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Kansas City Royals @ Anaheim Angels

2017-06-17 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 41209 · 86°F, sunny · Wind 8 mph to CF · 2:51

Los Angeles Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 9–0. Los Angeles Angels opened the scoring in the 1st — Cameron Maybin homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Cameron Maybin homers (4) on a fly ball to center field — worth 10% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Alex Meyer L: Jake Junis SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: Manny Gonzalez · 2B: Fieldin Culbreth · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	4	0	0	0
Jorge Bonifacio	4	0	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	2	1	1	1
Eric Hosmer	3	1	0	2
Mike Moustakas	3	0	0	2
Cheslor Cuthbert	3	0	0	3
Alcides Escobar	3	0	0	1
Alex Gordon	3	0	0	2
Drew Butera	3	0	0	0
Ramon Torres	1	0	0	0
Brandon Moss	1	0	0	0

Anaheim Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Cameron Maybin	4	2	2	1	1
Kole Calhoun	5	1	1	1	1
Albert Pujols	4	2	3	2	0
Yunel Escobar	4	1	1	0	1
Luis Valbuena	4	2	2	3	1
Andrelton Simmons	4	1	1	0	1
Eric Young	3	0	1	0	1
Martin Maldonado	2	0	1	0	0
Danny Espinosa	4	0	1	2	2
Ben Revere	1	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Jakob Junis	5.1	8	6
Chris Young	1.2	5	1
Travis Wood	1.0	0	2

Anaheim Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Meyer	6.0	2	1	9
Blake Parker	1.0	0	0	1
Cam Bedrosian	1.0	0	0	1
Yusmeiro Petit	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: 3/F3L-
Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G6
Lorenzo Cain: K

Bot 1

Cameron Maybin: HR/F8LXD+
Kole Calhoun: 63/G6MD
Albert Pujols: 4/F34D
Yunel Escobar: 43/L15S+

Top 2

Eric Hosmer: S7/G6+
Mike Moustakas: K
Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Alcides Escobar: 7/F78XD+

Bot 2

Luis Valbuena: 6/F6MD-
Andrelton Simmons: K
Eric Young: HP
Martin Maldonado: HP.1-2
Danny Espinosa: K

Top 3

Alex Gordon: K
Drew Butera: 7/F78D+
Whit Merrifield: 13/G15S-

Bot 3

Cameron Maybin: 8/F8RD
Kole Calhoun: 43/G34
Albert Pujols: S7/L78S
Yunel Escobar: K

Top 4

Jorge Bonifacio: 53/G5
Lorenzo Cain: S8/L89M
Eric Hosmer: K
Mike Moustakas: SB2
Mike Moustakas: K

Bot 4

Luis Valbuena: S9/G3+
Andrelton Simmons: S7/L56D+.1-2
Eric Young: K
Martin Maldonado: S7/G56+.2-3;1-2
Danny Espinosa: S8/G6M+.3-H;2-H;1X3(865)
Cameron Maybin: K

Top 5

Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Alex Gordon: 43/G4

Bot 5

Kole Calhoun: S8/G4+
Albert Pujols: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Yunel Escobar: 7/F78M
Luis Valbuena: K
Andrelton Simmons: 53/G56

Top 6

Drew Butera: E5/G5L+
Whit Merrifield: FC6/MREV/G6+.1X2(6E4);B-1
Jorge Bonifacio: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
Lorenzo Cain: W
Eric Hosmer: SB2
Eric Hosmer: K

Bot 6

Eric Young: 6/F6M-
Martin Maldonado: HP
Danny Espinosa: K
Cameron Maybin: CS2(24)

Top 7

Mike Moustakas: 3/G
Cheslor Cuthbert: K
Alcides Escobar: 31/G3

Bot 7

Cameron Maybin: DGR9/F9LD
Kole Calhoun: SB3
Kole Calhoun: 3/G34S-.3-H
Albert Pujols: S7/L7M+
Yunel Escobar: S7/G56.1-2
Luis Valbuena: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Andrelton Simmons: 7/L7M
Eric Young: S9/L89S
Martin Maldonado: 7/L7D+

Top 8

Alex Gordon: K
Drew Butera: 7/L7M+
Whit Merrifield: 63/G6+

Bot 8

Danny Espinosa: 43/G4MD+
Ben Revere: K
Kole Calhoun: K

Top 9

Jorge Bonifacio: K
Ramon Torres: 7/F78S
Brandon Moss: 9/L9M

Notes & reviews

replay,6,merrw001,KCA,culbf901,ANA01,,Y,M,KCA,C $when Drew Butrera was called out at 2B after Danny Espinosa dropped the throw, Royals manager Ned Yost challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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