Royals 5, Mets 3 — Box Score & Recap (10/31/2015)

Final: Royals 5, Mets 3

Player of the Game: Salvador Perez

The Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets, 5-3, at Citi Field on Saturday, October 31, 2015. Salvador Perez went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI to lead the way. Ryan Madson (2-0) earned the win; Tyler Clippard took the loss; Wade Davis (4) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	5	9	0
NYM	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	6	2

Kansas City Royals Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Alcides Escobar SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	.344
Ben Zobrist 2B	3	2	1	0	1	2	.311
Lorenzo Cain CF	3	1	1	1	1	1	.246
Eric Hosmer 1B	4	1	0	0	0	1	.200
Mike Moustakas 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.220
Salvador Perez C	4	1	3	1	0	1	.264
Alex Gordon LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	.260
Alex Rios RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.289
Paulo Orlando RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.375
Chris Young P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Kendrys Morales PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	.260
Danny Duffy P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Luke Hochevar P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jarrod Dyson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Ryan Madson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Wade Davis P	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	35	5	9	4	2	9

BATTING
2B: Perez, S (3, Matz); Zobrist (8, Matz).
TB: Cain; Escobar, A; Gordon, A; Morales; Moustakas; Perez, S 4; Zobrist 2.
RBI: Cain (8); Gordon, A (6); Moustakas (8); Perez, S (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Escobar, A; Perez, S.
GIDP: Gordon, A.
Team RISP: 4-for-10.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cain (4, 2nd base off Niese/d'Arnaud).

FIELDING
DP: (Moustakas-Hosmer).

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Curtis Granderson RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	.286
David Wright 3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.184
Daniel Murphy 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.345
Yoenis Cespedes LF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.235
Lucas Duda 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.244
Travis d'Arnaud C	3	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Michael Conforto LF	3	2	2	2	0	1	.160
Tyler Clippard P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jeurys Familia P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Wilmer Flores SS	3	1	1	0	0	2	.216
Steven Matz P	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jonathon Niese P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bartolo Colon P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Addison Reed P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Juan Lagares CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.381
Kelly Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125
Hansel Robles P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	29	3	6	3	1	8

BATTING
HR: Conforto 2 (3, 3rd inning off Young, Cr, 0 on, 0 out, 5th inning off Duffy, D, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cespedes; Conforto 8; Flores; Granderson; Murphy, D.
RBI: Conforto 2 (6); Granderson (11).
SAC: Matz.
SF: Granderson.
Team RISP: 0-for-1.
Team LOB: 2.

BASERUNNING
CS: Granderson (2, 2nd base by Duffy, D/Perez, S).

FIELDING
E: Colon (1, pickoff); Murphy, D (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (d'Arnaud; Murphy, D-Duda).

Kansas City Royals Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Chris Young	4.0	2	2	2	1	3	2.87
Danny Duffy	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	6.00
Luke Hochevar	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ryan Madson (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.40
Wade Davis (SV)	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0.00

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Steven Matz	5.0	7	2	2	0	5	3.68
Jonathon Niese	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6.23
Bartolo Colon	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	2.25
Addison Reed	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.35
Tyler Clippard (L)	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	6.75
Jeurys Familia	0.2	2	1	0	0	0	0.71
Hansel Robles	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Zobrist	Matz	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	93.6 mph Sinker
Hosmer	Matz	4	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	1-2	78.0 mph Curveball
Cespedes	Young	6	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	2-2	80.9 mph Slider
Young	Matz	4	Swinging Strike	1-2	78.8 mph Curveball
Zobrist	Matz	4	Called Strike	0-2	94.6 mph Sinker
Cain	Matz	6	Called Strike	2-2	94.1 mph Sinker
Cespedes	Young	6	Foul Tip	3-2	86.8 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Duda	Young	7	Swinging Strike	2-2	81.7 mph Slider
Flores	Duffy	3	Called Strike	0-2	96.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Perez	Colon	10	Swinging Strike	2-2	83.7 mph Slider
Dyson	Reed	6	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	1-2	86.1 mph Slider
d'Arnaud	Madson	4	Called Strike	0-2	96.5 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Conforto	Madson	6	Swinging Strike	3-2	85.4 mph Changeup
Flores	Davis	5	Swinging Strike	1-2	96.9 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Orlando	Robles	6	Called Strike	3-2	96.3 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Davis	Robles	4	Called Strike	1-2	94.7 mph Four-Seam Fastball
Wright	Davis	5	Swinging Strike (Blocked)	2-2	85.8 mph Knuckle Curve

