Pasquantino, Melendez homer as Royals win 9-4 and stop Orioles' 4-game winning streak
— Vinnie Pasquantino and MJ Melendez homered to help the Kansas City Royals beat Baltimore 9-4 on Friday night and stop the Orioles’ four-game winning streak.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Baltimore Orioles
4
Kansas City Royals
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Kauffman Stadium · 17,073 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Out 4-9
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Melendez homered to right center (424 feet), Pasquantino scored and Perez scored.
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Home Run 4-9
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Automatic Ball (Pitch Timer Violation) 4-6
Pitch 2 : Automatic Ball - PitchTimerViolation-Pitcher 1
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Rutschman homered to left center (398 feet), Mullins scored, Hays scored and Westburg scored.
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Home Run 4-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 0-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 0-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Out 0-6
Pitch 9 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
Renfroe doubled to center, Massey scored and Velázquez scored.
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Double 0-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 0-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Massey singled to right, Melendez scored and Pasquantino scored, Velázquez to third.
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Single 0-4
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Swinging 0-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Melendez singled to right, Witt Jr. scored, Pasquantino to second.
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Single 0-2
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 0-1
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
Pasquantino homered to right (397 feet).
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Home Run 0-1
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 0-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
O'Hearn grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-9
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Matt Sauer pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Rutschman struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Matt Sauer pitches to Adley Rutschman
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Henderson flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-9
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Matt Sauer pitches to Gunnar Henderson
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Urías singled to left.
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Single 4-9
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-9
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 4-9
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Matt Sauer pitches to Ramon Urias
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Play Result 4-9
Sauer relieved Anderson
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Start Inning 4-9
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-9
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Garcia grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 4-9
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-9
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-9
Mike Baumann pitches to Maikel Garcia
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-9
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Play Result 4-9
Isbel struck out swinging.
Showing the last 40 of 574 events.
Head to Head
BAL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Baltimore Orioles
- Ryan Helsley Out
- Kyle Bradish Out
- Jordan Westburg Out
- Jackson Holliday Out
- Cade Povich Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Maikel Garcia3B11
Bobby Witt Jr.SS7
Vinnie Pasquantino1B9
Salvador PerezC13
MJ MelendezLF1
Nelson VelazquezDH30
Michael Massey2B19
Hunter RenfroeRF16
Kyle IsbelCF28
BAL
Gunnar HendersonSS2
Adley RutschmanC31
Ryan O'HearnDH29
Anthony SantanderRF25
Ryan Mountcastle1B6
Cedric MullinsCF31
Colton CowserLF17
Jordan Westburg2B11
Jackson Holliday2B7
Substitutes
Austin HaysLF21
Ramon Urias3B29
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