Cain homers in return to KC as Brewers beat Royals 5-2
Lorenzo Cain homered while reaching base four times in his return to Kauffman Stadium, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 on Tuesday night to open their two-game set.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers
5
Kansas City Royals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 4-1 | MLB |
| 10/27/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/26/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | W 10-1 | MLB |
| 10/24/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 5-4 | MLB |
| 10/23/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | W 3-2 | MLB |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Cain homered to right (413 feet).
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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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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Escobar hit sacrifice fly to left, Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: 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
Pérez homered to left (369 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Shaw homered to right (437 feet), Cain and Braun scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-0
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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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
Braun reached on infield single to catcher, Villar scored, Cain to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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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 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 5-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Cuthbert fouled out to right.
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Foul Out 5-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Cuthbert batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Gordon reached on infield single to second, Soler hit by batted ball out at second.
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Hit By Batted Ball Runner Movement 5-2
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Single 5-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Soler walked.
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 8: ball 4
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Soler batting
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Play Result 5-2
Jeffress relieved Jennings.
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Duda grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 5-2
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 5-2
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-2
Duda batting
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Head to Head
MIL wins series 2-0
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Milwaukee Brewers
- Quinn Priester Out
- Angel Zerpa Out
- Brian Fitzpatrick Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Jon JayCF9
Whit Merrifield2B15
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Lucas Duda1B9
Jorge SolerRF12
Alex GordonLF4
Cheslor CuthbertDH57
Alcides EscobarSS3
MIL
Lorenzo CainCF6
Christian YelichLF22
Ryan BraunDH8
Travis Shaw3B23
Domingo SantanaRF24
Eric Thames1B9
Manny PinaC28
Jonathan Villar2B19
Eric SogardSS4
Substitutes
Jesus Aguilar1B99
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