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Kansas City Royals logo Kansas City Royals @ Chicago Cubs logo Chicago Cubs

2–3Final · Mar 2, 2021
KC 2 CHC 3 Final
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CHC2-00003000351
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  1. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    0–3

  2. Ortega tripled to deep right, Heyward scored, Martini scored and Wisdom scored.

    0–3

  3. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    0–3

  4. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    0–3

  5. Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    2–3

  6. Olivares homered to left, Dungan scored.

    2–3

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Adbert Alzolay pitches to Whit Merrifield
  2. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  3. Top 1 Merrifield hit by pitch.
  4. Top 1 Adbert Alzolay pitches to Andrew Benintendi
  5. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  6. Top 1 Benintendi fouled out to left.
  7. Top 1 Adbert Alzolay pitches to Salvador Perez
  8. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  9. Top 1 Pérez flied out to right.
  10. Top 1 Adbert Alzolay pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
  11. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  12. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  13. Top 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  14. Top 1 O'Hearn struck out swinging.
  15. Bot 1 Jakob Junis pitches to Ian Happ
  16. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  17. Bot 1 Happ grounded out to third.
  18. Bot 1 Jakob Junis pitches to Nico Hoerner
  19. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  20. Bot 1 Hoerner doubled to center.
  21. Bot 1 Jakob Junis pitches to Jason Heyward
  22. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  23. Bot 1 Heyward safe at first on fielding error by first baseman O'Hearn, Hoerner safe at third on error.
  24. Bot 1 Heyward safe at first on fielding error by first baseman O'Hearn, Hoerner safe at third on error.
  25. Bot 1 Heyward safe at first on fielding error by first baseman O'Hearn, Hoerner safe at third on error.
  26. Bot 1 Jakob Junis pitches to Kris Bryant
  27. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  28. Bot 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  29. Bot 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  30. Bot 1 Bryant struck out swinging.
  31. Bot 1 Jakob Junis pitches to Austin Romine
  32. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  33. Bot 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  34. Bot 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  35. Bot 1 Romine struck out swinging.
  36. Top 2 Winkler relieved Alzolay
  37. Top 2 Dan Winkler pitches to Hunter Dozier
  38. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  39. Top 2 Dozier flied out to center.
  40. Top 2 Dan Winkler pitches to Seuly Matias
  41. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  42. Top 2 Matias grounded out to third.
  43. Top 2 Dan Winkler pitches to Hanser Alberto
  44. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  45. Top 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  46. Top 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  47. Top 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  48. Top 2 Alberto walked.
  49. Top 2 Dan Winkler pitches to Bubba Starling
  50. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  51. Top 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  52. Top 2 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  53. Top 2 Starling struck out looking.
  54. Bot 2 Jakob Junis pitches to Nick Martini
  55. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  56. Bot 2 Martini popped out to third.
  57. Bot 2 Jakob Junis pitches to Patrick Wisdom
  58. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  59. Bot 2 Wisdom flied out to center.
  60. Bot 2 Jakob Junis pitches to Rafael Ortega
  61. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  62. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  63. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  64. Bot 2 Ortega struck out looking.
  65. Top 3 Holder relieved Winkler
  66. Top 3 Jonathan Holder pitches to Lucius Fox
  67. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  68. Top 3 Fox flied out to center.
  69. Top 3 Jonathan Holder pitches to Whit Merrifield
  70. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  71. Top 3 Merrifield lined out to third.
  72. Top 3 Jonathan Holder pitches to Andrew Benintendi
  73. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  74. Top 3 Benintendi grounded out to second.
  75. Bot 3 Lynch relieved Junis
  76. Bot 3 Daniel Lynch pitches to Ildemaro Vargas
  77. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  78. Bot 3 Vargas singled to center.
  79. Bot 3 Daniel Lynch pitches to Ian Happ
  80. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  81. Bot 3 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  82. Bot 3 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  83. Bot 3 Happ struck out swinging.
  84. Bot 3 Daniel Lynch pitches to Nico Hoerner
  85. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  86. Bot 3 Hoerner grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Vargas out at second.
  87. Top 4 Maples relieved Holder
  88. Top 4 Dillon Maples pitches to Salvador Perez
  89. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  90. Top 4 Pérez grounded out to first.
  91. Top 4 Dillon Maples pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
  92. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  93. Top 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  94. Top 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  95. Top 4 O'Hearn struck out looking.
  96. Top 4 Dillon Maples pitches to Hunter Dozier
  97. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  98. Top 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  99. Top 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  100. Top 4 Dozier struck out swinging.
  101. Bot 4 Gutiérrez at third base.
  102. Bot 4 Gutiérrez at third base.
  103. Bot 4 Daniel Lynch pitches to Jason Heyward
  104. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  105. Bot 4 Heyward singled to center.
  106. Bot 4 Daniel Lynch pitches to Kris Bryant
  107. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  108. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  109. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  110. Bot 4 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  111. Bot 4 Bryant walked, Heyward to second.
  112. Bot 4 Daniel Lynch pitches to Austin Romine
  113. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  114. Bot 4 Romine grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bryant out at second, Heyward to third.
  115. Bot 4 Daniel Lynch pitches to Nick Martini
  116. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  117. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  118. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  119. Bot 4 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  120. Bot 4 Martini walked.
  121. Bot 4 Daniel Lynch pitches to Patrick Wisdom
  122. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  123. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  124. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  125. Bot 4 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  126. Bot 4 Wisdom walked, Martini to second.
