Royals beat Tigers 4-3, stop 5-game slide
Ian Kennedy pitched three-run ball into the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals stopped a five-game slide by holding off the Detroit Tigers for a 4-3 win on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
4
Detroit Tigers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: 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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Castellanos doubled to deep center, Kozma scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Castellanos doubled to left, Jones scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Rodríguez homered to left center (393 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Gallagher hit sacrifice fly to center, Herrera scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Herrera doubled to left, Escobar scored, Herrera to third on error by left fielder Stewart.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Gordon singled to left, Merrifield scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: 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 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Adduci struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Adduci batting
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Play Result 4-3
Adduci hit for Kozma.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Lugo struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Lugo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Candelario walked, Reyes to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: ball 4
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Candelario batting
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Play Result 4-3
Candelario hit for Saltalamacchia.
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Play Result 4-3
Reyes ran for McCann.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
McCann bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Rodríguez out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-3
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
McCann batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Rodríguez reached on infield single to shortstop.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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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
JaCoby JonesCF21
Christin StewartLF20
Nick CastellanosRF21
Victor MartinezDH41
Ronny Rodriguez3B65
James McCannC8
Jarrod Saltalamacchia1B12
Dawel Lugo2B18
Pete KozmaSS38
Substitutes
Victor ReyesPR22
Jeimer CandelarioPH46
Jim AdduciPH33
KC
Whit MerrifieldCF15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezDH13
Hunter Dozier1B17
Jorge BonifacioRF36
Alcides Escobar3B3
Rosell Herrera2B12
Cam GallagherC67
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