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5–6Final · Mar 3, 2021
CHW 5 KC 6 Final
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  1. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    1–0
  2. Jiménez singled to left, Robert scored on fielding error by left fielder Heath, Eaton safe at third on error.

    1–0
  3. Jiménez singled to left, Robert scored on fielding error by left fielder Heath, Eaton safe at third on error.

    1–0
  4. Jiménez singled to left, Robert scored on fielding error by left fielder Heath, Eaton safe at third on error.

    1–0
  5. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    1–0
  6. Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    2–0
  7. Sheets grounded out to first, Eaton scored, Jiménez to third.

    2–0
  8. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    3–0
  9. Mercedes singled to left center, Jiménez scored.

    3–0
  10. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    3–1
  11. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    3–1
  12. Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    3–1
  13. Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    3–1
  14. Lopez walked, Witt Jr. scored, Gallagher to second, Heath to third.

    3–1
  15. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    3–1
  16. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    3–1
  17. Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    3–1
  18. Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    3–2
  19. Taylor walked, Heath scored, Lopez to second, Gallagher to third.

    3–2
  20. Gallagher scored, Lopez picked off third.

    3–3
  21. Gallagher scored, Lopez picked off third.

    3–3
  22. Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    3–3
  23. Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    4–3
  24. Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    4–3
  25. Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    4–3
  26. Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4–3
  27. Collins homered to center.

    4–3
  28. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5–3
  29. Mercedes singled to left center, Williams scored, Sheets to second.

    5–3
  30. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5–4
  31. Witt Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Pena scored, Fox to second.

    5–4
  32. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5–6
  33. Olivares doubled to left, Witt Jr. scored and Fox scored.

