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Kansas City Royals @ Anaheim Angels

2018-06-06 · Night game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 36512 · 69°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:11

Los Angeles Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 4th — Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Hermosillo. Mike Moustakas scores. Los Angeles Angels took the lead in the 6th — Ian Kinsler homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Kaleb Cowart scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Ian Kinsler homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Kaleb Cowart scores — worth 23% 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	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	8
ANA	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		4	10

W: Cam Bedrosian L: Scott Barlow SV: Blake Parker

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Chris Segal · 2B: Gabe Morales · 3B: Ed Hickox · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	0	2	0	0	0
Alcides Escobar	5	0	0	0	0	2
Mike Moustakas	2	2	1	0	2	1
Salvador Perez	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jorge Soler	4	0	2	0	0	1
Alex Gordon	4	0	2	3	0	1
Hunter Dozier	3	0	1	0	1	2
Ryan Goins	3	0	0	0	1	2
Abraham Almonte	4	0	0	0	0	4

Anaheim Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	5	2	2	2	0	0
Zack Cozart	5	0	2	1	0	1
Mike Trout	3	0	0	0	1	2
Justin Upton	4	1	2	1	0	2
Luis Valbuena	2	0	1	0	2	1
Martin Maldonado	4	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Young	3	0	1	0	1	1
Kaleb Cowart	4	1	1	0	0	1
Michael Hermosillo	4	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ian Kennedy	5.0	7	3	5
Scott Barlow	3.0	3	1	3

Anaheim Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shohei Ohtani	4.0	4	3	4
Jim Johnson	1.0	1	0	1
Cam Bedrosian	1.0	1	0	2
Jose Alvarez	1.0	0	0	2
Justin Anderson	0.2	2	2	1
Blake Parker	1.1	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whit Merrifield: S39/L34+
Alcides Escobar: K
Mike Moustakas: WP.1-2
Mike Moustakas: W
Salvador Perez: 14(1)3/GDP/G15S-

Bot 1

Ian Kinsler: 9/L89M
Zack Cozart: 53/G56
Mike Trout: 7/F7D

Top 2

Jorge Soler: DGR7/L7LD+
Alex Gordon: 13/G13S-
Hunter Dozier: K
Ryan Goins: 13/G13+

Bot 2

Justin Upton: K
Luis Valbuena: D9/L3D+
Martin Maldonado: S7/L56D.2-3
Chris Young: W.1-2
Kaleb Cowart: K
Michael Hermosillo: 13/G23-

Top 3

Abraham Almonte: K
Whit Merrifield: 8/F89D+
Alcides Escobar: 8/F8RS-

Bot 3

Ian Kinsler: 8/F8RD+
Zack Cozart: S8/L78S
Mike Trout: K
Justin Upton: S7/L7S+.1-2
Luis Valbuena: K

Top 4

Mike Moustakas: S9/L4D+
Salvador Perez: 6/L6+
Jorge Soler: 6/F56D
Alex Gordon: WP.1-2
Alex Gordon: S9/G4.2-H
Hunter Dozier: W.1-2
Ryan Goins: W.2-3;1-2
Abraham Almonte: K

Bot 4

Martin Maldonado: 7/F7M
Chris Young: S7/L7S
Kaleb Cowart: 9/F89S
Michael Hermosillo: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Top 5

Whit Merrifield: S8/L8RM
Alcides Escobar: CS2(24)
Alcides Escobar: 63/G6S-
Mike Moustakas: K23

Bot 5

Ian Kinsler: D7/L7S
Zack Cozart: D8/F89XD+.2-H
Mike Trout: WP.2-3
Mike Trout: W
Justin Upton: K
Luis Valbuena: W.1-2
Martin Maldonado: 2/F23F-
Chris Young: 4/F34-

Top 6

Salvador Perez: 63/G6-
Jorge Soler: S6/G56
Alex Gordon: K
Hunter Dozier: K

Bot 6

Kaleb Cowart: D9/F89XD+
Michael Hermosillo: 2/F2RF-
Ian Kinsler: HR/F7D+.2-H
Zack Cozart: 13/G13+
Mike Trout: K

Top 7

Ryan Goins: K
Abraham Almonte: K
Whit Merrifield: 53/G56S-

Bot 7

Justin Upton: HR/F7LD+
Luis Valbuena: W
Martin Maldonado: 8/F8LXD+
Chris Young: K
Kaleb Cowart: 43/G34

Top 8

Alcides Escobar: 8/F8LXD+
Mike Moustakas: W
Salvador Perez: W.1-2
Jorge Soler: K
Alex Gordon: WP.2-3;1-2
Alex Gordon: S49/G34+.3-H;2-H
Hunter Dozier: S7/G56+.1-3
Ryan Goins: K

Bot 8

Michael Hermosillo: 8/L8RM
Ian Kinsler: 63/G6
Zack Cozart: K

Top 9

Abraham Almonte: K23
Whit Merrifield: 9/F9D+
Alcides Escobar: K

Notes & reviews

Originally scored as passed ball, changed to wild pitch 06-07-2018
Shohei Ohtani left with an injured hand
Royals challenged call that Perez was out advancing to 3rd; call was overturned - wild pitch

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