Kansas City Royals vs. New York Mets

Sunday, April 3rd, 2016 7:30PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, April 3rd, 2016

Time: 7:30PM CST

Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 40,030

Line Score

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Kansas City RoyalsKC 10010200-
New York MetsNYM 000000030

Game Stats


Kansas City Royals Batting

Royals Batting

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


Kansas City Royals Pitching

Royals Pitching

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


Kansas City Royals Baserunning

Royals Baserunning

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



New York Mets Batting

Mets Batting

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


New York Mets Pitching

Mets Pitching

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


New York Mets Fielding

Mets Fielding

Double Plays: 3 (Walker-Cabrera-Duda 2, Duda-Cabrera-Harvey)

Errors: Céspedes (1, fly ball)

Passed Balls: d'Arnaud


New York Mets Baserunning

Mets Baserunning

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


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