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Kansas City Royals @ 
Anaheim Angels
2023-04-23 · Day game · Angel Stadium of Anaheim · Att: 36016 · 76°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph to LF · 2:11
Los Angeles Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 4–3. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 1st — MJ Melendez homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Los Angeles Angels took the lead in the 6th — Mike Trout homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Taylor Ward homers (3) on a fly ball to left field — worth 18% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| ANA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Austin Warren L: Jordan Lyles SV: Carlos Estevez
Umpires — HP: Shane Livensparger · 1B: Dan Bellino · 2B: Phil Cuzzi · 3B: Mark Ripperger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Vinnie Pasquantino | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Edward Olivares | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Massey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Matt Duffy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kyle Isbel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Dozier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nicky Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anaheim Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taylor Ward | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Trout | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Shohei Ohtani | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Luis Rengifo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gio Urshela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Lamb | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chad Wallach | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zach Neto | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Drury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jordan Lyles | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
 Amir Garrett | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Taylor | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Anaheim Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reid Detmers | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
 Austin Warren | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Moore | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Estevez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bobby Witt: 7/F7D+
- MJ Melendez: HR/F89XD
- Salvador Perez: HP
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Bot 1
- Taylor Ward: W
- Mike Trout: DGR/L7L+.1-3
- Shohei Ohtani: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
- Hunter Renfroe: 53/G56
- Luis Rengifo: K
Top 2
- Edward Olivares: 53/G56
- Michael Massey: S7/F7S
- Matt Duffy: K+SB2
- Kyle Isbel: K
Bot 2
- Gio Urshela: 8/F8XD
- Jake Lamb: 7/F78
- Chad Wallach: 53/G56
Top 3
- Freddy Fermin: S7/G6S+
- Bobby Witt: 8/L89D/DP.1X1(83)
- MJ Melendez: K
Bot 3
- Zach Neto: 9/F9LSF/FL
- Taylor Ward: E5/G56.B-1
- Mike Trout: 8/F8+
- Shohei Ohtani: K
Top 4
- Salvador Perez: 9/F89D
- Vinnie Pasquantino: S8/L8D
- Edward Olivares: S9/L9LS.1-2
- Michael Massey: K
- Matt Duffy: W.2-3;1-2
- Kyle Isbel: 8/F8D
Bot 4
- Hunter Renfroe: 2/P2F/FL
- Luis Rengifo: 3/G3+
- Gio Urshela: 8/F8S
Top 5
- Freddy Fermin: 8/L8XD+
- Bobby Witt: 43/G6M
- Hunter Dozier: K
Bot 5
- Jake Lamb: K
- Chad Wallach: 8/F8D
- Zach Neto: K
Top 6
- Salvador Perez: K
- Vinnie Pasquantino: HR/F89XD
- Edward Olivares: 9/F89
- Michael Massey: S9/G4
- Matt Duffy: K
Bot 6
- Taylor Ward: HR/F7LD
- Mike Trout: HR/F89XD
- Shohei Ohtani: HR/F89XD
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- Luis Rengifo: 13/G34S-
- Gio Urshela: 9/F89
Top 7
- Kyle Isbel: K
- Freddy Fermin: 9/F9
- Bobby Witt: HR/F8XD
- Hunter Dozier: 7/F7LD
Bot 7
- Brandon Drury: 63/G6
- Chad Wallach: K
- Zach Neto: S7/G56
- Taylor Ward: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1
Top 8
- Salvador Perez: 9/F9S
- Vinnie Pasquantino: 5/L56
- Edward Olivares: K
Bot 8
- Mike Trout: D7/L78D+
- Shohei Ohtani: S3/G3.2-3
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- Luis Rengifo: K
- Gio Urshela: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
Top 9
- Michael Massey: 5/P56S
- Nicky Lopez: 9/F89D
- Kyle Isbel: 8/F8XD
Notes & reviews
- Royals right fielder MJ Melendez left the game due to an injured back.