Royals rally for 5-2 win over Tigers
Royals rally for 5-2 win over Tigers
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
2
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Kauffman Stadium · 23,424 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
E Hosmer hit a ground rule double to deep center, S Perez scored, O Infante to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
O Infante singled to left, L Cain and A Escobar scored, S Perez to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Advancing On Force 2-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
J Dyson grounded out to second, M Moustakas scored, R Ibanez to third, A Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
A Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop, B Butler scored, M Moustakas to third, R Ibanez to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
J Martinez singled to shallow left center, A Jackson scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, R Davis scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 2-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
A Avila grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
A Avila batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
N Castellanos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
N Castellanos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
T Hunter lined out to right.
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Line Out 2-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
T Hunter batting
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Play Result 2-5
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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Start Inning 2-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-5
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Lineup Change 2-5
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End Inning 2-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
N Aoki grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Play Result 2-5
J Dyson stole second.
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Stolen Base 2-5
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
N Aoki batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Head to Head
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
Norichika AokiLF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Mike Moustakas3B18
Raul IbanezLF18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Brett Gregory HayesC8
Substitutes
Lorenzo CainRF6
Salvador PerezC13
DET
Austin JacksonCF16
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
J.D. MartinezRF28
Torii HunterDH48
Nick Castellanos3B21
Alex AvilaC6
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Rajai DavisLF18
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