00:01Everybody here in Kansas City
00:03anticipating Otani's first road
00:05start as a pitcher with the
00:07Dodgers and today will be
00:09another step in making him whole
00:11again as he is still finishing
00:13up the rehab process and major
00:16league games.
00:16There's Seth Lugo who's been
00:18excellent in the month of June a
00:19157 ERA this month a 293 ERA
00:23overall this season and now
00:25Huddy's ready for his 15th start
00:27of the year.
00:27The Royals of course trying to
00:28snap a six game losing streak so
00:30you know he's going to bring it.
00:31You only have to go back to last
00:32night to see the last long ball
00:34hit by Shohei Otani.
00:36He had a homer and a triple and a
00:38two for three night.
00:400-2 to Otani and that's called
00:42strike three.
00:43Oh yeah.
00:44This crowd has woken up Lugo
00:47outstanding work on one of the
00:49world's greatest hitters.
00:51Look at that didn't mess around
00:52and Otani you got to go.
00:55So now Mookie Betts.
00:56Betts he's off deep to left.
00:57Waters got turned around initially
00:59but recovers to make the catch.
01:01Rolled up the middle and through
01:02a two out single for Freddie
01:04Freeman in the first.
01:06Good for the confidence right
01:07there.
01:08Three one misses outside ball
01:10four back to back two out
01:12base runners for the Dodgers.
01:14So the third out has been a
01:16little bit elusive here in the
01:17first inning two on with two
01:19out for Teoscar Hernandez
01:20perfectly placed called strike
01:23three.
01:24Hitting over.
01:26Two K's in a scoreless first
01:28percent.
01:28All the attention all the focus
01:30is on Shohei Otani in his third
01:32start of the season.
01:33What do you want to see from him
01:34as they continue the slow
01:36build up.
01:36Well I think I've mentioned it
01:37before it's like climbing a
01:38ladder it's step by step.
01:40Also again more efficient in his
01:42last start.
01:43Look to see him even better in
01:45this one.
01:45Skied high in a shallow center
01:47field.
01:48Going back from second and he
01:50calls off Pajas to make the
01:51catch.
01:52And now the marquee matchup.
01:54Otani against Witt.
01:55Royal star one hit last night
01:58was a big one a two run homer
01:59to left field.
02:00And he lines it into the alley
02:02and left center field that's
02:03going to be on the grass and
02:06Witt after a wide turn at first
02:08now hits the brakes.
02:09Bob hit it more down toward the
02:10end of the bath than he would
02:11have liked but he's happy to be
02:13at first with one out for
02:14Michael Garcia.
02:15That's ball four.
02:17And that is the first walk that
02:19Otani has issued this season
02:21and now the Royals have a pair
02:22on with only one out.
02:23The expectation for the Dodgers
02:24is that Otani will pitch more
02:26than one inning today if all
02:28goes well here in the first.
02:30On the ground a second.
02:31Kim has one and there is two.
02:34Four six three ends the inning
02:36and runs ahead a man left and
02:38after one full at Kauffman
02:40Stadium it's the Dodgers
02:41nothing Royals nothing.
02:42First up and down for Shohei
02:44again a pretty efficient first
02:46inning only 14 pitches at that
02:48big double play.
02:50Rez pulls the hands in takes it
02:51to center.
02:52Pajas runs it down.
02:53Now the rookie Caglione swing
02:55and a miss strike three.
02:57There's that slider right there.
02:59It stays on the outer part of
03:00the plate.
03:01With Shohei today he's doing a
03:03little bit of everything.
03:04He's pitching to contact he's
03:06getting swing and miss when he
03:07needs it getting the double play.
03:10Popped him up.
03:12Rushing toward the on deck circle
03:13makes the catch.
03:16Twenty seven pitches in the game
03:18for Shohei Otani retires the
03:20sign in order in the bottom of
03:21the second.
03:22We head to the third.
