Vargas wins 4th straight as Royals top Giants 8-1
Alcides Escobar hit a two-run double as part of a six-run sixth inning and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
8
San Francisco Giants
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| SF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 8-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Bonifacio singled to center, Merrifield scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-1
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Foul Ball 7-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-1
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Play Result 7-1
Merrifield tripled to right, Moustakas, Escobar and Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Escobar doubled to right, Cain and Hosmer scored, Moustakas to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: 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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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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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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Bonifacio singled to center, Escobar and Gordon scored, Vargas to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Advancing On Force 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Crawford hit sacrifice fly to center, Posey scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Hill fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 8-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Hill batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Crawford lined out to center.
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Line Out 8-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Crawford batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Pence walked.
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Pence batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Hundley lined out to center.
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Line Out 8-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Hundley batting
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Start Inning 8-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Gordon struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-1
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Escobar flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-1
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-1
Escobar batting
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-0
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
- Casey Schmitt Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Denard SpanCF4
Eduardo Nunez3B12
Brandon Belt1B13
Buster PoseyC28
Hunter PenceRF8
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Aaron Hill2B7
Austin SlaterLF20
Ty BlachP58
Substitutes
Sam DysonP49
Nick HundleyC3
Cory GearrinP38
Kelby TomlinsonPH88
Hunter StricklandP60
Gorkys HernandezCF83
KC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Jason VargasP44
Substitutes
Travis WoodP19
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