Mookie Betts hits three solo homers to lead the Red Sox to a 5 – 4 win over the Royals
Mookie Betts hits three solo homers to lead the Red Sox to a 5 – 4 win over the Royals. All three blasts come off Danny Duffy, with the last one breaking a 4 – 4 tie in the 7th. It is already the second three-homer game for Betts this season and the fourth of his career, tying him for the franchise record held by Ted Williams. At 26, he is the youngest player to have four such games.
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Major League Season Recap 2015 World Series – Kansas City Royals AL over New York Mets NL 4 games to 1 World Series MVP – Salvador Perez Babe Ruth Award – Wade David Championship Series ALCS Kansas City Royals over Toronto Blue Jays 4 games to 2 ALCS MVP – Alcides Escobar NLCS New York Mets over Chicago Cubs 4…
The Royals win the 2015 World Series by defeating the Mets, 7 – 2, in Game 5
2015 – The Royals win the 2015 World Series by defeating the Mets, 7 – 2, in Game 5. Trailing 2 – 0 in the top of the 9th, the Royals score twice against Matt Harvey and Jeurys Familia, capped by a daring dash by Eric Hosmer to score the tying run on a ground out, and explode for 5 runs in the 12th. Salvador Perez is named the Series MVP.
Paulo Orlando hits 5 Triples in First Seven Games
2015 – Rookie Paulo Orlando continues to be a triples-hitting machine, as he hits his fifth three-bagger in his first seven major league games in the Royals’ 7 – 1 win over Minnesota. No one has ever done this before, and neither had anyone before him ever have his first first three big league hits be triples either.
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Major League Season Recap 2014 World Series – San Francisco Giants NL over Kansas City Royals AL 4 games to 3 World Series MVP – Madison Bumgarner Babe Ruth Award – Madison Bumgarner Championship Series ALCS Kansas City Royals over Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 0 ALCS MVP – Lorenzo Cain NLCS San Francisco Giants over St. Louis Cardinals 4…
Royals take a 2-0 lead in their ALDS stunning the Angels in extras
On October 3, 2014.00 In the final postseason contest of the day, the Royals take a 2-0 lead in their ALDS, once again stunning the Angels, 4 – 1, courtesy of a two-run homer by 1B Eric Hosmer in the 11th. The Royals are the first team to win three straight postseason games in extra…
Boston Red Sox play first game after Marathon Bombings
2013 – The Red Sox play their first home game since the tragic events at the Boston Marathon, defeating Kansas City, 4 – 3. David Ortiz, playing his first game of the year, gives a rousing speech thanking municipal authorities and police before the game. Ortiz sums up the mood of the city when he tells the capacity crowd, “This jersey that we wear today, it doesn’t say Red Sox. It says Boston. This is our f’***ng city, and nobody’s going to dictate our freedom. Stay Strong.” Neil Diamond comes in person to sing “Sweet Caroline” in the 8th inning. Daniel Nava has the key blow, a three-run homer in the bottom of the 8th. The Red Sox would hang a uniform in the club house for the remainder of the season “617” was the number and Boston Strong was the name. They used this energy and theme to propel them to the 2013 World title.
Tigers clinch AL Central Title on Miguel Cabrera 44th HR
The champagne also flows in Kansas City, MO, where the Tigers defeat the Royals, 6 – 3, to clinch the AL Central title. Miguel Cabrera hits his 44th home run in the game. In deference to their star slugger, who is leading the AL in all three triple crown categories but who has had trouble with alcohol abuse in the past, the Tigers choose to celebrate with an alcohol-free bubbly.
Royals end 12 game losing streak
Royals end 12 game losing streak