Royals rebound, beat Tigers 6-2 behind Escobar, Guthrie
Royals rebound, beat Tigers 6-2 behind Escobar, Guthrie
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
6
Detroit Tigers
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Comerica Park · 41,456 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Castellanos tripled to deep right, V. Martínez scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 6-1
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Infante singled to center, K. Morales scored, Gordon to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Butera grounded out to shortstop, Gordon scored, Colón to third, Dyson to second.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Castellanos hit sacrifice fly to right, Céspedes scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Hosmer singled to center, Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Escobar singled to left center, Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 6-2
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Gose grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Gose batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Davis fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 6-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Davis batting
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Play Result 6-2
Davis hit for Romine.
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
McCann singled to right.
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Single 6-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
McCann batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Castellanos flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Castellanos batting
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Play Result 6-2
Holland relieved Hochevar.
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Start Inning 6-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-2
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Lineup Change 6-2
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End Inning 6-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Colón grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-2
Colón batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Infante tripled to deep center.
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Head to Head
KC wins series 2-1
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Anthony GoseCF34
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Yoenis CespedesLF52
J.D. MartinezRF28
Nick Castellanos3B21
James McCannC8
Andrew RomineSS24
Substitutes
Rajai DavisPH18
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Christian Colon3B29
Jarrod DysonRF1
Drew ButeraC16
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