03:23We're back for the top of the
03:24third and Shohei Otani barely
03:25made it.
03:26He just had to run from the
03:27dugout for his second plate
03:29appearance against Seth Lugo.
03:30He's trying to get ready to hit.
03:32He's got to change his focus now
03:33from pitching to hitting.
03:34And Otani swings and misses and
03:35a fastball up and away.
03:37And Lugo gets him again and
03:39Seth has five strikeouts already.
03:42So when he leads off an inning
03:43after he's coming off the mound
03:460 for 4 with four strikeouts.
03:48And Lugo is working quickly.
03:50Back he comes and a fastball is
03:52swung on and missed.
03:53And that was up and out of the
03:54strike zone.
03:55So that's six strikeouts for Lugo
03:57in two and two thirds innings.
03:58And the last two against Otani
04:01and Betts have been on fastballs
04:03that were up and not strikes.
04:05Here's Ben Casparius after two
04:07scoreless from Shohei Otani.
04:09Right hander takes the mound.
04:10And India is at first base with
04:12two down.
04:12Bobby Witt Jr. comes to the
04:13plate with two outs.
04:14Swung on, blooped up the right
04:16field line.
04:17Here comes Hernandez and it will
04:19drop on the line fair.
04:21India goes to third and Junior
04:23goes diving into second base
04:25with a hustling double.
04:26Bobby Witt Jr. has got another
04:28double.
04:29That's his 28th of the year.
04:32The most in Major League Baseball.
04:34All right.
04:34Second and third.
04:35Two down.
04:36No score in the third for
04:37Mikel Garcia.
04:38And Garcia drills it.
04:40High in the air.
04:41Deep left field.
04:42Confortos to the track.
04:44He leaps.
04:44It's off the wall.
04:45India scores with Witt right
04:47behind him.
04:48And Mikel Garcia gives the
04:50Royals a two nothing lead.
04:52He barely missed a homer.
04:54He'll take a two run double.
04:55Casper has tried a little
04:57breaking ball.
04:58It hung right in the middle.
04:59And Garcia didn't miss it.
05:01Asang Kim walked and stole
05:04second in the second inning.
05:05And he gets Kim golfing and a
05:07curveball down and in.
05:09Seven case for Lugo.
05:10Yeah.
05:10He's rolling.
05:11His stuff is good.
05:12From the very first pitch to
05:14Ohtani you could tell things
05:16were going to work.
05:16Look at the sharp breaks.
05:18And the pitch to rushing is a
05:19called third strike.
05:20And so Lugo gets rushing again
05:23for the final out.
05:25Leaving Shohei Ohtani on deck.
05:28With one out.
05:28It'll be a single and an error
05:30on the center fielder Andy
05:32Paez.
05:32But he's in scoring position
05:34with one out for Jonathan
05:35India.
05:36Who's been among the better
05:37Royals hitters in these
05:38situations.
05:39And that's through the right
05:40side of base hit.
05:41Isbell gets the wave.
05:43And he's home to score.
05:45Three nothing Royals.
05:47Opposite field RBI single
05:48from Jonathan India.
05:49Beautiful job of going with
05:51the pitch.
05:52Redemption chance for Vinny
05:53Pasquantino.
05:55He's 0 for 2.
05:56He's grounded into a double
05:57play.
05:57He's struck out swinging both
05:58times with a runner in
06:00scoring position.
06:01Pasquantino launches it.
06:02Deep right center field.
06:04Look out of the fountain
06:05deck.
06:06That's way gone.
06:07Vinny Pasquantino pummels a
06:09three run homer.
06:11Sasquatch not only cleans up
06:13the bases but knocks himself
06:15in as well with his 12th
06:16home run.
06:17Look at a beauty.
06:18Those pitches are right in the
06:20middle.
06:20Belt high.
06:21And the Royals are teeing off.
06:23Outside of taxing his pitch
06:24count.
06:24Pitch count a little bit high.
