Salvador Perez homers, Bobby Witt Jr. scores 4 times as Royals beat Mets 11-7
— Salvador Perez hit his milestone 250th homer and Bobby Witt Jr. scored four times to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 11-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
11
New York Mets
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| NYM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 11-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-7
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Play Result 11-7
Taylor hit sacrifice fly to left, Lindor scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 11-7
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 11-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 11-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-6
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Play Result 11-6
Marte homered to center (390 feet).
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Home Run 11-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 11-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 11-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-5
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Play Result 11-5
Alonso homered to left center (401 feet).
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Home Run 11-5
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 11-4
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 11-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 11-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-4
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Play Result 11-4
Renfroe doubled to left, Fermin scored and Velázquez scored.
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Double 11-4
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 9-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 9-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 9-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Loftin hit sacrifice fly to center, Witt Jr. scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 9-4
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Fermin singled to left, Hampson scored.
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Single 8-4
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 7-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Inning 11-7
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-7
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Play Result 11-7
Lindor grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 11-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 11-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 11-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Play Result 11-7
Marte to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 11-7
Marte to second on fielder's indifference.
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Ball 11-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-7
James McArthur pitches to Francisco Lindor
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-7
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Play Result 11-7
Marte singled to left, Wendle to third.
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Single 11-7
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-7
James McArthur pitches to Starling Marte
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-7
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Play Result 11-7
Nimmo struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 11-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking
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Strike Looking 11-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 11-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 11-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 3
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Ball 11-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 11-7
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-7
James McArthur pitches to Brandon Nimmo
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-7
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Play Result 11-7
Wendle singled to center.
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Single 11-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 11-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-7
James McArthur pitches to Joey Wendle
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End Batter/Pitcher 11-7
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Play Result 11-7
Narváez struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 11-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Looking
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Foul Ball 11-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 11-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 11-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 11-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 11-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 11-7
James McArthur pitches to Omar Narvaez
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Play Result 11-7
McArthur relieved Schreiber
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Start Inning 11-7
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 11-7
Middle of the 9th inning
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Head to Head
NYM win series 2-1
Injuries
New York Mets
- Jorge Polanco Out
- Tylor Megill Out
- Reed Garrett Out
- Jared Young Out
- Pierson Ohl Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedNYM
Brandon NimmoCF24
Starling MarteRF0
Francisco LindorSS12
Pete Alonso1B25
Brett Baty3B7
DJ StewartDH29
Jeff McNeilLF22
Omar NarvaezC22
Joey Wendle2B18
Substitutes
Tyrone TaylorDH15
KC
Maikel Garcia3B11
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Nick Loftin2B12
Salvador Perez1B13
Nelson VelazquezDH30
Garrett HampsonCF53
Freddy FerminC54
Hunter RenfroeRF16
Dairon BlancoLF97
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