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Baltimore Orioles @ Kansas City Royals

2018-09-01 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 15358 · 90°F, sunny · Wind 16 mph R to L · 2:56

Kansas City Royals defeated Baltimore Orioles 5–4. Baltimore Orioles opened the scoring in the 2nd — John Andreoli out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Chris Davis scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 6th — Rosell Herrera singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. Brian Goodwin scores. Baltimore Orioles took the lead in the 8th — Tim Beckham doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder Whit Merrifield. Adam Jones scores. Kansas City Royals took the lead in the 9th — Whit Merrifield homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Brett Phillips scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Whit Merrifield homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field. Brett Phillips scores — worth 71% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4	13
KCA	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	5	10

W: Jake Newberry L: Mychal Givens SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Greg Gibson · 1B: Vic Carapazza · 2B: Jerry Layne · 3B: Ben May · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cedric Mullins	5	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Villar	5	0	1	0	0	1
Trey Mancini	4	1	2	1	0	1
Adam Jones	4	1	2	0	0	1
Chris Davis	4	1	1	0	0	2
Tim Beckham	4	1	4	2	0	0
Renato Nunez	4	0	1	0	0	0
John Andreoli	2	0	0	1	1	1
Austin Wynns	4	0	2	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whit Merrifield	5	1	2	2	0	2
Alex Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hunter Dozier	4	0	1	0	0	2
Ryan O'Hearn	3	1	1	0	1	1
Adalberto Mondesi	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brian Goodwin	4	1	3	1	0	0
Rosell Herrera	4	0	1	1	0	0
Brett Phillips	3	2	2	1	1	0
Cam Gallagher	3	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dylan Bundy	5.1	8	1	8
Miguel Castro	1.2	0	0	0
Paul Fry	1.0	1	0	0
Mychal Givens	0.1	1	1	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Heath Fillmyer	7.0	9	1	6
Jason Hammel	1.0	3	0	1
Jake Newberry	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cedric Mullins: 43/G4
Jonathan Villar: 6/F4MS-
Trey Mancini: S1/G13-
Adam Jones: 3/F3SF-

Bot 1

Whit Merrifield: S8/L4MD+
Alex Gordon: 63/G6S-.1-2
Hunter Dozier: K
Ryan O'Hearn: K

Top 2

Chris Davis: S7/G6
Tim Beckham: S9/L9S+.1-2
Renato Nunez: S9/L34.2-3;1-2
John Andreoli: 7/SF/F78M.3-H
Austin Wynns: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+

Bot 2

Adalberto Mondesi: K23
Brian Goodwin: S8/L8RM
Rosell Herrera: 64(1)/FO/G6
Brett Phillips: D9/L34D+.1-3
Cam Gallagher: 9/F9D

Top 3

Cedric Mullins: 43/G34
Jonathan Villar: S8/L8RM
Trey Mancini: K
Adam Jones: SB2
Adam Jones: K

Bot 3

Whit Merrifield: K
Alex Gordon: K
Hunter Dozier: S9/G4+
Ryan O'Hearn: S9/L34D+.1-3
Adalberto Mondesi: 8/F78M

Top 4

Chris Davis: K
Tim Beckham: HR/F8LXD+
Renato Nunez: 6/F6MS-
John Andreoli: W
Austin Wynns: S9/L89M.1-3
Cedric Mullins: 7/L7M+

Bot 4

Brian Goodwin: 7/F7LDF
Rosell Herrera: 43/G4+
Brett Phillips: HR/F8LXD+
Cam Gallagher: K

Top 5

Jonathan Villar: K
Trey Mancini: 43/G4
Adam Jones: S5/G5+
Chris Davis: K

Bot 5

Whit Merrifield: K
Alex Gordon: 7/F7D+
Hunter Dozier: K

Top 6

Tim Beckham: S5/G5+
Renato Nunez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
John Andreoli: 8/F89XD+

Bot 6

Ryan O'Hearn: W
Adalberto Mondesi: 8/F8LM
Brian Goodwin: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
Rosell Herrera: S8/L8LS+.2-H
Brett Phillips: E1/G13-.1-2
Cam Gallagher: SB3;SB2
Cam Gallagher: 3/F3F-
Whit Merrifield: 53/G56

Top 7

Austin Wynns: 43/G6MD+
Cedric Mullins: K
Jonathan Villar: 43/G4

Bot 7

Alex Gordon: 9/F89D
Hunter Dozier: 7/L7D+
Ryan O'Hearn: 3/G3+

Top 8

Trey Mancini: HR/F7D+
Adam Jones: S9/G3
Chris Davis: 9/L9D+
Tim Beckham: D7/F7LD.1-H
Renato Nunez: 63/G56.2-3
John Andreoli: K

Bot 8

Adalberto Mondesi: 53/G
Brian Goodwin: S8/L8RM+
Rosell Herrera: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 9

Austin Wynns: S8/G6M+
Cedric Mullins: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Jonathan Villar: PO1(13)
Jonathan Villar: 8

Bot 9

Brett Phillips: W
Cam Gallagher: 23/SH/BG2R-.1-2
Whit Merrifield: HR/F78XD+.2-H

Notes & reviews

Royals challenged call that Andreoli was hit by 4th pitch; call was overturned - foul ball
Mound Visit
On-field Delay
Royals challenged call that Mullins was safe at 1st; call was overturned - out on pickoff

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