  127. Bot 4 Daniel Lynch pitches to Rafael Ortega
  128. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 0–3
  129. Bot 4 Ortega tripled to deep right, Heyward scored, Martini scored and Wisdom scored. 0–3
  130. Bot 4 Zuber relieved Lynch
  131. Bot 4 Tyler Zuber pitches to Ildemaro Vargas
  132. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  133. Bot 4 Vargas grounded out to second.
  134. Top 5 I. Miller in right field.
  135. Top 5 Morel at third base.
  136. Top 5 Fenter relieved Maples
  137. Top 5 Gray Fenter pitches to Seuly Matias
  138. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  139. Top 5 Matias grounded out to second.
  140. Top 5 Gray Fenter pitches to Hanser Alberto
  141. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  142. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  143. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  144. Top 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  145. Top 5 Alberto walked.
  146. Top 5 Gray Fenter pitches to Bubba Starling
  147. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  148. Top 5 Starling lined out to center.
  149. Top 5 Gray Fenter pitches to Lucius Fox
  150. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  151. Top 5 Fox grounded out to second.
  152. Bot 5 Mejía in right field.
  153. Bot 5 Olivares in center field.
  154. Bot 5 Tyler Zuber pitches to Ian Happ
  155. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  156. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  157. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  158. Bot 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  159. Bot 5 Happ walked.
  160. Bot 5 Tyler Zuber pitches to Nico Hoerner
  161. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  162. Bot 5 Hoerner singled to right, Happ to second.
  163. Bot 5 Tyler Zuber pitches to Ian Miller
  164. Bot 5 I. Miller sacrificed to pitcher, Hoerner to second, Happ to third.
  165. Bot 5 Tyler Zuber pitches to Christopher Morel
  166. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  167. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  168. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  169. Bot 5 Morel struck out swinging.
  170. Bot 5 Tyler Zuber pitches to Austin Romine
  171. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  172. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  173. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  174. Bot 5 Romine struck out swinging.
  175. Top 6 Avelino at second base.
  176. Top 6 Lobatón catching.
  177. Top 6 Hermosillo in left field.
  178. Top 6 Rivas at first base.
  179. Top 6 Davis in center field.
  180. Top 6 Weber at shortstop.
  181. Top 6 Little relieved Fenter
  182. Top 6 Brendon Little pitches to Erick Mejia
  183. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  184. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  185. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  186. Top 6 Mejía struck out, Mejía to first on wild pitch by Little.
  187. Top 6 Brendon Little pitches to Andrew Benintendi
  188. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  189. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  190. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  191. Top 6 Benintendi struck out swinging.
  192. Top 6 Brendon Little pitches to Kelvin Gutierrez
  193. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  194. Top 6 Gutiérrez grounded out to first, Mejía to second.
  195. Top 6 Brendon Little pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
  196. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  197. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  198. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  199. Top 6 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  200. Top 6 O'Hearn walked.
  201. Top 6 Pratto ran for O'Hearn
  202. Top 6 Witt Jr. hit for Viloria
  203. Top 6 Brendon Little pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
  204. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  205. Top 6 Witt Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Pratto out at second.
  206. Bot 6 Miller in left field.
  207. Bot 6 Pratto at first base.
  208. Bot 6 Fermin catching.
  209. Bot 6 Dungan at second base.
  210. Bot 6 Holland relieved Zuber
  211. Bot 6 Greg Holland pitches to Michael Hermosillo
  212. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  213. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  214. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  215. Bot 6 Hermosillo struck out swinging.
  216. Bot 6 Greg Holland pitches to Alfonso Rivas
  217. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  218. Bot 6 Rivas safe at first on fielding error by left fielder Miller, Rivas safe at second on error.
  219. Bot 6 Rivas safe at first on fielding error by left fielder Miller, Rivas safe at second on error.
  220. Bot 6 Rivas safe at first on fielding error by left fielder Miller, Rivas safe at second on error.
  221. Bot 6 Greg Holland pitches to Brennen Davis
  222. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  223. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  224. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  225. Bot 6 Davis struck out swinging.
  226. Bot 6 Greg Holland pitches to Andy Weber
  227. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  228. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  229. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  230. Bot 6 Weber struck out swinging.
  231. Top 7 Jewell relieved Little
  232. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Seuly Matias
  233. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  234. Top 7 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  235. Top 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  236. Top 7 Matias struck out looking.
  237. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Clay Dungan
  238. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  239. Top 7 Dungan singled to left, Dungan safe at third on fielding error by left fielder Hermosillo.
  240. Top 7 Dungan singled to left, Dungan safe at third on fielding error by left fielder Hermosillo.
  241. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Edward Olivares
  242. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 0–3
  243. Top 7 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 0–3
  244. Top 7 Pitch 3 : Ball In Play 2–3
  245. Top 7 Olivares homered to left, Dungan scored. 2–3
  246. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Anderson Miller
  247. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  248. Top 7 Miller lined out to left.
  249. Top 7 Jake Jewell pitches to Erick Mejia
  250. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  251. Top 7 Mejía popped out to shortstop.
  252. Bot 7 Giambrone hit for Happ
  253. Bot 7 Zimmer relieved Holland
  254. Bot 7 Kyle Zimmer pitches to Trent Giambrone
  255. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  256. Bot 7 Giambrone lined out to second.
  257. Bot 7 Kyle Zimmer pitches to Abiatal Avelino
  258. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  259. Bot 7 Avelino flied out to center.
  260. Bot 7 Kyle Zimmer pitches to Ian Miller
  261. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  262. Bot 7 I. Miller flied out to right.

