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Baltimore Orioles @ 
Kansas City Royals
2018-08-31 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15394 · 87°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph R to L · 2:39
Kansas City Royals defeated Baltimore Orioles 9–2. Baltimore Orioles opened the scoring in the 1st — Cedric Mullins homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 4th — Whit Merrifield out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Brian Goodwin scores. Brett Phillips to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Caleb Joseph grounds into a double play, shortstop Adalberto Mondesi to second baseman Whit Merrifield to first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Joey Rickard out at 2nd. Caleb Joseph out at 1st — worth 16% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
W: Brad Keller L: Andrew Cashner SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Jerry Layne · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cedric Mullins | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Villar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Trey Mancini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Tim Beckham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Renato Nunez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joey Rickard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Caleb Joseph | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan O'Hearn | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Bonifacio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brian Goodwin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Adalberto Mondesi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett Phillips | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cam Gallagher | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew Cashner | 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
 Yefry Ramirez | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Tanner Scott | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ryan Meisinger | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brad Keller | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
 Kevin McCarthy | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Cedric Mullins: HR/F89XD+
- Jonathan Villar: 6/F5D
- Trey Mancini: 63/G6M
- Adam Jones: 53/G56+
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: D98/F89XD+
- Alex Gordon: S9/L89S+.2-3
- Hunter Dozier: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H(NR)
- Ryan O'Hearn: S8/L8LM
- Jorge Bonifacio: 63/G6+
Top 2
- Chris Davis: W
- Tim Beckham: 9/F89M
- Renato Nunez: 53/G5S-.1-2
- Joey Rickard: 9/F9LD+
Bot 2
- Brian Goodwin: 13/G13-
- Adalberto Mondesi: S8/L4MD+
- Brett Phillips: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Cam Gallagher: S9/L89M.1-3
- Whit Merrifield: W.1-2
- Alex Gordon: K
Top 3
- Caleb Joseph: 7/L7M+
- Cedric Mullins: 13/G13-
- Jonathan Villar: K
Bot 3
- Hunter Dozier: 8/F8RXD+
- Ryan O'Hearn: 7/F7M
- Jorge Bonifacio: 4/L4D-
Top 4
- Trey Mancini: K
- Adam Jones: 7/F7D+
- Chris Davis: 7/F7M
Bot 4
- Brian Goodwin: W
- Adalberto Mondesi: 2/BP2L+
- Brett Phillips: S9/L9S+.1-2
- Cam Gallagher: W.2-3;1-2
- Whit Merrifield: 8/SF/F8LXD+.3-H;2-3
- Alex Gordon: 8/F8LXD+
Top 5
- Tim Beckham: 53/G56
- Renato Nunez: E6/G56.B-2
- Joey Rickard: S7/G56+.2-3
- Caleb Joseph: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Bot 5
- Hunter Dozier: HR/F7D+
- Ryan O'Hearn: 8/F8LXD+
- Jorge Bonifacio: S9/L9S
- Brian Goodwin: 7/F78D
- Adalberto Mondesi: 7/F7M
Top 6
- Cedric Mullins: D7/G5
- Jonathan Villar: 8/F8RD.2-3
- Trey Mancini: 9/SF/F9D+.3-H
- Adam Jones: S8/G6M+
- Chris Davis: W.1-2
- Tim Beckham: K
Bot 6
- Brett Phillips: 9/F89M
- Cam Gallagher: HR/F7LD+
- Whit Merrifield: S7/L78M
- Alex Gordon: 5/F5DF-
- Hunter Dozier: S7/L56D+.1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: WP.2-3;1-2
- Ryan O'Hearn: S7/G6+.3-H;2-H
- Jorge Bonifacio: 8/F78M
Top 7
- Renato Nunez: 9/F9M
- Joey Rickard: 3/F3SF-
- Caleb Joseph: 13/G13+
Bot 7
- Brian Goodwin: K
- Adalberto Mondesi: S6/G56
- Brett Phillips: SB2
- Brett Phillips: 8/F8RXD+
- Cam Gallagher: K
Top 8
- Cedric Mullins: 6/F6-
- Jonathan Villar: 3/L34
- Trey Mancini: K
Bot 8
- Whit Merrifield: W
- Alex Gordon: WP.1-2
- Alex Gordon: W
- Hunter Dozier: SB3;SB2
- Hunter Dozier: 7/SF/L7M+.3-H
- Ryan O'Hearn: HR/F78D+.2-H
- Jorge Bonifacio: K
- Brian Goodwin: K
Top 9
- Adam Jones: 53/G56
- Chris Davis: 7/F78XD+
- Tim Beckham: 5/L56+
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