Ventura dazzles, Royals offense rolls in 12-1 rout of Tigers
Yordano Ventura struck out 11 over seven sharp innings, the Royals hit four home runs and Kansas City rolled to a 12-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
1
Kansas City Royals
12
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Kauffman Stadium · 26,789 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-12
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Play Result 1-12
Kinsler grounded out to shortstop, Gose scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-12
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Foul Ball 0-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-12
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Play Result 0-12
Escobar singled to center, Orlando scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-12
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-11
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Play Result 0-11
Cuthbert homered to left (355 feet), Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-11
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-9
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-9
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Play Result 0-9
K. Morales homered to center (422 feet), Cain and Hosmer scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-9
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Advancing On Force 0-8
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
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Play Result 0-6
Cain doubled to deep right center, Orlando and Zobrist scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-6
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
Cain homered to left center (437 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
Cuthbert singled to right, K. Morales and Gomes scored, Pérez to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-12
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-12
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Play Result 1-12
Castellanos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-12
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-12
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-12
Castellanos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-12
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Play Result 1-12
V. Martínez grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-12
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-12
V. Martínez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-12
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Play Result 1-12
Holaday grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-12
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-12
Holaday batting
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Play Result 1-12
Alexander relieved F. Morales.
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Start Inning 1-12
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-12
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Lineup Change 1-12
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End Inning 1-12
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-12
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Play Result 1-12
K. Morales struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-12
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 1-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-12
K. Morales batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-12
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Play Result 1-12
Butera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-12
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-12
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 1-12
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-12
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 1-12
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-12
Butera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-12
Showing the last 40 of 594 events.
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
Alcides EscobarSS3
Ben Zobrist2B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Jonny GomesRF31
Salvador PerezC13
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Substitutes
Christian ColonSS29
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Jarrod DysonCF1
Drew Butera1B16
Terrance GoreLF4
Francisco PenaC16
DET
Anthony GoseCF34
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
J.D. MartinezRF28
Victor MartinezDH41
Nick Castellanos3B21
Tyler CollinsLF18
Jose IglesiasSS7
Alex Avila1B6
Substitutes
Rajai DavisRF18
Andrew Romine2B24
Bryan HoladayC28
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