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New York Mets @ Kansas City Royals

2019-08-16 Β· Night game Β· Kauffman Stadium Β· Att: 21439 Β· 82Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 7 mph R to L Β· 3:01

Kansas City Royals defeated New York Mets 4–1. New York Mets opened the scoring in the 3rd β€” Michael Conforto singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. J.D. Davis scores. Pete Alonso to 3rd. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 5th β€” Nicky Lopez doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder J. D. Davis. Meibrys Viloria scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Meibrys Viloria doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto. Ryan O'Hearn scores. Meibrys Viloria to 3rd. Meibrys Viloria advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by second baseman Joe Panik β€” worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

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W: Mike Montgomery   L: Noah Syndergaard   SV: Ian Kennedy

Umpires β€” HP: Jerry Meals Β· 1B: John Libka Β· 2B: Ron Kulpa Β· 3B: Gabe Morales Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Amed Rosario502000
J. D. Davis412000
Pete Alonso300010
Michael Conforto301100
Todd Frazier401000
Juan Lagares400003
Joe Panik401000
Tomas Nido200011
Ruben Tejada200001
Luis Guillorme100011
Wilson Ramos101000

Kansas City Royals β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Whit Merrifield400000
Alex Gordon411000
Hunter Dozier412001
Jorge Soler101030
Brett Phillips300111
Bubba Starling401103
Ryan O'Hearn411002
Meibrys Viloria411101
Nicky Lopez301100

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Noah Syndergaard6.0526
Justin Wilson1.0001
Brad Brach0.0210
Edwin Diaz1.0111

Kansas City Royals β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mike Montgomery6.0523
Jake Newberry1.0002
Scott Barlow0.2100
Tim Hill0.1000
Ian Kennedy1.0211

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Amed Rosario: S7/G6+
  • J. D. Davis: WP.1-2
  • J. D. Davis: 4/L4-
  • Pete Alonso: 53/G5
  • Michael Conforto: HP
  • Todd Frazier: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 1

  • Whit Merrifield: 53/G5
  • Alex Gordon: 8/F78XD+
  • Hunter Dozier: K

Top 2

  • Juan Lagares: K
  • Joe Panik: S8/G4M
  • Tomas Nido: W.1-2
  • Ruben Tejada: 9/DP.2X2(96)

Bot 2

  • Jorge Soler: D8/F8RXD+
  • Brett Phillips: 63/G6+
  • Bubba Starling: K
  • Ryan O'Hearn: 7/F7LMF

Top 3

  • Amed Rosario: 9/F9LS
  • J. D. Davis: S7/G56
  • Pete Alonso: FC4/G56+.1X2(6E4);B-1
  • Michael Conforto: S7/L6D+.2-H(UR);1-3
  • Todd Frazier: 64(1)3/GDP/G56+

Bot 3

  • Meibrys Viloria: 43/G4S-
  • Nicky Lopez: 63/G6S-
  • Whit Merrifield: 53/G5

Top 4

  • Juan Lagares: K
  • Joe Panik: 43/G34D+
  • Tomas Nido: 63/G6

Bot 4

  • Alex Gordon: 43/G4
  • Hunter Dozier: 8/F8RXD+
  • Jorge Soler: W
  • Brett Phillips: K

Top 5

  • Ruben Tejada: K
  • Amed Rosario: S4/G6MD
  • J. D. Davis: 64(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 5

  • Bubba Starling: K
  • Ryan O'Hearn: S9/G34+
  • Meibrys Viloria: D9/G3+.1-H;B-3(E4/TH)
  • Nicky Lopez: D7/L5.3-H
  • Whit Merrifield: 9/F9M
  • Alex Gordon: 31/G3

Top 6

  • Pete Alonso: W
  • Michael Conforto: 9/F9D+
  • Todd Frazier: WP.1-2
  • Todd Frazier: 9/F89D+
  • Juan Lagares: 9/F9D

Bot 6

  • Hunter Dozier: D9/L89M
  • Jorge Soler: W
  • Brett Phillips: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
  • Bubba Starling: K
  • Ryan O'Hearn: SB2
  • Ryan O'Hearn: K

Top 7

  • Joe Panik: 6/F6-
  • Tomas Nido: K
  • Luis Guillorme: K

Bot 7

  • Meibrys Viloria: K
  • Nicky Lopez: 13/G15-
  • Whit Merrifield: 8/F8RXD+

Top 8

  • Amed Rosario: 53/G5S
  • J. D. Davis: S5/G5S-
  • Pete Alonso: 9/F9D
  • Michael Conforto: 3/G3S

Bot 8

  • Alex Gordon: S9/G4+
  • Hunter Dozier: S8/L89D+.1-3;B-2(TH)
  • Jorge Soler: W
  • Brett Phillips: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Bubba Starling: S8/L6MD+.3-H;2-3;1-2
  • Ryan O'Hearn: K
  • Meibrys Viloria: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+

Top 9

  • Todd Frazier: S8/G6M
  • Juan Lagares: K
  • Joe Panik: 46(1)/FO/G34
  • Wilson Ramos: S9/G34+.1-2
  • Luis Guillorme: W.2-3;1-2
  • Amed Rosario: 64(1)/FO/G56+

Notes & reviews

  • Mets challenged call that Davis was out at 2nd; call overturned - safe on dropped catch error
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  • Umpire review of ball hit by O'Hearn - foul ball