Cabrera homers, drives in 4 runs as Tigers top Royals 7-6
Miguel Cabrera homered among his three hits and drove in four runs as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 7-6 Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
7
Kansas City Royals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Cabrera singled to left, Kinsler and Iglesias scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-6
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Advancing On Play 6-6
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Orlando singled to right, Escobar and Dyson scored, Orlando to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 5-6
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Hosmer singled to center, Orlando scored, Cuthbert to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Cabrera homered to left center (451 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Pérez grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Morales struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Morales batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Hosmer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Hosmer batting
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Start Inning 7-6
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 7-6
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J.D. Martinez grounded into double play, third to second to first, Cabrera out at second.
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Advancing On Force 7-6
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J.D. Martinez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
V. Martínez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 8: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 7: ball 3
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Head to Head
DET 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
Paulo OrlandoRF16
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Salvador PerezC13
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Jarrod DysonCF1
Adalberto Mondesi2B43
Substitutes
Whit Merrifield2B15
DET
Ian Kinsler2B3
Jose IglesiasSS7
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Justin UptonLF8
JaCoby JonesCF21
James McCannC8
Erick Aybar3B0
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