Stewart's grand slam lifts Tigers over Royals 7-4
Christin Stewart hit a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 7-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
4
Detroit Tigers
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Comerica Park · 22,111 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Stewart homered to right (389 feet), Castellanos scored, Cabrera scored and Candelario scored.
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Home Run 4-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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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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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Castellanos singled to center, Mercer scored, Harrison to second.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Dozier homered to left (434 feet), Gore scored.
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Home Run 4-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Soler homered to left (401 feet).
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Home Run 2-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Merrifield homered to left center (408 feet).
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Home Run 1-2
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Cabrera singled to left center, Castellanos scored.
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Single 0-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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End Inning 4-7
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
O'Hearn struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Shane Greene pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
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Play Result 4-7
O'Hearn hit for Maldonado
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Dozier lined out to center.
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Line Out 4-7
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Shane Greene pitches to Hunter Dozier
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Owings grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-7
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Shane Greene pitches to Chris Owings
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Play Result 4-7
Greene relieved Jiménez
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Play Result 4-7
Beckham at first base.
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Start Inning 4-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-7
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Goodrum grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Kyle Zimmer pitches to Niko Goodrum
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Play Result 4-7
Beckham ran for Cabrera
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Cabrera walked.
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Head to Head
DET wins series 3-0
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
Josh Harrison2B4
Nick CastellanosRF21
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Niko GoodrumDH0
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Christin StewartLF20
Mikie MahtookCF99
Grayson GreinerC99
Jordy MercerSS27
Substitutes
Gordon Beckham1B29
KC
Whit MerrifieldRF15
Adalberto MondesiSS43
Alex GordonLF4
Jorge SolerDH12
Frank Schwindel1B18
Chris Owings2B12
Hunter Dozier3B17
Martin MaldonadoC15
Billy HamiltonCF0
Substitutes
Terrance GorePR4
Lucas Duda1B9
Ryan O'HearnPH29
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