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Baltimore Orioles @ 
Kansas City Royals
2021-07-16 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 23763 · 84°F, cloudy · Wind 4 mph R to L · 3:01
Kansas City Royals defeated Baltimore Orioles 9–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — Salvador Perez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Anthony Santander. Whit Merrifield scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: Nicky Lopez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Anthony Santander. Jorge Soler scores. Hanser Alberto scores. Nicky Lopez to 2nd — worth 10% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| KCA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
W: Josh Staumont L: Keegan Akin SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Bill Welke · 2B: Pat Hoberg · 3B: Chris Conroy · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Baltimore Orioles — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cedric Mullins | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Austin Hays | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Trey Mancini | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Mountcastle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Anthony Santander | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Urias | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pedro Severino | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Valaika | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelvin Gutierrez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Whit Merrifield | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Santana | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Andrew Benintendi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Dozier | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jorge Soler | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hanser Alberto | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael Taylor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Cam Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jarrod Dyson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Baltimore Orioles — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Keegan Akin | 3.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
 Cesar Valdez | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Shaun Anderson | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Danny Duffy | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Kyle Zimmer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Staumont | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Greg Holland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake Brentz | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Scott Barlow | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Cedric Mullins: S7/L7S-
- Austin Hays: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M+
- Trey Mancini: 163/G6S
Bot 1
- Whit Merrifield: S8/L8
- Carlos Santana: 43/G4.1-2
- Salvador Perez: S9/G34.2-H
- Andrew Benintendi: BK.1-2
- Andrew Benintendi: K
- Hunter Dozier: K
Top 2
- Ryan Mountcastle: 8/L8D
- Anthony Santander: 5/P25
- Ramon Urias: K
Bot 2
- Jorge Soler: W
- Hanser Alberto: D7/L7L+.1-3
- Michael Taylor: 53/G56+
- Nicky Lopez: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;B-2
- Whit Merrifield: D7/G5.2-H
- Carlos Santana: WP.2-3
- Carlos Santana: 3/P3SF/FL
- Salvador Perez: S7/L78D+.3-H
- Andrew Benintendi: D9/L9LD.1-3
- Hunter Dozier: W
- Jorge Soler: 7/F7D+
Top 3
- Pedro Severino: 8/L8D+
- Pat Valaika: 8/F8XD
- Kelvin Gutierrez: K
Bot 3
- Hanser Alberto: D7/L7LS
- Michael Taylor: W
- Nicky Lopez: 7/F7D.2-3
- Whit Merrifield: 9/SF/F89XD.3-H
- Carlos Santana: 43/G4D+
Top 4
- Cedric Mullins: S3/G34+
- Austin Hays: W.1-2
- Trey Mancini: WP.2-3;1-2
- Trey Mancini: 53/G56.3-H
- Ryan Mountcastle: 63/G56.2-3
- Anthony Santander: K
Bot 4
- Salvador Perez: 53/G6
- Andrew Benintendi: 8/F8XD
- Hunter Dozier: S7/L7
- Jorge Soler: K
Top 5
- Ramon Urias: 53/G6
- Pedro Severino: D8/F78XD+
- Pat Valaika: 31/G34.2-3
- Kelvin Gutierrez: K.BX1(23)
Bot 5
- Hanser Alberto: 53/G56
- Michael Taylor: 2/G2-
- Nicky Lopez: 63/G6
Top 6
- Cedric Mullins: K
- Austin Hays: K
- Trey Mancini: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Whit Merrifield: S6/G56
- Carlos Santana: K
- Salvador Perez: 7/L7
- Andrew Benintendi: S9/L9LS.1-3
- Hunter Dozier: CS2(24)
Top 7
- Ryan Mountcastle: 8/F8
- Anthony Santander: 9/F9L
- Ramon Urias: K
Bot 7
- Hunter Dozier: 43/G6M
- Jorge Soler: S7/L8
- Hanser Alberto: 9/F9LS
- Michael Taylor: W.1-2
- Nicky Lopez: D8/L78.2-H;1-H;B-3(E8/TH)
- Whit Merrifield: S7/G56+.3-H(UR)
- Carlos Santana: K
Top 8
- Pedro Severino: HR/F7LD
- Pat Valaika: 8/L8
- Kelvin Gutierrez: K
- Cedric Mullins: HP
- Austin Hays: HP.1-2
- Trey Mancini: K
Bot 8
- Cam Gallagher: 6/L6
- Jarrod Dyson: K
- Hunter Dozier: S8/L8
- Jorge Soler: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
Top 9
- Ryan Mountcastle: 9/F89S
- Anthony Santander: S3/G3+
- Ramon Urias: 3/L34D+
- Pedro Severino: S7/L7S+.1X3(75)
Notes & reviews
- Originally scored as earned run, changed to unearned on 07-23-2021