Junis impressive as Royals beat Tigers 1-0 for 1st win
Jake Junis took a shutout into the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday for their first victory of the season.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
1
Detroit Tigers
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 9: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Soler hit sacrifice fly to left, Cuthbert scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Castellanos struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0
Castellanos batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Cabrera lined out to right.
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Line Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0
Cabrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Candelario struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0
Candelario batting
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Play Result 1-0
Herrera relieved Grimm.
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Start Inning 1-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 1-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Orlando flied out to right.
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Fly Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0
Orlando batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Cuthbert grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Moustakas out at second.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Ground Out 1-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Play Result 1-0
VerHagen relieved Stumpf.
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-0
Cuthbert batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Moustakas singled to center.
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Head to Head
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
Leonys MartinCF17
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Nick CastellanosRF21
Victor MartinezDH41
James McCannC8
Mikie MahtookLF99
Jose IglesiasSS7
Dixon Machado2B49
KC
Jon JayDH9
Whit Merrifield2B15
Mike Moustakas3B18
Cheslor Cuthbert1B57
Paulo OrlandoCF16
Jorge SolerRF12
Alex GordonLF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
Cam GallagherC67
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