Box score

KC

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Whit MerrifieldRF0-110000000.333.500.333
Erick MejiaRF0-220000010.333.333.333
Andrew BenintendiLF0-330000010.000.200.000
Anderson MillerLF0-110000000.500.500.500
Salvador PerezC0-220000000.500.5001.250
Kelvin Gutierrez3B0-110000000.000.000.000
Ryan O'Hearn1B0-220000120.250.5001.000
Nick Pratto1B0-000000000.333.333.667
Hunter Dozier3B0-220000010.000.000.000
Meibrys ViloriaC0-000000000.000.000.000
Bobby Witt Jr.PH0-110000000.167.167.167
Freddy FerminC0-000000000.000.000.000
Seuly MatiasDH0-330000010.250.2501.000
Hanser Alberto2B0-000000200.000.500.000
Clay Dungan2B1-111100000.500.500.500
Bubba StarlingCF0-220000010.500.500.667
Edward OlivaresCF1-111121000.333.3331.333
Lucius FoxSS0-220000000.333.333.333
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Jakob JunisP2.0100030-----0.00--
Daniel Lynch IVP1.2333310-----16.20--
Tyler ZuberP1.1100120-----0.00--
Greg HollandP1.0000030-----0.00--
Kyle ZimmerP1.0000000-----0.00--

CHC

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Ian HappDH0-220000110.000.333.000
Trent GiambronePH0-110000000.000.000.000
Nico Hoerner2B2-330200000.667.6671.000
Abiatal Avelino2B0-110000000.000.000.000
Jason HeywardRF1-221100000.500.500.500
Ian MillerRF0-110000000.000.000.000
Kris Bryant3B0-110000110.000.500.000
Christopher Morel3B0-110000010.000.000.000
Austin RomineC0-330000020.000.000.000
Jose LobatonC0-000000000.000.000.000
Nick MartiniLF0-111000100.000.500.000
Michael HermosilloLF0-110000010.000.000.000
Patrick Wisdom1B0-111000100.000.500.000
Alfonso Rivas III1B0-110000000.000.000.000
Rafael OrtegaCF1-220130010.333.3331.000
Brennen DavisCF0-110000010.000.000.000
Ildemaro VargasSS1-220100000.500.500.500
Andy WeberSS0-110000010.000.000.000
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Adbert AlzolayP1.0000010-----0.00--
Dan WinklerP1.0000110-----0.00--
Jonathan HolderP1.0000000-----0.00--
Dillon MaplesP1.0000020-----0.00--
Gray FenterP1.0000100-----0.00--
Brendon LittleP1.0000120-----0.00--
Jake JewellP1.0222011-----18.00--

Starting lineups

CHC

  1. 1 Ian Happ DH
  2. 2 Nico Hoerner 2B
  3. 3 Jason Heyward RF
  4. 4 Kris Bryant 3B
  5. 5 Austin Romine C
  6. 6 Nick Martini LF
  7. 7 Patrick Wisdom 1B
  8. 8 Rafael Ortega CF
  9. 9 Ildemaro Vargas SS

KC

  1. 1 Whit Merrifield RF
  2. 2 Andrew Benintendi LF
  3. 3 Salvador Perez C
  4. 4 Ryan O'Hearn 1B
  5. 5 Hunter Dozier 3B
  6. 6 Seuly Matias DH
  7. 7 Hanser Alberto 2B
  8. 8 Bubba Starling CF
  9. 9 Lucius Fox SS

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