Kansas City Royals @ Los Angeles Dodgers

44-42, 20-23 Away

Final/10

60-29, 38-11 Home


KC
LAD

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	4	11	0
0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	8	1

R. Stripling1-3

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

S. Alexander1-3

0.0 IP, 0 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 3 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
W. Merrifield2B-LF
J. BonifacioRF
L. CainCF
R. Torres2B
E. Hosmer1B
S. PerezC
S. AlexanderP
K. HerreraP
M. Moustakas3B
A. EscobarSS
A. GordonLF-CF
I. KennedyP
aB. MossPH
M. MinorP
bJ. SolerPH
J. SoriaP
P. MoylanP
D. ButeraC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	2	1	0	0	1	.285	.324	.456
4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.250	.323	.447
3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.275	.348	.438
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.378	.375
5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.313	.370	.480
5	1	2	2	1	0	1	.290	.318	.532
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.304	.559
5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.228	.245	.309
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.195	.290	.302
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.194	.266	.394
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.165	.260	.294
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.254	.377
40	4	11	3	1	3	7

a-walked for I Kennedy in the 7th

b-struck out looking for M Minor in the 8th

Batting
2BMerrifield (16, McCarthy)
HRPérez (18, 8th inning off Báez 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIPérez 2 (57), Merrifield (33)
GIDPPérez
Team LOB9
Team RISP4-11 (Moustakas 0-2, Merrifield 1-1, Hosmer 1-2, Escobar 0-2, Pérez 1-2, Bonifacio 1-1, Cain 0-1)

Dodgers Hitting

hitters
C. Utley2B-1B
C. SeagerSS
J. Turner3B
C. Bellinger1B-RF
C. TaylorLF
J. PedersonCF
Y. GrandalC
A. BarnesC
Y. PuigRF
P. BaezP
L. AvilanP
S. RomoP
K. JansenP
aL. ForsythePH-2B
B. McCarthyP
B. MorrowP
E. HernándezRF
R. StriplingP
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	2	1	0	0	1	0	.226	.326	.390
4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.298	.395	.502
3	0	0	1	0	1	0	.375	.472	.558
3	2	2	2	1	2	1	.264	.346	.626
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.289	.370	.488
4	1	2	2	1	0	1	.241	.361	.466
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.319	.469
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.398	.515
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.254	.327	.458
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.371	.347
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.050	.174	.050
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.308	.454
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
34	5	8	5	2	5	8

a-grounded to second for K Jansen in the 9th

Batting
2BBellinger (15, Kennedy); Grandal (19, Kennedy)
HRPederson (9, 2nd inning off Kennedy 1 on, 1 Out); Bellinger (25, 8th inning off Soria 0 on, 1 Out)
RBIPederson 2 (26), Turner (34), Bellinger 2 (58)
SFTurner
Team LOB8
Team RISP0-6 (McCarthy 0-2, Pederson 0-1, Puig 0-1, Utley 0-1, Taylor 0-1)

Baserunning
SBUtley (4, 2nd base off Alexander/Butera)

Fielding
DP1 (Seager-Utley-Bellinger)
ESeager (5, ground ball)
AssistsPederson (Bonifacio at Home)
PBGrandal

Royals Pitching

pitchers
I. Kennedy
M. Minor
J. Soria(B, 5)
P. Moylan
S. Alexander(L, 1-3)
K. Herrera
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	7	3	3	1	7	1	100-71	4.45
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	1.87
1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	15-9	3.41
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-8	5.28
0.0	0	1	1	3	0	0	21-9	2.16
0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6-2	4.50
9.0	8	5	5	5	8	2	164-107

Pitching
WPKennedy
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedKennedy 17/26; Minor 2/3; Soria 3/4; Moylan 3/3; Alexander 0/3; Herrera 0/1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesKennedy 19-14-20-18; Minor 3-3-0-2; Soria 1-0-4-4; Moylan 3-0-2-3; Alexander 1-1-7-0; Herrera 1-0-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly BallsKennedy 5-6; Minor 0-2; Soria 0-3; Moylan 2-1; Alexander 0-0; Herrera 0-0
Game ScoresI Kennedy 52

Dodgers Pitching

pitchers
B. McCarthy
B. Morrow(B, 1)
P. Baez
L. Avilan
S. Romo
K. Jansen
R. Stripling(W, 1-3)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	6	2	1	2	1	0	75-49	3.12
0.1	3	1	1	1	1	0	20-12	1.93
1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	28-17	1.43
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	4.30
0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4-3	6.12
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16-12	0.96
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14-10	3.92
10.0	11	4	3	3	7	1	161-106

Pitching
WPMcCarthy
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMcCarthy 18/24; Morrow 3/5; Báez 0/5; Avilán 0/1; Romo 1/1; Jansen 3/3; Stripling 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMcCarthy 16-2-12-19; Morrow 1-2-6-3; Báez 3-1-10-3; Avilán 0-2-1-0; Romo 3-0-0-0; Jansen 2-2-6-2; Stripling 1-1-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsMcCarthy 7-9; Morrow 0-0; Báez 1-1; Avilán 0-0; Romo 0-0; Jansen 0-2; Stripling 1-1
Game ScoresB McCarthy 53

Scoring Summary

		KC	LAD
2nd	Pederson homered to right (413 feet), Bellinger scored.	0	2
3rd	Turner hit sacrifice fly to center, Utley scored.	0	3
4th	Pérez singled to center, Cain scored, Hosmer to second.	1	3
5th	Merrifield scored on Grandal's passed ball.	2	3
7th	Merrifield singled to left, Escobar scored, Moss to second.	3	3
8th	Pérez homered to center (395 feet).	4	3
8th	Bellinger homered to left (402 feet).	4	4
10th	Bellinger walked, Utley scored, Seager to third, Turner to second.	4	5

Royals
1
Dodgers
4

Game 1

8/7

Royals
4
Dodgers
5

Game 2

9/7

Royals
2
Dodgers
5

Game 3

9/7

Dodger Stadium

12:15 AM, 9 July 2017

Los Angeles, California

Attendance: 45,225

Game Time:3:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
Second Base Umpire - Adam Hamari
Third Base Umpire - Todd Tichenor

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	-	W5
San Diego	90	72	.556	3	W3
San Francisco	81	81	.500	12	W4
Arizona	80	82	.494	13	L5
Colorado	43	119	.265	50	L6

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