06:25He's he's dealt.
06:26Lugo's an out away from six
06:29scoreless innings.
06:30Ground ball.
06:31Right side.
06:32You're not going to get
06:33Hessong Kim flying down the
06:35line.
06:35An infield base hit continues
06:37the sixth inning.
06:38Lugo should get a great
06:39ovation.
06:40Now you know he doesn't want to
06:41come out.
06:41He's he's looking over his
06:43shoulder and here comes Q
06:44manager and he quickly turned
06:46away.
06:47Lugo's like no.
06:48Let me finish it.
06:49And listen to this ovation for
06:50Seth Lugo.
06:51A well-earned standing ovation
06:54from a great crowd at Coffin
06:56Stadium.
06:57Daniel Lynch the fourth is
06:58coming in.
06:59Both runners get a head start
07:00with a full count and two
07:01outs.
07:02Three two.
07:03Yeah.
07:04Strike three.
07:05Yeah.
07:05The inning is over.
07:07The Dodgers strand two.
07:09And we go to the bottom of the
07:10six.
07:11The Royals lead six nothing.
07:12Okay.
07:13Two outs.
07:13Nobody on.
07:14Freddie Freeman after a slog
07:17through the month of June.
07:18He has reached all three times
07:20today.
07:21And Freddie swings and hammers
07:22one to center field.
07:23Isbell heading back to the
07:25wall.
07:25He looks up.
07:26It is gone.
07:27A home run for Freeman.
07:29Freddie's got a solo homer.
07:30His first home run since May
07:3211th.
07:33And the Dodgers get on the
07:34board at six to one.
07:36Bobby Witt Junior's tied a
07:37career high with four hits.
07:40The Royals are up by five but
07:41they've got a chance to really
07:42put this game away.
07:43Down the line.
07:44Fair.
07:44Pass Freeman.
07:46And he is in.
07:47Here comes Witt.
07:49Pass Quintino's into second
07:51with a double.
07:52He's driven in five.
07:53And the Royals have scored
07:55eight runs this afternoon.
07:58Yeah.
07:58Sasquatch take a walk.
08:00So nice.
08:01Split finger.
08:02He threw it again.
08:03This time it was middle.
08:03And he was out in front of it.
08:05And now the Royals have scored
08:06as many runs today as they have
08:09over their previous six games
08:11combined.
08:12That's driven well.
08:13Deep left center.
08:15Hernandez is on the run.
08:16And he can't get it.
08:18That's in for extra bases.
08:21Pass Quintino scores.
08:22Salvador Perez has an RBI double.
08:2620th on the season.
08:27A beautiful drive.
08:30It is also his 1,643 career hit.
08:35Now tied with Alex Gordon for the
08:37sixth most in Royals franchise history.
08:39This is Sam Long's fourth appearance
08:41since coming off the injured list.
08:43Houston.
08:43Now he's an out away from giving the
08:45Royals their first home win this month.
08:48Load him up for Mr. Grand Slam himself.
08:51Ripped to right.
08:52Down for a knock.
08:54Kim scores station to station.
08:56It's 9-2.
08:58Now Quique Hernandez still loaded.
09:00First pitch.
09:00Ground ball.
09:01Base hit into left center field.
09:03One run scores.
09:05Here comes another.
09:06Dodgers making some noise with two outs in the ninth.
09:10Andy Pye has given an opportunity.
09:12Now that's a flare in the right field.
09:14That drops down for a hit.
09:16Muncie scores.
09:18Make it 9-5.
09:20Well all of a sudden.
09:22The potential tying run is in the on-deck circle.
09:25The Dodgers have batted around here in the ninth inning.
09:28Rolls softly toward third.
09:30Lofton's got it.
09:31And the Royals win.
09:33Had to wait a little bit longer.
09:35than we already had.
09:37But at long last the Royals have won a game at home in the month of June.
09:42And they did it in resounding fashion today against the defending World Series champs.
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