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Kansas City Royals @ Philadelphia Phillies

2013-04-07 · Day game · Citizens Bank Park · Att: 39451 · 59°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph to CF · 3:20

Kansas City Royals defeated Philadelphia Phillies 9–8. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 5th. James Shields earned the win and Kelvin Herrera picked up the save. Billy Butler went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 7 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	1	0	9	13
PHI	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	15

W: James Shields L: Cole Hamels SV: Kelvin Herrera

Umpires — HP: Eric Cooper · 1B: Paul Schrieber · 2B: Chad Fairchild · 3B: Jeff Kellogg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	4	3	3	1	1	0
Alcides Escobar	3	1	1	1	2	1
Billy Butler	4	1	2	7	1	0
Salvador Perez	4	0	0	0	1	1
Jeff Francoeur	5	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Moustakas	5	0	1	0	0	0
Lorenzo Cain	3	0	1	0	1	1
Chris Getz	5	2	2	0	0	1
James Shields	3	1	1	0	0	1
Jarrod Dyson	1	1	1	0	0	0
Eric Hosmer	0	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ben Revere	5	2	3	0	0	1
Jimmy Rollins	5	2	2	3	0	2
Chase Utley	5	1	2	1	0	1
Ryan Howard	5	1	1	0	0	3
Michael Young	5	1	4	1	0	0
Domonic Brown	3	0	1	1	0	1
Erik Kratz	4	0	0	1	0	4
Ezequiel Carrera	3	1	0	0	1	0
Cole Hamels	2	0	0	0	0	1
John Mayberry	2	0	1	0	0	1
Kevin Frandsen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Laynce Nix	1	0	1	1	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	6.0	10	0	8
Tim Collins	2.0	0	0	4
J. C. Gutierrez	0.1	2	1	1
Greg Holland	0.1	2	0	0
Kelvin Herrera	0.1	1	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cole Hamels	5.2	9	4	2
Chad Durbin	1.1	1	1	2
Jeremy Horst	1.0	2	0	0
Phillippe Aumont	1.0	1	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Alex Gordon: 8/F8RXD+
Alcides Escobar: K
Billy Butler: 13/G15

Bot 1

Ben Revere: S6/G6M
Jimmy Rollins: S64/G6+.1-3
Chase Utley: S7/L78S-.3-H;1-3
Ryan Howard: K
Michael Young: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Domonic Brown: S8/G4+.2-H;1-3
Erik Kratz: 7/SF/F78XD+.3-H
Ezequiel Carrera: 9/F89D+

Top 2

Salvador Perez: W
Jeff Francoeur: 8/F8RM
Mike Moustakas: 7/F7S
Lorenzo Cain: 9/L89M

Bot 2

Cole Hamels: K
Ben Revere: K
Jimmy Rollins: 3/G34S-

Top 3

Chris Getz: S3/BG34S+
James Shields: 2/BP2RF
Alex Gordon: W.1-2
Alcides Escobar: D9/L9LS.2-H;1-3
Billy Butler: 63/G6.3-H
Salvador Perez: SB3
Salvador Perez: 63/G6

Bot 3

Chase Utley: S9/L34D+
Ryan Howard: 3/G34S-.1-2
Michael Young: S9/L34D.2-3
Domonic Brown: K
Erik Kratz: K

Top 4

Jeff Francoeur: 43/G4M-
Mike Moustakas: 3/F3F-
Lorenzo Cain: W
Chris Getz: POCS2(136)

Bot 4

Ezequiel Carrera: 43/G34
Cole Hamels: 8/F8RS
Ben Revere: S8/G4M
Jimmy Rollins: SB2
Jimmy Rollins: K

Top 5

Chris Getz: D9/F9D+
James Shields: K
Alex Gordon: S6/G6M.2-3
Alcides Escobar: W.1-2
Billy Butler: HR/F78D+/UREV.3-H;2-H;1-H
Salvador Perez: 6/F56-
Jeff Francoeur: S8/L8LS
Mike Moustakas: SB2
Mike Moustakas: 6/F6D-

Bot 5

Chase Utley: 7/F7D+
Ryan Howard: K
Michael Young: D7/L7S+
Domonic Brown: 53/G6S-

Top 6

Lorenzo Cain: S9/G34+
Chris Getz: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S
James Shields: S8/L89M
Alex Gordon: D9/L9LS+.1-3
Alcides Escobar: W
Billy Butler: S8/L8LM.3-H;2-H;1-3
Salvador Perez: 9/F89D+

Bot 6

Erik Kratz: K
Ezequiel Carrera: 43/G4
John Mayberry: D8/L78D+
Ben Revere: 43/G4

Top 7

Jeff Francoeur: K
Mike Moustakas: 63/G6
Lorenzo Cain: K

Bot 7

Jimmy Rollins: K
Chase Utley: K
Ryan Howard: K

Top 8

Chris Getz: 3/G3
Jarrod Dyson: D9/L9D+
Alex Gordon: S7/F7S.2-H
Alcides Escobar: 16(1)3/GDP/G13+

Bot 8

Michael Young: 43/G4
Kevin Frandsen: 63/G6+
Erik Kratz: K

Top 9

Billy Butler: W
Salvador Perez: K
Jeff Francoeur: 54(1)/FO/G56-
Mike Moustakas: S8/L8LS.1-2
Eric Hosmer: BK.2-3;1-2
Eric Hosmer: W
Chris Getz: K

Bot 9

Ezequiel Carrera: W
John Mayberry: K
Ben Revere: S7/G56.1-2
Jimmy Rollins: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H;B-H
Chase Utley: 8/F8LD
Ryan Howard: S8/L8LM
Michael Young: S9/L89M.1-2
Laynce Nix: S8/L6MD.2-H;1-2
Erik Kratz: WP.2-3;1-2
Erik Kratz: K

Notes & reviews

replay,5,butlb003,KCA,kellj901,PHI13,O,Y,I,,H $Billy Butler hit a ball that struck behind the barrier fence and caromed off the concrete back onto the field; it was ruled in play and Butler reached 2B; Royals manager Ned Yost talked with crew chief Jeff Kellogg about the play; Kellogg watched the replay and overturned the call to a grand slam home run

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