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B3: Michael Conforto homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. (KC 0, NYM 1)

B3: Royals challenged (tag-up play), call on the field was upheld: Curtis Granderson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Alex Rios. Wilmer Flores scores. (KC 0, NYM 2)

T5: Alex Gordon singles on a line drive to right fielder Curtis Granderson. Salvador Perez scores. (KC 1, NYM 2)

B5: Michael Conforto homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. (KC 1, NYM 3)

T6: Lorenzo Cain singles on a ground ball to center fielder Yoenis Céspedes. Ben Zobrist scores. (KC 2, NYM 3)

T8: Eric Hosmer reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Daniel Murphy. Ben Zobrist scores. Lorenzo Cain to 3rd. (KC 3, NYM 3)

T8: Mike Moustakas singles on a ground ball to right fielder Curtis Granderson. Lorenzo Cain scores. Eric Hosmer to 3rd. (KC 4, NYM 3)

T8: Salvador Perez singles on a line drive to right fielder Curtis Granderson. Eric Hosmer scores. Mike Moustakas to 3rd. (KC 5, NYM 3)

Statcast

Top Exit Velocity

Batter	Result	MPH
Michael Conforto	Home Run	106.7
Ben Zobrist	Double	105.7
Daniel Murphy	Lineout	105.1
Kendrys Morales	Single	104.5
Eric Hosmer	Lineout	104.0

Top Distances

Batter	Result	FT
Alex Rios	Flyout	403
Michael Conforto	Home Run	395
Michael Conforto	Home Run	390
David Wright	Flyout	378
Ben Zobrist	Double	347

Top Pitch Velocity

Pitcher	Pitch	MPH
Danny Duffy	Sinker	97.2
Danny Duffy	Sinker	97.2
Danny Duffy	Sinker	97.1
Danny Duffy	Four-Seam Fastball	97.1
Hansel Robles	Four-Seam Fastball	97.0

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
Steven Matz	8
Wade Davis	5
Chris Young	4
Ryan Madson	3
Addison Reed	3

Home Runs — Statcast

Home Run	Exit Velo	Distance
Michael Conforto (off Chris Young)	106.7 mph	395 ft
Michael Conforto (off Danny Duffy)	100.5 mph	390 ft

Pitchers — Max Velo / Max EV Against

Pitcher	Max Velo	Max EV	Whiffs
Steven Matz	96.5	105.7	8
Chris Young	89.0	106.7	4
Wade Davis	96.9	94.4	5
Addison Reed	94.6	103.2	3
Danny Duffy	97.2	100.5	2
Tyler Clippard	92.4	—	1
Ryan Madson	96.5	83.3	3
Hansel Robles	97.0	85.7	2
Luke Hochevar	93.6	103.8	0
Jonathon Niese	93.4	104.0	1
Bartolo Colon	91.2	—	1
Jeurys Familia	96.8	99.4	1

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Game Info

WP: Young, Cr.
Pitches-strikes: Young, Cr 58-36; Duffy, D 18-11; Hochevar 11-8; Madson 16-10; Davis, W 27-20; Matz 84-60; Niese 11-7; Colon 10-8; Reed, A 20-15; Clippard 17-8; Familia 9-7; Robles, H 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Young, Cr 4-2; Duffy, D 0-0; Hochevar 0-2; Madson 0-0; Davis, W 1-1; Matz 5-4; Niese 1-0; Colon 0-0; Reed, A 0-0; Clippard 1-0; Familia 2-0; Robles, H 0-1.
Batters faced: Young, Cr 15; Duffy, D 4; Hochevar 3; Madson 3; Davis, W 7; Matz 21; Niese 2; Colon 1; Reed, A 3; Clippard 3; Familia 4; Robles, H 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Niese 1-0; Colon 1-0; Familia 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Alfonso Márquez. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Mike Everitt. LF: Mark Carlson. RF: Mike Winters.
Weather: 51 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out To LF.
First pitch: 8:08 PM.
T: 3:29.
Att: 44,815.
Venue: Citi Field.
October 31, 2015

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