    5–6

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Luis Robert
  2. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  3. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
  4. Top 1 Robert reached on infield single to shortstop.
  5. Top 1 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Adam Eaton
  6. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  7. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  8. Top 1 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  9. Top 1 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  10. Top 1 Eaton walked, Robert to second.
  11. Top 1 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Eloy Jimenez
  12. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 1–0
  13. Top 1 Jiménez singled to left, Robert scored on fielding error by left fielder Heath, Eaton safe at third on error. 1–0
  14. Top 1 Jiménez singled to left, Robert scored on fielding error by left fielder Heath, Eaton safe at third on error. 1–0
  15. Top 1 Jiménez singled to left, Robert scored on fielding error by left fielder Heath, Eaton safe at third on error. 1–0
  16. Top 1 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Gavin Sheets
  17. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 1–0
  18. Top 1 Jiménez to second on wild pitch by Hernandez.
  19. Top 1 Jiménez to second on wild pitch by Hernandez.
  20. Top 1 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play 2–0
  21. Top 1 Sheets grounded out to first, Eaton scored, Jiménez to third. 2–0
  22. Top 1 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Yermin Mercedes
  23. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 3–0
  24. Top 1 Mercedes singled to left center, Jiménez scored. 3–0
  25. Top 1 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Zack Collins
  26. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  27. Top 1 Collins grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Mercedes out at second.
  28. Bot 1 Kade McClure pitches to Michael Taylor
  29. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  30. Bot 1 Taylor singled to center.
  31. Bot 1 Kade McClure pitches to Hunter Dozier
  32. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  33. Bot 1 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  34. Bot 1 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  35. Bot 1 Dozier struck out swinging.
  36. Bot 1 Kade McClure pitches to Carlos Santana
  37. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  38. Bot 1 Taylor caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  39. Bot 1 Taylor caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  40. Bot 1 Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
  41. Bot 1 C. Santana popped out to third.
  42. Top 2 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Jake Burger
  43. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  44. Top 2 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  45. Top 2 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  46. Top 2 Burger struck out swinging.
  47. Top 2 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Danny Mendick
  48. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  49. Top 2 Mendick grounded out to shortstop.
  50. Top 2 Carlos Hernandez pitches to Matt Reynolds
  51. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  52. Top 2 Reynolds lined out to right.
  53. Bot 2 Johnson relieved McClure
  54. Bot 2 Tyler Johnson pitches to Salvador Perez
  55. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  56. Bot 2 Pérez popped out to second.
  57. Bot 2 Tyler Johnson pitches to Jorge Soler
  58. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  59. Bot 2 Soler grounded out to shortstop.
  60. Bot 2 Tyler Johnson pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
  61. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  62. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  63. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  64. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  65. Bot 2 Witt Jr. walked.
  66. Bot 2 Tyler Johnson pitches to Nick Heath
  67. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  68. Bot 2 Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Johnson.
  69. Bot 2 Witt Jr. to second on wild pitch by Johnson.
  70. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  71. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  72. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  73. Bot 2 Heath walked.
  74. Bot 2 Tyler Johnson pitches to Cam Gallagher
  75. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  76. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  77. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  78. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  79. Bot 2 Gallagher walked, Heath to second, Witt Jr. to third.
  80. Bot 2 Lindgren relieved Johnson
  81. Bot 2 Jacob Lindgren pitches to Nicky Lopez
  82. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 3–1
  83. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 3–1
  84. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3 3–1
  85. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4 3–1
  86. Bot 2 Lopez walked, Witt Jr. scored, Gallagher to second, Heath to third. 3–1
  87. Bot 2 Jacob Lindgren pitches to Michael Taylor
  88. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 3–1
  89. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 3–1
  90. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3 3–1
  91. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4 3–2
  92. Bot 2 Taylor walked, Heath scored, Lopez to second, Gallagher to third. 3–2
  93. Bot 2 Jacob Lindgren pitches to Hunter Dozier
  94. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  95. Bot 2 Gallagher scored, Lopez picked off third. 3–3
  96. Bot 2 Gallagher scored, Lopez picked off third. 3–3
  97. Bot 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  98. Bot 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  99. Bot 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  100. Bot 2 Dozier walked, Taylor to second.
  101. Bot 2 Jacob Lindgren pitches to Carlos Santana
  102. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  103. Bot 2 C. Santana grounded out to shortstop.
  104. Top 3 Davis relieved Hernandez
  105. Top 3 Wade Davis pitches to Luis Robert
  106. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  107. Top 3 Robert doubled to deep left.
  108. Top 3 Wade Davis pitches to Adam Eaton
  109. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  110. Top 3 Eaton grounded out to second, Robert to third.
  111. Top 3 Wade Davis pitches to Eloy Jimenez
  112. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  113. Top 3 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  114. Top 3 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  115. Top 3 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  116. Top 3 Jiménez walked.
  117. Top 3 Wade Davis pitches to Gavin Sheets
  118. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  119. Top 3 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  120. Top 3 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  121. Top 3 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  122. Top 3 Sheets walked, Jiménez to second.
  123. Top 3 Wade Davis pitches to Yermin Mercedes
  124. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  125. Top 3 Mercedes lined into double play, to second, Jiménez doubled off second.
  126. Bot 3 Wright relieved Lindgren
