Royals score 4 in big 1st inning, ease past Tigers 8-4
Salvador Perez singled, doubled, scored a run and drew two of Kansas City's seven walks as the Royals eased to an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
8
Detroit Tigers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| DET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Collins singled to right, Castellanos scored, Aviles to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-4
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Hosmer singled to right, Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Dyson singled to right, Colón scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Colón singled to right, Cuthbert scored, Colón to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Kinsler homered to left (357 feet), Iglesias scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-1
Escobar scored, Hosmer to third, Gordon to second on wild pitch by Molleken.
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Wild Pitch 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 8: foul
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
McCann grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
McCann batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Aviles popped out to second.
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Pop Out 8-4
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Aviles batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Castellanos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Castellanos batting
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Play Result 8-4
Davis relieved Moylan.
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Start Inning 8-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-4
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Lineup Change 8-4
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End Inning 8-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Colón grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Colón batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Head to Head
DET 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
Ian Kinsler2B3
Cameron MaybinCF15
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
Nick Castellanos3B21
Mike AvilesRF12
James McCannC8
Tyler CollinsLF18
Jose IglesiasSS7
KC
Alcides EscobarSS3
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Christian Colon2B29
Jarrod DysonCF1
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