Royals roll to 5th straight win by beating Angels 7-2
Lorenzo Cain and Alex Gordon hit solo home runs and the Kansas City Royals picked up their fifth consecutive victory, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 7-2 on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
7
Los Angeles Angels
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Moustakas singled to center, Hosmer and Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-2
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Advancing On Play 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Hosmer doubled to deep center, Cain scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Escobar singled to center, Maybin scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Gordon homered to center (409 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Cain homered to left center (411 feet).
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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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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Merrifield hit a ground rule double to deep left, Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Play Result 1-1
Gordon doubled to deep right, Escobar to third, Escobar scored on error by right fielder Calhoun.
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Error 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 7-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Cron flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Cron batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Simmons flied out to left.
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Fly Out 7-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Simmons batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Escobar flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Escobar batting
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Play Result 7-2
Wood relieved Soria.
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Start Inning 7-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-2
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Lineup Change 7-2
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End Inning 7-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Gordon lined out to center.
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Line Out 7-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Moss lined out to right.
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Line Out 7-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-2
Moss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Escobar popped out to third.
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Pop Out 7-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Head to Head
Injuries
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedLAA
Cameron MaybinCF15
Kole CalhounRF56
Albert PujolsDH5
Yunel Escobar3B0
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
C.J. Cron1B28
Martin MaldonadoC15
Eric Young Jr.LF9
Danny Espinosa2B14
KC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Brandon MossDH37
Alex GordonLF4
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