  127. Bot 3 Mike Wright pitches to Salvador Perez
  128. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  129. Bot 3 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  130. Bot 3 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  131. Bot 3 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  132. Bot 3 Pérez walked.
  133. Bot 3 Mike Wright pitches to Jorge Soler
  134. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  135. Bot 3 Soler grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pérez out at second.
  136. Bot 3 Mike Wright pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
  137. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  138. Bot 3 Witt Jr. flied out to center.
  139. Top 4 Blewett relieved Davis
  140. Top 4 Scott Blewett pitches to Zack Collins
  141. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking 3–3
  142. Top 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking 4–3
  143. Top 4 Pitch 3 : Ball 1 4–3
  144. Top 4 Pitch 4 : Ball 2 4–3
  145. Top 4 Pitch 5 : Ball In Play 4–3
  146. Top 4 Collins homered to center. 4–3
  147. Top 4 Scott Blewett pitches to Jake Burger
  148. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  149. Top 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  150. Top 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  151. Top 4 Burger struck out looking.
  152. Top 4 Scott Blewett pitches to Danny Mendick
  153. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  154. Top 4 Mendick grounded out to shortstop.
  155. Top 4 Scott Blewett pitches to Matt Reynolds
  156. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  157. Top 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  158. Top 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  159. Top 4 Reynolds struck out looking.
  160. Bot 4 Mike Wright pitches to Nick Heath
  161. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  162. Bot 4 Heath bunt grounded out to pitcher.
  163. Bot 4 Mike Wright pitches to Cam Gallagher
  164. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  165. Bot 4 Gallagher fouled out to catcher.
  166. Bot 4 Mike Wright pitches to Nicky Lopez
  167. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  168. Bot 4 Lopez singled to center.
  169. Bot 4 Mike Wright pitches to Michael Taylor
  170. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  171. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  172. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  173. Bot 4 Taylor struck out swinging.
  174. Top 5 Isbel in left field.
  175. Top 5 Isbel in left field.
  176. Top 5 Scott Blewett pitches to Luis Robert
  177. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  178. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  179. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  180. Top 5 Robert struck out swinging.
  181. Top 5 Scott Blewett pitches to Adam Eaton
  182. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  183. Top 5 Eaton grounded out to second.
  184. Top 5 Scott Blewett pitches to Eloy Jimenez
  185. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  186. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  187. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  188. Top 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  189. Top 5 Jiménez walked.
  190. Top 5 Williams ran for Jiménez
  191. Top 5 Scott Blewett pitches to Gavin Sheets
  192. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  193. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  194. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  195. Top 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  196. Top 5 Sheets walked, Williams to second.
  197. Top 5 Scott Blewett pitches to Yermin Mercedes
  198. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 5–3
  199. Top 5 Mercedes singled to left center, Williams scored, Sheets to second. 5–3
  200. Top 5 Lovelady relieved Blewett
  201. Top 5 Richard Lovelady pitches to Zack Collins
  202. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  203. Top 5 Collins reached on infield single to shortstop, Mercedes to second, Sheets to third.
  204. Top 5 Richard Lovelady pitches to Jake Burger
  205. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  206. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
  207. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  208. Top 5 Burger struck out swinging.
  209. Bot 5 Zavala catching.
  210. Bot 5 Adolfo in right field.
  211. Bot 5 Williams in left field.
  212. Bot 5 Zavala catching.
  213. Bot 5 Sousa relieved Wright
  214. Bot 5 Bennett Sousa pitches to Hunter Dozier
  215. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  216. Bot 5 Dozier popped out to first.
  217. Bot 5 Bennett Sousa pitches to Carlos Santana
  218. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  219. Bot 5 C. Santana reached on infield single to third, C. Santana safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Sousa.
  220. Bot 5 C. Santana reached on infield single to third, C. Santana safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Sousa.
  221. Bot 5 Pena ran for C. Santana
  222. Bot 5 McBroom hit for Pérez
  223. Bot 5 Bennett Sousa pitches to Ryan McBroom
  224. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  225. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  226. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  227. Bot 5 McBroom struck out looking.
  228. Bot 5 Bennett Sousa pitches to Jorge Soler
  229. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  230. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  231. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  232. Bot 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  233. Bot 5 Soler walked.
  234. Bot 5 Fox ran for Soler
  235. Bot 5 Bennett Sousa pitches to Bobby Witt Jr.
  236. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 5–4
  237. Bot 5 Witt Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop, Pena scored, Fox to second. 5–4
  238. Bot 5 Bennett Sousa pitches to Edward Olivares
  239. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 5–6
  240. Bot 5 Olivares doubled to left, Witt Jr. scored and Fox scored. 5–6
  241. Bot 5 Bennett Sousa pitches to Cam Gallagher
  242. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  243. Bot 5 Gallagher popped out to shortstop.
  244. Top 6 Rivera at third base.
  245. Top 6 Pena in right field.
  246. Top 6 McBroom as designated hitter.
  247. Top 6 Pratto at first base.
  248. Top 6 Fermin catching.
  249. Top 6 Barlow relieved Lovelady
  250. Top 6 Scott Barlow pitches to Danny Mendick
  251. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  252. Top 6 Mendick lined out to left.
  253. Top 6 Scott Barlow pitches to Matt Reynolds
  254. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  255. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  256. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  257. Top 6 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  258. Top 6 Reynolds walked.
  259. Top 6 Scott Barlow pitches to Seby Zavala
  260. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  261. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
  262. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  263. Top 6 Zavala struck out swinging.
  264. Top 6 Scott Barlow pitches to Micker Adolfo
  265. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  266. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  267. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  268. Top 6 Adolfo struck out looking.

