Major League Baseball
Detroit Tigers
16
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Everybody in Detroit's lineup had at least one hit and scored one run, the season-best offensive onslaught spurring the Tigers to a 16-4 rout of the Kansas City Royals in the opener of their four-game series Thursday night.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
J Martinez hit sacrifice fly to right, A Romine scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
E Hosmer homered to right center (429 feet), J Dyson scored.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
J Martinez doubled to deep right, R Davis scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
N Castellanos doubled to deep center, T Hunter scored.
T Hunter singled to center, J Martinez scored, T Hunter to second on throwing error by center fielder J Dyson.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
J Martinez singled to left center, I Kinsler scored, M Cabrera to second, M Cabrera scored, J Martinez to second on error by left fielder R Ibanez.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
I Kinsler singled to center, E Suarez scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
E Suarez doubled to deep center, N Castellanos and A Avila scored.
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
T Hunter homered to left (441 feet).
Pitch 6: foul
End of the 9th
L Cain grounded out to third.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
L Cain batting
J Dyson grounded out to pitcher.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
J Dyson batting
M Moustakas struck out swinging.
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
M Moustakas batting
P Coke relieved B Hardy.
Bottom of the 9th inning
A Avila flied out to center.
Pitch 1: in play
A Avila batting
N Castellanos walked.
Pitch 5: ball 4
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
N Castellanos batting
T Hunter grounded out to shortstop, R Davis to third.
Pitch 6: in play
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Lorenzo CainRF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Danny Valencia2B2
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Billy ButlerDH36
Raul IbanezLF18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Brett Gregory HayesC8
Christian ColonSS29
Mike Moustakas3B18
Austin JacksonCF16
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
J.D. MartinezRF28
Torii HunterDH48
Nick Castellanos3B21
Alex AvilaC6
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Don T Kelly1B31
Andrew Romine2B24
Rajai DavisLF18
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