Major League Baseball
Kansas City Royals
3
Detroit Tigers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Alex Gonzalez drove in the winning run in his Detroit debut, lining a single to left off Greg Holland in the ninth inning that gave the Tigers a 4-3 Opening Day victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
A Gonzalez singled to left, T Collins scored, N Castellanos to second.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
A Gonzalez tripled to deep left center, A Avila scored.
N Castellanos struck out swinging, A Jackson scored, A Avila to second on wild pitch by A Crow.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
O Infante walked, L Cain scored, A Escobar to third, N Aoki to second.
L Cain singled to left, S Perez scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
S Perez doubled to deep left, A Gordon scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
A Gonzalez singled to left, T Collins scored, N Castellanos to second.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
A Gonzalez batting
G Holland relieved W Davis.
N Castellanos singled to right center, T Collins to third.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
Pitch 1: ball 1
N Castellanos batting
T Collins ran for A Avila.
A Avila walked.
Pitch 8: ball 4
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Avila batting
A Jackson grounded out to shortstop.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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DET wins series 2-0
Ian Kinsler2B3
Torii HunterRF48
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Austin JacksonCF16
Alex AvilaC6
Nick Castellanos3B21
Alex GonzalezSS28
Rajai DavisLF18
Tyler CollinsPR18
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
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