Mike Moustakas drives in team-record 9 RBIs as Royals beat Orioles
Mike Moustakas hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and finished with a franchise-record nine RBIs as the Royals beat the Orioles 14-6 on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
14
Baltimore Orioles
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| BAL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Oriole Park at Camden Yards · 35,439 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 14-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
Moustakas homered to right (422 feet), Hosmer and K. Morales scored.
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Advancing On Force 14-6
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Advancing On Force 13-6
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
Reimold homered to left (368 feet), Hardy scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-6
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Moustakas homered to right (404 feet), Zobrist, Cain and K. Morales scored.
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Advancing On Force 11-4
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Advancing On Force 10-4
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Advancing On Force 9-4
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-4
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Play Result 7-4
Cain doubled to left, Gordon scored, Zobrist to third.
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Bunted Foul 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Pérez singled to deep right, K. Morales and Moustakas scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Moustakas singled to center, Cain and Hosmer scored, K. Morales to third, Moustakas to second on throwing error by center fielder Jones.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Hosmer singled to left center, Gordon scored, Cain to second.
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End Inning 14-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
Hardy popped out to first.
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Pop Out 14-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 14-6
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
Hardy batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
Paredes fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 14-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 14-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
Paredes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
Schoop struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 14-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 14-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 14-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
Schoop batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
Wieters walked.
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 14-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 14-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 14-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 14-6
Wieters batting
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Play Result 14-6
Coleman relieved Davis.
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Play Result 14-6
Butera catching.
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Start Inning 14-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 14-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 14-6
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Play Result 14-6
Escobar popped out to shortstop.
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Head to Head
BAL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Baltimore Orioles
- Ryan Helsley Out
- Kyle Bradish Out
- Jordan Westburg Out
- Jackson Holliday Out
- Cade Povich Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBAL
Nolan ReimoldLF14
Manny Machado3B13
Chris Davis1B19
Adam JonesCF10
Gerardo ParraRF88
Matt WietersC32
Jonathan Schoop2B7
Jimmy Santiago ParedesDH41
J.J. HardySS2
KC
Alex GordonLF4
Ben Zobrist2B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Alex RiosRF15
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Drew ButeraC16
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