Morales, Volquez lead the Royals past the Athletics, 4-2
Kendrys Morales had three hits and got his 500th career RBI to help the Kansas City Royals win their fourth straight, beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2 Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
4
Oakland Athletics
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Coliseum · 19,451 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Hosmer homered to center (443 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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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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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Davis singled to center, Vogt scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Morales singled to center, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-1
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Vogt homered to right (393 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 2-0
Hosmer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Infante scored, Cain out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Cain singled to right, Escobar scored, Infante to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Crisp flied out to center.
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Fly Out 4-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
Crisp batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Semien grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
Semien batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Alonso struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-2
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
Alonso batting
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Play Result 4-2
Davis relieved Soria.
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Start Inning 4-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Gordon grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Morales struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-2
Morales batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
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
Coco CrispCF4
Chris CoghlanDH7
Josh ReddickRF22
Danny Valencia3B2
Stephen VogtC21
Jed Lowrie2B8
Khris DavisLF11
Yonder Alonso1B13
Marcus SemienSS10
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Christian Colon3B29
Paulo OrlandoRF16
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