-1
Edinson Volquez pitched effectively into the eighth inning against his old team and Mike Moustakas hit a three-run homer to lead the Kansas City Royals over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Wednesda
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
1
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Kauffman Stadium · 39,105 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Moustakas homered to right (390 feet), Rios and Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Dyson reached on bunt single to first, Infante scored, Rios to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Hosmer homered to right (452 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (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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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Walker hit sacrifice fly to center, Decker scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Decker struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Decker batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Stewart grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Stewart batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Ishikawa struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Ishikawa batting
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Play Result 1-5
Madson relieved Davis.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-5
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Lineup Change 1-5
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Rios struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Rios batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Infante struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Alex RiosRF15
Jarrod DysonLF1
PIT
Gregory PolancoRF25
Neil Walker2B12
Andrew McCutchenDH4
Starling MarteCF0
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Travis Ishikawa1B64
Chris StewartC12
Jaff Kyle DeckerLF70
Pedro FlorimonSS18
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