Box score

CHW

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Luis Robert Jr.CF2-331200010.500.500.833
Seby ZavalaC0-110000010.000.000.000
Adam EatonRF0-221000100.333.500.333
Micker AdolfoRF0-110000010.200.200.200
Eloy JimenezLF1-111100200.250.500.250
Nick WilliamsLF0-001000000.500.500.500
Gavin Sheets1B0-110010200.000.429.000
Yermin MercedesC2-330220000.600.600.800
Luis GonzalezCF0-000000000.400.400.400
Zack CollinsDH2-331211000.500.6671.250
Jake Burger3B0-330000030.000.000.000
Danny MendickSS0-330000000.167.167.167
Matt Reynolds2B0-220000110.000.200.000
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Kade McClureP1.0100010-----0.00--
Tyler JohnsonP0.2033300-----40.50--
Jacob LindgrenP0.1000300-----0.00--
Mike Wright Jr.P2.0100110-----9.00--
Bennett SousaP1.0333110-----22.50--

KC

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Michael A. TaylorCF1-220110110.500.600.500
Kyle IsbelLF0-000000000.500.600.500
Hunter Dozier3B0-220000110.000.200.000
Emmanuel Rivera3B0-000000000.333.333.667
Carlos Santana1B1-330100000.286.375.286
Erick PenaRF0-001000000.000.000.000
Salvador PerezDH0-110000100.400.5001.000
Ryan McBroomDH0-110000010.750.7501.750
Jorge SolerRF0-220000100.143.250.143
Lucius FoxPR0-001000000.333.333.333
Nick Pratto1B0-000000000.333.333.667
Bobby Witt Jr.2B1-222110100.250.333.250
Nick HeathLF0-111000100.333.500.333
Edward OlivaresCF1-110120000.500.5001.500
Cam GallagherC0-221000100.400.500.400
Nicky LopezSS1-110110100.400.571.400
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Carlos HernandezP2.0333110-----13.50--
Wade DavisP1.0100200-----0.00--
Scott BlewettP1.2222231-----10.80--
Richard LoveladyP0.1100010-----0.00--
Scott BarlowP1.0000120-----0.00--

Starting lineups

KC

  1. 1 Michael A. Taylor CF
  2. 2 Hunter Dozier 3B
  3. 3 Carlos Santana 1B
  4. 4 Salvador Perez DH
  5. 5 Jorge Soler RF
  6. 6 Bobby Witt Jr. 2B
  7. 7 Nick Heath LF
  8. 8 Cam Gallagher C
  9. 9 Nicky Lopez SS

CHW

  1. 1 Luis Robert Jr. CF
  2. 2 Adam Eaton RF
  3. 3 Eloy Jimenez LF
  4. 4 Gavin Sheets 1B
  5. 5 Yermin Mercedes C
  6. 6 Zack Collins DH
  7. 7 Jake Burger 3B
  8. 8 Danny Mendick SS
  9. 9 Matt Reynolds 2B

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