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Anaheim Angels @ 
Kansas City Royals
2023-06-18 · Day game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 24385 · 66°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph R to L · 2:31
Los Angeles Angels defeated Kansas City Royals 5–2. Kansas City Royals opened the scoring in the 2nd — Freddy Fermin singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward. Maikel Garcia scores. Los Angeles Angels took the lead in the 5th — Shohei Ohtani homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. Taylor Ward scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Shohei Ohtani homers (24) on a fly ball to right center field. Taylor Ward scores — worth 19% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| KCA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
W: Tyler Anderson L: Zack Greinke SV: Carlos Estevez
Umpires — HP: Jeremy Riggs · 1B: Brian Knight · 2B: Todd Tichenor · 3B: Tony Randazzo · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Anaheim Angels — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Taylor Ward | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shohei Ohtani | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Trout | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Brandon Drury | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Wallach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Stefanic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Rengifo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Andrew Velazquez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jared Walsh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Duffy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Witt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Salvador Perez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Maikel Garcia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samad Taylor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Freddy Fermin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicky Lopez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dairon Blanco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Drew Waters | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nick Pratto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Beaty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MJ Melendez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Anaheim Angels — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tyler Anderson | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
 Jaime Barria | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos Estevez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
 Carlos Hernandez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Cox | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nick Wittgren | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brooks Kriske | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Taylor Ward: 53/G56
- Shohei Ohtani: 43/G34
- Mike Trout: W
- Brandon Drury: S8/L89.1-2
- Hunter Renfroe: 2/P2F/FL
Bot 1
- Matt Duffy: 7/F78S
- Bobby Witt: 13/L6M
- Salvador Perez: 2/P2F/FL
Top 2
- Chad Wallach: 3/P3
- Michael Stefanic: 53/G56
- Luis Rengifo: K
Bot 2
- Maikel Garcia: D7/L78D
- Samad Taylor: 14/SH/BG13-.2-3
- Freddy Fermin: S7/L78+.3-H
- Nicky Lopez: W.1-2
- Dairon Blanco: K
- Drew Waters: K
Top 3
- Andrew Velazquez: 43/G4
- Taylor Ward: 4/L4D+
- Shohei Ohtani: K
Bot 3
- Matt Duffy: 8/F8
- Bobby Witt: K
- Salvador Perez: 8/F8D
Top 4
- Mike Trout: D7/G5
- Brandon Drury: S8/G4M.2-H
- Hunter Renfroe: S8/G6M.1-2
- Chad Wallach: K
- Michael Stefanic: 9/F9D.2-3;1-2
- Luis Rengifo: HP
- Andrew Velazquez: S4/G34/BR.1X2(4)
Bot 4
- Maikel Garcia: S9/L9LS
- Samad Taylor: SB2
- Samad Taylor: S8/L8D.2-H
- Freddy Fermin: 1/L34S/DP.1X1(13)
- Nicky Lopez: S8/L8
- Dairon Blanco: K
Top 5
- Taylor Ward: D8/L78XD
- Shohei Ohtani: HR/F9D.2-H
- Mike Trout: HR/F7D
- Brandon Drury: K
- Hunter Renfroe: 7/L7D
- Chad Wallach: 3/P3D
Bot 5
- Drew Waters: K
- Matt Duffy: S9/L9S
- Bobby Witt: 7/L78D
- Salvador Perez: K
Top 6
- Michael Stefanic: 4/P34D
- Luis Rengifo: 8/F8XD
- Andrew Velazquez: 13/BG1S-
Bot 6
- Maikel Garcia: S8/G4M
- Samad Taylor: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- Freddy Fermin: 43/G4MS
Top 7
- Taylor Ward: 7/L7D+
- Shohei Ohtani: K
- Mike Trout: K
Bot 7
- Nicky Lopez: K
- Nick Pratto: W
- Drew Waters: 3(B)6(1)/GDP/G3
Top 8
- Brandon Drury: K
- Hunter Renfroe: 3/P34
- Chad Wallach: 9/L89
Bot 8
- Matt Beaty: S3/G3
- Bobby Witt: 4/L4MD
- Salvador Perez: 46(1)/FO/L34D.B-1
- Maikel Garcia: 46(1)/FO/G4M.B-1
Top 9
- Jared Walsh: HR/L9LD
- Luis Rengifo: W
- Andrew Velazquez: CS2(26)
- Andrew Velazquez: W
- Taylor Ward: CS2(24)
- Taylor Ward: 9/F9LD
Bot 9
- Samad Taylor: 9/F9D
- MJ Melendez: K
- Nicky Lopez: 43/G34