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Kansas City Royals @ 
Anaheim Angels
2017-06-15 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 34884 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph from LF · 2:48
Kansas City Royals defeated Los Angeles Angels 7–2. Los Angeles Angels opened the scoring in the 1st — Albert Pujols singles on a line drive to right fielder Jorge Bonifacio. Kole Calhoun scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 2nd — Whit Merrifield hits a ground-rule double (8) on a fly ball down the left-field line. Alex Gordon scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Alex Gordon doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Kole Calhoun. Alcides Escobar scores. Fielding error by right fielder Kole Calhoun — worth 12% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | |
| ANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
W: Matt Strahm L: Ricky Nolasco SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: Manny Gonzalez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Bonifacio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lorenzo Cain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hosmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Salvador Perez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Moustakas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Alcides Escobar | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Moss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Gordon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Anaheim Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cameron Maybin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kole Calhoun | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Albert Pujols | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Yunel Escobar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrelton Simmons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 C. J. Cron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Martin Maldonado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Danny Espinosa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Strahm | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 Scott Alexander | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anaheim Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ricky Nolasco | 6.0 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
 Jose Alvarez | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Daniel Wright | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Whit Merrifield: S7/L56D+
- Jorge Bonifacio: 9/F9LS
- Lorenzo Cain: 9/F9D
- Eric Hosmer: W.1-2
- Salvador Perez: K
Bot 1
- Cameron Maybin: 63/G6
- Kole Calhoun: S7/G5.B-2(E7)
- Albert Pujols: S9/L89S-.2-H(UR)
- Yunel Escobar: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 2
- Mike Moustakas: 3/G34-
- Alcides Escobar: S7/G56+
- Brandon Moss: 7/F7M
- Alex Gordon: D9/L9D+.1-H(E9)(NR)
- Whit Merrifield: DGR7/F7LD+.2-H
- Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Andrelton Simmons: 7/F78M
- C. J. Cron: W
- Martin Maldonado: 9/F9D+
- Eric Young: K
Top 3
- Lorenzo Cain: HR/F8LXD+
- Eric Hosmer: 43/G4
- Salvador Perez: 53/G5-
- Mike Moustakas: W
- Alcides Escobar: DGR7/L7LD+.1-3
- Brandon Moss: K
Bot 3
- Danny Espinosa: 63/G6+
- Cameron Maybin: 7/F7LD+
- Kole Calhoun: S8/L8LM
- Albert Pujols: 8/F8LM
Top 4
- Alex Gordon: HR/F8LXD+
- Whit Merrifield: K
- Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G6+
- Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6+
Bot 4
- Yunel Escobar: 8/F8RXD+
- Andrelton Simmons: 9/F9LM
- C. J. Cron: 63/G6
Top 5
- Eric Hosmer: 31/G34
- Salvador Perez: D7/L5+
- Mike Moustakas: K
- Alcides Escobar: 9/F89D
Bot 5
- Martin Maldonado: K
- Eric Young: 5/F15S-
- Danny Espinosa: K/UREV
Top 6
- Brandon Moss: 9/F9D+
- Alex Gordon: S9/L34+
- Whit Merrifield: 9/L9D+
- Jorge Bonifacio: 54(1)/FO/G5
Bot 6
- Cameron Maybin: S4/G4+
- Kole Calhoun: 5/L56S
- Albert Pujols: 63/G6MS-.1-2
- Yunel Escobar: S8/G4M.2-H
- Andrelton Simmons: 9/F89D+
Top 7
- Lorenzo Cain: S8/L8LM
- Eric Hosmer: D7/F78XD+.1-H
- Salvador Perez: S43/F3D.2-3;B-2(TH)
- Mike Moustakas: S8/G4.3-H;2-H
- Alcides Escobar: K
- Brandon Moss: S8/L8LS.1-2
- Alex Gordon: K
- Whit Merrifield: 63/G56
Bot 7
- C. J. Cron: 63/G56
- Martin Maldonado: 63/G6
- Eric Young: K
Top 8
- Jorge Bonifacio: 7/F78D+
- Lorenzo Cain: 7/L7D+
- Eric Hosmer: W
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8LS
Bot 8
- Danny Espinosa: S8/G6M
- Cameron Maybin: 36(1)/FO/G34S-
- Kole Calhoun: 43/G34.1-2
- Albert Pujols: 63/G56
Top 9
- Mike Moustakas: S8/L8RS-
- Alcides Escobar: 5/F5S-
- Brandon Moss: 9/F9M
- Alex Gordon: 8/L8RM
Bot 9
- Yunel Escobar: 8/F8RM
- Andrelton Simmons: 7/F7M
- C. J. Cron: 8/F8LXD+
Notes & reviews
- replay,5,espid001,ANA,culbf901,ANA01,F,Y,U,,H $Danny Espinosa's fly to LF was ruled fair and a home run; crew chief Fieldin Culbreth requested a review, which overturned the call to a foul ball by replay