Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 7:30PM CST
Sunday night the reigning champion Kansas City Royals defeated the New York Mets to open the 2016 baseball season, making history as it was the first time the previous year's World Series teams met in the following season's opener.
Date: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
Time: 7:30PM CST
Stadium: Kauffman Stadium
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 40,030
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
NYM |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

Runs Batted In: Hosmer (1), Morales (1), Gordon (1), Infante (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Gordon, Infante
Sacrifice Flies: Morales
Ground Into Double Play: Morales 2; Gordon
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (Moustakas 0-1, Hosmer 1-1, Gordon 1-1, Infante 1-1, Morales 0-2, Fuentes 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Moustakas 2; Fuentes 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vólquez 10-22; Herrera 1-4; Soria 2-7; Hochevar 1-1; Davis 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vólquez 16-14-18-14; Herrera 1-1-1-4; Soria 4-2-6-4; Hochevar 0-2-1-0; Davis 5-2-9-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vólquez 10-2; Herrera 1-2; Soria 1-0; Hochevar 0-0; Davis 1-0
Game Scores: E Volquez 70

Stolen Bases: Escobar (1, 2nd base off Harvey/d'Arnaud)

Doubles: Conforto (1, Herrera)
Runs Batted In: Duda 2 (2), Walker (1)
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (d'Arnaud 0-2, Wright 0-2, Cabrera 0-2, Céspedes 0-1, Duda 1-2, Walker 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: d'Arnaud 2; Cabrera 1; Céspedes 1; Duda 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Harvey 16-25; Colón 3-5; Blevins 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Harvey 13-6-11-21; Colón 6-0-3-4; Blevins 3-1-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Harvey 11-4; Colón 2-1; Blevins 2-1
Game Scores: M Harvey 39

Double Plays: 3 (Walker-Cabrera-Duda 2, Duda-Cabrera-Harvey)
Errors: Céspedes (1, fly ball)
Passed Balls: d'Arnaud

Caught Stealing: Conforto (1, 2nd base by Vólquez/Pérez)
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