Royals hit 3 homers as offense powers 10-6 win over Tigers
Lucas Duda had three hits and drove in four, the Royals pounded a trio of homers and Kansas City beat the Detroit Tigers 10-6 on Thursday to open their four-game series.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
6
Kansas City Royals
10
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Kauffman Stadium · 28,866 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Duda singled to center, Escobar and Soler scored, Pérez to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-10
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Advancing On Force 6-9
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-8
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Play Result 6-8
Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to center, Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-8
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Castellanos singled to center, Martín scored, Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-7
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Duda singled to left center, Pérez scored, Duda to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 5-7
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Foul Ball 5-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-6
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Play Result 5-6
Soler homered to left (441 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
Iglesias singled to right, Hicks scored, McCann to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Castellanos homered to left (359 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
Gordon homered to right center (422 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
McCann singled to center, Hicks scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 6-10
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Iglesias struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-10
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-10
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10
Iglesias batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
McCann struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-10
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-10
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10
McCann batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Hicks singled to right.
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Single 6-10
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 6-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10
Hicks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Jones flied out to right.
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Fly Out 6-10
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10
Jones batting
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Play Result 6-10
Herrera relieved Boyer.
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Start Inning 6-10
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-10
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Pérez popped out to second.
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Pop Out 6-10
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10
Pérez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-10
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Play Result 6-10
Moustakas popped out to second.
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Pop Out 6-10
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-10
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 6-10
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-10
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-10
Moustakas batting
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Head to Head
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
Whit Merrifield2B15
Jorge SolerRF12
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Lucas Duda1B9
Jon JayLF9
Cheslor CuthbertDH57
Alex GordonCF4
Alcides EscobarSS3
DET
Leonys MartinCF17
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Miguel CabreraDH24
Nick CastellanosRF21
JaCoby JonesLF21
John Hicks1B29
James McCannC8
Jose IglesiasSS7
Dixon Machado2B49
Substitutes
Niko GoodrumDH0
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