Miguel Cabrera homers, helps Tigers avoid sweep
Miguel Cabrera and Andy Dirks homered as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Sunday to avoid being swept.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
4
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kauffman Stadium · 20,513 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
B Pena hit sacrifice fly to left, J Peralta scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
B Pena hit sacrifice fly to center, P Fielder scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
A Dirks homered to center (420 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
M Tejada homered to left center (416 feet).
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End Inning 4-1
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
A Escobar grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
A Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
M Tejada grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Moustakas out at second.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Ground Out 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
M Tejada batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
M Moustakas reached on infield single to first.
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Single 4-1
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
M Moustakas batting
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Play Result 4-1
J Benoit relieved B Rondon.
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Start Inning 4-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-1
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Lineup Change 4-1
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End Inning 4-1
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
R Santiago struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 4-1
A Dirks stole second.
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Stolen Base 4-1
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Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-1
R Santiago batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
B Pena hit sacrifice fly to left, J Peralta scored.
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Alex GordonLF4
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainRF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Miguel Tejada2B24
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
DET
Austin JacksonCF16
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel Cabrera3B24
Prince FielderDH84
Victor Martinez1B41
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Andy DirksLF
Brayan PenaC25
Ramon Santiago2B9
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