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San Francisco Giants @ Kansas City Royals

2017-04-19 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 24402 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 20 mph R to L · 2:28

Kansas City Royals defeated San Francisco Giants 2–0. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 5th — Mike Moustakas singles on a ground ball to first baseman Brandon Belt. Paulo Orlando scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Mike Moustakas singles on a ground ball to first baseman Brandon Belt. Paulo Orlando scores — worth 13% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Jason Vargas L: Madison Bumgarner SV: Kelvin Herrera

Umpires — HP: John Tumpane · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Aaron Hill	3	0	1	1
Brandon Belt	4	1	0	1
Hunter Pence	4	0	0	1
Buster Posey	4	1	0	2
Brandon Crawford	3	1	0	0
Eduardo Nunez	3	0	0	0
Nick Hundley	3	1	0	1
Joe Panik	3	0	0	1
Gorkys Hernandez	2	0	0	2
Denard Span	1	0	0	1

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Gordon	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Moustakas	4	0	2	1	0	1
Lorenzo Cain	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eric Hosmer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Salvador Perez	3	0	2	1	1	1
Whit Merrifield	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alcides Escobar	3	0	1	0	0	1
Cheslor Cuthbert	3	0	0	0	0	0
Paulo Orlando	3	1	2	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Madison Bumgarner	6.0	7	1	4
Steven Okert	1.0	1	0	1
George Kontos	1.0	2	0	1

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Vargas	7.0	4	0	9
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	1
Kelvin Herrera	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Aaron Hill: 13/G34S-
Brandon Belt: 8/F8LD
Hunter Pence: K

Bot 1

Alex Gordon: K
Mike Moustakas: 6/F6D
Lorenzo Cain: 63/G6

Top 2

Buster Posey: K
Brandon Crawford: 43/G34
Eduardo Nunez: 8/F8LM

Bot 2

Eric Hosmer: 8/L8LXD+
Salvador Perez: S8/F78M
Whit Merrifield: 54(1)/FO/G56-
Alcides Escobar: D7/L7LM.1-3
Cheslor Cuthbert: 5/L56+

Top 3

Nick Hundley: K
Joe Panik: K
Gorkys Hernandez: K

Bot 3

Paulo Orlando: 9/F89D
Alex Gordon: S8/L8LS
Mike Moustakas: S9/L89S+.1-2
Lorenzo Cain: 36(1)/FO/G4S-.2-3
Eric Hosmer: SB2
Eric Hosmer: 43/G34

Top 4

Aaron Hill: K
Brandon Belt: S8/L89M
Hunter Pence: 9/F9D+
Buster Posey: S7/L56D-.1-2
Brandon Crawford: 6/F6D

Bot 4

Salvador Perez: K
Whit Merrifield: 63/G6
Alcides Escobar: 43/G4

Top 5

Eduardo Nunez: 63/G56+
Nick Hundley: D7/G5+
Joe Panik: 43/G4-.2-3
Gorkys Hernandez: K

Bot 5

Cheslor Cuthbert: 63/G6+
Paulo Orlando: S7/G56
Alex Gordon: SB2/MREV
Alex Gordon: 53/G5S-.2-3
Mike Moustakas: S3/G3.3-H
Lorenzo Cain: D7/G5+.1-3
Eric Hosmer: 7/F7LS

Top 6

Aaron Hill: 63/G6
Brandon Belt: K
Hunter Pence: 63/G56

Bot 6

Salvador Perez: W
Whit Merrifield: K
Alcides Escobar: K
Cheslor Cuthbert: 9/F89D

Top 7

Buster Posey: K
Brandon Crawford: S68/G6+
Eduardo Nunez: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 7

Paulo Orlando: S9/L9S
Alex Gordon: CS2(26)
Alex Gordon: 8/F8LM
Mike Moustakas: K

Top 8

Nick Hundley: 4/F4D
Joe Panik: 43/G4
Denard Span: K

Bot 8

Lorenzo Cain: K
Eric Hosmer: D7/L7LS
Salvador Perez: S8/L8RS-.2-H
Whit Merrifield: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 9

Aaron Hill: W
Brandon Belt: 9/L89D+
Hunter Pence: WP.1-2
Hunter Pence: 63/G6.2-3
Buster Posey: 43/G34D

Notes & reviews

Giants Bench Coach Ron Wotus running the club in the absence of Bruce Bochy, who had a minor heart procedure
replay,5,gorda001,KCA,barrt901,KAN06,,N,M,SFN,A $when Paulo Orlando was called safe at 1B, Giants acting manager Ron Wotus challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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